Patrick Gaillard
French racing driver (born 1952)
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::summary French racing driver (born 1952) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox F1 driver"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Patrick Gaillard |
| nationality | FRA French |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Paris, France |
| years | |
| teams | Ensign |
| races | 5 (2 starts) |
| championships | 0 |
| wins | 0 |
| podiums | 0 |
| points | 0 |
| poles | 0 |
| fastest_laps | 0 |
| first_race | 1979 French Grand Prix |
| last_race | 1979 Dutch Grand Prix |
| :: |
| name = Patrick Gaillard | nationality = FRA French | birth_date = | birth_place = Paris, France | years = | teams = Ensign | races = 5 (2 starts) | championships = 0 | wins = 0 | podiums = 0 | points = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | first_race = 1979 French Grand Prix | first_win = | last_win = | last_race = 1979 Dutch Grand Prix Patrick Gaillard (; born 12 February 1952) is a former racing driver from France. He participated in 5 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 1 July 1979. He scored no championship points.
After performing well in French Formula Renault and Formula 3, Gaillard moved into Formula 2 in 1979, the same year as he drove for Ensign in Formula 1. The Ensign N179 was not a good car and Gaillard struggled on occasions, failing to qualify three times out of five, before being dropped in favour of Marc Surer.
In 1980, Gaillard returned to Ensign for the Spanish Grand Prix and finished in 6th place—the last of six cars still running at the finish, five laps down. However, the result (which would have earned points) did not count as this race was subsequently downgraded to non-Championship status due to the FISA–FOCA war (F1 sporting body versus the F1 manufacturers), making Gaillard's only point nullified.
Thereafter, Gaillard drove in Formula 2, CanAm, and sports cars including the 24 Hours of Le Mans before retiring. He later became a racing instructor.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) ::data[format=table] | Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Points | nowrap| Team Ensign | nowrap| Ensign N179 | nowrap| Cosworth V8 | NC | 0 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | FRA DNQ | GBR 13 | GER DNQ | AUT Ret | NED DNQ | ITA | CAN | USA | | | | | | | | | | | ::
References
References
- "Drivers: Patrick Gaillard". GrandPrix.com.
- "Patrick Gaillard Results". Motorsport Stats.
- "Patrick Gaillard". [[Motor Sport (magazine).
- Small, Steve. (2000). "Grand Prix Who's Who". Travel Publishing.
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