Patrick Gaillard is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Ensign. Gaillard has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,869 ranks Gaillard 4168th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1979-08-12 | Red Bull Ring | DNF | +27 |
| 1979-07-14 | Silverstone | P13 | +17 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +27 | Red Bull Ring 1979 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| +17 | Silverstone 1979 | Formula 1 | P13 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | ▸Formula 1 | Ensign | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +2,528 | 3,878 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,711 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated | 6,552 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze | 6,417 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,158 | 🇺🇸 Josh Green | GT4 America | 3,871 |
| 4,159 | 🇵🇱 Max-Maciej Stanco | FIA GT Championship | 3,871 |
| 4,160 | 🇺🇸 Ernie McCoy | Formula 1 | 3,870 |
| 4,161 | 🇫🇷 Fabien Giroix | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,870 |
| 4,162 | 🇦🇺 Garry Jacobson | Supercars Championship | 3,870 |
| 4,163 | 🇺🇸 John Preston | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,870 |
| 4,164 | 🏳️ Lewis Proctor | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,870 |
| 4,165 | 🇨🇦 Max Cohen-Olivar | FIA GT Championship | 3,870 |
| 4,166 | 🇺🇸 Nick Steele | NASA | 3,870 |
| 4,167 | 🇺🇸 Logan Gomez | Star Mazda Championship | 3,869 |
| 4,168 | 🇫🇷 Patrick Gaillard | Formula 1 | 3,869 |
| 4,169 | 🇵🇭 Tyson Sy | Star Mazda Championship | 3,869 |
| 4,170 | 🇺🇸 Brad Loney | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,868 |
| 4,171 | 🇩🇪 Henry Walkenhorst | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,868 |
| 4,172 | 🇺🇸 Joel Kauffman | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,868 |
| 4,173 | 🇺🇸 Lloyd Ruby | Formula 1 | 3,868 |
| 4,174 | 🇫🇷 Loris Cabirou | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,868 |
| 4,175 | 🇦🇺 Blake Purdie | S5000 | 3,867 |
| 4,176 | 🇦🇹 Christopher Zöchling | 24H Series | 3,867 |
| 4,177 | 🇩🇪 Leonard Weiss | European Le Mans Series | 3,867 |
| 4,178 | 🇺🇸 Mark Krogh | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,867 |
Patrick Gaillard was a developing driver racing in Formula 1, motor sport's highest single-seater category. His career on record consists of two starts for Ensign in 1979, the team that also fielded Nelson Piquet, then an emerging professional talent.[1]
Gaillard made his World Championship debut at Silverstone on 1 July 1979 and started one further Grand Prix that season, finishing 16th in the championship standings without scoring points. He finished ahead of Gilles Villeneuve, an established Formula 1 professional with 68 starts to his name, once during this period. His two-race campaign placed him among 25 drivers fielded by Ensign across the index, a team that recorded no race wins across its entire history in this database.[2]