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 4173th of 40,700 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,163 | 🇺🇸 Alexander Jacoby | European Le Mans Series | 3,870 |
| 4,164 | 🇺🇸 Danny Dyszelski | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup | 3,870 |
| 4,165 | 🇺🇸 Ernie McCoy | Formula 1 | 3,870 |
| 4,166 | 🇫🇷 Fabien Giroix | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,870 |
| 4,167 | 🇺🇸 John Preston | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,870 |
| 4,168 | 🏳️ Lewis Proctor | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,870 |
| 4,169 | 🇨🇦 Max Cohen-Olivar | FIA GT Championship | 3,870 |
| 4,170 | 🇵🇱 Max-Maciej Stanco | FIA GT Championship | 3,870 |
| 4,171 | 🇺🇸 Nick Steele | NASA | 3,870 |
| 4,172 | 🇺🇸 Logan Gomez | Star Mazda Championship | 3,869 |
| 4,173 | 🇫🇷 Patrick Gaillard | Formula 1 | 3,869 |
| 4,174 | 🇧🇪 Philippe Thirion | 24H Series | 3,869 |
| 4,175 | 🇵🇭 Tyson Sy | Star Mazda Championship | 3,869 |
| 4,176 | 🇺🇸 Brad Loney | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,868 |
| 4,177 | 🇺🇸 Joel Kauffman | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,868 |
| 4,178 | 🇺🇸 Lloyd Ruby | Formula 1 | 3,868 |
| 4,179 | 🇦🇺 Blake Purdie | S5000 | 3,867 |
| 4,180 | 🇦🇹 Christopher Zöchling | 24H Series | 3,867 |
| 4,181 | 🇺🇸 Mark Krogh | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,867 |
| 4,182 | 🇫🇷 Steeve Hiesse | Le Mans Cup | 3,867 |
| 4,183 | 🇬🇧 Andrew Watson | BTCC | 3,866 |
Patrick Gaillard was an established professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 for Ensign during the 1979 season, piloting single-seater machinery in the sport's highest championship. His career on the indexed record consists of two starts across two rounds of that campaign.[1]
Gaillard finished 16th in the 1979 Formula 1 championship standings without scoring points. His most notable result came when he finished ahead of Gilles Villeneuve, an established professional with 68 Formula 1 starts to his name, in one of their meetings. Ensign, the team for which he drove, fielded 25 drivers across its history in the database and recorded no race wins; its strongest competitor was Nelson Piquet, who reached elite professional level.[2]