
Riccardo Patrese is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Benetton. Patrese has recorded 6 wins and 37 podiums from 257 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,417 ranks Patrese 66th of 40,349 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.
| 1993-11-07 | Adelaide Street Circuit | P8 | +16 |
| 1993-10-24 | Suzuka | DNF | −80 |
| 1993-09-26 | Autódromo do Estoril | P16 | −81 |
| 1993-09-12 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P5 | +53 |
| 1993-08-29 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | P6 | +41 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +171 | Kyalami 1983 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +166 | Circuit de Monaco 1982 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +165 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1987 | Formula 1 | P3 |
| +161 | Hockenheimring 1983 | Formula 1 | P3 |
| +156 | Long Beach 1980 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | ▸Formula 1 | Benetton | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 20 | P5 | −277 | 6,935 |
| 1992 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 16 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 56 | P2 | +21 | 7,211 |
| 1991 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 16 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 53 | P3 | +247 | 7,190 |
| 1990 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | P7 | +189 | 6,943 |
| 1989 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 16 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 40 | P3 | +574 | 6,754 |
| 1988 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | P9 | +400 | 6,180 |
| 1987 | ▸Formula 1 | Williams | 16 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 6 | P12 | +72 | 5,780 |
| 1986 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | P12 | +68 | 5,708 |
| 1985 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −431 | 5,640 |
| 1984 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | P12 | +118 | 6,070 |
| 1983 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham | 15 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | P8 | +139 | 5,953 |
| 1982 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham | 15 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 21 | P8 | +5 | 5,813 |
| 1981 | ▸Formula 1 | Arrows | 15 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | P10 | −205 | 5,809 |
| 1980 | ▸Formula 1 | Arrows | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | P9 | +30 | 6,014 |
| 1979 | ▸Formula 1 | Arrows | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | P14 | −172 | 5,984 |
| 1978 | ▸Formula 1 | Arrows | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | P10 | +160 | 6,156 |
| 1977 | ▸Formula 1 | Shadow | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | P16 | +4,646 | 5,996 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum | 6,711 | 205 | 73 | 132 | 36% |
| 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | 6,802 | 201 | 48 | 153 | 24% |
| 🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris | 5,524 | 197 | 134 | 63 | 68% |
| 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell | 6,389 | 184 | 77 | 107 | 42% |
| 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | 5,938 | 177 | 89 | 88 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Thierry Boutsen | 6,049 | 163 | 77 | 86 | 47% |
| 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna | 6,332 | 158 | 51 | 107 | 32% |
| 🇫🇷 René Arnoux | 5,637 | 149 | 65 | 84 | 44% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger | 6,491 | 147 | 75 | 72 | 51% |
| 🇬🇧 Derek Warwick | 6,033 | 147 | 77 | 70 | 52% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated | 6,552 | 69 | 16 | 53 | 23% |
| 🇫🇮 Mika HäkkinenHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,529 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 70% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 🇺🇸 Tony Stewart | NASCAR Truck | 6,497 |
| 57 | 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | Formula 1 | 6,495 |
| 58 | 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger | Formula 1 | 6,491 |
| 59 | 🇯🇵 Ayumu Iwasa | Super Formula | 6,482 |
| 60 | 🇺🇸 Tyler Reddick | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,474 |
| 61 | 🇺🇸 Austin Cindric | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,457 |
| 62 | 🇺🇸 Bubba Wallace | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,440 |
| 63 | 🇵🇹 António Félix da Costa | Formula E | 6,428 |
| 64 | 🇫🇮 Kimi Räikkönen | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,427 |
| 65 | 🇺🇸 William Byron | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,419 |
| 66 | 🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese | Formula 1 | 6,417 |
| 67 | 🇺🇸 Richie Ginther | Formula 1 | 6,413 |
| 68 | 🇺🇸 Corey Heim | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,411 |
| 69 | 🇧🇪 Laurens Vanthoor | IMSA WeatherTech | 6,404 |
| 70 | 🇯🇵 Kenta Yamashita | Super GT | 6,403 |
| 71 | 🇺🇸 Matt Campbell | IMSA WeatherTech | 6,398 |
| 72 | 🇨🇭 Nico Müller | Formula E | 6,398 |
| 73 | 🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter | Formula 1 | 6,391 |
| 74 | 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell | FIA GT Championship | 6,389 |
| 75 | 🇩🇪 Ralf Schumacher | Prototype Cup Germany | 6,385 |
| 76 | 🇯🇵 Tomoki Nojiri | Super GT | 6,367 |
Riccardo Patrese was an elite professional racing driver competing in Formula 1 across 17 seasons from 1977 to 1993. An Italian with an FIA Bronze categorisation, he spent 81 of his 257 Formula 1 starts with Williams, one of the sport's established front-running teams. His final season in 1993 saw him finish fifth in the world championship standings, taking two podiums across the 16 rounds contested.[1]
Patrese accumulated six wins and 37 podiums in Formula 1, racing against the strongest single-seater drivers of his era. He was closely matched with three-time champion Nelson Piquet over their shared years in the sport, finishing ahead of him on 20 occasions. Against four-time champion Alain Prost, a more dominant rival, he scored 10 victories in their head-to-head record, though he typically finished behind him in races where both competed. His 1992 season with Williams brought him to the brink of a championship, finishing as runner-up in the Drivers' Championship that year.[2]