Riccardo Gabriele Patrese (born 17 April 1954) is a former Italian racing driver who competed in Formula 1 for Shadow, Arrows, Brabham, Alfa Romeo, Williams and Benetton. He won six races and his best championship finish was 2nd place in 1992. Patrese was the 1974 Karting World Champion with Eddie Cheever as the runner-up. Both were teammates at Alfa Romeo in Formula 1 in 1984 and 1985.