Philippe Streiff

Philippe Pierre Streiff (26 June 1955 – 23 December 2022) was a French racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to .

Early life and career Philippe Pierre Streiff was born on 26 June 1955 in La Tronche, Isère, France.

Formula One career Streiff participated in 55 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 21 October 1984. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of 11 championship points.

A pre-season testing crash at the Jacarepaguá circuit in Rio de Janeiro in with AGS left Streiff a quadriplegic and thus using a wheelchair, with the quality of the care he received in the aftermath having been called into question, even if the accident itself was so serious the roll-bar broke on impact.

Other ventures

Streiff organised the Masters of Paris-Bercy, a kart racing competition held in collaboration with the FFSA, from 1993 to 2001.

In early 1994, Streiff made a bid to purchase Ligier in partnership with Hughes de Chaunac. The bid had the support of the similarly Renault-powered Williams F1 team, who intended to turn Ligier into a 'junior' team. The bid was unsuccessful.

Death Streiff died on 23 December 2022 aged 67 in Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, five miles from the centre of Paris.

Legacy Belgian Luc Costermans, who had broken the World blind road speed record in late 2008, dedicated his record to Streiff.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete European Formula Three results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Total Points 1980 Ecurie Motul Nogaro NÜR OST ZOL MAG ZAN LCA MUG MIS KNU SILDNA JAR KAC ZOL 6th 18 1981 Ecurie Motul Nogaro VAL NÜR DON OST ZOL MAG LCA ZAN SILDNA CET MIS KNU JAR IMO MUG 4th 36

Complete European Formula Two Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts Motul GPA AGS BMW SIL HOC THR NÜR MUG VLL PAU SPA HOC DON MAN PER MIS 6th 22 Écurie Armagnac Bigorre AGS BMW SIL THR HOC NÜR VLL PAU JAR DON MIS PER ZOL MUG 4th 25 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS BMW SIL HOC THR VLL MUG PAU HOC MIS PER DON BRH 4th 27

Complete International Formula 3000 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts 1985 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH20 Cosworth SIL THR EST NÜR VLL PAU SPA DIJ ÖST ZAN DON 8th 12 Lola Motorsport Lola T950 Cosworth PER

Complete Formula One results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points 1984 Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE50 Renault V6 BRA RSA BEL SMR FRA MON CAN DET DAL GBR GER AUT NED ITA EUR POR NC 0 1985 Équipe Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS25 Renault V6 BRA POR SMR MON CAN DET FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA BEL EUR AUS 15th 4 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 014 RSA 1986 Data General Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 014 Renault V6 BRA ESP SMR CAN 14th 3 Tyrrell 015 MON BEL DET FRA GBR GER HUN AUT ITA POR MEX AUS 1987 Data General Team Tyrrell Tyrrell DG016 Cosworth V8 BRA SMR BEL MON DET FRA GBR GER HUN AUT ITA POR ESP MEX JPN AUS 15th 4 1988 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH23 Cosworth V8 BRA SMR MON MEX CAN DET FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS NC 0 1989 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH23B Cosworth V8 BRADNA SMR MON MEX USA CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS NC 0

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