Philippe Streiff

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Philippe Streiff
Streiff in 2014
Born
Philippe Pierre Streiff

(1955-06-26)26 June 1955
La Tronche, Isère, France
Died23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 67)
Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityFrance French
Active years1984–1989
TeamsRenault, Ligier, Tyrrell, AGS
Entries55 (53 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Career points11
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1984 Portuguese Grand Prix
Last entry1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1978, 1981, 1983–1984
TeamsLola, Rondeau, Ford, Porsche
Best finish2nd (1981)
Class wins1 (1981)

Philippe Pierre Streiff (26 June 1955 – 23 December 2022) was a French racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1989.

Early life and career

Philippe Pierre Streiff was born on 26 June 1955 in La Tronche, Isère, France.[1]

Formula One career

He 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 1989 with AGS[2] left him a quadriplegic and thus using a wheelchair, with the quality of the care he received in the aftermath having been called into question,[3] even if the accident itself was so serious the roll-bar broke on impact.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

Legacy

Belgian Luc Costermans, who had broken the World blind road speed record in late 2008, dedicated his record to Streiff.[7][8]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1978 Championnat de France Formula Renault Ecurie Motul Nogaro 14 1 0 1 6 101 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans Team Pronuptia 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
1979 European Formula Three Ecurie Motul Nogaro 7 0 0 0 0 0 13th
French Formula Three ? ? ? ? ? 28 2nd
1980 European Formula Three Ecurie Motul Nogaro 11 1 1 0 2 18 6th
French Formula Three 2 1 0 0 2 57 3rd
1981 European Formula Three Ecurie Motul Nogaro 13 0 0 1 5 36 4th
French Formula Three 5 2 3 2 4 99 1st
Japanese Formula Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Le Mans Jean Rondeau 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
1982 European Formula Two Motul GPA 13 0 0 0 2 22 6th
1983 European Formula Two Écurie Armagnac Bigorre 11 0 0 0 4 25 4th
24 Hours of Le Mans Ford France 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
1984 European Formula Two AGS 11 1 0 0 4 27 4th
Formula One Equipe Renault Elf 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Le Mans Skoal Bandit Porsche Team 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
John Fitzpatrick Racing
1985 International Formula 3000 AGS 10 0 0 0 1 12 8th
Lola Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
Formula One Équipe Ligier Gitanes 4 0 0 0 1 4 15th
Tyrrell Racing Organisation 1 0 0 0 0
1986 Formula One Data General Team Tyrrell 16 0 0 0 0 3 14th
1987 Formula One Data General Team Tyrrell 16 0 0 0 0 4 15th
World Touring Car Championship Eggenberger Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1988 Formula One AGS 15 0 0 0 0 0 NC
World Sportscar Championship Blaupunkt-Joest Racing 2 0 0 0 0 20 37th
Team Sauber Mercedes

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
1978 France Team Pronuptia France Michel Elkoubi
France Pierre Yver 		Lola T296-Cosworth Gr.6
S 2.0 		232 NC NC
1981 France Jean Rondeau France Jacky Haran
France Jean-Louis Schlesser 		Rondeau M379C-Cosworth GTP
(3.0) 		341 2nd 1st
1983 France Ford France France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Rondeau M482-Ford Cosworth C 12 DNF DNF
1984 United Kingdom Skoal Bandit Porsche Team
United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick Racing 		United Kingdom David Hobbs
South Africa Sarel van der Merwe 		Porsche 956 C1 351 3rd 3rd

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
7 		OST
NC 		ZOL
22 		MAG
4 		ZAN
8 		LCA
7 		MUG MIS
Ret 		KNU
5 		SIL
DNA 		JAR
9 		KAC
3 		ZOL
1 		6th 18
1981 Ecurie Motul Nogaro VAL
DNQ 		NÜR
Ret 		DON
9 		OST
6 		ZOL
2 		MAG
4 		LCA
4 		ZAN
3 		SIL
DNA 		CET
5 		MIS
4 		KNU
3 		JAR
Ret 		IMO
2 		MUG
3 		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
1982 Motul GPA AGS BMW SIL
10 		HOC
Ret 		THR
5 		NÜR
Ret 		MUG
Ret 		VLL
2 		PAU
Ret 		SPA
4 		HOC
Ret 		DON
5 		MAN
2 		PER
4 		MIS
Ret 		6th 22
1983 Écurie Armagnac Bigorre AGS BMW SIL
5 		THR
8 		HOC
Ret 		NÜR VLL
5 		PAU
8 		JAR
4 		DON
3 		MIS
Ret 		PER
2 		ZOL
3 		MUG
3 		4th 25
1984 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS BMW SIL
Ret 		HOC
5 		THR
3 		VLL
Ret 		MUG
11 		PAU
2 		HOC
Ret 		MIS
2 		PER
Ret 		DON
7 		BRH
1 		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 Pos. Pts
1985 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH20 Cosworth SIL
Ret 		THR
Ret 		EST
10 		NÜR VLL
5 		PAU
5 		SPA
Ret 		DIJ
9 		ÖST
5 		ZAN
3 		DON
5 		8th 12
Lola Motorsport Lola T950 Cosworth PER
Ret

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
Ret 		NC 0
1985 Équipe Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS25 Renault V6 BRA POR SMR MON CAN DET FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA
10 		BEL
9 		EUR
8 		AUS
3 		15th 4
Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 014 RSA
Ret
1986 Data General Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 014 Renault V6 BRA
7 		ESP
Ret 		SMR
Ret 		CAN
11 		14th 3
Tyrrell 015 MON
11 		BEL
12 		DET
9 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
6 		GER
Ret 		HUN
8 		AUT
Ret 		ITA
9 		POR
Ret 		MEX
Ret 		AUS
5
1987 Data General Team Tyrrell Tyrrell DG016 Cosworth V8 BRA
11 		SMR
8 		BEL
9 		MON
Ret 		DET
14 		FRA
6 		GBR
Ret 		GER
4 		HUN
9 		AUT
Ret 		ITA
12 		POR
12 		ESP
7 		MEX
8 		JPN
12 		AUS
Ret 		15th 4
1988 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH23 Cosworth V8 BRA
Ret 		SMR
10 		MON
DNS 		MEX
12 		CAN
Ret 		DET
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		GER
Ret 		HUN
Ret 		BEL
10 		ITA
Ret 		POR
9 		ESP
Ret 		JPN
8 		AUS
11 		NC 0
1989 Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives AGS JH23B Cosworth V8 BRA
DNA 		SMR MON MEX USA CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN AUS NC 0
Source:[9]

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Décret du 31 décembre 1994 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel" (in French). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  2. ^ Boddy, William, ed. (May 1989). "Slow Progress for Streiff". Motor Sport. p. 429.
  3. ^ Smith, Sam (15 February 2014). "The heartbraking tale of Philippe Streiff". Autosport+.
  4. ^ Philippe Streiff test accident
  5. ^ "The remarkable story of Philippe Streiff". 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. ^ Van Vliet, Pierre (23 December 2022). "Décès de Philippe Streiff". L'auto-journal. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Görme Engelli Sürücüden Yeni Bir Hız Rekoru". Zaman Gazetesi. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008.
  8. ^ "Blind Belgian breaks speed record". BBC News. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  9. ^ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 364. ISBN 0851127029.
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