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.Philippe Streiff test accident
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 SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition1978Championnat de France Formula RenaultEcurie Motul Nogaro1410161015th24 Hours of Le MansTeam Pronuptia10000N/ANC1979European Formula ThreeEcurie Motul Nogaro70000013thFrench Formula Three?????282nd1980European Formula ThreeEcurie Motul Nogaro111102186thFrench Formula Three21002573rd1981European Formula ThreeEcurie Motul Nogaro130015364thFrench Formula Three52324991stJapanese Formula Two100000NC24 Hours of Le MansJean Rondeau10001N/A2nd1982European Formula TwoMotul GPA130002226th1983European Formula TwoÉcurie Armagnac Bigorre110004254th24 Hours of Le MansFord France10000N/ADNF1984European Formula TwoAGS111004274thFormula OneEquipe Renault Elf100000NC24 Hours of Le MansSkoal Bandit Porsche Team10001N/A 3rdJohn Fitzpatrick Racing1985International Formula 3000AGS100001128thLola Motorsport10000Formula OneÉquipe Ligier Gitanes40001415thTyrrell Racing Organisation100001986Formula OneData General Team Tyrrell160000314th1987Formula OneData General Team Tyrrell160000415thWorld Touring Car ChampionshipEggenberger Motorsport100000NC1988Formula OneAGS1500000NCWorld Sportscar ChampionshipBlaupunkt-Joest Racing200002037thTeam Sauber Mercedes
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 1978 Team Pronuptia Michel Elkoubi Pierre Yver Lola T296-Cosworth Gr.6S 2.0 232 NC NC 1981 Jean Rondeau Jacky Haran Jean-Louis Schlesser Rondeau M379C-Cosworth GTP(3.0) 341 2nd 1st 1983 Ford France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Rondeau M482-Ford Cosworth C 12 DNF DNF 1984 Skoal Bandit Porsche Team John Fitzpatrick Racing David Hobbs 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 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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