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 Template:F1 to Template:F1.

Early life and career

Philippe Pierre Streiff was born on 26 June 1955 in La Tronche, Isère, France.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 Template:F1 with AGS<ref name=around89>Template:Cite web</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> even if the accident itself was so serious the roll-bar broke on impact.<ref>Philippe Streiff test accident</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Legacy

Belgian Luc Costermans, who had broken the World blind road speed record in late 2008, dedicated his record to Streiff.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1978	Template:Flagicon Team Pronuptia	Template:Flagicon Michel Elkoubi Template:Flagicon Pierre Yver	Lola T296-Cosworth	Gr.6 S 2.0	232	NC	NC
1981	Template:Flagicon Jean Rondeau	Template:Flagicon Jacky Haran Template:Flagicon Jean-Louis Schlesser	Rondeau M379C-Cosworth	GTP (3.0)	341	2nd	1st
1983	Template:Flagicon Ford France	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Rondeau M482-Ford Cosworth	C	12	DNF	DNF
1984	Template:Flagicon Skoal Bandit Porsche Team Template:Flagicon John Fitzpatrick Racing	Template:Flagicon David Hobbs Template:Flagicon 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 Template:Small	OST Template:Small	ZOL Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	ZAN Template:Small	LCA Template:Small	MUG	MIS Template:Small	KNU Template:Small	SIL DNA	JAR Template:Small	KAC Template:Small	ZOL Template:Small			6th	18
1981	Ecurie Motul Nogaro	VAL Template:Small	NÜR Template:Small	DON Template:Small	OST Template:Small	ZOL Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	LCA Template:Small	ZAN Template:Small	SIL DNA	CET Template:Small	MIS Template:Small	KNU Template:Small	JAR Template:Small	IMO Template:Small	MUG Template:Small	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
Template:F2	Motul GPA	AGS	BMW	SIL Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	THR Template:Small	NÜR Template:Small	MUG Template:Small	VLL Template:Small	PAU Template:Small	SPA Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	DON Template:Small	MAN Template:Small	PER Template:Small	MIS Template:Small	6th	22
Template:F2	Écurie Armagnac Bigorre	AGS	BMW	SIL Template:Small	THR Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	NÜR	VLL Template:Small	PAU Template:Small	JAR Template:Small	DON Template:Small	MIS Template:Small	PER Template:Small	ZOL Template:Small	MUG Template:Small		4th	25
Template:F2	Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives	AGS	BMW	SIL Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	THR Template:Small	VLL Template:Small	MUG Template:Small	PAU Template:Small	HOC Template:Small	MIS Template:Small	PER Template:Small	DON Template:Small	BRH Template:Small			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	Template:Tooltip	Pts
1985	Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives	AGS JH20	Cosworth	SIL Template:Small	THR Template:Small	EST Template:Small	NÜR	VLL Template:Small	PAU Template:Small	SPA Template:Small	DIJ Template:Small		ÖST Template:Small	ZAN Template:Small	DON Template:Small	8th	12
	Lola Motorsport	Lola T950	Cosworth									PER Template:Small

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 Template:Small	NC	0
1985	Équipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS25	Renault V6	BRA	POR	SMR	MON	CAN	DET	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	EUR Template:Small		AUS Template:Small	15th	4
	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell 014																RSA Template:Small
1986	Data General Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 014	Renault V6	BRA Template:Small	ESP Template:Small	SMR Template:Small			CAN Template:Small											14th	3
		Tyrrell 015					MON Template:Small	BEL Template:Small		DET Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	HUN Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	POR Template:Small	MEX Template:Small	AUS Template:Small
1987	Data General Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell DG016	Cosworth V8	BRA Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	MON Template:Small	DET Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	HUN Template:Small	AUT Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	POR Template:Small	ESP Template:Small	MEX Template:Small	JPN Template:Small	AUS Template:Small	15th	4
1988	Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives	AGS JH23	Cosworth V8	BRA Template:Small	SMR Template:Small	MON Template:Small	MEX Template:Small	CAN Template:Small	DET Template:Small	FRA Template:Small	GBR Template:Small	GER Template:Small	HUN Template:Small	BEL Template:Small	ITA Template:Small	POR Template:Small	ESP Template:Small	JPN Template:Small	AUS Template:Small	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
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External links

• Template:Official website