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{{short description|Belgian racing driver (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
| name = Philippe Adams
| nationality = {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mouscron]], Belgium
| Years = {{F1|1994}}
| Team(s) = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]
| Races = 2
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Points = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = [[1994 Belgian Grand Prix]]
| First win =
| Last win =
| Last race = [[1994 Portuguese Grand Prix]]
}}

'''Philippe Adams''' ({{IPA|fr|fi.lip a.dɑ̃}}; born 19 November 1969) is a Belgian [[racing driver]].<ref name=grandprix-profile>{{cite web |title=Drivers: Philippe Adams |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-adaphi.html |publisher=GrandPrix.com |access-date=28 March 2008}}</ref>

== Career==

=== Early career ===
Adams was born in [[Mouscron]], [[Wallonia]], Belgium. He first began in motorsport at the age of twelve, racing [[Kart racing|karts]], before beginning in [[car racing]] in 1984.<ref name=f1rejects>{{cite web|url=http://www.f1rejects.com/drivers/adams/biography.html |accessdate=2008-03-28 |title=Philippe Adams – Biography |date=4 April 2001 |publisher=F1 Rejects |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234056/http://f1rejects.com/drivers/adams/biography.html |archivedate=26 September 2007 }}</ref> In [[1992 British Formula 3 season|1992]], Adams competed in the [[British Formula 3 Championship]], finishing second overall in the season.<ref name=grandprix-profile/> Adams went on to the [[Formula Two#British Formula Two|British Formula Two Series]] for 1993, winning the championship.<ref name=grandprix-profile/>

=== Formula One (1994) ===
[[File:Philippe Adams&#039; Lotus 109.jpg|thumb|left|Philippe Adams retired from his Formula One race debut on lap 15.]]
Adams and his backers agreed with [[Team Lotus]] to find [[United States dollar|$]]500,000 to earn a pay-drive with them for two rounds of the [[1994 Formula One season]].<ref name=grandprix-profile/> Part of the funding for this came from an insurance policy taken out against his Belgian Procar race at Spa alongside the F1 race, which he won. He retired from the [[1994 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian round]], but managed to finish 16th in the [[1994 Portuguese Grand Prix|Portuguese round]].<ref name=grandprix-profile/> In between these two races, regular driver [[Alex Zanardi|Alessandro Zanardi]] qualified a strong 13th for [[1994 Italian Grand Prix|his home race]]. Adams was also intended to race at Jerez, but the team gave the drive back to Zanardi.<ref name=forix>{{cite web|url=http://www.forix.com/8w/adams.html|title=Bus stop tourist|first=Mattjis|last=Diepraam|publisher=8W – Who?|accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref>

=== After Formula One ===
Adams never returned to [[Formula One]] opting to return to the national scene,<ref name=grandprix-profile/> primarily in production car and [[sportscar racing]].

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==Racing record==

===Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! DC
! Points
|-
| [[1991 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship|1991]]
! nowrap| CSK Racing
| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
| [[Autopolis|AUT]]
| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
| [[Mine Circuit|MIN]]
| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
| [[Sportsland SUGO|SUG]]
| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]
| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[Suzuka Circuit|SUZ]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]]
! NC
! 0
|-
!colspan="15"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=MSportMagResults>{{cite web|title=Philippe Adams|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/philippe-adams/|work=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete British Formula Two Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! DC
! Points
|-
| rowspan=2| [[1993 British Formula Two Championship|1993]]
! nowrap| [[Nigel Mansell|Madgwick International]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Oulton Park|OUL]]''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Brands Hatch|BHI]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Donington Park|DON]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|[[Oulton Park|OUL]]
|[[Brands Hatch|BHI]]
|[[Snetterton Circuit|SNE]]
|[[Brands Hatch|BGP]]
| colspan=2| 
! rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
! rowspan=2 style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 45
|-
! nowrap| Argo Racing Cars
| colspan=8| 
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Thruxton Circuit|THR]]'''''<br>{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[Donington Park|DON]]''<br>{{small|Ret}}
|-
|}

===Complete Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! WDC
! [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|Points]]
|-
| {{F1|1994}}
! nowrap| [[Team Lotus]]
! nowrap| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 109|109]]
! nowrap| [[Mugen-Honda]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
| [[1994 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1994 Pacific Grand Prix|PAC]]
| [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
| [[1994 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1994 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1994 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1994 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1994 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1994 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1994 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1994 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1994 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1994 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]<br />{{small|16}}
| [[1994 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
| [[1994 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
| [[1994 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
! NC
! 0
|-
!colspan="22"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportStats>{{cite web|title=Philippe Adams Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/philippe-adams/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=Grand Prix Who's Who|chapter=Philippe Adams|url=https://archive.org/details/grandprixwhoswho0000smal|year=2000|edition=Third|publisher=Travel Publishing|location=Reading, Berkshire|pages=14–15|access-date=26 August 2023|isbn=978-1-902007-46-5|url-access=registration|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}
! Pts
|-
| [[1994 Super Tourenwagen Cup|1994]]
! nowrap| Belgian VW Audi Club
! nowrap| [[Audi 80|Audi 80 Quattro Competition]]
| [[AVUS|AVU]]
| [[Wunstorf|WUN]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Zolder|ZOL]]<br><small>6</small>
| [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|ZAN]]
| [[Osterreichring|ÖST]]
| [[Salzburgring|SAL]]
| [[Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]
| [[Nürburgring|NÜR]]
! 16th
! 6
|-
!colspan="13"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Philippe Adams race results|url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/driver.php?name=Philippe+ADAMS|publisher=TouringCars.net|access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref>}}}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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{{Succession box|before=[[Yvan Muller]]|title=[[British Formula 3000|British Formula 2 Championship]]<br>Champion|years=[[1993 British Formula Two Championship|1993]]|after=[[José Luis Di Palma]]}}
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060809022446/http://www.f1rejects.com/drivers/adams/index.html Profile on F1 Rejects]

{{Formula One drivers from Belgium}}
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[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Mouscron]]
[[Category:Belgian Formula One drivers]]
[[Category:Team Lotus Formula One drivers]]
[[Category:Belgian racing drivers]]
[[Category:British Formula Three Championship drivers]]
[[Category:British Formula 3000 Championship drivers]]
[[Category:Japanese Formula 3000 Championship drivers]]
[[Category:Alan Docking Racing drivers]]
[[Category:20th-century Belgian people]]


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