Philippe Streiff (26 June 1955 – 23 December 2022) was a French racing driver. He participated in 55
Formula One
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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
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in with AGS
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left him a
quadriplegic
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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.
Streiff organised the
Masters Karting Paris Bercy
Masters Karting Paris Bercy was an indoor karting competition which was held from 1993 to 2001 on a temporary circuit at the Palais Omnisport de Paris Bercy in December. Founded in 1993 by former Formula 1 driver Philippe Streiff, it was intende ...
.
In early 1994, Streiff made a bid to purchase
Ligier
Ligier (() is a French automobile and minibus maker created by former racing driver and rugby player Guy Ligier (1930–2015), specialized in the manufacturing of microcars.
Ligier is best known for its involvement in the Formula 1 World Champio ...
in partnership with
Hughes de Chaunac. The bid had the support of the similarly Renault-powered
Williams F1 team
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, who intended to turn Ligier into a 'junior' team. The bid was unsuccessful.
Belgian Luc Costermans, who had broken the World blind road speed record in late 2008, dedicated his record to Streiff.
Streiff died on 23 December 2022, at the age of 67.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete European Formula Three results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races
in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
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key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete International Formula 3000 Championship results
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key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula One results
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Notes and references
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1955 births
2022 deaths
Sportspeople from La Tronche
French racing drivers
French Formula One drivers
European Formula Two Championship drivers
French Formula Three Championship drivers
AGS Formula One drivers
Ligier Formula One drivers
Tyrrell Formula One drivers
Renault Formula One drivers
International Formula 3000 drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
World Sportscar Championship drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
People with tetraplegia
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers
Team Joest drivers