Philippe Streiff

Philippe Streiff
Streiff in 2014
Born(1955-06-26)26 June 1955
La Tronche, Isère, France
Died23 December 2022(2022-12-23) (aged 67)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityFrench
Active years19841988
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

Philippe Pierre Streiff[1] (26 June 1955 – 23 December 2022) was a French racing driver. 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]

Streiff organised the Masters Karting Paris Bercy.

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.

Belgian Luc Costermans, who had broken the World blind road speed record in late 2008, dedicated his record to Streiff.[6][7]

Streiff died on 23 December 2022, at the age of 67.[8]

  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. ^ "Görme Engelli Sürücüden Yeni Bir Hız Rekoru". Zaman Gazetesi. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Blind Belgian breaks speed record". BBC News. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  8. ^ Van Vliet, Pierre (23 December 2022). "Décès de Philippe Streiff". L'auto-journal. Retrieved 23 December 2022.