| Richard Philippe | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | January 10, 1990 Valence, Drôme, France |
| Died | November 22, 2018 (aged 28) Dominican Republic |
| Firestone Indy Lights Series career | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | Team PBIR |
| Car number | 37 |
| Former teams | Genoa Racing |
| Starts | 11 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2009 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2007 2006 2005 | Formula Three Euroseries World Series by Renault Champ Car Atlantic Formula BMW USA |
| Championship titles | |
| 2005 | Formula BMW USA |
Richard Philippe (January 10, 1990 in Valence, Drôme – 22 November 2018) was a French racecar driver who resided in Miami, Florida. He was the younger brother of Nelson Philippe.
After moving up from the go-kart ranks in 2005, at fifteen years old Philippe won the Formula BMW USA championship in his rookie season, and on June 19, 2005[1] he became the youngest driver ever to win a race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In 2006, he competed in the Champ Car Atlantic series with Forsythe Championship Racing. In 2007, he competed in the World Series by Renault. In 2009, Philippe ran for Genoa Racing in the Firestone Indy Lights Series until a crash on the high speed Kansas Speedway oval sidelined him for three races. He returned to the series with Team PBIR and competed in seven more races. He finished second twice, at Long Beach with Genoa and at Edmonton with PBIR, and finished 13th in points despite missing four races (he withdrew from the final race due to an ill-handling car in practice).
He died in a helicopter crash in the Dominican Republic on 22 November 2018.[2]
- ^ "USA: Indianapolis: Race two, round 8 summary". Archived from the original on 2018-12-09.
- ^ Former Indy Lights Driver Philippe among dead in helicopter crash