Philippe Streiff (1955-2022)

After 53 Grand Prix starts between 1984 and 1989 with the colours of Renault, Ligier, Tyrrell and AGS, Philippe Streiff's career came to an end on 15 March 1989, after a crash during a private test at the Jacarapagua circuit in Brazil.

Tetraplegic, he never gave up his passion for motor sports. And it is to him that we owe the Paris-Bercy Karting Masters, which brought together the greatest drivers of all categories at the end of the season. Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher were among the participants.

Technical advisor to the interministerial delegation for the disabled, he was also for a long time technical advisor for road safety, first to the Ministry of Transport and then to the Ministry of the Interior.

If he did get a podium in Formula 1, at the end of the 1985 Australian Grand Prix, the 1981 French F3 champion also shone in endurance racing, and more particularly in the Le Mans 24 Hours. And for good reason, in four participations, he reached the podium twice. A statistic that many envy him.

Second overall and first GTP in 1981 in a Rondeau M379C-Cosworth shared with Jacky Haran, he finished third three years later in a John Fitzpatrick Racing Porsche 956 also driven by David Hobbs and Sarel van der Merwe.

Born on 26 June 1955, Philippe Streiff passed away today at the age of 67. To his family and friends, the editorial staff of Endurance-Info sends its most sincere condolences.