Philippe Streiff
Philippe Pierre Streiff was a French racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to.
Early life and career
Philippe Pierre Streiff was born on 26 June 1955 in La Tronche, Isère, France.Formula One career
Streiff 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 with AGS left Streiff a quadriplegic 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.
Other ventures
Streiff organised the Masters of Paris-Bercy, a kart racing competition held in collaboration with the FFSA, from 1993 to 2001.In early 1994, Streiff made a bid to purchase Ligier in partnership with Hughes de Chaunac. 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.