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.
| 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 |
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]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Car No. | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Formula BMW USA | Team Autotecnica | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 151 | 1st | |
| 2006 | Champ Car Atlantic | Forsythe Racing | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 15th |
| 2007 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Fortec Motorsport | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
| 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Carlin Motorsport | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| SG Formula | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Masters of Formula 3 | Carlin Motorsport | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2009 | Indy Lights | Genoa Racing | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 254 | 13th |
| Team PBIR | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
American open–wheel racing results
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Atlantic Championship
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Forsythe Racing | LBH Ret |
HOU Ret |
MTY 17 |
POR Ret |
CLE1 11 |
CLE2 2 |
TOR Ret |
EDM 4 |
SJO 17 |
DEN Ret |
MTL 9 |
ROA Ret |
15th | 86 |
Indy Lights
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Genoa Racing | STP1 19 |
STP2 10 |
LBH 2 |
KAN 24 |
INDY | MIL | IOW | 13th | 254 | ||||||||
| Team PBIR | WGL 5 |
TOR 14 |
EDM 2 |
KTY 12 |
MDO 9 |
SNM 4 |
CHI 11 |
HMS Wth |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
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| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Fortec Motorsport | MNZ 1 17 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
MON 1 DNQ |
HUN 1 18 |
HUN 2 14 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 Ret |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
EST 1 18 |
EST 2 13 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 20 |
33rd | 0 |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F308/055 | Mercedes | HOC1 1 16 |
HOC1 2 17 |
MUG 1 15 |
MUG 2 17 |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 Ret |
NOR 1 22 |
NOR 2 16 |
ZAN 1 16 |
ZAN 2 12 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 18 |
BRH 1 14 |
BRH 2 24 |
28th | 0 | ||||||
| SG Formula | Dallara F308/014 | Mercedes | CAT 1 19 |
CAT 2 9 |
LMS 1 11 |
LMS 2 Ret |
HOC2 1 18 |
HOC2 2 18 |
References
edit- ^ "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
External links
edit- Official website
- Richard Philippe career summary at DriverDB.com