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Philippe Streiff

フィリップ・ストレイフ　/　ふぃりっぷ・すとれいふ

Engineer from France

June 26, 1955 – December 23, 2022　・　La Tronche, Isère, France

Isère
engineer
racing automobile driver
Formula One driver

My Take

When I look at Philippe Streiff, I see one of those Formula One names that meant a lot to people who watched the sport in the 1980s without ever becoming a household word elsewhere. He raced from 1984 to 1989, the kind of mid-grid career that requires real talent just to be there. What stays with me, though, is the second act: after a testing crash left him paralyzed, he became a respected motorsport figure rather than disappearing. He died in December 2022. I find that arc, from driver to executive, more interesting than any single race result he ever posted on track.

Overview

Philippe Pierre Streiff (26 June 1955 – 23 December 2022) was a French racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1989.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Philippe Streiff
Name (Japanese): フィリップ・ストレイフ
Reading: ふぃりっぷ・すとれいふ
Born: June 26, 1955 – December 23, 2022
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Goat
Origin: La Tronche, Isère, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: engineer / racing automobile driver / Formula One driver

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.philippe.streiff.com
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/philippestreiff/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%95

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