Richard Philippe

Richard Philippe
Born	(1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 Valence, Drôme, France
Died	22 November 2018(2018-11-22) (aged 28)
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2005–2009

Richard Philippe (born January 10, 1990, in Valence, Drôme – deceased November 22, 2018) was a French professional racing driver who resided in Miami, Florida. He was the younger sibling of fellow competitor Nelson Philippe.

Beginning his motorsport journey in karting, Philippe swiftly advanced to claim the Formula BMW USA title during his debut season in 2005 at just fifteen years old. On June 19, 2005, he set a record as the youngest competitor to secure a victory at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The following year, he participated in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship representing Forsythe Championship Racing, and in 2007 he competed in the World Series by Renault.

In 2009, Philippe took part in the Firestone Indy Lights Series driving for Genoa Racing. During this season, he endured an accident at Kansas Speedway that caused him to miss three consecutive races. Subsequently, he joined Team PBIR for seven events, achieving two runner-up finishes—once at Long Beach with Genoa and again at Edmonton with PBIR—and concluded the year ranked 13th overall despite missing four contests. He opted out of the final race after experiencing car handling difficulties during practice sessions.

Tragically, Philippe lost his life in a helicopter accident in the Dominican Republic on November 22, 2018.

Career summary

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
	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

(key)

Atlantic Championship

style="background:#EFCFFF;" |Honda Indy Toronto
Ret style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Edmonton Indy
4 style="background:#CFCFFF;" |San Jose Grand Prix
17 style="background:#EFCFFF;" |Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver
Ret style="background:#CFEAFF;" |Grand Prix of Montreal
9 style="background:#EFCFFF;" |Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America
Ret style="background:#CFCFFF;" |15th style="background:#CFCFFF;" |86

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

Indy Lights

rowspan="2"| 2009 Indy Lights season style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Watkins Glen International
5 style="background:#CFCFFF;" |Honda Indy Toronto
14 style="background:#DFDFDF;" |Edmonton Indy
2 style="background:#CFCFFF;" |Kentucky Speedway
12 style="background:#CFEAFF;" |Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
9 style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Infineon Raceway
4 style="background:#EFCFFF;" |Chicagoland Speedway
11 style="background:#DFC484;" |Homestead-Miami Speedway
Wth style="background:#CFCFFF;" |13th style="background:#CFCFFF;" |254

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Position	Points
O2 Racing Technology	Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 19	Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 10	Grand Prix of Long Beach 2
Team PBIR

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Position	Points Scored
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

(key)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points Total
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 < small >19 </ small >	CAT < br />2 < br />< small >9 </ small >	LMS < br />1 < br />< small >11 </ small >	LMS < br />2 < br />< small >Ret </ small >	HOC2 < br />1 < br />< small >18 </ small >	HOC2 < br />2 < br />< small >18 </ small >

External links

• Official website