| Richard Philippe | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | (1990-01-10)January 10, 1990 |
| Died | November 22, 2018(2018-11-22) (aged 28) |
| 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 in2009 |
| 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 |
Richard Philippe (January 10, 1990 inValence, Drôme – 22 November 2018) was a Frenchracecar driver who resided inMiami, Florida. He was the younger brother ofNelson Philippe.
After moving up from thego-kart ranks in 2005, at fifteen years old Philippe won theFormula BMW USA championship in his rookie season, and on June 19, 2005[1] he became the youngest driver ever to win a race at theIndianapolis Motor Speedway. In 2006, he competed in theChamp Car Atlantic series withForsythe Championship Racing. In 2007, he competed in theWorld Series by Renault. In 2009, Philippe ran forGenoa Racing in theFirestone Indy Lights Series until a crash on the high speedKansas Speedway oval sidelined him for three races. He returned to the series withTeam PBIR and competed in seven more races. He finished second twice, atLong Beach with Genoa and atEdmonton 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 theDominican Republic on 22 November 2018.[2]
| 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 | ||||
Source:[3] | ||||||||||
(key)
| 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 |
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Genoa Racing | STP1 19 | STP2 10 | LBH 2 | KAN 24 | INDY | MIL | IOW | 13th | 254 | [5] | ||||||||
| Team PBIR | WGL 5 | TOR 14 | EDM 2 | KTY 12 | MOH 9 | SNM 4 | CHI 11 | HMS Wth |
(key)
| 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 |
(key)
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Formula BMW USA Champion 2005 | Succeeded by |