Richard Philippe

Richard Philippe
NationalityFrance French
Born(1990-01-10)January 10, 1990
Valence, Drôme, France
DiedNovember 22, 2018(2018-11-22) (aged 28)
Dominican Republic
Firestone Indy Lights Series career
Debut season2009
Current teamTeam PBIR
Car number37
Former teamsGenoa Racing
Starts11
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2009
Previous series
2008
2007
2006
2005		Formula Three Euroseries
World Series by Renault
Champ Car Atlantic
Formula BMW USA
Championship titles
2005Formula BMW USA

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.

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

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Career summary

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "USA: Indianapolis: Race two, round 8 summary". Archived from the original on 2018-12-09.
  2. ^ Former Indy Lights Driver Philippe among dead in helicopter crash
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula BMW USA
Champion
2005 		Succeeded by
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