Philippe Streiff is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for AGS. Streiff has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 54 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,762 ranks Streiff 521th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1988-11-13 | Adelaide Street Circuit | P11 | +46 |
| 1988-10-30 | Suzuka Circuit | P8 | +85 |
| 1988-10-02 | Circuito de Jerez | DNF | −60 |
| 1988-09-25 | Autódromo do Estoril | P9 | +75 |
| 1988-09-11 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −15 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | ▸Formula 1 | AGS | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −434 | 4,762 |
| 1987 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | P14 | +140 | 5,196 |
| 1986 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | P13 | −23 | 5,057 |
| 1985 | ▸Formula 1 | Ligier | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | P15 | +350 | 5,080 |
| 1984 | ▸Formula 1 | Renault | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −71 | 4,729 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | 6,204 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 8% |
| 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna | 5,691 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0% |
| 🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet | 5,153 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 5% |
| 🇸🇪 Stefan Johansson | 4,997 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% |
| 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell | 5,716 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% |
| 🇬🇧 Jonathan Palmer | 4,890 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% |
| 🇧🇪 Thierry Boutsen | 4,852 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger | 5,635 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% |
| 🇬🇧 Derek Warwick | 4,993 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | 4,733 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
Philippe Streiff competed in Formula 1 across five seasons from 1984 to 1988, accumulating 54 starts for AGS without a victory. He scored a single podium finish during this period and averaged a classified finishing position of eighth; these results were achieved in a field that included multiple world champions and front-running professionals. His head-to-head record against the strongest drivers on the grid was heavily skewed toward those rivals. Against Ayrton Senna, a two-time champion, Streiff finished ahead on none of 23 encounters. Against Alain Prost, five-time champion, the record stood at two finishes ahead against 22 behind across 24 shared races. Nelson Piquet, a three-time champion, finished ahead of Streiff in 20 of their 21 meetings. These records illustrate that Streiff operated in the upper tier of professional single-seater racing but was consistently outpaced by the era's dominant figures.[1]
Streiff's most consistent relative performance came against Jonathan Palmer, against whom he finished ahead on 11 occasions in 17 shared races, suggesting a competitive standing in the mid-field of the F1 grid. He also recorded wins in head-to-head meetings against several accomplished drivers, including Riccardo Patrese on four occasions and Gerhard Berger twice. The bulk of Streiff's career was spent with Tyrrell, a team with a strong historical record that had fielded Jackie Stewart among its roster. By his final season in 1988, Streiff's competitiveness appeared to decline, finishing eighteenth in the championship across 16 rounds without a podium result. He remained active in motorsport as an executive after retiring from driving.[2]