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🇯🇵 Sébastien Philippe

Racing driver from Japan. Super GT, Team Impul.
Driver facts
Full name
Sébastien Philippe
Born
8 February 1975(b. 1975)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Team Impul
Series
Super GT
Status
Retired
Career wins
2
Career podiums
4
Career starts
19
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
4,915
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
4,915
Rank 1263 of 38,983 indexed, -15 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
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Sébastien Philippe is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Team Impul. Philippe has recorded 2 wins and 4 podiums from 19 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,915 ranks Philippe 1263th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2009 form
Last 19 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2009-11-07Motegi GT500Super GTP7+33
2009-10-17Autopolis GT500Super GTDNF−112
2009-09-12Fuji GT500Super GTP15−149
2009-08-22Suzuka GT500Super GTP5+63
2009-07-25Sugo GT500Super GTP8−5
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+170Fuji 2008Super GTP1
+156TI Aida 2008Super GTP2
+142Suzuka 2008Super GTP1
+108Suzuka 2009Super GTP3
+95TI Aida 2009Super GTP4
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Suzuka4 starts+21
Struggles
Fuji4 starts-17
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2009▸Super GTTeam Impul901100P11−1004,930
2008▸Super GTTeam Impul923100P9↑400+1525,030
2000▸Formula 3 MacauEquipe de France FFSA Gauloises Blondes100000—+3,1284,478
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Philippe finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇯🇵 Seiji AraFIA Gold5,0821911858%
🇯🇵 André CoutoFIA Silver4,4341910953%
🇯🇵 Yuji IdeFIA Gold4,3911991047%
🇩🇪 André LottererFIA Platinum5,7021851328%
🇯🇵 Hiroaki IshiuraFIA Platinum5,505189950%
🇯🇵 Ronnie Quintarelli5,4581881044%
🇧🇷 João Paulo de OliveiraFIA Platinum5,2561810856%
🇯🇵 Juichi WakisakaFIA Silver5,1841851328%
🇯🇵 Yuji Tachikawa5,1601881044%
🇯🇵 Takashi KogureFIA Gold5,1211861233%
🇯🇵 Yuhi SekiguchiFIA Gold, 1× champion5,715110100%
🇯🇵 Benoît TréluyerFIA Platinum, 3× champion5,712179853%
🇯🇵 Kazuya OshimaFIA Platinum, 1× champion5,519106460%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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1,254🇨🇦 Doug DideroIndyCar4,923
1,255🇧🇷 César RamosStock Car Pro Series4,922
1,256🇫🇷 Lucas LégeretGT World Challenge Europe4,920
1,257🇳🇿 Louis SharpFormula 34,919
1,258🇯🇵 Michael KrummNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,919
1,259🇫🇷 Pierre ThirietWEC4,918
1,260🇧🇷 Matheus Tobias LeistGB34,916
1,261🇺🇸 Bijoy GargAsian Le Mans Series4,915
1,262🇫🇷 Franck MailleuxWEC4,915
1,263🇯🇵 Sébastien PhilippeSuper GT4,915
1,264🇺🇸 Memo GidleyGT America4,914
1,265🇧🇪 Mikke van HoolInternational Formula 30004,913
1,266🇧🇷 Luciano BurtiStock Car Pro Series4,912
1,267🇬🇧 Frederick LubinWEC4,911
1,268🇦🇺 Lochie HughesIndy NXT4,911
1,269🇫🇷 Louis RoussetEuropean Le Mans Series4,911
1,270🇩🇪 Timo ScheiderNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,911
1,271🇦🇺 Marcos AmbroseNASCAR Xfinity4,910
1,272🇫🇷 Thomas NeubauerGT World Challenge Europe4,910
1,273🇬🇧 McKenzy CresswellGB34,908
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Sébastien Philippe is a racing driver from Japan who last raced in Super GT for Team Impul. Philippe has recorded 2 wins and 4 podiums from 19 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,915 ranks Philippe 1263th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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