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Philippe Adams
Belgian racing driver (born 1969)
Philippe Adams (French pronunciation: [fi.lip a.dɑ̃]; born 19 November 1969) is a Belgian racing driver.[1]
| Born | (1969-11-19) 19 November 1969 (age 54) Mouscron, Belgium |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Belgian |
| Active years | 1994 |
| Teams | Lotus |
| Entries | 2 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1994 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix |
Early career
Adams was born in Mouscron, Wallonia, Belgium. He first began in motorsport at the age of twelve, racing karts, before beginning in car racing in 1984.[2] In 1992, Adams competed in the British Formula 3 Championship, finishing second overall in the season.[1] Adams went on to the British Formula Two Series for 1993, winning the championship.[1]
Formula One (1994)
Adams and his backers agreed with Team Lotus to find $500,000 to earn a pay-drive with them for two rounds of the 1994 Formula One season.[1] Part of the funding for this came from an insurance policy taken out against his Belgian Procar race at Spa alongside the F1 race, which he won. He retired from the Belgian round, but managed to finish 16th in the Portuguese round.[1] In between these two races, regular driver Alessandro Zanardi qualified a strong 13th for his home race. Adams was also intended to race at Jerez, but the team gave the drive back to Zanardi.[3]
After Formula One
Adams never returned to Formula One opting to return to the national scene,[1] primarily in production car and sportscar racing.
Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results
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Complete Formula One results
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Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results
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- "Drivers: Philippe Adams". GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- "Philippe Adams – Biography". F1 Rejects. 4 April 2001. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- Diepraam, Mattjis. "Bus stop tourist". 8W – Who?. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- "Philippe Adams". Motor Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- "Philippe Adams Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- Small, Steve (2000). "Philippe Adams". Grand Prix Who's Who (Third ed.). Reading, Berkshire: Travel Publishing. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-1-902007-46-5. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- "Philippe Adams race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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| Preceded by | British Formula 2 Championship Champion 1993 |
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