Philippe Adams


Philippe Adams is a racing driver.

Career

Early career

Adams first began in motorsport at the age of twelve, racing karts, before beginning in car racing in 1984. In 1992, Adams competed in the British Formula 3 Championship, finishing second overall in the season. Adams went on to the British Formula Two Series for 1993, winning the championship.

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. 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. 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.

After Formula One

Adams never returned to Formula One opting to return to the national scene, primarily in production car and sportscar racing.

Racing record

Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results

YearEntrant1234567891011DCPoints
1991CSK RacingSUZAUTFUJMINSUZSUGFUJSUZFUJSUZ
DNQ		FUJNC0

Complete Formula One results

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516WDCPoints
1994Team LotusLotus 109Mugen-Honda V10BRAPACSMRMONESPCANFRAGBRGERHUNBEL
Ret		ITAPOR
16		EURJPNAUSNC0