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Alliot driving the Ligier JS33B at the 1990 United States Grand Prix
Born	Philippe René Gabriel Alliot (1954-07-27) 27 July 1954 (age 70) Voves, Eure-et-Loir, France
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	French
Active years	1984–1990, 1993–1994
Teams	RAM, Ligier, Larrousse, McLaren
Entries	116 (109 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	7
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1984 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last entry	1994 Belgian Grand Prix
World Sportscar Championship career
Years active	1981–1983, 1986, 1991–1992
Teams	BMW, Ford, Rondeau, Porsche, Peugeot
Starts	21
Championships	0
Wins	3
Podiums	8
Poles	3
Fastest laps	3
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	1981, 1983, 1986, 1990–1993, 1995–1996, 2003
Teams	BMW, Porsche, Peugeot, Gulf, Courage
Best finish	3rd (1983, 1992, 1993)
Class wins	0

Philippe René Gabriel Alliot (born 27 July 1954) is a French former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1994.

Born and raised in Voves, Alliot initially studied political science before dropping out of university to pursue his racing career. He competed at 116 Formula One Grands Prix across nine seasons for RAM, Ligier, Larrousse and McLaren. Alliot also competed intermittently in the World Sportscar Championship, winning three races from 21 starts and finishing third in the standings in 1991 and 1992 with Peugeot. He also entered 10 editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing third in 1983, 1992 and 1993.

Early life and career

Philippe René Gabriel Alliot was born on 27 July 1954 in Voves, Eure-et-Loir, France. Alliot initially enrolled as a political science student, before dropping out to pursue a racing career at the Motul Racing School at the Circuit de Nogaro.

Prior to his career in Formula One he competed during 1976 and 1977 in Formule Renault, and won the championship in 1978, in the BP Racing team. With said team he also won the French Formula Renault championship and went on to French Formula Three. He finished third in his first race and moved to the European Formula 3 Championship in 1980. By 1983 he moved to Formula Two but hit the headlines that year when he finished third in the Le Mans 24 Hours with Michael and Mario Andretti in a Kremer Porsche.

Formula One

In 1984 Alliot joined the Skoal Bandit RAM F1 team, but did not enjoy much in the way of success. After Jacques Laffite was injured at the 1986 British Grand Prix, Alliot took his place at Ligier, where he showed an improvement. He moved to Larrousse for 1987, but returned to Ligier in 1990, gaining a reputation for accidents. He has the record of most race starts without any lead lap finish.

Sportscars

Alliot left F1 for sports car racing in the early 1990s and enjoyed considerable success with the Peugeot team, run by Jean Todt. This included third-place finishes at the 1992 and 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Return to Formula One

Alliot made another attempt at F1 with Larrousse in 1993, achieving the best finish of his F1 career, fifth, at the San Marino Grand Prix. The following year, he undertook a testing role with McLaren due to the Peugeot connection factor. This role led to a race at the 1994 Hungarian Grand Prix for the team as a replacement for Mika Häkkinen, while he was suspended. Qualifying 14th, he retired from the race itself. Alliot then replaced Olivier Beretta at Larrousse for the following race, the Belgian Grand Prix. Starting from 19th on the grid, he retired with engine failure and this proved to be his last race in F1. Alliot left Formula One as the driver with the most race starts who had never achieved at least one of a podium finish, a pole position, or a fastest lap.

Later life

After announcing his retirement from Formula One in 1995, he decided to try a career in politics, also did some TV commentary and competed in ice racing and the Paris–Dakar Rally, but ended running his own GT racing team.

Racing record

Alliot during practice for the 1985 European Grand Prix

Career summary

^† As Alliot was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete European Formula Three results

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24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1981	BMW Italie-France	Johnny Cecotto Bernard Darniche	BMW M1 Gr. 5	Gr. 5 SP +2.0	278	16th	3rd
1983	Porsche Kremer Racing	Mario Andretti Michael Andretti	Porsche 956	C	364	3rd	3rd
1986	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Paco Romero Michel Trollé	Porsche 962C	C1	312	10th	8th
1990	Porsche Kremer Racing	Patrick Gonin Bernard de Dryver	Porsche 962CK6	C1	319	16th	16th
1991	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Mauro Baldi Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Peugeot 905	C1	22	DNF	DNF
1992	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Mauro Baldi Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Peugeot 905 Evo 1B	C1	345	3rd	3rd
1993	Peugeot Talbot Sport	Mauro Baldi Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Peugeot 905 Evo 1B	C1	367	3rd	3rd
1995	GTC Gulf Racing	Pierre-Henri Raphanel Lindsay Owen-Jones	McLaren F1 GTR	GT1	77	DNF	DNF
1996	Courage Compétition	Didier Cottaz Jérôme Policand	Courage C36-Porsche	LMP1	215	DNF	DNF
2003	Courage Compétition	David Hallyday Carl Rosenblad	Courage C65-JPX	LMP675	41	DNF	DNF

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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Complete International Formula 3000 results

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Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Complete French Supertouring Championship results

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See also

In Spanish: Philippe Alliot para niños