Pierre-Henri Raphanel

Pierre-Henri Raphanel , born the May 27th 1961 with Algiers in Algeria, is an old racing driver French. Author of a short passage in Formula 1, it especially shone in the races of endurance.

Biography

Beginning the competition with the Karting, it becomes in 1981 Champion of France of Karting Formulates has, then launches out in the Formule 3 and becomes Champion of France of this category in 1985, gaining the Grand Prix of Monaco F3. Passing in Formula 3000 of 1986 with 1988, it will finish respectively in 12th, 13th and 14th position of this championship. Then the doors of the Formule 1 opens with him of fine of season.

Pierre-Henri Raphanel took part in 17 Grand Prix of Formule 1 for the stables Larrousse, Coloni and Rial, beginning the November 13rd 1988 for the Grand Prix from Australia. He succeeds in qualifying himself only once in his career of F1 pilot, in 18th position in the Grand Prix of Monaco 1989 where he gave up after 19 turns on problem of Gear box, which makes of him the only pilot of the history of the Formule 1 (at date of February 2007) have run only one race in F1 and that in the principality.

He gives up Formula 1 in 1990 and leaves to run for the Japanese championship of WP and that until in 2000 at the wheel of WP Toyota. Meanwhile, it also disputes championship BPR in 1995 and 1996 and championship FIA-GT in 1997 out of Mc Laren F1. It returns in 2000 with official team PANOZ at the 24 hours of Mans where it finished 5th.

It took part in the 24 Hours of Mans to eleven recoveries between 1988 and 2000 with for better result the 2nd place of the 24 hours of Mans 1997 (1st with classification GT1) at the wheel of a McLaren F1 with its fellow-members Jean-Marc Gounon and Anders Olofsson.

Forsaking the bucket, Pierre-Henri Raphanel becomes consulting in automobile sport for Eurosport.

In 2006, it worked as pilot tester for Bugatti for the Veyron.

Currently, he is property developer in Agde in Herault (34)

Results in Championship of the World of Formula 1

Legend:

Npq=Non pre-qualified - qualified Nq.=Non - Abd.=Abandon

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