Simon Phillips (racing driver)

The Nimrod NRA / C2 with Simon Phillips in 1982 at the 24-hour race at Le Mans was the start

Simon Phillips (born August 21, 1934 in London - † October 16, 2013 ) was a British racing car driver .

Racing career

Simon Phillips was active in sports car racing in the 1970s and 1980s . In 1976 he made his debut in the sports car world championship at the 4-hour race in Monza . Together with Ian Harrower , he drove a Lola T294S to ninth place in the overall standings (overall winners Jacky Ickx and Jochen Mass in a Porsche 936 ). He achieved his best placement in the world championship a year later , when he was back in Monza and finished seventh in the overall standings (winner Vittorio Brambilla in an Alfa Romeo T33 / SC / 12 ). This time his partner was the Dutchman Ernst Berg .

Between 1976 and 1982 he competed in the Le Mans 24-hour race six times . In 1976, on his debut, he drove a Lola T290 / 4 together with Tony Birchenhough , Ian Bracey and Brian Joscelyne to 22nd place overall. In 1982 he was part of Robin Hamilton's team with Mike Salmon and Ray Mallock , which used the Nimrod NRA / C2 powered by an Aston Martin engine . The trio reached seventh place in the final ranking.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1976	Chandler Ibec	Lola T290 / 4	Tony Birchenhough	Ian Bracey	Brian Joscelyne	Rank 22
1978	Simon Phillips Racing	De Cadenet-Lola T380	Martin Raymond	John Beasley	Nick Faure	disqualified
1979	Fisons Agricole - Simon Phillips	Lola T380	Martin Raymond	Ray Mallock		Rank 20
1980	EMKA Productions	Ferrari 512 BB LM	Steve O'Rourke	Richard Down		Rank 23
1981	Simon Phillips	Ferrari 512BB LM	Mike Salmon	Steve Earle		failure	Chassis broken
1982	Viscount Downe Pace Petroleum	Nimrod NRA / C2	Mike Salmon	Ray Mallock		Rank 7

literature

• Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .

Web links

• Simon Phillips at Racing Sports Cars
• On the death of Simon Phillips

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Monza 4-hour race in 1976
2. ^ Monza 500 km race in 1977