Philippe Chiappe

Philippe Chiappe
Philippe Chiappe in 2009
Nationality	French
Born	(1963-11-21) November 21, 1963 Caudebec-en-Caux, France
F1 Powerboat World Championship career
Debut season	2001
Current team	CTIC F1 Shenzen China Team
Former teams	F1 Atlantic Team
Starts	107
Wins	7
Poles	5
Fastest laps	9
Best finish	1st in 2014, 2015, 2016
Previous series
2001-02, 2006 1998-00	French Vitesse S3000 French S850
Championship titles
2014-2016 2006	F1 Powerboat World Championship French Vitesse S3000

Philippe Chiappe (born 21 November 1963) is a French driver in the Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship, currently competing for the CTIC F1 Shenzen China Team. A three-time champion, he won his first title in 2014, becoming the first Frenchman to do so, and then retained the championship in the following two seasons in 2015 and 2016. Chiappe is one of the longest-serving current drivers in the field, having made his debut in 2001 and entered his first full season in 2003. He started his 100th race at the Grand Prix of Sharjah in 2015.

Chiappe has spent all bar three of his seasons in F1 with Philippe Dessertenne's team which has undergone several name changes over the years and most recently has been heavily supported by Chinese sponsors. As one of only four drivers to win back-to-back championships, Chiappe has done so in a French-based team, driving a French Moore boat. His success has improved the sport's exposure in his own country and after his first title, France re-appeared on the series' calendar with a race of its own after an eight-year hiatus.

Away from Formula 1, Chiappe has also had success in endurance powerboat racing, having won multiple classes at the 24 Hours of Rouen event. He began his career in the French S850 class where he competed from 1998 to 2000 and afterwards moved to the French Vitesse S3000 class for 2001. Chiappe stayed for 2002 before making the step-up to F1 full-time in 2003, but returned to the S3000 class in 2006 and won the championship.

Racing record

Complete Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship results

Year	Entrant	Hull	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC	Points
2001	Team Fuchs F1	Seebold	Mercury 2.5l	MAL	POR	HUN	LAT	ITA	ITA	GER	IRE	SHA DNS	ABU Ret							–	0
2002	Charente Maritime EIGSI Team	Seebold	Mercury 2.5l	POR	ITA	FIN	HUN	ITA	GER	MAL	IRE	SHA 16	ABU 16							28th	0
2003	F1 Ligier Sports	Moore	Mercury 2.5l	POR 12	FIN 12	ITA 13	GER Ret	MAL 14	SIN Ret	SHA 12	ABU 14									24th	0
2004	F1 Ligier Sports	Moore	Mercury 2.5l	IND 13	KSA Ret	POR 14	ITA 12	ITA 13	CHN 11	SIN 8	MAL 10	KOR 16	SHA 9							16th	6
2005	F1 Ligier Sports / Charente-Maritime	Moore	Mercury 2.5l	POR 13	ITA 12	SIN Ret	QAT DNS	ABU Ret	SHA 11											23rd	0
2006	CTIC China Team Charente Maritime	BaBa	Mercury 2.5l	QAT 8	POR 8	ITA 11	CHN 7	ABU 4	SHA DNS											11th	19
2007	Atlantic Team	BaBa	Mercury 2.5l	POR 8	FRA 5	CHN Ret	CHN Ret	QAT 4	QAT 6	ABU Ret	SHA 6									8th	29
2008	F1 Atlantic Team	BaBa	Mercury 2.5l	QAT 7	POR 10	FIN 5	RUS 8	CHN 4	CHN 6	ABU 7	SHA 5									7th	40
2009	F1 Atlantic Team	Moore	Mercury 2.5l	POR 1 Ret	POR 2 12	FIN 1 11	FIN 2 5	RUS 1 3	RUS 2 7	CHN 1 4	CHN 2 10	CHN 1 Ret	CHN 2 3	QAT 1 4	QAT 2 3	ABU 1 7	ABU 2 3	SHA 1 Ret	SHA 2 DNS	8th	82
2010	CTIC China Team	Moore	Mercury 2.5l	POR Ret	RUS Ret	CHN 9	CHN Ret	CHN 2	QAT 9	ABU 5	SHA Ret									8th	26
2011	CTIC China Team	Moore	Mercury 2.5l	QAT 3	POR 9	TAR 5	UKR 9	CHN 3	ABU Ret	SHA 3										5th	47
2012	CTIC China Team	Moore	Mercury 2.5l	QAT 2	TAR 3	UKR 4	CHN 3	ABU 4	SHA 6											2nd	62
2013	CTIC China Team	Moore	Mercury 2.5l	BRA 5	UKR 1	CHN 3	QAT DSQ	ABU 2	SHA 2											3rd	69
2014	CTIC China Team	Moore	Mercury 2.5l	QAT 2	CHN Ret	MID 2	ABU 1	SHA 1												1st	70
2015	CTIC China Team	Moore	Mercury 2.5l	QAT 2	FRA Ret	POR 1	CHN 1	ABU 2	SHA Ret											1st	70
2016	CTIC F1 Shenzen China Team	Moore	Mercury 2.5l	DUB 1	FRA Ret	POR 1	CHN 3	CHN 2	ABU 2	SHA 2										1st	97

* Season still in progress.