About Philippe Alliot
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 ten 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, Alliot 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.
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