Greatest Racecar? Philippe Alliot’s Peugeot 905

My dream, like many racing drivers, was to get to the top of the sport Formula One. Some of us may be in the right place at the right time with a big, or a successful team. Others are just there to make up the numbers. Unfortunately, for me, I was part of the latter list—I started with RAM Racing, owned by John MacDonald—the car was like a German tank from the Panzer division. Much of my Grand Prix career was in such cars. In total I entered 116 Grand Prix races, but along the way acquired a certain poor reputation for driving.

Le Mans offered me my best opportunities in motor racing. In 1983, I got the opportunity of racing with Mario and Michael Andretti at Le Mans. A fantastic situation, a dream. At that time, it was impossible for me to imagine I could be racing at Le Mans—even more so to do it with Mario and Michael Andretti. But, sometimes a driver is in the right place at the right time—this was my right time and right place. I drove a Kremer Porsche with the legendary Mario Andretti. It’s there for all to see.