Phoenix McAllister
Phoenix McAllister (born November 17, 1977 in Palma, Spain) is a Spanish racing driver with American ascents known for his bitter off-track rivalry with Sammy Jones in the F1RWRS. He sports a distinctive burgundy red with gold stripes helmet. His driving style is described by himself as "smooth but a touch wild".
In 2011 he founded Team Phoenix, which manages McAllister's activities in F1RWRS and the Eastern European Touring Car Series. Currently it's involved in the second year of a two year technical partnership with Audi, after a previous spell with Honda assistance.
He has a brother, Rory, best known for competing with Ferrari in F1 before Phoenix joined the series, and a son, Judd, who made his debut in the F3RWRS in 2014 driving for his father's outfit.
Formula One
2007 - Spyker
McAllister was drafted in at the Spyker Team as a pay driver to permanently replace Dave Simpson. Despite being miles off the pace on his debut he performed respectably, often coming close or matching the times set by highly rated teammate Adrian Sutil. By the end of the season it was confirmed that McAllister would stay at the team for 2008. At the Chinese Grand Prix, McAllister was involved in a monster shunt with BMW's Robert Kubica as the pair were battling for 17th place. The Spaniard emerged unhurt from the wreck by Kubica missed the season ending Brazilian Grand Prix as a result of the accident.
2008-2009 - Force India
Despite an ownership change and speculation that the new owners might plum for drivers with more experience or money they kept their lineup of McAllister and Sutil, at the time the second most inexperienced lineup on the grid after Toro Rosso. McAllister performed admirably in the car even though it was basically an update on the car he was driving the year before as more often than not he beat Sutil in the races and occasionally was right in the thick of the action in the midfield. Despite having a best finish of 10th, not enough to score points, he was unlucky not to put Force India on the board in the attrition filled race at Singapore.
2009 started in much the same way for McAllister as the new car meant the team was now tagging along to the back of the midfield in a battle with Toro Rosso. McAllister scored his first points for the team at the Monaco Grand Prix after a major mixup when race leader Daniel Melrose was coming up to lap Sebastian Vettel who in turn was about to lap Melrose's teammate Robert Kubica which meant that Vettel and Kubica collided and were out of the race. McAllister then spent the rest of the race holding off Sebastian Buemi for the last point which proved crucial in the battle of the midfield. More uphill battles with the bottom of the midfield followed before a simply superlative drive to second at the Belgian Grand Prix when the Force India turned out to be tailor-made for the fast and flowing circuit. Another podium beckoned at the next race in Italy which he was denied when his electrics started playing up in the monsoonal conditions. McAllister's season was finished off with a few more solid if unspectacular drives but he had done enough to attract the attention of the Ferrari team before eventually signing a contract with the Maranello squad.
2010-Present - Scuderia Ferrari
Phoenix followed in the footsteps of his older brother Rory and joined the Ferrari team for 2010 alongside fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso. During the pre-season however, many doubted whether Phoenix would have the ability to turn the opportunity into some real results with Ferrari also coming off one of its worst years in well over a decade. The season started off magnificently for McAllister though as he silenced the critics to a cool and collected drive to victory at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.
After two rounds, McAllister found himself into an unlikely lead of the World Championship but as some of the more heavy-hitters found their stride, he found himself relegated to mostly points finishes in the 4th-8th bracket with the occasional podium when the opportunity presented itself.
Complete Formula One Grand Prix results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team | Spyker F8-VII | Ferrari 056 | AUS | MAL | BHR | ESP | MON | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN Ret |
TUR 16 |
28th | 0 | |||||||
| Spyker F8-VIIB | ITA 20 |
BEL 19 |
JPN 20 |
CHN 16 |
BRA 21 |
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| 2008 | Force India Formula One Team | Force India VJM-01 | Ferrari 056 | AUS 22† |
MAL 11 |
BHR Ret |
ESP 15 |
TUR 15 |
MON 17 |
CAN 17 |
FRA 10 |
GBR 14 |
GER Ret |
HUN 17 |
EUR 11 |
BEL 18 |
ITA 14 |
SIN Ret |
JPN 15 |
CHN Ret |
BRA Ret |
21st | 0 | |
| 2009 | Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM02 | Mercedes FO 108W | AUS 14 |
MAL 15 |
CHN 13 |
BHR 17 |
ESP 14 |
MON 8 |
TUR 15 |
GBR Ret |
GER 13 |
HUN 16 |
EUR 15† |
BEL 2 |
ITA 7 |
SIN 16 |
JPN 11 |
BRA 17 |
ABU 13 |
12th | 11 | ||
| 2010 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F2010 | Ferrari 056 | BHR 1 |
AUS 4 |
MAL 4 |
CHN 10 |
ESP 4 |
MON Ret |
TUR 3 |
CAN 7 |
EUR 6 |
GBR 5 |
GER 7 |
HUN Ret |
BEL 2 |
ITA 2 |
SIN 6 |
JPN 5 |
KOR 6 |
BRA 7 |
ABU Ret |
5th | 175 |
| 2011 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari 150° Italia | Ferrari 056 | AUS 5 |
MAL 5 |
CHN 2 |
TUR 6 |
ESP 7 |
MON 1 |
CAN Ret |
EUR 5 |
GBR 4 |
GER 3 |
HUN Ret |
BEL 12 |
ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | 5th* | 114* |
Complete F1RWRS Results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Team Calinetic | Calinetic CAL1 | Ford Boss 302 V8 | GER 8 |
LUX 16 |
SAX 8 |
CHN 8 |
TAS 7 |
BHR 15 |
BEL Ret |
GBR 11 |
AUS 4 |
11th | 20 | |||||||
| 2011 | Rosenforth Engineering | Rosenforth RF11 | Jaguar AJ-V8 | BAV 8 |
GER 2 |
SAX 15 |
LUX Ret |
BEL 12 |
=19th | 20 | |||||||||||
| Team Phoenix | Phoenix PP1 | Porsche 366 | GBR 15 |
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| Footwork Team Phoenix Mugen-Honda | Phoenix PR01B | Honda MF303AX | ENG DNPQ |
KEN Ret |
NED 8 |
TAS 14 |
AUS 11 |
NSW DNPQ |
SUR 3 |
CHN 16 |
USA DNPQ |
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| 2012 | Super Aguri Footwork Team Phoenix Honda | Phoenix TWR02 | Honda MF303AZ | BAV 3 |
SAX DNPQ |
GER 11 |
LUX 6 |
BEL 1 |
NED 13 |
GBR 9 |
KEN EX |
ENG EX |
TAS EX |
SUR Ret |
NSW 10 |
AUS 10 |
CHN 18 |
USA 17 |
500 19 |
14th | 27 |
| 2013 | Red Bull Team Phoenix Audi | Phoenix TP03 | Audi EA389/1 | TAS Ret |
AUS Ret |
MEX Ret |
USA 9 |
MON 5 |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER 8 |
NED DNPQ |
BEL DNPQ |
POR DNPQ |
MED DNPQ |
MAC DNPQ |
CHN DNPQ |
JPN DNPQ |
BRA DNPQ |
=22nd | 2 |
| 2014 | Red Bull Team Phoenix Audi | Phoenix TP04 | Audi EA390/1 | TAS Ret |
AUS Ret |
BRA DNPQ |
MEX Ret |
USA DNQ |
MON DNQ |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
BEL 7 |
ITA DNQ |
MED DNQ |
NED Ret |
MAC 10 |
CHN 13 |
JPN 14 |
=26th | 0 |
- *Season in Progress.
- † Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.