Phoenix McAllister

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Phoenix McAllister
Nationality Flag of Spain svg.png Spanish
Born 17th November, 1977
Palma, Spain
F1RWRS
Debut Season 2010
Final Season 2014
Teams Flag of Jamaica svg.png Team Calinetic
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Rosenforth Engineering
Flag of Spain svg.png Team Phoenix
Races 68 (51 starts)
Championships 0
Victories 1
Podiums 4
Points 69
Pole Positions 1
Fastest Laps 1
First Race 2010 German Grand Prix
First Victory 2012 Belgian Grand Prix
Final Victory 2012 Belgian Grand Prix
Final Race 2014 Japanese Grand Prix
Best Finish 11th (2010)
Formula One
Debut Season 2007
Final Season 2011
Teams Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Spyker
Flag of India svg.png Force India
Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
Races 73 (73 starts)
Championships 0
Victories 2
Podiums 8
Points 300
Pole Positions 0
Fastest Laps 1
First Race 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix
First Victory 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix
Final Victory 2011 Monaco Grand Prix
Final Race 2011 Belgian Grand Prix (Ongoing)
Best Finish 5th (2010)

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
8
HUN
Ret
TUR
16
20th 1
Spyker F8-VIIB ITA
20
BEL
19
JPN
20
CHN
16
BRA
21
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
11
MAL
15
CHN
13
BHR
17
ESP
14
MON
12
TUR
Ret
GBR
14
GER
13
HUN
10
EUR
12
BEL
2
ITA
Ret
SIN
15
JPN
11
BRA
13
ABU
13
16th 8
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
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
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.