Loris Kessel
| Born | 1 April 1950 Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland |
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| Died | 15 May 2010 (aged 60) Montagnola, Ticino, Switzerland |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Active years | 1976–1977 |
| Teams | RAM, Apollon |
| Races | 6 (3 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1976 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1977 Italian Grand Prix |
Loris Kessel (1 April 1950 – 15 May 2010[1]) was a racing driver from Switzerland. He was born in Lugano and died in Montagnola following a long illness.
He participated in six Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 May 1976. He scored no championship points.
In 1976, he drove a Brabham for RAM, and in 1977 he drove his own Apollon-Williams, although this car was not a success.
Kessel ran a series of car dealerships in Switzerland and his own racing team, competing in Ferrari Challenge series in Italy and the main European series. The team also competes in the FIA GT3 European Championship with the same car.
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Racing record [edit]
Complete European Formula Two Championship results [edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Team Vonlanthen/Ambrosium | March 742 | BMW | BAR |
HOC |
PAU |
SAL |
HOC |
MUG |
KAR |
PER |
HOC |
VAL Ret |
- | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | Ambrosium H7 Racing Team | March 742 | BMW | EST Ret |
THR Ret |
HOC 4† |
NÜR Ret |
PAU 8 |
HOC 4 |
SAL DNQ |
ROU |
15th | 7 | ||||||
| March 752 | MUG Ret |
PER |
SIL NC |
NOG |
VAL 8 |
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| Loris Kessel | March 752 | ZOL Ret |
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| 1981 | Horag Hotz Racing | March 802 | BMW | PER Ret |
- | 0 | |||||||||||||
| March 812 | SIL |
HOC |
THR |
NÜR 12 |
VAL |
MUG Ret |
SPA |
MIS |
MAN |
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| Astra Team Merzario Srl | Merzario M1 | PAU DNPQ |
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| March 812 | DON 19 |
† Drivers who finished ahead of Kessel but were ineligible for points so Kessel scored more points than the position he finished.
Complete Formula One World Championship results [edit]
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | RAM Racing | Brabham BT44B | Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BRA |
RSA |
USW |
ESP DNQ |
BEL 12 |
MON |
SWE Ret |
FRA DNQ |
GBR |
GER |
AUT NC |
NED |
ITA |
CAN |
USA |
JPN |
NC | 0 | |
| 1977 | Jolly Club of Switzerland | Apollon Fly | Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
USW |
ESP |
MON |
BEL |
SWE |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
NED |
ITA DNQ |
USA |
CAN |
JPN |
NC | 0 |
References [edit]
- ^ "Ex-Formel-1-Pilot Loris Kessel gestorben". swissinfo.ch (in German) (Swissinfo). 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
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