Loris Kessel

Loris Kessel

Kessel in 1976
Born	(1950-04-01)1 April 1950 Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
Died	15 May 2010(2010-05-15) (aged 60) Montagnola, Ticino, Switzerland
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Swiss
Active years	1976–1977
Teams	Apollon Non-works Brabham
Entries	6 (3 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1976 Spanish Grand Prix
Last entry	1977 Italian Grand Prix

Loris Kessel (1 April 1950 – 15 May 2010) was a racing driver from Switzerland.^[1]

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.

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

(key)

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1985	Carma F.F. (Cheetah)	Jean-Pierre Frey Ruggero Melgrati Aldo Bertuzzi	Alba AR2-Carma	C2	-	DNS	DNS
1993	Obermaier Racing GmbH	Otto Altenbach Jürgen Oppermann	Porsche 962C	C2	355	7th	3rd
Source:[2]

• Loris Kessel Auto
• Kessel Racing Archived 2008-01-20 at the Wayback Machine