Loris Kessel

Swiss racing driver (1950–2010)

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]

## Biography[edit]

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.

## 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

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1974 | Team Vonlanthen | March 742 | BMW | BAR | HOC | PAU | SAL | HOC | MUG | KAR | PER | HOC | VAL
Ret |  |  |  |  | NC  | 0
1975 | Ambrozium Racing Team | March 742 | BMW | EST
Ret | THR
NC | HOC
4 | NÜR
Ret | PAU
8 | HOC
4 | SAL
DNQ | ROU |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16th  | 7
March 752 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | MUG
Ret | PER | SIL
NC | ZOL
Ret | NOG | VAL

1981 | Horag Hotz Racing | March 812 | BMW | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR
12 | VAL | MUG
Ret |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | NC  | 0
Astra Team Merzario Srl | Merzario M1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | PAU
DNPQ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Horag Hotz Racing | March 802 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | PER
Ret | SPA |  |  |  |  |
Astra Team Merzario Srl | March 812 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DON
19 | MIS | MAN |  |

### Complete Formula One World Championship results[edit]

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Year  | Entrant  | Chassis  | Engine  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | WDC | Pts

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1976 | RAM Racing | Brabham BT44B | Ford 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 | Ford 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

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]

Year  | Team  | Co-Drivers  | Car  | Class  | Laps  | Pos. | Class
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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]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ex-Formel-1-Pilot Loris Kessel gestorben". swissinfo.ch (in German). Swissinfo. 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
2. ^ "All Results of Loris Kessel". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

## External links[edit]

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