Reine Wisell
Wisell in 1970
Born(1941-09-30)30 September 1941
Motala, Sweden
Died20 March 2022(2022-03-20) (aged 80)
Pattaya, Thailand
Formula One World Championship career
NationalitySwedish
Active years1970 – 1974
TeamsLotus, BRM, March inc. non-works
Entries23 (22 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums1
Career points13
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1970 United States Grand Prix
Last entry1974 Swedish Grand Prix

Reine Tore Leif Wisell (30 September 1941 – 20 March 2022)[1] was a Swedish racing driver. He participated in 23 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 4 October 1970. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of 13 championship points.

Career

Wisell won the Swedish Formula Three Championship in 1967.

In 1970 he entered Formula One with Team Lotus as a late-season replacement for John Miles, who had departed after team leader Jochen Rindt had been killed at Monza on 5 September. Wisell’s debut was in October at the 1970 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. The race was the best result of his Formula One career with a third-place finish, trailing only his teammate and future champion Emerson Fittipaldi and Pedro Rodríguez and finishing ahead of title contender Jacky Ickx. Subsequent races for Team Lotus were less successful and he was dropped by the team at the end of the 1971 season. He continued to compete in Formula One with BRM and March. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races. Wisell retired in 1974 after his home Grand Prix.

Death

Wisell died suddenly on 20 March 2022, aged 80, in his Thailand home.[1][2]

Career results

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Points
1970 Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 72C Cosworth V8 RSA ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA
3 		MEX
NC 		16th 4
1971 Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 72C Cosworth V8 RSA
4 		ESP
NC 		MON
Ret 		12th 9
Lotus 72D NED
DSQ 		FRA
6 		GER
8 		AUT
4 		ITA CAN
5 		USA
Ret
Lotus 56B Pratt & Whitney Turbine GBR
NC
1972 Marlboro BRM BRM P153 BRM V12 ARG
Ret 		NC 0
BRM P160B RSA ESP
Ret 		MON
Ret 		BEL FRA
Ret 		GBR
BRM P160C GER
Ret 		AUT ITA
12
John Player Team Lotus Lotus 72D Cosworth V8 CAN
Ret 		USA
10
1973 Team Pierre Robert March 731 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE
DNS 		NC 0
Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher FRA
Ret 		GBR NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA
1974 March Engineering March 741 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE
Ret 		NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA NC 0

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
1969 Switzerland Scuderia Filipinetti France Henri Greder Chevrolet Corvette C3 GT +2.0 196 DNF DNF
1970 Switzerland Scuderia Filipinetti Sweden Jo Bonnier Ferrari 512S S 5.0 36 DNF DNF
1973 France Équipe Gitanes Belgium Baron Hughes de Fierlandt
France Jean-Louis Lafosse 		Lola T282-Ford Cosworth S 3.0 164 DNF DNF
1974 United Kingdom Gulf Research Racing Australia Vern Schuppan Gulf GR7-Cosworth S 3.0 49 DNF DNF

References

  1. ^ a b "Motorsport Memorial - Reine Wisell". Motorsport Memorial. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Racinglegendaren Reine Wisell död". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

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Sporting positions Preceded byFreddy Kottulinsky Swedish Formula Three Champion 1967 Succeeded byRonnie Peterson
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