Teddy Pilette

Born	(1942-07-26) 26 July 1942 (age 81)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Belgian
Active years	1974, 1977
Teams	Brabham, BRM
Entries	4 (1 start)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1974 Belgian Grand Prix
Last entry	1977 Italian Grand Prix

Theodore "Teddy" Pilette (French pronunciation: [te.ɔ.dɔʁ pi.lɛt]; born 26 July 1942, in Brussels^[1]) is a former racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 4 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, the first on 12 May 1974 with Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham team.

Son of André Pilette and grandson of Théodore Pilette, he followed the family path. He started his career by winning many go-kart races before being sent to England to the talent-spotting Jim Russell Racing School. This experience created the opportunity for him to be part of the cast for John Frankenheimer's movie Grand Prix, and later on Le Mans with Steve McQueen.

On the circuit, Pilette raced for Carlo Abarth in 1963 and 1965, and in 1967 he started racing for the Belgian VDS team. He won the European Formula 5000 Championship in 1973 with a Chevron B24, and again in 1975 with a Lola T400. He also competed in the US in Formula 5000. He also made 3 attempts at the Indy 500. He attempted to qualify for the 1977 Indianapolis 500 but failed to make the field. He drove in the CART Championship Car race at Watkins Glen International in 1981 but retired after 14 laps due to gearbox failure. It would be his only Champ Car start as he failed to qualify for the 1982 Indianapolis 500 and 1983 Indianapolis 500 and was entered in the Cleveland Grand Prix later that year but the car was driven by Herm Johnson.^[2]

In 1977, Capparelli arranged for Pilette to drive with the dying BRM team in Formula One, and also in the Aurora AFX Formula One Championship the following year.

In sports cars Pilette won the Spa 24 Hours with a Ford Capri, in the last race on the long circuit in 1978.

In 1992 he formed the Pilette Speed Tradition Formula Ford team in Europe. In 1994 he built his own Formula Three car, the Pilette F.3, and raced in the German Formula 3 championship with Paolo Coloni. In September 2013, he was elected Vice President of the Grand Prix Drivers Club (formerly known as Club International des Anciens Pilotes de Grand-Prix F1)

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
1968	Racing Team V.D.S.	Rob Slotemaker	Alfa Romeo T33/2	P 2.0	104	DNF	DNF
1969	Racing Team V.D.S.	Rob Slotemaker	Alfa Romeo T33B	P 3.0	36	DNF	DNF
1970	Racing Team V.D.S.	Gustave Gosselin	Lola T70 Mk. IIIB-Chevrolet	S 5.0	109	DNF	DNF
1971	Racing Team V.D.S.	Gustave Gosselin	Lola T70 Mk. IIIB-Chevrolet	S 5.0	14	DNF	DNF
1972	Ecurie Francorchamps	Derek Bell Richard Bond	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	GT 5.0	301	8th	4th
1975	Ecurie Francorchamps	Jean-Claude Andruet Hughes de Fierlandt	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	GTS	293	12th	6th
1978	Ecurie Francorchamps	Jean Blaton Raymond Touroul	Ferrari 512BB	IMSA +2.5	39	DNF	DNF
1987	Dahm Cars Racing Team	Peter Fritsch Jean-Paul Libert	Argo JM19-Porsche	C2	12	DNF	DNF
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Complete European F5000 Championship results

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Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Complete Formula One non-championship results

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Complete British Formula One Championship results

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