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.
 Wisell in 1970 | |
| Born | 30 September 1941 Motala, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Died | 20 March 2022 (aged 80) Pattaya, Thailand |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Active years | 1970 – 1974 |
| Teams | Lotus, BRM, March inc. non-works |
| Entries | 23 (22 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Career points | 13 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1970 United States Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1974 Swedish Grand Prix |
Career
editWisell 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
editWisell died suddenly on 20 March 2022, aged 80, in his Thailand home.[1][2]
Career results
editComplete Formula One World Championship results
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| 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 |
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| Lotus 56B | Pratt & Whitney Turbine | GBR NC |
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| 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 |
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| John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 72D | Cosworth V8 | CAN Ret |
USA 10 |
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| 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
edit| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  Scuderia Filipinetti
|
 Henri Greder
|
Chevrolet Corvette C3 | GT +2.0 | 196 | DNF | DNF |
| 1970 | Scuderia Filipinetti
|
 Jo Bonnier
|
Ferrari 512S | S 5.0 | 36 | DNF | DNF |
| 1973 | Équipe Gitanes
|
 Baron Hughes de Fierlandt Jean-Louis Lafosse
|
Lola T282-Ford Cosworth | S 3.0 | 164 | DNF | DNF |
| 1974 |  Gulf Research Racing
|
 Vern Schuppan
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Gulf GR7-Cosworth | S 3.0 | 49 | DNF | DNF |
References
edit- ^ a b "Motorsport Memorial - Reine Wisell". Motorsport Memorial. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Racinglegendaren Reine Wisell död". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.