Gerard Carlton "Pete"Lovely (April 11, 1926 – May 15, 2011) was aracecar driver and businessman from theUnited States. He was born inLivingston, Montana.

Pete Lovely

Born	(1926-04-11)April 11, 1926 Livingston,Montana
Died	May 15, 2011(2011-05-15) (aged 85) Tacoma,Washington
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1959–1960,1969–1971
Teams	Lotus (mostly as privateer), non-worksCooper
Entries	11 (7 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1959 Monaco Grand Prix
Last entry	1971 United States Grand Prix

On November 9, 1957, Lovely won the first ever race held atLaguna Seca, driving a Ferrari.^[1][2] Lovely participated in 11Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 10, 1959. He scored no championship points. He won the S3.0 class and achieved a podium overall at the1960 12 Hours of Sebring with aFerrari 250 Testa Rossa. He was best known in his Formula One career for racing various privateLotus cars in World Championship events (usually entered under the banner of 'Pete Lovely Volkswagen') including a hybrid made from a Lotus 69Formula Two car fitted with a Formula One-specification, 3.0LCosworth DFVV8 engine. After his retirement from Formula One he was an entrant in various kinds of racing in the USA until the 1980s. Lovely's racing career spanned more than 50 years, and he continued to participate in Vintage and Historic events into the 2000s.

Lovely opened "Pete Lovely Volkswagen", aVolkswagen dealership inFife, Washington, in 1954 and ran it for 34 years. He also owned "Pete Lovely Racing" which restored vintage race cars.^[3]

Pete's only son, Chris, began working on Pete's cars at a young age and went on to become a highly respected mechanic in Can-Am, CART, Champ Car and IndyCar, working for championship-winning teams.

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• Profile at www.grandprix.com