 Wisell in 1970 | |
| Born | (1941-09-30)30 September 1941 Motala, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Died | 20 March 2022(2022-03-20) (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 |
Reine Tore Leif Wisell (30 September 1941 – 20 March 2022)[1] was a Swedishracing driver. He participated in 23Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 4 October 1970. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of 13 championship points.
Wisell won the Swedish Formula Three Championship in 1967.
In 1970 he entered Formula One with Team Lotus as a late-season replacement forJohn Miles, who had departed after team leaderJochen Rindt had been killed at Monza on 5 September. Wisell’s debut was in October at the1970 United States Grand Prix atWatkins Glen. The race was the best result of his Formula One career with a third-place finish, trailing only his teammate and future championEmerson Fittipaldi andPedro Rodríguez and finishing ahead of title contenderJacky 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.
Wisell died suddenly on 20 March 2022, aged 80, in his Thailand home.[1][2]
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Gold LeafTeam Lotus | Lotus72C | CosworthV8 | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA 3 | MEX NC | 16th | 4 | ||
| 1971 | Gold LeafTeam Lotus | Lotus72C | CosworthV8 | RSA 4 | ESP NC | MON Ret | 12th | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Lotus72D | NED DSQ | FRA 6 | GER 8 | AUT 4 | ITA | CAN 5 | USA Ret | |||||||||||||
| Lotus56B | Pratt & WhitneyTurbine | GBR NC | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | MarlboroBRM | BRMP153 | BRMV12 | ARG Ret | NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| BRMP160B | RSA | ESP Ret | MON Ret | BEL | FRA Ret | GBR | ||||||||||||||
| BRMP160C | GER Ret | AUT | ITA 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| John PlayerTeam Lotus | Lotus72D | CosworthV8 | CAN Ret | USA 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Team Pierre Robert | March731 | CosworthV8 | 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 | March741 | CosworthV8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE Ret | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | NC | 0 |
| 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 FierlandtJean-Louis Lafosse | Lola T282-Ford Cosworth | S 3.0 | 164 | DNF | DNF |
| 1974 |  Gulf Research Racing |  Vern Schuppan | Gulf GR7-Cosworth | S 3.0 | 49 | DNF | DNF |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Swedish Formula Three Champion 1967 | Succeeded by |