Template:Short description {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | ignoreblank = y | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox F1 driver with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | embed | child | subbox | name | Name | image | Image | image_size | upright | image_upright | alt | caption | birth_name | birth_date | birth_place | death_date | death_place | relations | relatives | nationality | Nationality | years | Years | teams | Teams | Team(s) | team | Team | engines | Engines | current_team | current team | Current team | 2025 Team | 2026 Team | car_number | car number | Car number | races | Races | championships | Championships | wins | Wins | podiums | Podiums | points | Points | poles | Poles | fastest_laps | fastest laps | Fastest laps | first_race | first race | First race | first_win | first win | First win | last_win | last win | Last win | last_race | last race | Last race | last_position | last position | Last position | last_season | last season | Last season | bf1_years | bf1 years | BF1 Years | bf1_races | bf1 races | BF1 Races | bf1_championships | bf1 championships | BF1 Championships | bf1_wins | bf1 wins | BF1 Wins | bf1_podiums | bf1 podiums | BF1 Podiums | bf1_points | bf1 points | BF1 Points | bf1_poles | bf1 poles | BF1 Poles | bf1_fastest_laps | bf1 fastest laps | BF1 Fastest laps | signature | signature_size | signature alt | signature_alt | website | module | module1 | module2 | module3 | module4 | module5 | record template1 | record template2 | record template3 | record template4 | record template5 | career template1 | career template2 | career template3 | career template4 | career template5 | updated | Updated }} Loris Kessel (1 April 1950 – 15 May 2010) was a racing driver from Switzerland.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

BiographyEdit

He was born in Lugano and died in Montagnola following a long illness.

He participated in six Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 May 1976. He scored no championship points.

In 1976, he drove a Brabham for RAM, and in 1977 he drove his own Apollon-Williams, although this car was not a success.

Kessel ran a series of car dealerships in Switzerland and his own racing team, competing in Ferrari Challenge series in Italy and the main European series. The team also competes in the FIA GT3 European Championship with the same car.

Racing recordEdit

Complete European Formula Two Championship resultsEdit

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Template:Tooltip Pts
Template:F2 Team Vonlanthen March 742 BMW BAR HOC PAU SAL HOC MUG KAR PER HOC VAL
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NC 0
Template:F2 Ambrozium Racing Team March 742 BMW EST
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THR
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HOC
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NÜR
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PAU
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HOC
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SAL
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ROU 16th 7
March 752 MUG
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PER SIL
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ZOL
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NOG VAL
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Template:F2 Horag Hotz Racing March 812 BMW SIL HOC THR NÜR
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VAL MUG
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NC 0
Astra Team Merzario Srl Merzario M1 PAU
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Horag Hotz Racing March 802 PER
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SPA
Astra Team Merzario Srl March 812 DON
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MIS MAN

Complete Formula One World Championship resultsEdit

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Template:Tooltip Pts
1976 RAM Racing Brabham BT44B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 BRA RSA USW ESP
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BEL
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MON SWE
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FRA
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GBR GER AUT
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NED ITA CAN USA JPN NC 0
1977 Jolly Club of Switzerland Apollon Fly Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA
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USA CAN JPN NC 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans resultsEdit

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
1985 Template:Flagicon Carma F.F. (Cheetah) Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Frey
Template:Flagicon Ruggero Melgrati
Template:Flagicon Aldo Bertuzzi
Alba AR2-Carma C2 - DNS DNS
1993 Template:Flagicon Obermaier Racing GmbH Template:Flagicon Otto Altenbach
Template:Flagicon Jürgen Oppermann
Porsche 962C C2 355 7th 3rd
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