Editing Apollon (Formula One)

{{short description|Racing car constructor}}
{{Former F1 team |
 Short_name = Apollon |
 Long_name = Apollon |
 Logo =  [[File:Apollon logo.gif|100px]] |
 Base =  |
 Founders = [[Loris Kessel]] |
 Staff =  |
 Drivers = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Loris Kessel]] |
 Engines = [[Cosworth]] |
 Debut = [[1977 Italian Grand Prix]] |
 Races = 1 (no starts) <ref name=ref >{{cite web|url= http://www.formula1.com/results/team/1977/2380.html |title= Apollon's results at formula1.com|work= Formula One Results |access-date= 30 November 2011 }}</ref> |
 Cons_champ =  |
 Drivers_champ =  |
 Wins = 0 |
 Poles = 0 |
 Fastest_laps = 0 |
 Points = 0 |
 Last race = [[1977 Italian Grand Prix]] | 
}}
'''Apollon''' was a [[Formula One]] racing car constructor from [[Switzerland]]. The team participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix but failed to qualify.<ref name=rsc >{{cite web|url= http://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=Apollon&type=C |title= Apollon's summary statistics at ChicaneF1.com|work= Formula One Results |access-date= 30 November 2011 }}</ref> The team was formed by racing driver [[Loris Kessel]].

==Formula One==
After Loris Kessel had left John Macdonald's [[RAM Racing|RAM]] team, he approached [[Frank Williams (Formula One)|Frank Williams]] for a drive at his team. Williams had no place left for Kessel, but could sell him an old car, the [[Williams FW|FW03]]. Kessel agreed and approached the Swiss Jolly Club of Switzerland, that was successful in touring cars and rallying. Kessel also hired ex-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] designer [[Giacomo Caliri]]. In his FLY-studio the FW03 was heavily updated. The result was a car with a striking long nose and radiators placed directly in front of the front wheel suspension. Painted in fresh yellow and white colours the former FW03 was a nice looking car. The car was renamed the Apollon Fly, named after the sponsor of the project, a pharmacist. However, it took a long time before the Apollon actually appeared on the track. Jolly Club tried to race in [[1977 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]], [[1977 French Grand Prix|France]], [[1977 Austrian Grand Prix|Austria]] and [[1977 Dutch Grand Prix|the Netherlands]]. However, in Belgium and France, Kessel had transport problems. At [[1977 Italian Grand Prix|Monza]] the Apollon finally appeared. Because not enough pit boxes were available, the Swiss had to settle for a place in the open air, a clumsy scene. In the untested car Kessel was way too slow and when he went off track in the final qualifying session, the adventure was finally over.

==Complete Formula One World Championship results==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Tyres
! Driver
! No.
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! Points
! WCC
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[1977 Formula One season|1977]]
| rowspan="2"| Apollon Fly
| rowspan="2"| [[Ford Cosworth]] [[V8 (engine)|V8]]
| rowspan="2"| {{Goodyear}}
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| [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1977 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
| [[1977 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1977 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
| [[1977 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1977 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1977 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]
| [[1977 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1977 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1977 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1977 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1977 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1977 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1977 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1977 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
|rowspan="2"|'''—'''
|rowspan="2"|'''0'''
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Loris Kessel]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081206034532/http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&op=view&fokey=as.stories%2F62805 Apollon F1 biography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110912080550/http://www.histomobile.com/dvd_histomobile/usa/1214/menu.htm Apollon F1 biography at histomobile.com]

{{Formula One constructors}}

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