Loris Kessel
Loris Kessel ( born April 1, 1950 in Lugano, † 15 May, 2010 Montagnola, Canton Ticino) was a Swiss racing driver. 1976 and 1977 he was reported for a total of six Formula 1 races, but failed to qualify only three times.
Career
In the 1976 season the boiler for the British team RAM Racing at five Grand Prix should participate, but qualified for only three. His only finish was the twelfth place at the Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit Zolder. Emergency vehicle was a Brabham BT44, had the RAM related as a customer car.
1977 joined boiler at the Grand Prix of Italy with an Apollo -Williams FW03 - FW03 a modified Williams - at, but missed qualifying for the race. Even before that were planned at the Grand Prix of Belgium, France, Austria and the Netherlands, which had to be canceled due to difficulties in transporting the vehicle each time racing applications. The use Apollon remained boiler last participation in a Formula 1 weekend.
After his short Formula 1 career boiler occasionally took part in rallies and hill climbs. When participating in the 24 hour race at Le Mans 1993 he 962 was seventh overall in a Porsche.
Most recently, Loris Kessel a car dealership in his hometown of Lugano and was the owner of the racing team founded in 2000, " Loris Kessel Racing Car", with which he took part in the Ferrari Challenge and the FIA GT3 European Championship.
On May 15, 2010 Loris Kessel died of leukemia.