Reine Tore Leif Wisell (30 September 1941 – 20 March 2022) was a Swedish racing driver. He participated in 23 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 4 October 1970. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of 13 championship points.
Career Wisell won the Swedish Formula Three Championship in 1967.
In 1970, Wisell entered Formula One with Team Lotus as a late-season replacement for John Miles, who had departed after team leader Jochen Rindt had been killed at Monza on 5 September. Wisell’s debut was in October at the 1970 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. The race was the best result of his Formula One career with a third-place finish, trailing only his teammate and future champion Emerson Fittipaldi and Pedro Rodríguez and finishing ahead of title contender Jacky 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.
Death Wisell died suddenly on 20 March 2022, aged 80, in his Thailand home.
Career results Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Points 1970 Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 72C Cosworth V8 RSA ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA MEX 16th 4 1971 Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 72CCosworth V8 RSA ESP MON 12th9 Lotus 72D NED FRA GER AUT ITA CAN USA Lotus 56B Pratt & Whitney Turbine GBR 1972 Marlboro BRM BRM P153 BRM V12 ARGNC0 BRM P160B RSA ESP MON BEL FRA GBR BRM P160C GER AUT ITA John Player Team Lotus Lotus 72D Cosworth V8 CAN USA 1973 Team Pierre Robert March 731 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWENC0 Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher FRA GBR NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA 1974 March Engineering March 741 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA NC 0
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 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 Fierlandt Jean-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
References
External links Profile at grandprix.com