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Swedish racing driver (1941?2022)
Reine Tore Leif Wisell
(30 September 1941 ? 20 March 2022)
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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
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Wisell won the Swedish Formula Three Championship in 1967.
In 1970 he 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 Rodriguez
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
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Wisell died suddenly on 20 March 2022, aged 80, in his Thailand home.
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Career results
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Complete Formula One World Championship results
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24 Hours of Le Mans results
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