Pure Wisell
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 Sweden
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | 1970 USA Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1974 Swedish Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Constructors | |||||||||
| 1970–1972 Lotus • 1972 BRM • 1973 Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher • 1974 March | |||||||||
| statistics | |||||||||
| World Cup balance: | Twelfth World Cup ( 1971 ) | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | 13 | ||||||||
| Podiums : | 1 | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Reine Tore Leif Wisell (born September 30, 1941 in Motala ) is a former Swedish automobile racing driver who drove in Formula 1 between 1970 and 1974 .
Career
Wisell made his first appearance in Formula 1 at the US Grand Prix in the 1970 season for the Lotus team . With third place he achieved his first and only podium finish and thus also the best position in his Formula 1 career.
Wisell started a total of 14 times for Lotus. He took part in races twice in the 1970 season, ten times in the 1971 season and again twice at the end of the 1972 season .
In 1972 he also completed six races for BRM. In the 1973 season he was unable to start the race at the Swedish Grand Prix due to a break in the suspension of his March (Team Pierre Robert) on the formation lap. Two weeks later he took part in the French Grand Prix for March (Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie-Durlacher) , but dropped out with engine failure. After another failure at the Swedish Grand Prix in the 1974 season for the March team, Wisell ended his Formula 1 career after 22 Grand Prix races with a total of 13 World Championship points.
Wisell took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans four times between 1969 and 1974 , but failed each time.
Today Wisell works as an instructor for driving safety courses, promotes Swedish talent and occasionally appears in races with historic vehicles.
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1969 |
 Scuderia Filipinetti
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Chevrolet Corvette |
 Henri Greder
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failure | Gearbox damage | |
| 1970 |
Scuderia Filipinetti
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Ferrari 512S |
Joakim Bonnier
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failure | accident | |
| 1973 |
Equipe Gitanes France
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Lola T282 |
Jean-Louis Lafosse
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 Hughes de Fierlant
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failure | Defective oil pump |
| 1974 |
 Gulf Research Racing
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Gulf GR7 |
 Vern Schuppan
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failure | drive shaft |
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1972 |
Ecurie Bonnier
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Lola T280 |
Gérard Larrousse
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Joakim Bonnier
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Rank 6 |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
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literature
- Steve Small: Grand Prix Who's Who. 3rd edition. Travel Publishing, Reading 2000, ISBN 1-902007-46-8 .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wisell, pure |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wisell, Reine Tore Leif (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Motala , Sweden |