Teddy Pilette
Born | (1942-07-26) 26 July 1942 (age 81) Brussels, Belgium |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Belgian |
Active years | 1974, 1977 |
Teams | Brabham, BRM |
Entries | 4 (1 start) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1974 Belgian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1977 Italian Grand Prix |
Theodore "Teddy" Pilette (French pronunciation: [te.ɔ.dɔʁ pi.lɛt]; born 26 July 1942)[1] is a former racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 4 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, the first on 12 May 1974 with Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham team.
Son of André Pilette and grandson of Théodore Pilette, he followed the family path. He started his career by winning many go-kart races before being sent to England to the talent-spotting Jim Russell Racing School. This experience created the opportunity for him to be part of the cast for John Frankenheimer's movie Grand Prix, and later on Le Mans with Steve McQueen.
On the circuit, Pilette raced for Carlo Abarth in 1963 and 1965, and in 1967 he started racing for the Belgian VDS team. He won the European Formula 5000 Championship in 1973 with a Chevron B24, and again in 1975 with a Lola T400. He also competed in the US in Formula 5000. He also made 3 attempts at the Indy 500. He attempted to qualify for the 1977 Indianapolis 500 but failed to make the field. He drove in the CART Championship Car race at Watkins Glen International in 1981 but retired after 14 laps due to gearbox failure. It would be his only Champ Car start as he failed to qualify for the 1982 Indianapolis 500 and 1983 Indianapolis 500 and was entered in the Cleveland Grand Prix later that year but the car was driven by Herm Johnson.[2]
In 1977, Capparelli arranged for Pilette to drive with the dying BRM team in Formula One, and also in the Aurora AFX Formula One Championship the following year.
In sports cars Pilette won the Spa 24 Hours with a Ford Capri, in the last race on the long circuit in 1978.
In 1992 he formed the Pilette Speed Tradition Formula Ford team in Europe. In 1994 he built his own Formula Three car, the Pilette F.3, and raced in the German Formula 3 championship with Paolo Coloni. In September 2013, he was elected Vice President of the Grand Prix Drivers Club (formerly known as Club International des Anciens Pilotes de Grand-Prix F1)
Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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1968 | Racing Team V.D.S. | Rob Slotemaker | Alfa Romeo T33/2 | P 2.0 | 104 | DNF | DNF |
1969 | Racing Team V.D.S. | Rob Slotemaker | Alfa Romeo T33B | P 3.0 | 36 | DNF | DNF |
1970 | Racing Team V.D.S. | Gustave Gosselin | Lola T70 Mk. IIIB-Chevrolet | S 5.0 | 109 | DNF | DNF |
1971 | Racing Team V.D.S. | Gustave Gosselin | Lola T70 Mk. IIIB-Chevrolet | S 5.0 | 14 | DNF | DNF |
1972 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Derek Bell Richard Bond | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | GT 5.0 | 301 | 8th | 4th |
1975 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Jean-Claude Andruet Hughes de Fierlandt | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | GTS | 293 | 12th | 6th |
1978 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Jean Blaton Raymond Touroul | Ferrari 512BB | IMSA +2.5 | 39 | DNF | DNF |
1987 | Dahm Cars Racing Team | Peter Fritsch Jean-Paul Libert | Argo JM19-Porsche | C2 | 12 | DNF | DNF |
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Complete European F5000 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
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1971 | Racing Team V.D.S. | McLaren M10B | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | MAL | SNE | BRH | MON | SIL | CAS | MAL | MNZ | MAL | THR 6 | SIL 3 | OUL | SNE 3 | HOC 3 | OUL 6 | BRH Ret | BRH 5 | 8th | 18 | |
1972 | Racing Team V.D.S. | McLaren M18/M22 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH 5 | MAL Ret | SNE 2 | BRH 5 | NIV 2 | SIL Ret | MON | OUL 5 | BRH 8 | 5th | 25 | |||||||||
McLaren M22 | OUL 3 | MAL 4 | BRH Ret | SIL | BRH | ||||||||||||||||||
1973 | Racing Team V.D.S. | McLaren M18/M22 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH 7 | MAL | 1st | 136 | ||||||||||||||||
Chevron B24 | SIL 6 | SNE Ret | BRH 4 | OUL 1 | MAL 3 | MIS C | MAL 3 | MON 7 | SIL C | BRH 1 | OUL 2 | JYL 2 | ZAN 8 | SNE 2 | BRH Ret | ||||||||
1974 | Chevron Racing Team V.D.S. | Chevron B28 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH Ret | MAL Ret | SIL 5 | OUL Ret | BRH 7 | ZOL Ret | THR 7 | ZAN 5 | MUG 3 | MNZ 2 | MAL 6 | MON 4 | THR 7 | BRH DNS | OUL 2 | SNE 4 | MAL DNS | BRH 6 | 4th | 108 |
1975 | Racing Team V.D.S. | Lola T400 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH NC | OUL 6 | BRH 5 | SIL 11 | ZOL NC | ZAN 2 | THR 2 | SNE Ret | MAL 1 | THR 1 | BRH Ret | OUL 3 | SIL 5 | SNE 1 | MAL 1 | BRH 2 | 1st | 174 |
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 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Pts |
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1974 | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT42 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL 17 | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | NC | 0 | ||
1977 | Stanley BRM | BRM P207 | BRM P202 3.0 V12 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER DNQ | AUT | NED DNQ | ITA DNQ | USA | CAN | JPN | NC | 0 |
Complete Formula One non-championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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1971 | Racing Team V.D.S. | McLaren M10B (F5000) | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | ARG | ROC | QUE | SPR | INT | RIN | OUL | VIC 14 |
1972 | Racing Team V.D.S. | McLaren M18/M22 (F5000) | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | ROC 13 | BRA | INT 11 | VIC Ret | ||||
McLaren M22 (F5000) | OUL 9 | REP | |||||||||
1973 | Racing Team V.D.S. | McLaren M18/M22 (F5000) | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | ROC Ret | |||||||
Chevron B24 (F5000) | INT Ret | ||||||||||
1974 | Racing Team V.D.S. | Chevron B28 (F5000) | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | PRE | ROC Ret | INT 10 | |||||
1975 | Racing Team V.D.S. | Lola T400 (F5000) | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | ROC DNQ | INT | SUI |
Complete British Formula One Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
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1978 | Stanley BRM | BRM P207 | BRM P202 3.0 V12 | OUL Ret | BRH 5 | SNE Ret | MAL Ret | ZAN | DON | THR Ret | OUL 4 | MAL Ret | BRH Ret | THR Ret | SNE Ret | 13th | 20 |
References
External links
- www.teddypilette.com
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Preceded by | European Formula 5000 Championship Champion 1973 | Succeeded by Bob Evans |
Preceded by Bob Evans | European Formula 5000 Championship Champion 1975 | Succeeded by |
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