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🇨🇭 Loris Kessel

Racing driver from Switzerland. FIA GT Championship, Kessel Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Loris Kessel
Born
1 April 1950(b. 1950)
Nationality
Switzerland
Current team
Kessel Racing
Series
FIA GT Championship
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
8
Career DNFs
6
Racer Rating
5,050
Loris Kessel
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,050
Rank 1112 of 39,300 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Loris Kessel is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in FIA GT Championship for Kessel Racing. Kessel has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,050 ranks Kessel 1112th of 39,300 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2007 form
Last 8 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFBELSWEAUT
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2007-09-07AdriaFIA GT ChampionshipDNF−175
2007-06-23MonzaFIA GT ChampionshipDNF−191
2007-05-19BucharestFIA GT ChampionshipDNF−178
2007-05-05SilverstoneFIA GT ChampionshipDNF−180
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+33Zolder 1976Formula 1P12
+3Red Bull Ring 1976Formula 1DNF
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2007▸FIA GT ChampionshipKessel Racing400400P30−7265,050
2000▸FIA GT ChampionshipKessel Racing100000P32−625,775
1976▸Formula 1Brabham-Ford300200P16+4,4875,837
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Kessel finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇳🇱 Mike HezemansFIA Silver4,9875050%
🇨🇭 Jean-Denis DeletrazFIA Bronze4,89751420%
🇮🇹 Fabio BabiniFIA Platinum3,72151420%
🇮🇹 Thomas BiagiFIA Gold5,5094040%
🇮🇹 Alessandro Pier GuidiFIA Platinum5,5024040%
🇧🇪 Bert LonginFIA Bronze5,5014040%
🇦🇹 Karl WendlingerFIA Gold5,3544040%
🇮🇹 Matteo MalucelliFIA Gold5,2844040%
🇸🇲 Christian Montanari5,2194040%
🇦🇹 Ryan SharpFIA Silver5,1584040%
🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated6,552330100%
🇿🇦 Jody ScheckterHigher-rated, 1× champion6,39131233%
🇸🇪 Ronnie PetersonHigher-rated6,24231233%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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1,110🇯🇵 Seita NonakaSuper GT5,056
1,111🇬🇧 Josh MasonIndy NXT5,051
1,112🇨🇭 Loris KesselFIA GT Championship5,050
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Loris Kessel is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in FIA GT Championship for Kessel Racing. Kessel has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,050 ranks Kessel 1112th of 39,300 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Kessel Racing – Between experience and fresh blood[1]
autohebdof1.com
19 May 2026
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Kessel and Gordon Murray renew a partnership established 50 years ago in Formula 1[2]
Classic Driver
20 Mar 2026
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Loris Kessel (1950 – 2010)[3]
Supercars.net
28 Jan 2025
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