Loris Kessel is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Formula 1 for Brabham-Ford. Kessel has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,834 ranks Kessel 1268th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1976-08-15 | Red Bull Ring | DNF | −2 |
| 1976-06-13 | Scandinavian Raceway | DNF | −102 |
| 1976-05-16 | Zolder | P12 | +28 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-Ford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −77 | 3,834 |
Loris Kessel was a Swiss racing driver whose Formula 1 career comprised three starts in 1976 for Brabham-Ford. He failed to score points or finish on the podium in any of his entries, with an average finishing position of P12 across classified starts. His sole season in the sport came during the mid-1970s, when Brabham was a competitive but not dominant force; the team that season fielded multiple drivers and would later produce race winners with stronger pilots.[1]
Kessel's brief spell in Formula 1 placed him among drivers of modest single-seater standing, with a Racer Rating of 3,834 reflecting a career spent at the lower reaches of professional motorsport. The evidence available shows no sustained presence at the highest level, and after 1976 his racing activity moved elsewhere. Later career involvement with Kessel Racing and renewed partnerships in historic motorsport contexts suggest continued engagement with the sport, though outside the elite single-seater categories where his championship-level aspirations had been tested.[2]