Teddy Pilette

Former F1 driver


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Name = Teddy Pilette
Nationality = flagicon|Belgium Belgian
Years = F1|1974, F1|1977
Team(s) = Brabham, BRM
Races = 4 (1 start)
Championships = 0
Wins = 0
Podiums = 0
Points = 0
Poles = 0
Fastest laps = 0
First race = 1974 Belgian Grand Prix
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Last race = 1977 Italian Grand Prix

:"Not to be confused with Théodore Pilette."

Theodore "Teddy" Pilette (born July 26, 1942 in Brusselscite web |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/bydriver/watn.asp?letter=P |title= The World Championship drivers - Where are they now? |accessdate=2007-07-29 |last=Jenkins |first=Richard |publisher=OldRacingCars.com] ) is a former racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 4 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, the first on May 12, 1974 with Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham team.

Son of André Pilette and great 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 USA in Formula 5000 when his business partner, Cary Capparelli, organised two attempts at the Indy 500. 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 3 car, the Pilette F.3, and raced in the German Formula 3 championship with Paolo Coloni.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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* [http://www.teddypilette.com www.teddypilette.com]