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Loris Kessel was a Swiss former Formula One driver who last drove for Williams-Ford in 1977.
He was born on January 1st 1950 in Lugano and passed away on May 15th 2010 at the age of 60. His first race was the 1976 Grand Prix of Spain where he drove for Brabham-Ford. Kessel was active for two years: 1976 and 1977. He wasn't able to score points in 3 races. His last race was the the 1977 Grand Prix of Italy.
He was born on January 1st 1950 in Lugano and passed away on May 15th 2010 at the age of 60. His first race was the 1976 Grand Prix of Spain where he drove for Brabham-Ford. Kessel was active for two years: 1976 and 1977. He wasn't able to score points in 3 races. His last race was the the 1977 Grand Prix of Italy.
| Name: | Loris Kessel |
| Nationality: |  Swiss |
| Birthday: | January 1st 1950 |
| Passed away: | May 15th 2010 (60) |
| Birthplace: | Lugano | Races: | 3 races |
| Total points: | 0 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 0 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 1 retirement |
| First race: |  1976 Spain |
| Last race: |  1977 Italy |
Loris Kessel by year
| All years | 1977 | 1976 |
Overall stats: Loris Kessel
| #1 | Best Finish | Loris Kessel |  | 12 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Loris Kessel | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Loris Kessel | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Loris Kessel | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Loris Kessel | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Loris Kessel | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Loris Kessel | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1976 | 5 | Zolder | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | 12 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Loris Kessel | | 12 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Loris Kessel | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Loris Kessel | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Loris Kessel | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Loris Kessel | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Loris Kessel | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Loris Kessel | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1976 | 5 | Zolder | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | 12 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1977 Williams-Ford 1976 Brabham-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Loris Kessel
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #391 | Average race points | Loris Kessel | | 0 points | |
| #383 | Most points finishes | Loris Kessel | | finishes | |
| #129 | Average race result | Loris Kessel | | 12 place | |
| #322 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Loris Kessel | | 0 retirements | |
| #276 | Most avoidable retirements | Loris Kessel | | 1 retirements | |
| #496 | Most race laps | Loris Kessel | | 112 laps | |
| #619 | Oldest driver | Loris Kessel | | 27 years, 8 months, 10 days | |
| #434 | Most races | Loris Kessel | | 3 races | |
| #251 | Youngest driver | Loris Kessel | | 26 years, 4 months, 1 day | |
| #332 | Biggest gain in race | Loris Kessel | | 11 places gained | |
| #269 | Start from P1 | Loris Kessel | | 0 starts | |
| #464 | Most retirements | Loris Kessel | | 1 retirements | |
| #336 | Most podiums | Loris Kessel | | 0 podiums | |
| #391 | Most points | Loris Kessel | | 0 points | |
| #280 | Most wins | Loris Kessel | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 305 | Michel Leclere | 0 |
| 305 | Harald Ertl | 0 |
| 305 | Loris Kessel | 0 |
| 305 | Emilio Zapico | 0 |
| 305 | Emilio de Villota | 0 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 297 | Michel Leclere | |
| 297 | Harald Ertl | |
| 297 | Loris Kessel | |
| 297 | Emilio Zapico | |
| 297 | Emilio de Villota |
| Driver | Place | |
| 126 | Jan Lammers | 12.17 |
| 128 | Timo Glock | 12.05 |
| 129 | Loris Kessel | 12 |
| 129 | Nanni Galli | 12 |
| 129 | Luiz Bueno | 12 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 271 | Bob Evans | 0 |
| 271 | Michel Leclere | 0 |
| 271 | Loris Kessel | 0 |
| 271 | Emilio Zapico | 0 |
| 271 | Emilio de Villota | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 255 | Lella Lombardi | 1 |
| 255 | Ian Ashley | 1 |
| 255 | Loris Kessel | 1 |
| 255 | Dave Charlton | 1 |
| 255 | Francois Migault | 1 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 494 | Chris Bristow | 115 |
| 495 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | 113 |
| 496 | Loris Kessel | 112 |
| 497 | Ken Downing | 109 |
| 498 | Bayliss Levrett | 108 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 617 | Kenny Acheson | 27 years, 8 months, 29 days |
| 618 | Tom Pryce | 27 years, 8 months, 22 days |
| 619 | Loris Kessel | 27 years, 8 months, 10 days |
| 620 | Miguel Angel Guerra | 27 years, 8 months, 2 days |
| 621 | Andre Milhoux | 27 years, 7 months, 27 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 429 | Ingo Hoffman | 3 |
| 429 | Boy Hayje | 3 |
| 429 | Loris Kessel | 3 |
| 429 | Mike Wilds | 3 |
| 429 | Eddie Keizan | 3 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 249 | Francois Cevert | 26 years, 3 months, 27 days |
| 250 | Eliseo Salazar | 26 years, 4 months, 1 day |
| 250 | Loris Kessel | 26 years, 4 months, 1 day |
| 252 | Jimmy Bryan | 26 years, 4 months, 2 days |
| 253 | Stefan Bellof | 26 years, 4 months, 5 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 317 | James Hunt | 11 |
| 317 | Gunnar Nilsson | 11 |
| 317 | Loris Kessel | 11 |
| 317 | Tony Brise | 11 |
| 317 | Francois Cevert | 11 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Michel Leclere | 0 |
| 92 | Harald Ertl | 0 |
| 92 | Loris Kessel | 0 |
| 92 | Emilio Zapico | 0 |
| 92 | Emilio de Villota | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 459 | Miguel Angel Guerra | 1 |
| 459 | Ingo Hoffman | 1 |
| 459 | Loris Kessel | 1 |
| 459 | Richard Robarts | 1 |
| 459 | Paddy Driver | 1 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 192 | Michel Leclere | 0 |
| 192 | Harald Ertl | 0 |
| 192 | Loris Kessel | 0 |
| 192 | Emilio Zapico | 0 |
| 192 | Emilio de Villota | 0 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 305 | Michel Leclere | 0 |
| 305 | Harald Ertl | 0 |
| 305 | Loris Kessel | 0 |
| 305 | Emilio Zapico | 0 |
| 305 | Emilio de Villota | 0 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Chris Amon | 0 |
| 101 | Harald Ertl | 0 |
| 101 | Loris Kessel | 0 |
| 101 | Emilio Zapico | 0 |
| 101 | Emilio de Villota | 0 |
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