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Pete Lovely
American racing driver (1926{{ndash}}2011)
American racing driver (1926{{ndash}}2011)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pete Lovely |
| nationality | USA American |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Livingston, Montana, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| years | –, – |
| teams | Lotus (mostly as privateer), non-works Cooper |
| races | 11 (7 starts) |
| championships | 0 |
| wins | 0 |
| podiums | 0 |
| points | 0 |
| poles | 0 |
| fastest_laps | 0 |
| first_race | 1959 Monaco Grand Prix |
| last_race | 1971 United States Grand Prix |
| Gerard Carlton "Pete" Lovely (April 11, 1926 – May 15, 2011) was a racecar driver and businessman from the United States. He was born in Livingston, Montana.
Racing career
On November 9, 1957, Lovely won the first ever race held at Laguna Seca, driving a Ferrari. Lovely participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 10, 1959. He scored no championship points. He won the S3.0 class and achieved a podium overall at the 1960 12 Hours of Sebring with a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. He was best known in his Formula One career for racing various private Lotus cars in World Championship events (usually entered under the banner of 'Pete Lovely Volkswagen') including a hybrid made from a Lotus 69 Formula Two car fitted with a Formula One-specification, 3.0L Cosworth DFV V8 engine. After his retirement from Formula One he was an entrant in various kinds of racing in the USA until the 1980s. Lovely's racing career spanned more than 50 years, and he continued to participate in Vintage and Historic events into the 2000s.
Business career
Lovely opened "Pete Lovely Volkswagen", a Volkswagen dealership in Fife, Washington, in 1954 and ran it for 34 years. He also owned "Pete Lovely Racing" which restored vintage race cars.
Pete's only son, Chris, began working on Pete's cars at a young age and went on to become a highly respected mechanic in Can-Am, CART, Champ Car and IndyCar, working for championship-winning teams.
Death
Lovely died on May 15, 2011 at his home in Tacoma, aged 85 from Alzheimer's disease.
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Pts | Team Lotus | Lotus 16 | Climax FPF 2.5 L4 | NC | 0 | Fred Armbruster | Cooper T51 | Ferrari 107 2.5 L4 | NC | 0 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | NC | 0 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | NC | 0 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 69 Special | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | NC | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | MON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | 500 | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | MEX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | FRA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | GBR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | MEX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC |
Complete Formula One Non-Championship results
(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Team Lotus | Lotus 16 | Climax FPF 2.5 L4 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | GLV | AIN | INT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | OUL | SIL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | ROC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | INT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | MAD | OUL | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | ROC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ret | INT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | OUL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | ARG | ROC | QUE | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DNQ | SPR | INT | RIN | OUL | VIC |
Complete World Sportscar Championship results
12 Hours of Sebring
References
Sources
References
- "Laguna Seca Raceway Fund- 50 years".
- Brodeur, Nicole. (2007-08-31). "A Lovely tribute to race-car legend".
- "RIP Pete Lovely".
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