Reine Wisell – F1 | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1970 GP USA. Photo Daniel Mainzer

1970 GP USA. Photo William Schneekloth

1970 GP USA. Photo JI Croft via FB

1970 USA GP with Lotus. Photo Todd Treat

1970 USA GP with Lotus. Photo Todd Treat

1970 USA GP with Lotus. Photo Todd Treat

1971 USA GP. Photo Todd Treat

1971 Canadian GP. Photo Ed Moody via FB

1971 Canadian GP. Photo fred Zufelt via FB

1971 – 9th April 1971 Rothmans International Trophy – Oulton Park. Photo and info Gareth Roberts

1971 – 9th April 1971 Rothmans International Trophy – Oulton Park. Photo and info Gareth Roberts

1971 – 9th April 1971 Rothmans International Trophy – Oulton Park. Photo and info Gareth Roberts

1979 – 9th April 1971 Rothmans International Trophy – Oulton Park. Photo and info Gareth Roberts

1971 International Spring Trophy, Oulton Park, UK. Lotus-Turbine 56B. Photo and info John Hobbs

1971 – The old Grand Prix days at Silverstone, with Team Lotus driver Reine Wisell piloting the Lotus 56B turbine car through the access road to the paddock on July 13 1971. He raced this car in the British Grand Prix but was not placed, as I recall. Wisell never quite fulfilled his promise and had a fairly short Formula 1 career. Notice the remnants of Silverstone’s days as an airfield in the background. I was just standing at this point and he drove past! Caption by John Evans. Photo © John Evans and info Ed Brunette

1971 South Africa GP. Photo Johan “Jaybee” Pretorius

1971 South Africa GP. Photo Charles Swindell

1971 Spain GP Montjuïc. Photo/source José Luis Cortijos via JAS

1971 GP Monaco. Photo Manuel Lara

1971 – Reine Wisell in the lovely GLTL Lotus 72 at the 1971 International Trophy at Silverstone. Finished 7th in heat 1, engine problem in heat 2. Photo and info copyright Chris Willows