Loris Kessel (1 April 1950 – 15 May 2010) was a Swiss racing driver.
Kessel was born in Lugano, Switzerland.
Following a couple of season in Formula Two, where he managed to finish fourth twice at Hockenheim driving for the March team, Kessel made his debut in Formula One.
Kessel participated in six Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 2 May 1976, driving a Brabham for RAM.
In 1977, he drove his own Apollon-Williams. He scored no championship points.
Following his retirement from competitive motorracing in 1981, Kessel established a series of car dealerships in Switzerland as well as his own racing team, competing in Ferrari Challenge series in Italy and the main European series. The team also competes in the FIA GT3 European Championship with the same car.
In 2010, Kessel died in Montagnola, Switzerland, after a battle with leukemia.
His son Ronnie continues to operate the Kessel cars dealership.
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula One World Championship results
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Loris Kessel Auto Archived 2016-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
Kessel Racing Archived 2008-01-20 at the Wayback Machine