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Teddy Pilette

{{Short description|Belgian racing driver (born 1942)}}

{{About|the Belgian auto racer born in 1942|his grandfather, the Belgian auto racer born in 1883|Théodore Pilette}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox F1 driver

| image = TeddyPilette1975.jpg

| image_size = 150

| name = Teddy Pilette

| nationality = {{flagicon|BEL}} Belgian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|07|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Brussels, Belgium

| 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

| First win =

| Last win =

| Last race = 1977 Italian Grand Prix

}}

Theodore "Teddy" Pilette ({{IPA|fr|te.ɔ.dɔʁ pi.lɛt}}; born 26 July 1942){{cite web |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Teddy_Pilette |title= The World Championship drivers - Where are they now? |access-date=29 July 2007 |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 12 May 1974 with Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham team.

Son of André Pilette and 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 US in Formula 5000. He also made 3 attempts at the Indy 500. He attempted to qualify for the 1977 Indianapolis 500 but failed to make the field. He drove in the CART Championship Car race at Watkins Glen International in 1981 but retired after 14 laps due to gearbox failure. It would be his only Champ Car start as he failed to qualify for the 1982 Indianapolis 500 and 1983 Indianapolis 500 and was entered in the Cleveland Grand Prix later that year but the car was driven by Herm Johnson.[http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/PiletteTeddy.htm Teddy Pilette], Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 3 March 2011

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 Three car, the Pilette PWT 94C, and raced in the German Formula 3 championship with Paolo Coloni, without success.

In September 2013, he was elected vice president of the Grand Prix Drivers Club (formerly known as Club International des Anciens Pilotes de Grand-Prix F1).

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Racing record

=Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
pos.|Class position}}

1968

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Racing Team V.D.S.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Rob Slotemaker

|align="left"| Alfa Romeo T33/2

| P
2.0

| 104

| DNF

| DNF

1969

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Racing Team V.D.S.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Rob Slotemaker

|align="left"| Alfa Romeo T33B

| P
3.0

| 36

| DNF

| DNF

1970

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Racing Team V.D.S.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Gustave Gosselin

|align="left"| Lola T70 Mk. IIIB-Chevrolet

| S
5.0

| 109

| DNF

| DNF

1971

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Racing Team V.D.S.

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Gustave Gosselin

|align="left"| Lola T70 Mk. IIIB-Chevrolet

| S
5.0

| 14

| DNF

| DNF

1972

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Ecurie Francorchamps

|align="left"| {{flagicon|UK}} Derek Bell
{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Bond

|align="left"| Ferrari 365 GTB/4

| GT
5.0

| 301

| 8th

| 4th

1975

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Ecurie Francorchamps

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Claude Andruet
{{flagicon|BEL}} Hughes de Fierlandt

|align="left"| Ferrari 365 GTB/4

| GTS

| 293

| 12th

| 6th

1978

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Ecurie Francorchamps

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jean Blaton
{{flagicon|FRA}} Raymond Touroul

|align="left"| Ferrari 512BB

| IMSA
+2.5

| 39

| DNF

| DNF

1987

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BEL}} Dahm Cars Racing Team

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Peter Fritsch
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Paul Libert

|align="left"| Argo JM19-Porsche

| C2

| 12

| DNF

| DNF

colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Teddy-Pilette-B.html|title=All Results of Teddy Pilette|work=RacingSportCars|access-date=6 December 2019}}}}}}

=Complete European F5000 Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

1971

! Racing Team V.D.S.

! McLaren M10B

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

| MAL

| SNE

| BRH

| MON

| SIL

| CAS

| MAL

| MNZ

| MAL

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL
{{small|3}}

| OUL

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SNE
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HOC
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
{{small|5}}

|

! 8th

! 18

rowspan=2| 1972

!rowspan=2| Racing Team V.D.S.

! McLaren M18/M22

!rowspan=2| Chevrolet 5.0 V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SNE
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| NIV
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|Ret}}

| MON

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
{{small|8}}

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2| 5th

!rowspan=2| 25

McLaren M22

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
{{small|Ret}}

| SIL

| BRH

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan=2| 1973

!rowspan=2| Racing Team V.D.S.

! McLaren M18/M22

!rowspan=2| Chevrolet 5.0 V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
{{small|7}}

| MAL

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2 style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

!rowspan=2 style="background:#ffffbf;"| 136

Chevron B24

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| OUL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| MIS
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| SIL
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| BRH
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| OUL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| JYL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SNE
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
{{small|Ret}}

|

1974

! Chevron Racing Team V.D.S.

! Chevron B28

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZOL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MUG
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| MNZ
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| THR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| OUL
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MAL
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
{{small|6}}

! 4th

! 108

1975

! Racing Team V.D.S.

! Lola T400

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
{{small|NC}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL
{{small|NC}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ZAN
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| THR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| MAL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| THR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| SNE
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| MAL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| BRH
{{small|2}}

|

|

!style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

!style="background:#ffffbf;"| 174

=Complete Formula One World Championship results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! {{abbr|WDC|World Drivers Championship standing}}

! Pts

1974

! Motor Racing Developments

! Brabham BT42

! Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| ARG

| BRA

| RSA

| ESP

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL
{{small|17}}

| MON

| SWE

| NED

| FRA

| GBR

| GER

| AUT

| ITA

| CAN

| USA

|

|

! NC

! 0

1977

! Stanley BRM

! BRM P207

! BRM P202 3.0 V12

| ARG

| BRA

| RSA

| USW

| ESP

| MON

| BEL

| SWE

| FRA

| GBR

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| GER
{{small|DNQ}}

| AUT

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| NED
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ITA
{{small|DNQ}}

| USA

| CAN

| JPN

! NC

! 0

=Complete Formula One non-championship results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

1971

! Racing Team V.D.S.

! McLaren M10B (F5000)

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

| ARG

| ROC

| QUE

| SPR

| INT

| RIN

| OUL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VIC
{{small|14}}

rowspan=2| 1972

!rowspan=2| Racing Team V.D.S.

! McLaren M18/M22 (F5000)

!rowspan=2| Chevrolet 5.0 V8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ROC
{{small|13}}

| BRA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INT
{{small|11}}

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VIC
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

McLaren M22 (F5000)

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
{{small|9}}

| REP

|

|

|

rowspan=2| 1973

!rowspan=2| Racing Team V.D.S.

! McLaren M18/M22 (F5000)

!rowspan=2| Chevrolet 5.0 V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

Chevron B24 (F5000)

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INT
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

1974

! Racing Team V.D.S.

! Chevron B28 (F5000)

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

| PRE

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INT
{{small|10}}

|

|

|

|

|

1975

! Racing Team V.D.S.

! Lola T400 (F5000)

! Chevrolet 5.0 V8

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ROC
{{small|DNQ}}

| INT

| SUI

|

|

|

|

|

=Complete British Formula One Championship results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

1978

! Stanley BRM

! BRM P207

! BRM P202 3.0 V12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL
{{small|Ret}}

| ZAN

| DON

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
{{small|Ret}}

! 13th

! 20

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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

{{S-start}}

{{S-sports}}

{{Succession box|title=European Formula 5000 Championship
Champion |before=Gijs van Lennep|after=Bob Evans|years=1973}}

{{Succession box|title=European Formula 5000 Championship
Champion |before=Bob Evans|after=David Purley|years=1975}}

{{S-end}}

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