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.
| Born | April 11, 1926 Livingston, Montana |
|---|---|
| Died | May 15, 2011 (aged 85) Tacoma, Washington |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Active years | 1959–1960, 1969–1971 |
| Teams | Lotus (mostly as privateer), non-works Cooper |
| Entries | 11 (7 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1959 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1971 United States Grand Prix |
Racing career
editOn November 9, 1957, Lovely won the first ever race held at Laguna Seca, driving a Ferrari.[1][2] 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
editLovely 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.[3]
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.
Racing record
editComplete Formula One World Championship results
edit(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Team Lotus | Lotus 16 | Climax FPF 2.5 L4 | MON DNQ |
500 | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | ||||
| 1960 | Fred Armbruster | Cooper T51 | Ferrari 107 2.5 L4 | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA 11 |
NC | 0 | |||
| 1969 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN 7 |
USA Ret |
MEX 9 |
NC | 0 | ||
| 1970 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED DNQ |
FRA DNQ |
GBR NC |
GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA DNQ |
MEX | NC | 0 |
| 1971 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 69 Special | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN NC |
USA NC |
NC | 0 |
Complete Formula One Non-Championship results
edit(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Team Lotus | Lotus 16 | Climax FPF 2.5 L4 | GLV | AIN | INT 15 |
OUL | SIL | |||
| 1969 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC 6 |
INT Ret |
MAD | OUL | ||||
| 1970 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC Ret |
INT 13 |
OUL | |||||
| 1971 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | ROC | QUE DNQ |
SPR | INT | RIN | OUL | VIC |
Complete World Sportscar Championship results
edit12 Hours of Sebring
edit| Year | Entrant | No | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Jack Nethercutt
|
8 | Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59
Ferrari V12 2996 |
Jack Nethercutt
|
S3.0 | 186 | 3rd | 1st |
| 1961 | 9 | Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59
Ferrari V12 2996 |
Jack Nethercutt
|
S3.0 | 1 | DNF
Oil Pump | ||
References
edit- ^ "Laguna Seca Raceway Fund- 50 years". Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ Brodeur, Nicole (31 August 2007). "A Lovely tribute to race-car legend". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "RIP Pete Lovely". www.gglotus.org. Retrieved 8 November 2023.