Loris Kessel (born April 1 1950 in Lugano) is a racing driver from Switzerland. He participated in six Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 2, 1976. He scored no championship points.

In 1976, he drove a Brabham for RAM, and in 1977 he drove his own Apollon-Williams, although this car was not a success.

Kessel nowadays run a series of car dealership in Switzerland and 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.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(F1 driver results legend 2) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Team	WDC	Points
1976	RAM	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP DNQ	BEL 12	MON	SWE Ret	FRA DNQ	GBR	GER	AUT NC	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN		RAM	-	0
1977	Apollon	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA DNQ	USA	CAN	JPN	Apollon	-	0

External links

• Loris Kessel Auto
• Kessel Racing