About André Pilette
Lived 1918 – 1993 (aged 75). André Pilette was a Belgian formula One driver and racing automobile driver.
André Théodore Pilette (6 October 1918 – 27 December 1993), son of former Indy 500 participant Théodore Pilette, was a racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 14 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 17 June 1951. Talbot-Lago T26C with which Palette made his Formula 1 debut. Pilette scored two championship points. His son Teddy Pilette also became a racing driver, although his F1 career in the mid-1970s was much briefer.
Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points 1951 Ecurie Belgique Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot Straight-6 SUI 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA ESP NC 0 1953 Ecurie Belge Connaught A Type Lea-Francis Straight-4 ARG 500 NED BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA NC 0 1954 Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 Gordini Straight-6 ARG 500 BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP 19th 2 1956 Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 32 Gordini Straight-8 ARG MON6 * 500 GER ITA NC 0 Scuderia Ferrari Lancia D50 Ferrari V8 BEL Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 Gordini Straight-6 FRA 1961 Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson P Climax Straight-4 MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER ITA USA NC 0 1963 Tim Parnell Lotus 18/21 Climax Straight-4 MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER NC 0 André Pilette ITA USA MEX RSA 1964 Equipe Scirocco Belge Scirocco 02 Climax V8 MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER AUT ITA USA MEX NC 0
Indicates shared drive with Élie Bayol
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Who was André Pilette?
racecar driver
When was André Pilette born?
André Pilette was born on 6 October 1918 in Paris.
When did André Pilette die?
André Pilette died on 27 December 1993 in Etterbeek.
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André Pilette was a formula One driver and racing automobile driver.
What nationality was André Pilette?
André Pilette was Belgian.
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