André Wicky

André Wicky
Born 22 May 1928 (1928-05-22) (age 83)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Swiss
Active years 1961-1967
Teams privateer Cooper, Lotus and Porsche
Races 10 non-championship races
(6 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1961 Pau Grand Prix
Last race 1967 Syracuse Grand Prix

André Wicky (born 22 May 1928) is a Swiss former racing driver, active from the late 1950s to the late 1970s. He was mainly involved in sports car racing, as an entrant and team owner as well as a driver, but also took part in several non-championship Formula One races during the 1960s.

Wicky entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1960 and 1961 with an AC Ace, winning the 2.0 GT class in 1960. He returned to Le Mans in 1966, and raced every year until 1975, campaigning Porsches. From 1969, he drove for his own team, the Wicky Racing Team, and his best overall result was 17th in 1971, driving a Porsche 908. The same year, Walter Brun finished seventh in a Wicky Porsche. Occasionally Wicky campaigned other marques besides Porsche; in 1974 he entered a BMW 3.0CSL for Brun, although it retired after one lap, and a De Tomaso Pantera for Max Cohen-Olivar and Philippe Carron, which retired after 16 laps.

From 1961, he participated in occasional Formula One races, first with a Cooper T53, but this car suffered engine failures in every race that Wicky entered. At the 1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix, he drove a Lotus 24 for Scuderia Filipinetti, and achieved his best Formula One result of ninth from 11th on the grid. He subsequently bought the Lotus and entered it in the next two Syracuse Grands Prix, but found little success with the car, only able to repeat his ninth place finish in the 1965 race, albeit a distant last.[1]

Non-Championship Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1961 André Wicky Cooper T53 Climax Str.-4 LOM GLV PAU
Ret
BRX VIE AIN SYR NAP
DNA
LON SIL SOL KAN DAN MOD FLG OUL LEW VAL RAN NAT RSA
1963 André Wicky Cooper T53 Climax Str.-4 LOM GLV PAU IMO SYR
Ret
AIN INT ROM
Ret
SOL KAN
Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus 24 BRM V8 MED
9
AUT OUL RAN
1964 André Wicky Lotus 24 BRM V8 DMT NWT
DNA
SYR
DNQ
AIN INT SOL MED RAN
1965 André Wicky Lotus 24 BRM V8 ROC SYR
9
SMT INT MED RAN
1966 André Wicky Cooper T53 BRM V8 RSA SYR
Ret
INT OUL
1967 André Wicky Porsche Special Porsche Flat-4 ROC SPR INT SYR
DNA
OUL ESP

References

  1. ^ John Thompson, "The Formula One Record Book", Frewin, 1974, pp.214-215.