Disappearance – Queen Wisell 1941-2022

The podium obtained for her Grand Prix debut by Reine Wisell will unfortunately remain without a future. Winner in Pau and Montlhéry, he also left a mark on the French circuits. With his tall athletic stature, his long blond hair, his sideburns and his devastating smile, he would have made a perfect viking in the cinema. Born September 30, 1941 in Motala (Sweden), Reine was the son of a radio-TV technician. In parallel with his automotive engineering studies, he practiced football, swimming and motocross before starting in 1962 on a Mini Cooper, alternating races on circuit and on ice. Two years later, he left the garage he managed in his hometown for a job with the importer BMC. During the week, he tested the cars off the line and, at the weekend, he raced in a Ford Anglia, replaced in 1965 by an MG Midget with a Formula Junior 1100 engine. The following year, he finished 2nd in the championship on ice behind the wheel of a Mini Cooper 1300, then begins in F3 at the wheel of an old Coo