Eppie Wietzes
Born | Assen, Netherlands | 28 May 1938
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Died | 10 June 2020 Ontario, Canada | (aged 82)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Active years | 1967, 1974 |
Teams | Lotus, non-works Brabham |
Entries | 2 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1967 Canadian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1974 Canadian Grand Prix |
Egbert "Eppie" Wietzes (28 May 1938 – 10 June 2020) was a
Formula One
Wietzes was born in
F5000 class and won the 1981 Trans-Am Series. In 1993, he was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.[7]
Safety car
He was the driver of the first safety car in Formula One, in the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix, taking a Porsche 914 course car on to the track after a collision involving François Cevert and Jody Scheckter.[8]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Points |
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1967 | Team Lotus / Comstock Racing | Lotus 49 | Cosworth V8 | RSA | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | CAN DSQ |
ITA | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | ||||
1974 | Team Canada F1 Racing | Brabham BT42 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN Ret |
USA | NC | 0 |
Sources:[9]
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References
- ^ Egbert "Eppie" Wietzes Obituary - North York ON
- ^ Eppie Wietzes at f1database.com Archived 2010-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pye, Marcus (11 June 2020). "Two-time F1 starter and 1981 Trans-Am champion Eppie Wietzes dies". Autosport.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ a b Eppie Wietzes at grandprix.com
- ^ "Weather affects first Canadian Grand Prix". Motor Sport magazine archive. October 1967. p. 71. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ISBN 0851127029.
- ^ Eppie Wietzes at the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Eppie Wietzes - Full Biography". Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ISBN 0-85112-623-5.
External links
- Eppie Wietzes driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- F1 Rejects profile