Pete Lovely
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | ignoreblank = y | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox F1 driver with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | embed | child | subbox | name | Name | image | Image | image_size | upright | image_upright | alt | caption | birth_name | birth_date | birth_place | death_date | death_place | relations | relatives | nationality | Nationality | years | Years | teams | Teams | Team(s) | team | Team | engines | Engines | current_team | current team | Current team | 2025 Team | 2026 Team | car_number | car number | Car number | races | Races | championships | Championships | wins | Wins | podiums | Podiums | points | Points | poles | Poles | fastest_laps | fastest laps | Fastest laps | first_race | first race | First race | first_win | first win | First win | last_win | last win | Last win | last_race | last race | Last race | last_position | last position | Last position | last_season | last season | Last season | bf1_years | bf1 years | BF1 Years | bf1_races | bf1 races | BF1 Races | bf1_championships | bf1 championships | BF1 Championships | bf1_wins | bf1 wins | BF1 Wins | bf1_podiums | bf1 podiums | BF1 Podiums | bf1_points | bf1 points | BF1 Points | bf1_poles | bf1 poles | BF1 Poles | bf1_fastest_laps | bf1 fastest laps | BF1 Fastest laps | signature | signature_size | signature alt | signature_alt | website | module | module1 | module2 | module3 | module4 | module5 | record template1 | record template2 | record template3 | record template4 | record template5 | career template1 | career template2 | career template3 | career template4 | career template5 | updated | Updated }} Gerard Carlton "Pete" Lovely (April 11, 1926 – May 15, 2011) was a racecar driver and businessman from the United States. He was born in Livingston, Montana.
Racing career
On November 9, 1957, Lovely won the first ever race held at Laguna Seca, driving a Ferrari.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Lovely participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 10, 1959. He scored no championship points. He won the S3.0 class and achieved a podium overall at the 1960 12 Hours of Sebring with a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. He was best known in his Formula One career for racing various private Lotus cars in World Championship events (usually entered under the banner of 'Pete Lovely Volkswagen') including a hybrid made from a Lotus 69 Formula Two car fitted with a Formula One-specification, 3.0L Cosworth DFV V8 engine. After his retirement from Formula One he was an entrant in various kinds of racing in the USA until the 1980s. Lovely's racing career spanned more than 50 years, and he continued to participate in Vintage and Historic events into the 2000s.
Business career
Lovely opened "Pete Lovely Volkswagen", a Volkswagen dealership in Fife, Washington, in 1954 and ran it for 34 years. He also owned "Pete Lovely Racing" which restored vintage race cars.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Pete's only son, Chris, began working on Pete's cars at a young age and went on to become a highly respected mechanic in Can-Am, CART, Champ Car and IndyCar, working for championship-winning teams.
Death
He died on May 15, 2011 at his home in Tacoma, aged 85 from Alzheimer's disease.
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Template:Abbr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Team Lotus | Lotus 16 | Climax FPF 2.5 L4 | MON Template:Small |
500 | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | ||||
| 1960 | Fred Armbruster | Cooper T51 | Ferrari 107 2.5 L4 | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA Template:Small |
NC | 0 | |||
| 1969 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | CAN Template:Small |
USA Template:Small |
MEX Template:Small |
NC | 0 | ||
| 1970 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | NED Template:Small |
FRA Template:Small |
GBR Template:Small |
GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA Template:Small |
MEX | NC | 0 |
| 1971 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 69 Special | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN Template:Small |
USA Template:Small |
NC | 0 |
Complete Formula One Non-Championship results
(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Team Lotus | Lotus 16 | Climax FPF 2.5 L4 | GLV | AIN | INT Template:Small |
OUL | SIL | |||
| 1969 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC Template:Small |
INT Template:Small |
MAD | OUL | ||||
| 1970 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ROC Template:Small |
INT Template:Small |
OUL | |||||
| 1971 | Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. | Lotus 49B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | ROC | QUE Template:Small |
SPR | INT | RIN | OUL | VIC |
Complete World Sportscar Championship results
12 Hours of Sebring
| Year | Entrant | No | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Template:Flagicon Jack Nethercutt | 8 | Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59
Ferrari V12 2996 |
Template:Flagicon Jack Nethercutt
Template:Flagicon Pete Lovely |
S3.0 | 186 | 3rd | 1st |
| 1961 | 9 | Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59
Ferrari V12 2996 |
Template:Flagicon Jack Nethercutt
Template:Flagicon Pete Lovely |
S3.0 | 1 | DNF
Oil Pump | ||