Willy Mairesse
Race car driver, Deceased Person
1928 – 1969
Who was Willy Mairesse?
Willy Mairesse was a Formula One and sports car driver from Belgium. He participated in 13 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 June 1960. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of seven championship points. He committed suicide in a hotel room in Ostend after injury at the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans forced an end to his career.
Peter Revson once described the intensity of Mairesse before a race at Spa, Belgium. Revson looked into his car and saw Mairesse's "furrowed" face, beetled brows, and eyes which were almost tilted and their color changed. "It was almost like looking at the devil."
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- Born
- Oct 1, 1928
Momignies - Nationality
- Belgium
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 9, 1969
Ostend
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on July 23, 2013
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