Tags: Formula One Racer, Motorsport Racer, Racing Driver.

Willy Mairesse (1 October 1928 – 9 September 1969) 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.

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birth date
1928-10-01
death date
1969-09-09
death place
Ostend
first race
1960 Belgian Grand Prix
last race
1965 Belgian Grand Prix
nationality
Belgium
podiums
1
races
13

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