Sunday 11th April 1926

Born on this day, Pete Lovely, racecar driver and businessman from the United States who participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting in May 1959. He scored no championship points and is best remembered for racing various private Lotus cars in Formula One 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.