Pete Lovely

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Pete Lovely
Nationality  American
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1959-1960, 1969-1971
Teams	Lotus (mostly as privateer), non-works Cooper
Races	11 (7 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1959 Monaco Grand Prix
Last race	1971 United States Grand Prix

Gerard Carlton "Pete" Lovely (born April 11, 1926 in Livingston, Montana) is a former racecar driver driver from the United States. He participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 10, 1959. He scored no championship points. He was best known in his F1 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 F2 car with a Cosworth DFV engine. After his retirement from driving he was an entrant in various kinds of racing in the USA until the 1980s.

[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	WDC	Points
1959	Team Lotus	Lotus 16	Climax Straight-4	MON DNQ	500	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA					-	0
1960	Fred Armbruster	Cooper T45	Ferrari Straight-4	ARG	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA 11				-	0
1969	Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.	Lotus 49B	Cosworth V8	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	CAN 7	USA Ret	MEX 9			-	0
1970	Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.	Lotus 49B	Cosworth V8	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	NED DNQ	FRA DNQ	GBR NC	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA DNQ	MEX	-	0
1971	Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.	Lotus 49/69	Cosworth V8	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN NC	USA NC			-	0