Enn Griffel (5 April 1935 – 3 November 2007) was an Estonian auto racing driver, who participated in the Soviet Formula 3 Championship, Soviet Formula Junior,

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, and

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. He held USSR championship titles in Soviet Formula Three Championship in 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, and 1975, and in Soviet Formula Junior in 1963. He became the Estonian champion in formula circuit racing four times: 1963 in Formula One, 1971, 1972, and 1975 in Formula Three class.

Results

Soviet Formula 3 Championship

History

Enn Griffel was born on 5 April 1935 in Assamalla,

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. He began participating in the auto racing competitions in 1960. In 1960, he had third place in the classification of the Soviet Formula Three Championship, and, in 1967, 1974, and 1976, he had second place. In 1963, he was the champion of the Soviet Formula Junior, and in 1971, 1972, and 1975, of the Soviet Formula Three Championship. In 1971, he participated in one race of the

. In 1974, he had a fourth place in

. He also participated in the development and testing of the Estonia race cars, manufactured by Tallinna Autode Remondi Katsetehas. Griffel died on 3 November 2007, in Tallinn, Estonia.

Private life

He was married to Milvi Akberg-Griffel, a middle-distance runner, with whom, he had a daughter, Lea Vakra, who was a middle-distance runner. Enn Griffel's grandson is

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, who was a member of the State Assembly of Estonia.

References

1935 births 2007 deaths Estonian racing drivers Formula Three drivers People from Tapa Parish Burials at Pärnamäe Cemetery {{Estonia-sport-bio-stub