Not to be confused with Teddy Pilette

Teddy Pilette

Theodore "Teddy" Pilette is a former racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 4 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, the first on 12 May 1974 with Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham team....

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Théodore Pilette (8 September 1883 St. Gillis – 3 May 1921 Capellen, Luxembourg) was a Belgian racecar driver.
Father of André Pilette

André Pilette

André Pilette , son of former Indy 500 participant Théodore Pilette, was a racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 14 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 17 June 1951. He scored 2 championship points...

 and grandfather of Teddy Pilette

Teddy Pilette

Theodore "Teddy" Pilette is a former racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 4 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, the first on 12 May 1974 with Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham team....

, Théodore was the first member of that racing dynasty.
He started racing in 1903 with what was at the time the birth of motoracing.
He was the first Belgian to race at Indianapolis 500 in 1913 with his works Mercedes car.

Théodore was the importer in Belgium for Bugatti and Mercedes. His concession, Etablissents Pilette, was situated Rue Veydt in Brussels. http://www.irismonument.be/fr.Saint-Gilles.Rue_Faider.6.html

Théodore died on his way back from the Mercedes factory in a road accident near Capellen with his mechanic, Bruyere.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1913 1913 Indianapolis 500 The 1913 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the third such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1913.-Qualification results:... 23 13 75.520 27 5 200 0 Running Totals 200 0

Starts 1 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 1 Top 10 1 Retired 0