Enn Griffel
Born(1935-04-05)5 April 1935
Assamalla, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
Died3 November 2007(2007-11-03) (aged 72)
Tallinn, Estonia
Championship titles
1968
1969
1971
1972
1975		Soviet Formula 3 Championship

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, Formula Easter, and East German Formula Three Championship. He held USSR championship titles in Soviet Formula Three Championship in 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, and 1975, and in Soviet Formula Junior in 1963.[1] He became the Estonian champion in formula circuit racing four times: 1963 in Formula One, 1971, 1972, and 1975 in Formula Three class.[2]

Results

Soviet Formula 3 Championship

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 DC Points
1969 Kalev Tallinn Estonia 9 MIN
1		 BIK
1		 BIK
3		 NEV
1		 1st 35
1971 Kalev Tallinn Estonia 9 MIN
Ret		 BIK
1		 PIR
1		 1st 200
1972 Kalev Tallinn Estonia 9 MIN
1		 BIK
1		 PIR
2		 1st 283
1973 Kalev Tallinn Estonia 18 MIN
Ret		 PIR
2		 BIK
5		 5th 153

History

Enn Griffel was born on 5 April 1935 in Assamalla, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union.[1]

He began participating in the auto racing competitions in 1960.[1] In 1960, he had third place in the classification of the Soviet Formula Three Championship,[1][3] 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.[1][4] In 1971, he participated in one race of the East German Formula Three Championship.[5] In 1974, he had a fourth place in Formula Easter.[6] He also participated in the development and testing of the Estonia race cars, manufactured by Tallinna Autode Remondi Katsetehas.[1]

Griffel died on 3 November 2007, in Tallinn, Estonia.[1]

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.[1][7] Enn Griffel's grandson is Rainer Vakra, who was a member of the State Assembly of Estonia.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Enn Griffel". Eesti entsüklopeedia (in Estonian).
  2. ↑ "Griffel, Enn". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (ESBL) (in Estonian). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Formula Junior 1963". formula2.net.
  4. ↑ "Soviet Formula 3". teamdan.com.
  5. ↑ "Enn Griffel". driverdb.com.
  6. ↑ "FAHRERÜBERSICHT A-Z" (PDF). formel3guide.com (in German).
  7. 1 2 "Vakra, Lea". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon (ESBL) (in Estonian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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