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{{Short description|Swedish racing driver (1943{{ndash}}2016)}}
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{{Infobox F1 driver
{{Infobox F1 driver
| image =
| image =
| name = Bertil Roos
| name = Bertil Roos
| nationality = {{flagicon|SWE}} Swedish
| nationality = {{flagicon|SWE}} Swedish
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|10|12}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|10|12|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|3|31|1943|10|12|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|03|31|1943|10|12|df=y}}
| Years = {{F1|1974}}
| Years = {{F1|1974}}
| Team(s) = [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]
| Team(s) = [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]]
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| Last race = [[1974 Swedish Grand Prix]]
| Last race = [[1974 Swedish Grand Prix]]
}}
}}
'''Bertil Roos''' (October 12, 1943<ref name="WATN">{{cite web |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Bertil_Roos |title= The World Championship drivers - Where are they now? |accessdate=2007-07-29 |last=Jenkins |first=Richard |publisher=OldRacingCars.com}}</ref> - March 31, 2016) was a Swedish [[racing driver]] from [[Gothenburg]]. He participated in a single [[Formula One]] Grand Prix, his home race in 1974, from which he retired with transmission failure.
'''Bertil Ingemar Roos'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - Bertil Roos |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/LWFWIW/focusLWFWIW.php?db2=LWF&db=LWF&n=2338|access-date=23 May 2024 |website=Motorsport Memorial}}</ref> (12 October 1943 – 31 March 2016)<ref name="WATN">{{cite web |url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Bertil_Roos |title= The World Championship drivers - Where are they now? |accessdate=5 April 2016 |last=Jenkins |first=Richard |publisher=OldRacingCars.com}}</ref> was a Swedish [[racing driver]] from [[Gothenburg]]. He participated in a single [[Formula One]] Grand Prix, his home race in 1974, from which he retired with transmission failure.


==Career==
==Career==
Despite enjoying early promise in winning the US [[Formula Super Vee]] title in 1973, and also doing well in [[Formula 2]] in Europe and [[Formula Atlantic]] in [[Canada]], Roos only received one shot at Formula One. He and his team, [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]], did not get on particularly well, and ultimately the team chose to work with [[Tom Pryce]] instead. Roos went back to the USA and Canada, where he continued racing.
Despite enjoying early promise in winning the US [[Formula Super Vee]] title in 1973, and also doing well in [[Formula 2]] in Europe and [[Formula Atlantic]] in [[Canada]], Roos only received one shot at Formula One. He and his team, [[Shadow Racing Cars|Shadow]], did not get on particularly well, and ultimately the team chose to work with [[Tom Pryce]] instead. Roos went back to the US and Canada, where he continued racing.


In 1975, he created an eponymous [[racing school]] in Pennsylvania, USA near [[Pocono Raceway]].<ref>[http://www.racenow.com/a02_history.htm Roos Racing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The school is accredited by the [[SCCA]] to be able to recommend graduates for race licenses at the regional and national levels.<ref>[http://www.racenow.com/a03_sccca.htm Roos Racing<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
He was the senior driving instructor for the [[Fred Opert]] [[racing school]] in Pennsylvania, USA near [[Pocono Raceway]],<ref>[http://www.racenow.com/a02_history.htm Roos Racing<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070919063908/http://www.racenow.com/a02_history.htm |date=19 September 2007 }}</ref> a business that he later purchased.


Still racing in the 1980s, Roos was a two-time [[Can-Am]] champion in the 2 liter and under category.<ref>http://www.deepthrottle.com/History/can_am_champs.shtml</ref>
Still racing in the 1980s, Roos was a two-time [[Can-Am]] champion in the 2 liter and under category.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deepthrottle.com/History/can_am_champs.shtml |title=Auto Racing History Can-Am Champions |accessdate=27 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626091915/http://www.deepthrottle.com/History/can_am_champs.shtml |archivedate=26 June 2009 }}</ref>


Roos died at Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg [[Pennsylvania]], on 31 March 2016.<ref name="WATN"/>
He died in 2016.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/RaceCar-Bazaar-581951545243682/</ref>


==Racing record==
==Racing record==

===US Formula Super Vee===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! Rank
! Points
|-
| [[1973 SCCA Formula Super Vee season|1973]]
!
! TUI BH3
! [[Volkswagen|VW]] [[Brabham]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Lime Rock Park|LRP]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Watkins Glen International|WG1]]<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Road Atlanta|ROL]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Watkins Glen International|WG2]]'''<br><small>1</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Road America|ROA]]<br><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pocono Raceway|POC]]<br><small>5</small>
|| [[Pacific Raceways|SIR]]<br><small></small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| [[WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca|LS]]<br><small>6</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Riverside International Raceway|RIV]]<br><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''86'''
|-
!colspan="16"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=1973 SCCA Formula Super Vee Championship Bertil Roos - Champion |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/vee/year/1973.htm |website=champcarstats.com |publisher=Champ Car Stats |access-date=2 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104164007/http://www.champcarstats.com/vee/year/1973.htm |archive-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bertil Roos Racing highlights |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/bertil-roos/ |website=driverdb.com |publisher=Driver Data Base |access-date=2 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112113217/https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/bertil-roos/ |archive-date=12 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Formula Super Vee |url=https://forums.autosport.com/topic/38270-formula-super-vee/ |website=autosport.com |publisher=Autosport |access-date=28 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616205430/https://forums.autosport.com/topic/38270-formula-super-vee/https://pbase.com/mwphoto0524/image/164998681 |archive-date=16 June 2021}}</ref>}}}}
|}


===SCCA National Championship Runoffs===
===SCCA National Championship Runoffs===
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| [[1974 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1974 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1974 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1974 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1974 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1974 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1974 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1974 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.bensing-thomasfuneralhome.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=856543 Obituary]
*{{DriverDB driver|bertil-roos}}

{{S-start}}
{{S-sports}}
{{Succession box|title= US [[SCCA Formula Super Vee|Formula Super Vee]]<br>Champion |before=[[Bill Scott (racing driver)|Bill Scott]]|after=[[Elliott Forbes-Robinson]]|years=1973}}
{{S-end}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Roos, Bertil}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roos, Bertil}}
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[[Category:Atlantic Championship drivers]]
[[Category:Atlantic Championship drivers]]
[[Category:SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers]]
[[Category:SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers]]
[[Category:Formula Super Vee Champions]]
[[Category:SCCA National Championship Runoffs participants]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Gothenburg]]




Latest revision as of 22:19, 2 June 2024

Bertil Roos
Born(1943-10-12)12 October 1943
Died31 March 2016(2016-03-31) (aged 72)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalitySweden Swedish
Active years1974
TeamsShadow
Entries1
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1974 Swedish Grand Prix
Last entry1974 Swedish Grand Prix

Bertil Ingemar Roos[1] (12 October 1943 – 31 March 2016)[2] was a Swedish racing driver from Gothenburg. He participated in a single Formula One Grand Prix, his home race in 1974, from which he retired with transmission failure.

Career

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Despite enjoying early promise in winning the US Formula Super Vee title in 1973, and also doing well in Formula 2 in Europe and Formula Atlantic in Canada, Roos only received one shot at Formula One. He and his team, Shadow, did not get on particularly well, and ultimately the team chose to work with Tom Pryce instead. Roos went back to the US and Canada, where he continued racing.

He was the senior driving instructor for the Fred Opert racing school in Pennsylvania, USA near Pocono Raceway,[3] a business that he later purchased.

Still racing in the 1980s, Roos was a two-time Can-Am champion in the 2 liter and under category.[4]

Roos died at Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania, on 31 March 2016.[2]

Racing record

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US Formula Super Vee

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Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
1973 TUI BH3 VW Brabham LRP
1 		WG1
1 		ROL
Ret 		WG2
1 		ROA
Ret 		POC
5 		SIR
 LS
6 		RIV
3 		1st 86
Source:[5][6][7]

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

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Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1987 Road Atlanta Martini Mk. 47 Formula Atlantic 13 4 DNF

Complete Formula One results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 WDC Points
1974 UOP Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN3 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA ESP BEL MON SWE
Ret 		NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA NC 0

References

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  1. ^ "Motorsport Memorial - Bertil Roos". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ^ Roos Racing Archived 19 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Auto Racing History Can-Am Champions". Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  5. ^ "1973 SCCA Formula Super Vee Championship Bertil Roos - Champion". champcarstats.com. Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Bertil Roos Racing highlights". driverdb.com. Driver Data Base. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Formula Super Vee". autosport.com. Autosport. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by US Formula Super Vee
Champion
1973 		Succeeded by


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