“We in the immediate family mourn his passing but at the same time rejoice in the fantastic life he has had to live.
We ask you to respect our time of grief and give us the space needed in the coming time ", the family writes in an email.
Reine Wisell belonged to the same generation of drivers as Ronnie Peterson and the two had hot dusts in the class under Formula 1 before their careers went on.
Reine Wisell debuted in Formula 1 in 1970 and took third place in Watkins Glen the same year.
In the 1971 season, he finished twelfth in the drivers' championship.
He continued to compete in Formula 1 until 1974.