Rikky von Opel

Rikky von Opel
Born	Frederick von Opel (1947-10-14) 14 October 1947 (age 77) New York City, U.S.
Parent	Fritz von Opel (father)
Relatives	Wilhelm von Opel (grandfather) Sophie Opel (grandmother) Adam Opel (great-grandfather) Carl von Opel (great-uncle) Gunter Sachs (cousin)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Liechtensteiner
Active years	1973–1974
Teams	Ensign, Brabham
Entries	14 (10 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1973 French Grand Prix
Last entry	1974 French Grand Prix

Frederick "Rikky" von Opel (born 14 October 1947) is a former racing driver, who competed under the Liechtenstein flag in Formula One from 1973 to 1974. Von Opel remains the only Liechtenstein driver to compete in Formula One.

Born in New York City and raised in St. Moritz, von Opel was born into the noble Opel family as the son of Fritz von Opel and the great-grandson of Adam Opel, founder of Opel. He won the Lombard North British Formula 3 Championship in 1972. Von Opel participated in 14 Formula One Grands Prix for Ensign and Brabham, debuting with the former at the 1973 French Grand Prix. He finished a career-best ninth at the Swedish and Dutch Grands Prix in 1974 with Brabham, driving the Brabham BT44.

Upon retiring from motor racing, von Opel moved to a Buddhist monastery in Thailand, becoming a monk.