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Tony Bettenhausen

Full name
Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen
Date of birth
Sep 12, 1916 (44)
Date of death
May 12, 1961
Nationality
American
Place of birth
Tinley Park

Career stats

11
Seasons active
0/11
Championships
13
Races
0/13
Wins
0/13
Pole positions
1/13
Podiums
Watson
Last team
1950 Indianapolis 500
First race
1960 Indianapolis 500
Last race
1955 Indianapolis 500
First podium
1955 Indianapolis 500
Last podium
0
Wins
0
Sprint wins
1
Podiums
7.69%
Podium percentage
1
Most podiums in a season
1
Longest podium streak
0
DNF
0
DNS
1
Fastest laps
1682
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
11
Points

Seasons

All races
Year Pos. Points Races Wins Podiums Pole positions Team(s)
1960 - - 1 0 0 0 Watson
1959 15th 3 1 0 0 0 Epperly
1958 17th 4 1 0 0 0 Epperly
1957 - - 1 0 0 0 Kurtis
1956 - - 1 0 0 0 Kurtis
1955 13th 3 1 0 1 0 Kurtis
1954 - - 2 0 0 0 Kurtis
1953 - - 1 0 0 0 Kuzma
1952 - - 1 0 0 0 Deidt
1951 - - 1 0 0 0 Deidt
1950 21st 1 2 0 0 0 Deidt & Kurtis

Finish positions

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1
32

Starting positions

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Tony Bettenhausen: Career overview and Formula 1 statistics

Tony Bettenhausen is a American Formula 1 driver born on September 12, 1916. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1950 Indianapolis 500, driving for Kurtis. Over the course of his career, Bettenhausen has participated in 13 Grands Prix.

Career highlights

Throughout Tony Bettenhausen's career, his has achieved noteworthy milestones, including:

  • Seasons active: 11
  • Races entered: 13
  • Best race result: 2nd
  • Podium finishes: 1
  • Best qualifying result: 2nd
  • Fastest laps: 1
  • Total career points: 11

Tony Bettenhausen's last race in Formula 1 was the 1960 Indianapolis 500. Explore more about Bettenhausen's seasons and results on his races overview page.

Teams Tony Bettenhausen has raced for

Over his Formula 1 career, Tony Bettenhausen has raced for several teams:

  • Deidt (1950)
  • Kurtis (1950)
  • Deidt (1951-1952)
  • Kuzma (1953)
  • Kurtis (1954-1957)
  • Epperly (1958-1959)
  • Watson (1960)

Learn more about Watson and their history in Formula 1.