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Tony Bettenhausen F1 stats

Driver Bio

Nationality
American
Birthplace
Tinley Park, Illinois, USA
Date of Birth12 September 1916
Date of Death12 May 1961 (aged 44)
First Grand Prix
1950 Indianapolis 500
Last Grand Prix
1960 Indianapolis 500
Year(s) Active1950–60
Best Championship Result13th (1955)

Related Pages

  • Podiums
  • Fastest Laps
  • Front Row Starts

F1 Career Stats

Grand Prix Stats
Race Starts11 
First Race Start
1950 Indianapolis 500
 
Last Race Start
1960 Indianapolis 500
Did Not Start1 
Best Race Start2nd×1
Best Race Finish2nd×1
Retirements654.6%
First-Lap Retirements0 
Not Classified0 
Disqualified0 
Times Leading the Championship0 
Number of Events1 
Number of Circuits1 
Wins Stats
Wins0 
Podiums Stats
Podiums19.1%
Races Until First Podium6 
First Podium Finish
1955 Indianapolis 500
Wins0 
Second-Place Finishes1100%
Third-Place Finishes0 
Most Consecutive Podium Finishes0 
Most Podium Finishes in a Single Season11955
Seasons with Podium Finishes1 
More podium stats
Pole Positions Stats
Pole Positions 0
Qualifying Stats
Did Not Qualify0 
Fastest Laps Stats
Fastest Laps19.1%
Races Until First Fastest Lap9 
First Fastest Lap
1958 Indianapolis 500
Win with Fastest Lap0 
Most Consecutive Fastest Laps0 
Most Fastest Laps in a Single Season11958
Seasons with at least One Fastest Lap1 
More fastest lap stats
Points Stats
Points Scored111.00 pts p/r
Points Finishes436.4%
Races Until First Points Finish1 
First Points Finish
1950 Indianapolis 500
Last Points Finish
1959 Indianapolis 500
Most Points Scored in a Single Season41958
Most Points Finishes in a Single Season11950, 1955, 1958, 1959
Seasons with at least One Points Finish4 
Front Row Starts Stats
Front Row Starts19.1%
Races Until First Front Row Start6 
First Front Row Start
1955 Indianapolis 500
Pole0 
2nd1100%
Most Front Row Starts in a Single Season11955
Most Consecutive Front Row Starts0 
Seasons with at least One Front Row Start1 
More front row start stats

Driver Stats by Season

Tony Bettenhausen’s F1 Stats by Season
YearConstructorRSWPDPPFLFRDNFPFPTSWC
1950
  • Deidt
  • Kurtis Kraft
1–––––11120th
1951Deidt1–––––1––NC
1952Deidt1–––––1––NC
1953Kuzma1––––––––NC
1954Kurtis Kraft1–––––1––NC
1955Kurtis Kraft1–1––1–1313th
1956Kurtis Kraft1–––––1––NC
1957Kurtis Kraft1––––––––NC
1958Epperly1–––1––1416th
1959Epperly1––––––1315th
1960Watson1–––––1––NC
  11010116411 
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RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points
WC
World Championship
NC
Not Classified

Driver Stats by Constructor

Tony Bettenhausen’s F1 Stats by Constuctor
ConstructorRSWPDPPFLFRDNFPFPTS
Deidt (1950–52)3–––––3––
Kurtis Kraft (1950, 1954–57)5–1––1224
Kuzma (1953)1––––––––
Epperly (1958–59)2–––1––27
Watson (1960)1–––––1––
 11*010116411
Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points

Notes

  • Tony Bettenhausen featured in the 1950 Indianapolis 500 for both Deidt and Kurtis Kraft.

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