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Drivers/Tony Bettenhausen
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🇺🇸American

Tony Bettenhausen

12 September 1916 – 12 May 1961(aged 44)

Tony Bettenhausen competed in the F1 World Championship from 1950 to 1960 with Kurtis Kraft, Deidt, Kuzma and 2 other teams, starting 11 races. Best finish 2nd, 1 podium, 11 points.

0Championships
0Wins
1Podiums
0Poles
11Points
—Fastest Lapsi
11Races
11Seasons

Tony Bettenhausen Formula 1 podiums

Tony Bettenhausen has finished on the podium once in Formula 1. That podium came at the Indianapolis 500 in 1955.

Win Rate
0.0%
Podium Rate
9.1%
DNFs
5
Teams
5

Streaks

Podium Streak
—Best: 1 (1955)
Points Streak
—Best: 1 (1959)
Top-5 Streak
—Best: 1 (1959)
Race-Completion Streak
—Best: 1 (1959)
SeasonTeamPosRacesWinsPodiumsPolesPoints
1960DetailWatson—No championship position10000
1959DetailEpperly1610003
1958DetailEpperly1710004
1957DetailKurtis Kraft—No championship position10000
1956DetailKurtis Kraft—No championship position10000
1955DetailKurtis Kraft=13Equal 13th position10103
1954DetailKurtis Kraft—No championship position10000
1953DetailKuzma—No championship position10000
1952DetailDeidt—No championship position10000
1951DetailDeidt—No championship position10000
1950DetailKurtis Kraft=20Equal 20th position10001
SeasonRaceTeamPosPoints
1960DetailIndianapolis 500
1960 · Watson
Watson230
1959DetailIndianapolis 500
1959 · Epperly
Epperly43
1958DetailIndianapolis 500
1958 · Epperly
Epperly44
1957DetailIndianapolis 500
1957 · Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis Kraft150
1956DetailIndianapolis 500
1956 · Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis KraftDNFDid not finish0
1955DetailIndianapolis 500
1955 · Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis Kraft23
1954DetailIndianapolis 500
1954 · Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis Kraft150
1953DetailIndianapolis 500
1953 · Kuzma
Kuzma90
1952DetailIndianapolis 500
1952 · Deidt
DeidtDNFDid not finish0
1951DetailIndianapolis 500
1951 · Deidt
DeidtDNFDid not finish0
1950DetailIndianapolis 500
1950 · Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis Kraft51
No wins recorded
SeasonRaceCircuitTeamPos
1955DetailIndianapolis 500
1955 · Kurtis Kraft
Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayKurtis Kraft2
No pole positions recorded

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