Driver · 1950–1960

Tony Bettenhausen

American · 1916-09-12 (age 109) · Wikipedia ↗
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Starts
11
Grands Prix entered
Wins
0
Wins
Podiums
1
Podiums
Poles
0
Pole Position
Fastest Laps
0
Fastest Lap
Points
10
Career points
Titles
0
World Championship
Win Rate
0.0%
Win rate
Career Trajectory · championship position by season
1 5 10 15 20 1955 · 3pt · share of the leader 8% 1958 · 4pt · share of the leader 10% 1959 · 3pt · share of the leader 10% 1950 · Deidt · P21 · 0pt 1955 · Kurtis Kraft · P13 · 3pt 1958 · Epperly · P17 · 4pt 1959 · Epperly · P16 · 3pt 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
title season line = championship position (1 at the top), colour = team · bar = points as a share of that season leader
SeasonTeamStartsWinsPodiumsPointsFinal position
1960 Watson 1 0 0 0 -
1959 Epperly 1 0 0 3 16
1958 Epperly 1 0 0 4 17
1957 Kurtis Kraft 1 0 0 0 -
1956 Kurtis Kraft 1 0 0 0 -
1955 Kurtis Kraft 1 0 1 3 13
1954 Kurtis Kraft 1 0 0 0 -
1953 Kuzma 1 0 0 0 -
1952 Deidt 1 0 0 0 -
1951 Deidt 1 0 0 0 -
1950 Deidt 1 0 0 0 21
TeamPeriodStartsWinsPodiumsPoints
Deidt 1950–1952 3 0 0 0
Kuzma 1953 1 0 0 0
Kurtis Kraft 1954–1957 4 0 1 3
Epperly 1958–1959 2 0 0 7
Watson 1960 1 0 0 0
Grand PrixStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Indianapolis 500 11 0 1 P2 10
First / Last
Debut1950 Indianapolis 500
First win —
Last win —
First pole —
Most wins in a season —
Streaks · Longest streaks
Win streak0
Podium streak1
Points streak2
Pole streak0
Age Records
Debut age33y 260d
Age at first win—
youngest winner ever —
All-Time Rankings · All-time rank
Wins
—
0 Wins
Podiums
P150
1 Podiums
Pole Position
—
0 Pole Position
Points
P202
10 Points
Starts
P324
11 Starts
Titles
—
0 Titles
Pit Stops & Laps · Data range: pit stops 2012+, lap times 1996+
Pit Stops
0
Recorded pit stops
Best Stop
—
Best pit-lane transit (not stationary)
Laps Recorded
0
Laps on record
Penalties
No penalties in the collected range (2023+ race control).
FIA Documents
No documents for this driver in the collected range (2019+).
Tyres
OpenF1 No race stints in the collected range (2023+).
TeammatePeriodRaces togetheraheadbehindH2H rate
Pat O'Connor 1954–1957 4 1 3 25% compare →
Johnny Boyd 1955–1959 4 3 1 75% compare →
Johnnie Parsons 1954–1957 4 3 1 75% compare →
Jim Rathmann 1954–1960 4 1 3 25% compare →
Paul Russo 1954–1957 4 1 2 33% compare →
Fred Agabashian 1954–1957 4 2 2 50% compare →
Jimmy Daywalt 1954–1957 4 3 1 75% compare →
Sam Hanks 1954–1956 3 1 2 33% compare →
Bob Sweikert 1953–1955 3 1 2 33% compare →
Andy Linden 1955–1957 3 2 1 67% compare →
Pat Flaherty 1953–1955 3 2 1 67% compare →
Al Keller 1955–1957 3 2 1 67% compare →
Troy Ruttman 1954–1960 3 1 2 33% compare →
Ed Elisian 1955–1957 3 3 0 100% compare →
Eddie Russo 1956–1957 2 2 0 100% compare →
Mauri Rose 1950–1951 2 1 1 50% compare →
Marshall Teague 1954–1957 2 0 2 0% compare →
Chuck Stevenson 1953–1960 2 1 1 50% compare →
Bill Vukovich 1954–1955 2 1 1 50% compare →
Bob Christie 1956–1957 2 0 2 0% compare →
Duane Carter 1951–1954 2 0 2 0% compare →
Ray Crawford 1955–1956 2 2 0 100% compare →
Dick Rathmann 1956–1960 2 1 1 50% compare →
Art Cross 1954–1955 2 1 1 50% compare →
Johnnie Tolan 1956–1957 2 1 1 50% compare →
Al Herman 1955–1956 2 2 0 100% compare →
Rodger Ward 1956–1960 2 0 2 0% compare →
Jimmy Bryan 1958–1959 2 1 1 50% compare →
Jack Turner 1956–1957 2 1 1 50% compare →
Bill Homeier 1954–1955 2 2 0 100% compare →
Jimmy Davies 1954–1955 2 1 1 50% compare →
Jack McGrath 1954–1955 2 1 1 50% compare →
Manny Ayulo 1953 1 1 0 100% compare →
Chuck Weyant 1955 1 1 0 100% compare →
Mike Nazaruk 1954 1 0 1 0% compare →
Don Edmunds 1957 1 1 0 100% compare →
Paul Goldsmith 1959 1 1 0 100% compare →
Eddie Johnson 1957 1 1 0 100% compare →
Duke Dinsmore 1956 1 0 1 0% compare →
Walt Faulkner 1955 1 1 0 100% compare →
Elmer George 1957 1 1 0 100% compare →
Gene Hartley 1954 1 0 1 0% compare →
Frank Armi 1954 1 0 1 0% compare →
Len Sutton 1960 1 1 0 100% compare →
Jimmy Reece 1957 1 1 0 100% compare →
Mike Magill 1957 1 1 0 100% compare →
Jerry Hoyt 1954 1 0 1 0% compare →
Mack Hellings 1951 1 1 0 100% compare →
Larry Crockett 1954 1 0 1 0% compare →
Lloyd Ruby 1960 1 0 1 0% compare →
Don Freeland 1957 1 1 0 100% compare →
Cal Niday 1955 1 1 0 100% compare →
Jimmy Jackson 1954 1 0 1 0% compare →
Bill Cheesbourg 1957 1 1 0 100% compare →
Keith Andrews 1956 1 1 0 100% compare →
Bill Holland 1950 1 0 1 0% compare →
Ernie McCoy 1954 1 0 1 0% compare →
George Amick 1958 1 0 1 0% compare →
Bob Veith 1956 1 0 1 0% compare →
Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).
CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Indianapolis Motor Speedway · USA 11 0 1 P2 10
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Scope: World Championship races(1950–, Indianapolis 500 1950–1960 included) · Pole Position = based on grid P1 (qualifying session data 2003+) · fastest-lap counts 2004+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · ongoing season excluded from title counts · shared drives follow source data(Jolpica) notation
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-09-05 14:15