Tony Bettenhausen

born 12 Sept 1916 · raced 1950–1960

11Races

0Wins

1Podiums

5Top 10s

9.63Avg Position

12.09Avg Grid Pos

Tony Bettenhausen was an American driver, nicknamed the Tinley Park Express, whose Formula 1 World Championship entries all came in the Indianapolis 500, which counted towards the title in the 1950s. He started the race 11 times between 1950 and 1960, and his best result was second place in 1955, his only podium. Bettenhausen was one of the leading figures of American championship car racing and was killed in a practice crash at Indianapolis in 1961.

Top Teams

Team	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
Epperly	0	7	2
Kurtis Kraft	1	4	5
Deidt	0	0	2
Kuzma	0	0	1
Watson	0	0	1

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Indianapolis Motor Speedway	0	1	11

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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Season by season

Tony Bettenhausen season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Points
1960	66	0
1959	16	3
1958	17	4
1957	48	0
1956	69	0
1955	13	3
1954	57	0
1953	41	0
1952	91	0
1951	43	0
1950	21	1

Circuits raced

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Race results

19601 race▾

Tony Bettenhausen race results in 1960
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Indianapolis 500	Watson	18	P23	0

Earlier seasons1950–1959 (10 seasons)▾

19591 race▾

Tony Bettenhausen race results in 1959
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Indianapolis 500	Epperly	15	P4	3

19581 race▾

Tony Bettenhausen race results in 1958
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Indianapolis 500	Epperly	9	P4	4

19571 race▾

Tony Bettenhausen race results in 1957
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	22	P15	0

19561 race▾

Tony Bettenhausen race results in 1956
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	5	Accident	0

19551 race▾

Tony Bettenhausen race results in 1955
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	2	P2	3

19541 race▾

Tony Bettenhausen race results in 1954
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	8	P15	0

19531 race▾

Tony Bettenhausen race results in 1953
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	6	P9	0

19521 race▾

Tony Bettenhausen race results in 1952
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Indianapolis 500	Deidt	30	Oil pressure	0

19511 race▾

Tony Bettenhausen race results in 1951
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Indianapolis 500	Deidt	9	Spun off	0

19501 race▾

Tony Bettenhausen race results in 1950
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	9	P5	1