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🇨🇭 Jo Vonlanthen

Racing driver from Switzerland. Formula 1, Williams.
Driver facts
Full name
Jo Vonlanthen
Born
31 May 1942(b. 1942)
Nationality
Switzerland
Current team
Williams
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
1
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
2,946
Driver photo · 3:4
Racer Rating
2,946
RANK 2976 / 15,348 INDEXED · +0 SEASON
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM
SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Jo Vonlanthen is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Formula 1 for Williams. Vonlanthen has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]

A Racer Rating of 2,946 ranks Vonlanthen 2976th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
1975 form
LAST 1 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER
P1P5P10P20DNFAUT
Recent results
TAP A ROW FOR THE FULL RACE
1975-08-17Red Bull RingFormula 1DNF−73
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1975▸Formula 1Williams100100P22−722,946
Recent coverage
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Jo Vonlanthen was a Swiss racing driver whose career on record comprises a single Formula 1 start for Williams on 17 August 1975. He failed to finish the race owing to engine failure and scored no championship points. He raced at a time when opportunities in the sport's top category were limited for drivers without substantial backing or connections to established teams, and his solitary Grand Prix appearance represents the sum of his documented professional involvement at that level.[1]

Vonlanthen's rating of 2,946 places him among amateur and club-level competitors; the absence of multiple races, points finishes or head-to-head records against established rivals in the record means his standing cannot be assessed against stronger professional fields. What racing preceded or followed his 1975 Formula 1 entry is not captured in this database's records, though contemporary sources suggest activity in lower categories such as Formula 2 and Formula 3 during the early 1970s.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia
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