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🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen
Racing driver from United States. Formula 1, Watson.
Driver facts
Full name
Tony Bettenhausen
Born
12 September 1916(b. 1916)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Watson
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
1
Career starts
11
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
6,070
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,070Rank 172 of 40,700 indexed, -169 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Tony Bettenhausen is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Watson. Bettenhausen has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,070 ranks Bettenhausen 172th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1960 form
Last 11 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1960-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P23 | −82 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +134 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1955 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +111 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1950 | Formula 1 | P5 |
| +108 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1958 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| +102 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1959 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| +68 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1951 | Formula 1 | DNF |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −83 | 6,239 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Epperly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P12 | +102 | 6,322 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Epperly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | P12 | +108 | 6,220 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +5 | 6,111 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −65 | 6,106 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P11 | +134 | 6,171 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −14 | 6,038 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +49 | 6,052 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Deidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −77 | 6,003 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Deidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +68 | 6,079 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | P12 | +4,661 | 6,011 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Bettenhausen finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward | 5,914 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons | 5,992 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson | 4,959 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Duane Carter | 6,176 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hanks | 6,121 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | 5,951 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | 5,941 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Fred Agabashian | 5,810 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto AscariHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,252 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 162 | 🇨🇭 Marc Surer | Formula 1 | 6,086 |
| 163 | 🇵🇱 Robert Kubica | WEC | 6,079 |
| 164 | 🇬🇧 David Coulthard | Formula 1 | 6,078 |
| 165 | 🇧🇷 Bruno Senna | WEC | 6,075 |
| 166 | 🇩🇪 Karl Kling | Formula 1 | 6,075 |
| 167 | 🇧🇬 Nikola Tsolov | Formula 2 | 6,074 |
| 168 | 🇮🇹 Alex Caffi | FIA GT Championship | 6,073 |
| 169 | 🇳🇿 Mike Thackwell | International Formula 3000 | 6,073 |
| 170 | 🇮🇹 Alessandro Nannini | FIA GT Championship | 6,072 |
| 171 | 🇬🇧 David Hobbs | Formula 1 | 6,070 |
| 172 | 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | Formula 1 | 6,070 |
| 173 | 🇬🇧 Mike Hailwood | Formula 1 | 6,069 |
| 174 | 🇬🇧 Taylor Barnard | Formula E | 6,068 |
| 175 | 🇳🇱 Carel Godin de Beaufort | Formula 1 | 6,067 |
| 176 | 🇪🇸 Marc Gene | WEC | 6,067 |
| 177 | 🇺🇸 Paul Russo | Formula 1 | 6,067 |
| 178 | 🇮🇪 Derek Daly | Formula 1 | 6,063 |
| 179 | 🇫🇷 Jean Alesi | IndyCar | 6,063 |
| 180 | 🇦🇷 Roberto Mieres | Formula 1 | 6,059 |
| 181 | 🇺🇸 Brad Keselowski | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,058 |
| 182 | 🇮🇹 Cesare Perdisa | Formula 1 | 6,056 |
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