Tony Bettenhausen

Melvin Eugene "Tony" Bettenhausen (born 12 September 1916 in Tinley Park, Illinois, died 12 May 1961 in Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1950 onwards. A very successful midget car and US National racer, he was the first man to win the AAA National championship (1951) and Formula One drivers' title (1953) and was the first American to win the Formula One title. Up to 1955, he had 17 AAA race wins and 2 Formula One race wins. He died in 1961 after an accident during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. He was 44 years old.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Pts.
1950	Alexander Racing Team	Gordini T15	Gordini 1.5 L4s	GBR 11	MON 10	500	SUI 2	BEL	FRA	ITA				9th	6
1951	Alexander Racing Team	Gordini T15	Gordini 1.5 L4s	MON Ret	500	BEL Ret	FRA Ret	GBR DNQ	GER 4	NED DNQ	ITA Ret			19th	3
1952	Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin AM-03	Jaguar XK 3.4	MON	ENG	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER 8	NED 2	ITA 3	USA 12	AUS Ret	11th	10
1953	Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	MON Ret	NED 3	BEL 1	FRA 2	GBR 7	GER 3	SUI Ret	ITA 3	USA Ret		1st	27
1954	Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	MON Ret	FRA Ret	BEL Ret	NED 1	GBR 4	SUI Ret	GER Ret	USA Ret	ITA 4		5th	15
1955	Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	MON Ret	FRA Ret	BEL Ret	GBR Ret	SCO Ret	SOV	ITA				NC*	0*

* denotes season still in progress