Troy Ruttman
Troy Ruttman (born 11 March 1930 in Mooreland, died 19 May 1997 in Lake Havasu City) was an American racing driver. He started his racing career at age 15, and by 1949, he was competing in the AAA championship, where he would stay for 15 years, winning three race, including the Indianapolis 500 twice. As a result, he finished second in the 1952 AAA championship. Ruttman was also one of the first Americans to regularly compete in the Formula One world championship, along with Mauri Rose and Tony Bettenhausen. His win at the 1951 Indianapolis 500 made him the youngest ever winner and fastest lap scorer at the time, and his win and fastest lap at the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix earned him those same records for European races. Later competing for Ferrari and O.S.C.A., he scored fifth place in the 1956 Italian Grand Prix despite crashing out just two laps from the end.
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 | EXTRAS | Watson 1950 | Offenhauser 3.0 L4C | GBR | MON | 500 Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||
| All American Racers | AAR T1G | Weslake 3.0 V12 | SUI | BEL | FRA 13 |
ITA 9 |
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| 1951 | Ferrari America | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser 3.0 L4C | MON | 500 1 |
BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | NED | 8th | 9 | |||
| Ferrari 375 | Ferrari 375 4.5 V12 | ITA Ret |
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| 1952 | Ferrari America | Ferrari 375 | Ferrari 375 4.5 V12 | MON Ret |
ENG Ret |
BEL 6 |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER 11 |
NED 1 |
ITA Ret |
USA Ret |
AUS 10 |
12th | 9 |
| 1953 | Ferrari America | Ferrari 550 | Ferrari 550 2.0 L4 | MON Ret |
BEL Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR | GER | SUI | NC | 0 | ||||
| Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | NED Ret |
ITA Ret |
USA | |||||||||||
| 1954 | Asso di Fiori | Aston Martin AM-04 | Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12 | MON | FRA | BEL 7 |
NED Ret |
GBR Ret |
SUI Ret |
GER Ret |
USA 7 |
ITA Ret |
NC | 0 | |
| 1955 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | MON | FRA | BEL | GBR | SCO DNQ |
SOV 9†/Ret |
ITA Ret |
NC | 0 | |||
| 1956 | Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili | O.S.C.A. F156A | O.S.C.A. 1500S-56 1.5 L4s | MON | FRA | BEL | GER | GDR | IRL | SCO Ret |
GBR Ret |
ITA 5* |
THA | 24th | 2 |
† denotes a shared drive with Reg Parnell and Hernando da Silva Ramos.
* The driver did not finish the race, but completed enough distance to be classified.