Troy Ruttman

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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 11 WDC Pts.
1950 EXTRAS Watson 1950 Offenhauser 3.0 L4C GBR MON 500
Ret
NC 0
Ecurie Bleue Schell 150 M.A.P. 3.0 V12 SUI BEL FRA
13
ITA
9
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
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
1957 Rob Walker Racing B.C.M.A. C-01 B.C.M.A. A/AS Griffin MAR MON FRA BEL NED IRL GBR
5
GER
11
ITA
Ret
ESP
5
16th 4
Lotus 10 O.S.C.A. 1557 1.5 L4s USA
11
1958 Team Lotus Lotus 12 O.S.C.A. 1558 1.5 L4s AUS
Ret
MON
Ret
FRA
Ret
NED
Ret
BEL
Ret
GER GBR POR ITA MAR USA NC 0

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.