Tony Settember

Tony Settember
Born (1926-07-10)July 10, 1926
Manila, Philippines
Died May 4, 2014(2014-05-04) (aged 87)
Reno, Nevada, USA
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality United States American
Active years 19621963
Teams Emeryson, Scirocco
Entries 7 (6 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1962 British Grand Prix
Last entry 1963 Italian Grand Prix

Anthony Frank "Tony" Settember (July 10, 1926 – May 4, 2014) was a racing driver and engineer from the United States. He was born in Manila, Philippines.[1]

He participated in seven Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 21, 1962. He scored no championship points. Settember was the nominal head of the Scirocco racing team, and a very efficient driver in sportscars.

His last known participation in motorsport was on his 70th birthday.[2]

Settember died after a short illness at a hospice in Reno, Nevada in May 2014.[3]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Points
1962 Emeryson Cars Emeryson Mk2 Climax Straight-4 NED MON BEL FRA GBR
11
GER ITA
Ret
USA RSA NC 0
1963 Scirocco-Powell Scirocco 01 BRM V8 MON
WD
BEL
Ret
NED
WD
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
ITA
DNQ
USA MEX RSA NC 0
Source:[4]

References

  1. ""Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984," database with images, FamilySearch". Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. "Where are they now?: Snapshot of speed: Lives & fates 40 years after Riverside's 1968 Can-Am". Autoweek. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  3. Brown, Allen. "Tony Settember". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 350. ISBN 0851127029.
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