Tony Settember

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]

Tony Settember
Born(1926-07-10)July 10, 1926
Manila, Philippines
DiedMay 4, 2014(2014-05-04) (aged 87)
Reno, Nevada, USA
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality American
Active years1962 – 1963
TeamsEmeryson, Scirocco
Entries7 (6 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1962 British Grand Prix
Last entry1963 Italian Grand Prix

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. In addition, he competed in the Trans-Am Series and attempted to qualify for the 1983 Winston Western 500 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.[2]

His last known participation in motorsport was on his 70th birthday.[3]

Settember died after a short illness at a hospice in Reno, Nevada in May 2014.[4]

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:[5]

Complete Formula One Non-Championship 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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1962 Emeryson Cars Emeryson Mk2 Climax Straight-4 CAP BRX LOM
DNA		 LAV
Ret		 GLV
8		 PAU AIN
8		 INT
14		 NAP
9		 MAL CLP
4		 RMS SOL
Ret		 KAN
DNA		 MED DAN OUL
DNS		 MEX RAN NAT
1963 Scirocco-Powell Scirocco 01 BRM V8 LOM GLV PAU
WD		 IMO SYR AIN INT
WD		 ROM SOL
Ret		 KAN
Ret		 MED AUT
2		 OUL
Ret		 RAN
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References
  1. ""Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984," database with images, FamilySearch". Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. 1983 Winston Western 500 qualifying information at Racing Reference
  3. "Where are they now?: Snapshot of speed: Lives & fates 40 years after Riverside's 1968 Can-Am". Autoweek. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  4. Brown, Allen. "Tony Settember". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 350. ISBN 0851127029.
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