Jo Vonlanthen

Not to be confused with Johan Vonlanthen.

Jo Vonlanthen

Born	(1942-05-31) 31 May 1942 (age 82) St. Ursen, Switzerland
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Swiss
Active years	1975
Teams	Williams
Entries	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1975 Austrian Grand Prix

Joseph Vonlanthen (born 31 May 1942) is a former racing driver from Switzerland. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 17 August 1975, driving a Williams. He retired with engine failure, scoring no championship points.

Vonlanthen started in Formula Vee, before progressing to Formula Three, where he won the Swiss Formula 3 Championship. He found things a little tougher in Formula Two, but managed to secure a seat with Frank Williams for the non-championship Swiss Grand Prix in 1975, where he finished 14th. He also made a World Championship start in the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix. Vonlanthen can be considered lucky to have started this race, as he was only allowed to start when Wilson Fittipaldi suffered an injury in practice which prevented him from taking his place on the grid.

He subsequently returned to Formula 2 before disappearing from the sport's higher levels.

Racing record

Complete European Formula Two 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	Pos.	Pts
1973	Vonlanthen Racing Team	GRD 273	Ford BDA	MAL Ret	HOC DNQ	THR	NÜR 18	PAU	KIN	NIV	HOC Ret	ROU	MNZ Ret	MAN Ret	KAR NC	PER Ret	SAL 8	NOR Ret	ALB	VAL 3	20th	4
1974	Team Vonlanthen	March 742	BMW M12	BAR DNS	HOC Ret	PAU	SAL NC	HOC Ret	MUG 17	KAR 10	PER 9	HOC 7	VAL 11								NC	0
1975	Brissago Blauband Racing	March 742	BMW M12	EST 2																	16th	6
		March 752			THR 9	HOC DNQ			HOC 8	SAL 9	ROU Ret	MUG DNS	PER	SIL	ZOL	NOG	VAL
		March 722					NÜR DNS	PAU
1976	Jo Vonlanthen Racing	March 752	BMW M12	HOC Ret	THR	VAL	SAL	PAU	HOC Ret	ROU	MUG DNQ	PER	EST	NOG	HOC 13						NC	0

Complete Formula One World 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	WDC	Pts.
1975	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Williams FW03	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT Ret	ITA	USA	NC	0

References

• Profile at grandprix.com