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.
Vonlanthen 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 Pts Vonlanthen Racing Team GRD 273 Ford BDA MAL HOC THR NÜR PAU KIN NIV HOC ROU MNZ MAN KAR PER SAL NOR ALB VAL 20th 4 Team Vonlanthen March 742 BMW M12 BAR HOC PAU SAL HOC MUG KAR PER HOC VAL NC 0 Brissago Blauband Racing March 742 BMW M12 EST 16th 6 March 752 THR HOC HOC SAL ROU MUG PER SIL ZOL NOG VAL March 722 NÜR PAU Jo Vonlanthen Racing March 752 BMW M12 HOC THR VAL SAL PAU HOC ROU MUG PER EST NOG HOC 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 ITA USA NC 0
References Profile at grandprix.com