| Born | 31 May 1942 St. Ursen, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Active years | 1975 |
| Teams | Williams |
| Races | 1 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1975 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1975 Austrian Grand Prix |
Joseph Vonlanthen (born 31 May 1942 in St. Ursen) 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 Ensign for a non-Championship Formula One race in 1975. He then drove twice for Frank Williams, firstly in the non-championship Swiss Grand Prix, where he finished 14th, then his one 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.
(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 | Jo Vonlanthen Racing Team | GRD 273 | Ford BDA | MAL Ret |
HOC DNQ |
THR DNA |
NÜR 18 |
PAU |
KIN |
NIV |
HOC Ret |
ROU |
MNZ Ret |
MAN Ret |
KAR Ret |
PER Ret |
SAL 8 |
NOR Ret |
ALB DNA |
VAL 3 |
20th | 4 |
| 1974 | Jo Vonlanthen Racing Team | 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 DNA |
SIL DNA |
ZOL |
NOG |
VAL |
|||||||||||
| March 722 | NÜR DNS |
PAU |
||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Jo Vonlanthen Racing Team | March 752 | BMW M12 | HOC Ret |
THR |
HOC Ret |
ROU |
MUG DNQ |
PER |
EST |
NOG |
HOC 13 |
NC | 0 | ||||||||
| Team Zirugo | VAL DNA |
SAL |
PAU |
|||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Racing Motor Service | March 752 | BMW M12 | SIL |
THR |
HOC DNA |
NÜR |
VAL |
PAU |
MUG |
ROU |
NOG |
PER |
MIS |
EST |
DON |
NC | 0 |
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Williams FW03 | Cosworth V8 | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
ESP |
MON |
BEL |
SWE |
NED |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT Ret |
ITA |
USA |
NC | 0 |