Tony Settember

Anthony Frank 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
Died	May 4, 2014(2014-05-04) (aged 87) Reno, Nevada, United States
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1962 – 1963
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

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

References

1. ""Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984," database with images, FamilySearch". 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. 28 December 2008. 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.

External links

• Profile at www.grandprix.com