Winners of the annual Indianapolis 500, held on or around Memorial Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1911.
Contents |
Year | Date | Driver | Car | Team / Owner | Distance (miles) (km) |
Time | Speed (mph) (km/h) |
Car Name |
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1909 | For other races from 1909–1910 & 1916, see Indianapolis Motor Speedway race results | |||||||
1910 | ||||||||
1911 | May 30 | Ray Harroun | Marmon Model 32 | Nordyke & Marmon Company | 500.000 804.672 |
6:42:08.039 | 74.602 120.060 |
Marmon Wasp |
1912 | May 30 | Joe Dawson | National | National Motor Vehicle Company | 500.000 804.672 |
6:21:06.144 | 78.719 126.686 |
National Motor Vehicle |
1913 | May 30 | Jules Goux | Peugeot | Peugeot | 500.000 804.672 |
6:35:05.108 | 75.933 122.202 |
Peugeot |
1914 | May 30 | René Thomas | Delage | Louis Delâge Company | 500.000 804.672 |
6:03:45.060 | 82.474 132.729 |
L. Delâge |
1915 | May 31 | Ralph DePalma[1] | Mercedes | E.C. Patterson | 500.000 804.672 |
5:33:55.619 | 89.840 144.583 |
Mercedes/E.C. Patterson |
1916 | May 30 | Dario Resta[2] | Peugeot | Peugeot Auto Racing Company | 300.000 482.803[3] |
3:34:16.990 | 84.001 135.187 |
Peugeot Auto Racing |
1917 | No race held due to World War I | |||||||
1918 | ||||||||
1919 | May 31 | Howdy Wilcox | Peugeot | I.M.S. Corporation | 500.000 804.672 |
5:40:42.930 | 88.050 141.703 |
Peugeot/Indianapolis Speedway Team |
1920 | May 31 | Gaston Chevrolet[4] | Monroe | William Small Company | 500.000 804.672 |
5:38:31.901 | 88.618 142.617 |
Monroe/William Small |
1921 | May 30 | Tommy Milton | Frontenac | Louis Chevrolet | 500.000 804.672 |
5:34:44.578 | 89.621 144.231 |
Fronteac/Louis Chevrolet |
1922 | May 30 | Jimmy Murphy | Duesenberg / Miller | Jimmy Murphy | 500.000 804.672 |
5:17:30.845 | 94.484 152.057 |
Jimmy Murphy |
1923 | May 30 | Tommy Milton | Miller | H.C.S. Motor Company | 500.000 804.672 |
5:31:19.618 | 90.545 145.718 |
H.C.S. Motor Company |
1924 | May 30 | Lora L. Corum | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 500.000 804.672 |
5:05:23.595 | 98.234 158.092 |
Duesenberg |
Joe Boyer[5] | ||||||||
1925 | May 30 | Peter DePaolo | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 500.000 804.672 |
4:56:39.401 | 101.127 162.748 |
Duesenberg |
1926 | May 31 | Frank Lockhart | Miller | Peter Kreis | 400.000* 643.738* |
5:12:48.768 | 95.904 154.343 |
Miller/Peter Kreis |
1927 | May 30 | George Souders | Duesenberg | William S. White | 500.000 804.672 |
5:07:33.022 | 97.545 156.983 |
Duesenberg/William White |
Year | Date | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Team / Owner | Distance (miles / km) |
Time | Average Speed (mph / km/h) |
Car Name |
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1928 | May 30 | Louis Meyer | Miller | Miller | F | Alden Sampson, II | 500.000 / 804.672 | 5:01:33.725 | 99.482 / 160.101 | Miller/Alden Sampson, II |
1929 | May 30 | Ray Keech | Miller | Miller | F | M. A. Yagle | 500.000 / 804.672 | 5:07:25.458 | 97.585 / 157.048 | Simplex Piston Ring/Yagle |
1930 | May 30 | Billy Arnold | Summers | Miller | F | Harry Hartz | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:58:39.720 | 100.448 / 161.655 | Miller/Hartz |
1931 | May 30 | Louis Schneider | Stevens | Miller | F | B. L. Schneider | 500.000 / 804.672 | 5:10:27.948 | 96.629 / 155.509 | Bowes Seal Fast/Schneider |
1932 | May 30 | Fred Frame | Wetteroth | Miller | F | Harry Hartz | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:48:03.761 | 104.144 / 167.604 | Miller-Harry Hartz |
1933 | May 30 | Louis Meyer | Miller | Miller | F | Louis Meyer | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:48:00.774 | 104.162 / 167.632 | Tydol/Louis Meyer |
1934 | May 30 | Bill Cummings | Miller | Miller | F | H. C. Henning | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:46:05.254 | 104.863 / 168.761 | Boyle Products/Henning |
1935 | May 30 | Kelly Petillo | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | F | Kelly Petillo | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:42:22.771 | 106.240 / 170.977 | Gilmore Speedway/Petillo |
1936 | May 30 | Louis Meyer | Stevens | Miller | F | Louis Meyer | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:35:03.314 | 109.069 / 175.530 | Ring Free/Lou Meyer |
1937 | May 31 | Wilbur Shaw | Shaw | Offenhauser | F | Wilbur Shaw | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:24:07.861 | 113.580 / 182.789 | Shaw-Gilmore |
1938 | May 30 | Floyd Roberts | Wetteroth | Miller | F | Lou Moore | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:15:58.362 | 117.200 / 188.615 | Burd Piston Ring/Lou Moore |
1939 | May 30 | Wilbur Shaw | Maserati | Maserati | F | Boyle Racing Headquarters | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:20:47.412 | 115.035 / 185.131 | Boyle Racing Headquarters |
1940 | May 30 | Wilbur Shaw | Maserati | Maserati | F | Boyle Racing Headquarters | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:22:31.201 | 114.277 / 183.911 | Boyle Racing Headquarters |
1941 | May 30 | Floyd Davis | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | F | Lou Moore | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:20:36.266 | 115.117 / 185.263 | Noc-Out Hose Clamp/Moore |
Mauri Rose[6] | ||||||||||
1942 | No race held due to World War II | |||||||||
1943 | ||||||||||
1944 | ||||||||||
1945 |
Year | Date | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Team / Owner | Distance | Time | Average Speed (mph / km/h) |
Car Name |
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1946 | May 30 | George Robson[7] | Adams | Sparks | F | Thorne Engineering | 500 miles (805 km) | 4:21:16.711 | 114.820 / 184.785 | Thorne Engineering |
1947 | May 30 | Mauri Rose | Deidt | Offenhauser | F | Lou Moore | 500 miles (805 km) | 4:17:52.159 | 116.338 / 187.228 | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore |
1948 | May 31 | Mauri Rose | Deidt | Offenhauser | F | Lou Moore | 500 miles (805 km) | 4:10:23.286 | 119.814 / 192.822 | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore |
1949 | May 30 | Bill Holland | Deidt | Offenhauser | F | Lou Moore | 500 miles (805 km) | 4:07:15.939 | 121.327 / 195.257 | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore |
1950 | May 30 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | F | Kurtis Kraft | *345 miles (555 km) | 2:46:55.967 | 124.002 / 199.562 | Wynn's Friction/Kurtis-Kraft |
1951 | May 30 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | F | Murrell Belanger | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:57:38.103 | 126.244 / 203.170 | Murrell Belanger |
1952 | May 30 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | Offenhauser | F | J. C. Agajanian | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:52:41.930 | 128.922 / 207.480 | J. C. Agajanian |
1953 | May 30 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | F | Howard B. Keck | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:53:01.668 | 128.740 / 207.187 | Fuel Injection/Howard Keck |
1954 | May 31 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | F | Howard B. Keck | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:49:17.261 | 130.840 / 210.567 | Fuel Injection/Howard Keck |
1955 | May 30 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | F | John Zink | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:53:59.576 | 128.209 / 206.332 | John Zink |
1956 | May 30 | Pat Flaherty | Watson | Offenhauser | F | John Zink | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:53:28.872 | 128.490 / 206.785 | John Zink |
1957 | May 30 | Sam Hanks | Salih | Offenhauser | F | George Salih | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:41:14.238 | 135.601 / 218.229 | Belond Exhaust/George Salih |
1958 | May 30 | Jimmy Bryan | Salih | Offenhauser | F | George Salih | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:44:21.064 | 133.719 / 215.200 | Belong AP/George Salih |
1959 | May 30 | Rodger Ward | Watson | Offenhauser | F | Leader Cards | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:40:47.470 | 135.875 / 218.670 | Leader Cards 500 Roadster |
1960 | May 30 | Jim Rathmann | Watson | Offenhauser | F | Ken-Paul | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:36:11.384 | 138.767 / 223.324 | Ken-Paul |
1961 | May 30 | A.J. Foyt | Trevis | Offenhauser | F | Bignotti-Bowes Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:35:37.540 | 139.130 / 223.908 | Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti |
1962 | May 30 | Rodger Ward | Watson | Offenhauser | F | Leader Cards | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:33:50.291 | 140.293 / 225.780 | Leader Cards 500 Roadster |
1963 | May 30 | Parnelli Jones | Watson | Offenhauser | F | J. C. Agajanian | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:29:35.365 | 143.137 / 230.357 | J. C. Agajanian/Willard Battery |
1964 | May 30 | A.J. Foyt | Watson | Offenhauser | F | Ansted-Thompson Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:23:35.813 | 147.350 / 237.137 | Sheraton-Thompson/Ansted |
1965 | May 31 | Jim Clark | Lotus | Ford | F | Team Lotus | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:19:05.370 | 150.686 / 242.506 | Lotus powered by Ford |
1966 | May 30 | Graham Hill | Lola | Ford | F | Mecom Racing Team | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:27:52.543 | 144.317 / 231.966 | American Red Ball/Mecom |
1967 | May 30–31 | A.J. Foyt | Coyote | Ford | G | Ansted-Thompson Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:18:24.211 | 151.207 / 243.344 | Sheraton-Thompson/Ansted |
1968 | May 30 | Bobby Unser | Eagle | Offenhauser | G | Leader Cards | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:16:13.786 | 152.882 / 246.040 | Rislone/Leader Cards |
1969 | May 30 | Mario Andretti[8] | Hawk | Ford | F | STP Corporation | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:11:14.689 | 156.867 / 252.453 | STP Oil Treatment |
1970 | May 30 | Al Unser | Colt | Ford | F | Vel's Parnelli Jones Ford | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:12:37.057 | 155.749 / 250.654 | Johnny Lightning |
1971 | May 29 | Al Unser | Colt | Ford | F | Vel's Parnelli Jones Ford | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:10:11.545 | 157.735 / 253.850 | Johnny Lightning |
1972 | May 27 | Mark Donohue | McLaren | Offenhauser | G | Roger Penske Enterprises | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:04:23.851 | 162.692 / 261.827 | Sunoco/McLaren Penske |
1973 | May 28–30 | Gordon Johncock | Eagle | Offenhauser | G | Patrick Racing Team | *332.5 miles (535.1 km) | 2:05:25.320 | 159.063 / 255.987 | STP Double Oil Filter/Patrick |
1974 | May 26 | Johnny Rutherford | McLaren | Offenhauser | G | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:09:10.094 | 158.589 / 255.224 | McLaren Cars |
1975 | May 25 | Bobby Unser | Eagle | Offenhauser | G | All American Racers | *435 miles (700 km) | 2:54:55.064 | 149.213 / 240.135 | Jorgensen/All American Racers |
1976 | May 30 | Johnny Rutherford | McLaren | Offenhauser | G | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | *255 miles (410 km) | 1:42:52.466 | 148.725 / 239.350 | Hy-Gain/McLaren |
1977 | May 29 | A.J. Foyt | Coyote | Foyt | G | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:05:57.186 | 161.331 / 259.637 | Gilmore Racing/A.J. Foyt |
1978 | May 28 | Al Unser | Lola | Cosworth | G | Chaparral Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:05:54.974 | 161.363 / 259.689 | First National City/Chaparral |
1979 | May 27 | Rick Mears | Penske | Cosworth | G | Penske Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:08:47.950 | 158.899 / 255.723 | The Gould Charge/Penske |
1980 | May 25 | Johnny Rutherford | Chaparral | Cosworth | G | Chaparral Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:29:59.572 | 142.862 / 229.914 | Pennzoil/Chaparral Racing |
1981 | May 24 | Bobby Unser | Penske | Cosworth | G | Penske Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:35:41.819 | 139.084 / 223.834 | The Norton Spirit/Penske |
1982 | May 30 | Gordon Johncock | Wildcat | Cosworth | G | STP Patrick Racing Team | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:05:09.122 | 162.029 / 260.760 | STP Oil Treatment/Patrick |
1983 | May 29 | Tom Sneva | March | Cosworth | G | Bignotti-Cotter | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:05:03.092 | 162.117 / 260.902 | Texaco Star/Bignotti-Cotter |
1984 | May 27 | Rick Mears | March | Cosworth | G | Penske Cars | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:03:21.638 | 163.612 / 263.308 | Pennzoil Z-7/Penske |
1985 | May 26 | Danny Sullivan | March | Cosworth | G | Penske Cars | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:16:06.090 | 152.982 / 246.201 | Miller American/Penske |
1986 | May 31 | Bobby Rahal | March | Cosworth | G | Truesports | 500 miles (805 km) | 2:55:43.457 | 170.722 / 274.750 | Budweiser/Truesports |
1987 | May 24 | Al Unser | March | Cosworth | G | Penske Racing, Incorporated | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:04:59.121 | 162.175 / 260.995 | Cummins-Holset/Penske |
1988 | May 29 | Rick Mears | Penske | Chevrolet | G | Penske Racing, Incorporated | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:27:10.167 | 144.809 / 233.047 | Pennzoil Z-7/Penske |
1989 | May 28 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Penske | Chevrolet | G | Patrick Racing, Incorporated | 500 miles (805 km) | 2:59:01.074 | 167.581 / 269.695 | Marlboro/Patrick Racing |
1990 | May 27 | Arie Luyendyk | Lola | Chevrolet | G | Doug Shierson Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 2:41:18.404 | 185.981 / 299.307[9] | Domino's Pizza/Shierson |
1991 | May 26 | Rick Mears | Penske | Chevrolet | G | Penske Racing, Incorporated | 500 miles (805 km) | 2:50:00.791 | 176.457 / 283.980 | Marlboro Penske Chevy 91 |
1992 | May 24 | Al Unser, Jr. | Galmer | Chevrolet | G | Galles-Kraco Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:43:05.148 | 134.477 / 216.420 | Valvoline Galmer 92 |
1993 | May 30 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Penske | Chevrolet | G | Penske Racing, Incorporated | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:10:49.860 | 157.207 / 253.000 | Marlboro Penske Chevy '93 |
1994 | May 29 | Al Unser, Jr. | Penske | Mercedes-Benz | G | Penske Racing, Incorporated | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:06:29.006 | 160.872 / 258.898 | Marlboro Penske Mercedes |
1995 | May 28 | Jacques Villeneuve | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | G | Team Green | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:15:17.561 | 153.616 / 247.221 | Player's LTD/Team Green |
1996 | May 26 | Buddy Lazier | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | F | Hemelgarn Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:22:45.753 | 147.956 / 238.112 | Delta Faucet/Montana/Hemelgarn |
1997 | May 26–27 | Arie Luyendyk | G Force | Oldsmobile | F | Treadway Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:25:43.388 | 145.827 / 234.686 | Wavephore/Sprint PCS/Miller Lite/Provimi |
1998 | May 24 | Eddie Cheever, Jr. | Dallara | Oldsmobile | G | Team Cheever | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:26:40.524 | 145.155 / 233.604 | Rachel's Potato Chips |
1999 | May 30 | Kenny Bräck | Dallara | Oldsmobile | G | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:15:51.182 | 153.176 / 246.513 | A.J. Foyt PowerTeam Racing |
2000 | May 28 | Juan Pablo Montoya | G Force | Oldsmobile | F | Chip Ganassi Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 2:58:59.431 | 167.607 / 269.737 | Target |
2001 | May 27 | Hélio Castroneves | Dallara | Oldsmobile | F | Marlboro Team Penske | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:31:54.180 | 153.601 / 247.197 | Team Penske |
2002 | May 26 | Hélio Castroneves | Dallara | Chevrolet | F | Marlboro Team Penske | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:00:10.871 | 166.499 / 267.954 | Marlboro Team Penske |
2003 | May 25 | Gil de Ferran[10] | Panoz G Force | Toyota | F | Marlboro Team Penske | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:11:56.989 | 156.291 / 251.526 | Marlboro Team Penske |
2004 | May 30 | Buddy Rice | Panoz G Force | Honda | F | Rahal Letterman Racing | *450 miles (724 km) | 3:14:55.2395 | 138.518 / 222.923 | Rahal-Letterman Argent/Pioneer |
2005 | May 29 | Dan Wheldon | Dallara | Honda | F | Andretti Green Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:10:21.0769 | 157.603 / 253.637 | Klein Tools/Jim Beam |
2006 | May 28 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Dallara | Honda | F | Marlboro Team Penske | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:10:58.7590 | 157.085 / 252.804 | Marlboro Team Penske |
2007 | May 27 | Dario Franchitti | Dallara | Honda | F | Andretti Green Racing | *415 miles (668 km) | 2:44:03.5608 | 151.774 / 244.257 | Canadian Club |
2008 | May 25 | Scott Dixon | Dallara | Honda | F | Chip Ganassi Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:28:57.6792 | 143.567 / 231.049 | Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
2009 | May 24 | Hélio Castroneves | Dallara | Honda | F | Marlboro Team Penske | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:19:34.6427 | 150.318 / 241.913 | Team Penske |
2010 | May 30 | Dario Franchitti | Dallara | Honda | F | Chip Ganassi Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:05:37.0131 | 161.623 / 260.107 | Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
2011 | May 29 | Dan Wheldon | Dallara | Honda | F | Bryan Herta Autosport | 500 miles (805 km) | 2:56:11.7267 | 170.265 / 274.015 | William Rast - Curb/Big Machine |
67 drivers have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race.
18 of 67 winning drivers, 26.86%, have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race more than once, accounting for 47 wins out of 95 races held, 49.47%.
Wins | Driver | Years |
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4 | A.J. Foyt | 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 |
Al Unser | 1970, 1971, 1978, 1987 | |
Rick Mears | 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991 | |
3 | Louis Meyer | 1928, 1933, 1936 |
Wilbur Shaw | 1937, 1939, 1940 | |
Mauri Rose[11] | 1941, 1947, 1948 | |
Johnny Rutherford | 1974, 1976, 1980 | |
Bobby Unser | 1968, 1975, 1981 | |
Hélio Castroneves | 2001, 2002, 2009 | |
2 | Tommy Milton | 1921, 1923 |
Bill Vukovich | 1953, 1954 | |
Rodger Ward | 1959, 1962 | |
Gordon Johncock | 1973, 1982 | |
Emerson Fittipaldi | 1989, 1993 | |
Al Unser, Jr. | 1992, 1994 | |
Arie Luyendyk | 1990, 1997 | |
Dario Franchitti | 2007, 2010 | |
Dan Wheldon | 2005, 2011 |
5 of 67 winning drivers, 7.46%, have won consecutive Indianapolis 500-Mile Races. No driver to date has won three consecutive races.
Wins | Driver | Years |
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2 | Wilbur Shaw | 1939–1940 |
Mauri Rose | 1947–1948 | |
Bill Vukovich | 1953–1954 | |
Al Unser | 1970–1971 | |
Hélio Castroneves | 2001–2002 |
Eight* drivers have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race in their first attempt.
Year | Driver | Notes |
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1911 | Ray Harroun | First 500-mile (800 km) race |
1913 | Jules Goux | Drank a purported four bottles of champagne during race |
1914 | René Thomas | |
1926 | Frank Lockhart | Race rain-shortened, concluded at 160 laps, 400 miles (640 km) First race ever in Championship-level car |
1927 | George Souders | |
1966 | Graham Hill | Had already won the 1962 World Championship going into the race |
2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Was 1999 CART champion going into the race |
2001 | Hélio Castroneves | Had spent three seasons in the CART series going into the race; Only driver to date to win in first and second races |
Drivers of nine separate non-American nationalities have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race 25 times out of 95 races, 26.32%.
Rank | Nation | National Wins |
Drivers | Driver Wins |
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1 | United Kingdom |
7 | Dan Wheldon | 2 2005, 2011 |
Dario Franchitti | 2 2007, 2010 |
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George Robson[b] | 1 1946 |
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Jim Clark | 1 1965 |
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Graham Hill | 1 1966 |
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2 | Brazil |
6 | Hélio Castroneves | 3 2001, 2002, 2009 |
Emerson Fittipaldi | 2 1989, 1993 |
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Gil de Ferran[a] | 1 2003 |
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3 | France |
3 | Jules Goux | 1 1913 |
René Thomas | 1 1914 |
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Gaston Chevrolet[b] | 1 1920 |
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Italy |
3 | Ralph DePalma | 1 1915 |
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Dario Resta[c] | 1 1916 |
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Mario Andretti[b] | 1 1969 |
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5 | Netherlands |
2 | Arie Luyendyk | 2 1990, 1997 |
6 | Canada |
1 | Jacques Villeneuve | 1 1995 |
Sweden |
1 | Kenny Bräck | 1 1999 |
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Colombia |
1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 2000 |
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New Zealand |
1 | Scott Dixon | 1 2008 |
As of the conclusion of the 2010 championship season, twenty-eight of the sixty-seven Indianapolis 500-Mile Race winners (42.42%) have won both the race and the National Championship* in the same year, in thirty-four out of ninety-four years (36.17%), and five of the sixty-seven (7.46%) have won both in the same year more than once. Four consecutive years of the Indianapolis 500 winner also winning the national championship has occurred twice, in years 1967-1970, and 2005-2008.
Year | Driver | Championship Sanctioning Body* |
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1919 | Howdy Wilcox** | AAA |
1920 | Gaston Chevrolet*** | |
1921 | Tommy Milton | |
1922 | Jimmy Murphy | |
1925 | Peter DePaolo | |
1928 | Louis Meyer | |
1930 | Billy Arnold | |
1931 | Louis Schneider | |
1933 | Louis Meyer | |
1934 | Bill Cummings | |
1935 | Kelly Petillo | |
1937 | Wilbur Shaw | |
1938 | Floyd Roberts | |
1939 | Wilbur Shaw | |
1955 | Bob Sweikert | |
1959 | Rodger Ward | USAC |
1961 | A.J. Foyt | |
1962 | Rodger Ward | |
1964 | A.J. Foyt | |
1967 | A.J. Foyt | |
1968 | Bobby Unser | |
1969 | Mario Andretti | |
1970 | Al Unser | |
1979 | Rick Mears | SCCA / CART |
1980 | Johnny Rutherford | CART |
1986 | Bobby Rahal | |
1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi | |
1994 | Al Unser, Jr. | |
1995 | Jacques Villeneuve | |
2005 | Dan Wheldon | IRL |
2006 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | |
2007 | Dario Franchitti | |
2008 | Scott Dixon | |
2010 | Dario Franchitti |
Multiple Victories
The following winners did not defend their title in the next Indianapolis 500.
Year Won |
Driver | Reason For Not Starting |
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1911 | Ray Harroun | Retired for second and final time in victory lane |
1912 | Joe Dawson | Unknown; returned, 1914 |
1914 | René Thomas | Unknown; returned, 1919 |
1915 | Ralph DePalma | Insufficient (late) entry application, 1916, after rejection of appearance-fee requirement by facility management; returned, 1919 |
1916 | Dario Resta | Business interests; returned, 1923 |
1920 | Gaston Chevrolet | Fatal motorsports accident, November 1920 |
1924 | Lora L. Corum | Unknown; returned, 1926 |
Joe Boyer | Fatal motorsports accident, September 1924 | |
1929 | Ray Keech | Fatal motorsports accident, June 1929 |
1935 | Kelly Petillo | Unknown; returned, 1937 |
1941 | Floyd Davis1 | Unknown |
1946 | George Robson | Fatal motorsports accident, September 1946 |
1951 | Lee Wallard | Career-ending motorsports accident, shortly after victory |
1952 | Troy Ruttman | Sprint car crash injury, August 1952; returned, 1954 |
1956 | Pat Flaherty | Severely injured in car accident; returned, 1959 |
1957 | Sam Hanks | Retired in victory lane |
1981 | Bobby Unser | Semi-retired; served as team manager for Josele Garza; retired permanently in 1983 |
1994 | Al Unser, Jr. | Did not qualify; returned, 2000 (CART-IRL split) |
1995 | Jacques Villeneuve | Drove in Formula One |
1999 | Kenny Bräck | Drove in CART; returned, 2003 |
2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Drove in Formula One; raced at IMS in the United States Grand Prix, 2001–06 and Brickyard 400, 2007–present. |
2003 | Gil de Ferran | Retired at the conclusion of 2003 IRL season; returned as a car owner for 2010 season. |
2004 | Buddy Rice | Practice session crash injury, head trauma; replaced by Kenny Bräck; returned, 2006 |
2007 | Dario Franchitti | Injured in NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron's 312 at Talladega 2; returned, 2009 |
2011 | Dan Wheldon | Fatal motorsports accident, October 2011 |
1 Davis was relieved by Mauri Rose on Lap 72. Rose competed in the next 500 in 1946.
2 Franchitti had signed with Chip Ganassi Racing to run a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season for Ganassi in 2008, but was injured April 25 at the Aaron's 312 Nationwide Series race. That team shut down in July 2008 because of sponsorship issues, and Franchitti returned to the IRL with Ganassi in time for the exhibition race in Surfers Paradise, racing the full season in 2009.
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1910 | 1920 | 6 | 1930 | 1 | 1940 | 2 | 1950 | 5 | 1960 | 2 | 1970 | 1 | 1980 | 1 | 1990 | 3 | 2000 | 2 | 2010 | 3 | |||||||||||
1911 | 28 | 1921 | 20 | 1931 | 13 | 1941 | 17 | 1951 | 2 | 1961 | 7 | 1971 | 5 | 1981 | 1 | 1991 | 1 | 2001 | 11 | 2011 | 6 | ||||||||||
1912 | 7 | 1922 | 1 | 1932 | 27 | 1942 | 1952 | 7 | 1962 | 2 | 1972 | 3 | 1982 | 5 | 1992 | 12 | 2002 | 13 | 2012 | ||||||||||||
1913 | 7 | 1923 | 1 | 1933 | 6 | 1943 | 1953 | 1 | 1963 | 1 | 1973 | 11 | 1983 | 4 | 1993 | 9 | 2003 | 10 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
1914 | 15 | 1924 | 21 | 1934 | 10 | 1944 | 1954 | 19 | 1964 | 5 | 1974 | 25 | 1984 | 3 | 1994 | 1 | 2004 | 1 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
1915 | 2 | 1925 | 2 | 1935 | 22 | 1945 | 1955 | 14 | 1965 | 2 | 1975 | 3 | 1985 | 8 | 1995 | 5 | 2005 | 16 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
1916 | 4 | 1926 | 20 | 1936 | 28 | 1946 | 15 | 1956 | 1 | 1966 | 15 | 1976 | 1 | 1986 | 4 | 1996 | 5 | 2006 | 1 | 2016 | |||||||||||
1917 | 1927 | 22 | 1937 | 2 | 1947 | 3 | 1957 | 13 | 1967 | 4 | 1977 | 4 | 1987 | 20 | 1997 | 1 | 2007 | 3 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
1918 | 1928 | 13 | 1938 | 1 | 1948 | 3 | 1958 | 7 | 1968 | 3 | 1978 | 5 | 1988 | 1 | 1998 | 17 | 2008 | 1 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
1919 | 2 | 1929 | 6 | 1939 | 3 | 1949 | 4 | 1959 | 6 | 1969 | 2 | 1979 | 1 | 1989 | 3 | 1999 | 8 | 2009 | 1 | 2019 |
Victory from the same starting position in three consecutive races has occurred once, in years 1979–1981 (1st); victory from the same starting position in consecutive races has occurred six times, in years 1912–1913 (7th), 1922–1923 (1st), 1947–1948 (3rd, only occasion of starting position being held by same driver), 1989–1990 (3rd), 1995–1996 (5th), and 2008–2009 (1st).
Row | Wins | Pos | Wins | Years | Pos | Wins | Years | Pos | Wins | Years | |||
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1 | 42 | 1 | 20 | 1922, 1923, 1930 1938, 1953, 1956 1963, 1970, 1976 1979, 1980, 1981 1988, 1991, 1994 1997, 2004, 2006 2008, 2009 |
2 | 11 | 1915, 1919, 1925 1937, 1940, 1951 1960, 1962, 1965 1969, 2000 |
3 | 11 | 1939, 1947, 1948 1968, 1972, 1975 1984, 1989, 1990 2007, 2010 |
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2 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1916, 1949, 1967 1977, 1983, 1986 |
5 | 7 | 1950, 1964, 1971 1978, 1982, 1995 1996 |
6 | 5 | 1920, 1929, 1933 1959, 2011 |
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3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1912, 1913, 1952 1958, 1961 |
8 | 2 | 1985, 1999 | 9 | 1 | 1993 | |||
4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1934, 2003 | 11 | 2 | 1973, 2001 | 12 | 1 | 1992 | |||
5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1928, 1931, 1957 2002 |
14 | 1 | 1955 | 15 | 3 | 1914, 1946, 1966 | |||
6 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2005 | 17 | 2 | 1941, 1998 | 18 | 0 | ||||
7 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1954 | 20 | 3 | 1921, 1926, 1987 | 21 | 1 | 1924 | |||
8 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1927, 1935 | 23 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||||
9 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1974 | 26 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1932 | ||||
10 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1911, 1936 | 29 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||||
11 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
Forty-two of ninety-five Indianapolis 500-Miles Races, 44.21%, have been won by entries starting on the front row. No wins by cars starting beyond 33rd have occurred, although more than 33 starting positions were allotted in the years 1911 (40 started), 1912 (fewer than 33 started), 1913 (fewer than 33 started), 1914 (fewer than 33 started), 1930 (40 started), 1931 (40 started), 1932 (40 started), 1933 (42 started), 1979 (35 started), and 1997 (35 started).
Wins | Pos | Years |
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20 | Pole | 1922, 1923, 1930, 1938, 1953, 1956, 1963, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 |
11 | 2 | 1915, 1919, 1925, 1937, 1940, 1951, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 2000 |
3 | 1939, 1947, 1948, 1968, 1972, 1975, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2007, 2010 | |
7 | 5 | 1950, 1964, 1971, 1978, 1982, 1995, 1996 |
6 | 4 | 1916, 1949, 1967, 1977, 1983, 1986 |
5 | 7 | 1912, 1913, 1952, 1958, 1961 |
6 | 1920, 1929, 1933, 1959, 2011 | |
4 | 13 | 1928, 1931, 1957, 2002 |
3 | 15 | 1914, 1946, 1966 |
20 | 1921, 1926, 1987 | |
2 | 8 | 1985, 1999 |
10 | 1934, 2003 | |
11 | 1973, 2001 | |
17 | 1941, 1998 | |
28 | 1911, 1936 | |
1 | 9 | 1993 |
12 | 1992 | |
14 | 1955 | |
16 | 2005 | |
19 | 1954 | |
21 | 1924 | |
25 | 1974 | |
27 | 1932 | |
0 | 18 | |
23 | ||
24 | ||
26 | ||
29 | ||
30 | ||
31 | ||
32 | ||
33 |
1910s | No | 1920s | No | 1930s | No | 1940s | No | 1950s | No | 1960s | No | 1970s | No | 1980s | No | 1990s | No | 2000s | No | 2010s | No | ||||||||||
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1910 | 1920 | 4 | 1930 | 4 | 1940 | 1 | 1950 | 1 | 1960 | 4 | 1970 | 2 | 1980 | 4 | 1990 | 30 | 2000 | 9 | 2010 | 10 | |||||||||||
1911 | 32 | 1921 | 2 | 1931 | 23 | 1941 | 16 | 1951 | 99 | 1961 | 1 | 1971 | 1 | 1981 | 3 | 1991 | 3 | 2001 | 68 | 2011 | 98 | ||||||||||
1912 | 8 | 1922 | 35 | 1932 | 34 | 1942 | 1952 | 98 | 1962 | 3 | 1972 | 66 | 1982 | 20 | 1992 | 3 | 2002 | 3 | 2012 | ||||||||||||
1913 | 16 | 1923 | 1 | 1933 | 36 | 1943 | 1953 | 14 | 1963 | 98 | 1973 | 20 | 1983 | 5 | 1993 | 4 | 2003 | 6 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
1914 | 16 | 1924 | 15 | 1934 | 7 | 1944 | 1954 | 14 | 1964 | 1 | 1974 | 3 | 1984 | 6 | 1994 | 31 | 2004 | 15 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
1915 | 2 | 1925 | 15 | 1935 | 5 | 1945 | 1955 | 6 | 1965 | 82 | 1975 | 48 | 1985 | 5 | 1995 | 27 | 2005 | 26 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
1916 | 17 | 1926 | 16 | 1936 | 8 | 1946 | 16 | 1956 | 8 | 1966 | 24 | 1976 | 2 | 1986 | 3 | 1996 | 91 | 2006 | 6 | 2016 | |||||||||||
1917 | 1927 | 32 | 1937 | 6 | 1947 | 27 | 1957 | 9 | 1967 | 14 | 1977 | 14 | 1987 | 25 | 1997 | 5 | 2007 | 27 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
1918 | 1928 | 14 | 1938 | 23 | 1939 | 3 | 1958 | 1 | 1968 | 3 | 1978 | 2 | 1988 | 5 | 1998 | 51 | 2008 | 9 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
1919 | 3 | 1929 | 2 | 1939 | 2 | 1949 | 7 | 1959 | 5 | 1969 | 2 | 1979 | 9 | 1989 | 20 | 1999 | 14 | 2009 | 3 | 2019 |
Fifty-one of ninety-five Indianapolis 500-Mile Races, 53.68%, have been won by entries carrying a single digit, 1 through 9.
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