Winners of the annual Indianapolis 500, held on or around Memorial Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1911.
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Drivers
Indianapolis 500 winners (Fisher Era)
| 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 | Marmon Model 32 | Nordyke & Marmon Company | 500.000 804.672 |
6:42:08.039 | 74.602 120.060 |
Marmon Wasp | |
| 1912 | May 30 | National | National Motor Vehicle Company | 500.000 804.672 |
6:21:06.144 | 78.719 126.686 |
National Motor Vehicle | |
| 1913 | May 30 | Peugeot | Peugeot | 500.000 804.672 |
6:35:05.108 | 75.933 122.202 |
Peugot | |
| 1914 | May 30 | Delage | Louis Delâge Company | 500.000 804.672 |
6:03:45.060 | 82.474 132.729 |
L. Delage | |
| 1915 | May 31 | Mercedes | E.C. Patterson | 500.000 804.672 |
5:33:55.619 | 89.840 144.583 |
Mercedes/E.C. Patterson | |
| 1916 | May 30 | 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 | Peugeot | I.M.S. Corporation | 500.000 804.672 |
5:40:42.930 | 88.050 141.703 |
Peugeot/Indianapolis Speedway Team | |
| 1920 | May 31 | Frontenac | William Small Company | 500.000 804.672 |
5:38:31.901 | 88.618 142.617 |
Monroe/William Small | |
| 1921 | May 30 | Frontenac | Louis Chevrolet | 500.000 804.672 |
5:34:44.578 | 89.621 144.231 |
Fronteac/Louis Chevrolet | |
| 1922 | May 30 | Duesenberg / Miller | Jimmy Murphy | 500.000 804.672 |
5:17:30.845 | 94.484 152.057 |
Jimmy Murphy | |
| 1923 | May 30 | 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 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 500.000 804.672 |
5:05:23.595 | 98.234 158.092 |
Duesenberg | |
| 1925 | May 30 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 500.000 804.672 |
4:56:39.401 | 101.127 162.748 |
Duesenberg | |
| 1926 | May 31 | Miller | Peter Kreis | 400.000* 643.738* |
5:12:48.768 | 95.904 154.343 |
Miller/Peter Kreis | |
| 1927 | May 30 | Duesenberg | William S. White | 500.000 804.672 |
5:07:33.022 | 97.545 156.983 |
Duesenberg/William White | |
Indianapolis 500 winners (Rickenbacker Era)
| Year | Date | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Team / Owner | Distance (miles / km) |
Time | Average Speed (mph / km/h) |
Car Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | May 30 | Miller | Miller | Alden Sampson, II | 500.000 / 804.672 | 5:01:33.725 | 99.482 / 160.101 | Miller/Alden Sampson, II | |
| 1929 | May 30 | Miller | Miller | M. A. Yagle | 500.000 / 804.672 | 5:07:25.458 | 97.585 / 157.048 | Simplex Piston Ring/Yagle | |
| 1930 | May 30 | Summers | Miller | Harry Hartz | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:58:39.720 | 100.448 / 161.655 | Miller/Hartz | |
| 1931 | May 30 | Stevens | Miller | B. L. Schneider | 500.000 / 804.672 | 5:10:27.948 | 96.629 / 155.509 | Bowes Seal Fast/Schneider | |
| 1932 | May 30 | Wetteroth | Miller | Harry Hartz | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:48:03.761 | 104.144 / 167.604 | Miller-Harry Hartz | |
| 1933 | May 30 | Miller | Miller | Louis Meyer | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:48:00.774 | 104.162 / 167.632 | Tydol/Louis Meyer | |
| 1934 | May 30 | Miller | Miller | H. C. Henning | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:46:05.254 | 104.863 / 168.761 | Boyle Products/Henning | |
| 1935 | May 30 | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Kelly Petillo | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:42:22.771 | 106.240 / 170.977 | Gilmore Speedway/Petillo | |
| 1936 | May 30 | Stevens | Miller | Louis Meyer | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:35:03.314 | 109.069 / 175.530 | Ring Free/Lou Meyer | |
| 1937 | May 31 | Shaw | Offenhauser | Wilbur Shaw | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:24:07.861 | 113.580 / 182.789 | Shaw-Gilmore | |
| 1938 | May 30 | Wetteroth | Miller | Lou Moore | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:15:58.362 | 117.200 / 188.615 | Burd Piston Ring/Lou Moore | |
| 1939 | May 30 | Maserati | Maserati | Boyle Racing Headquarters | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:20:47.412 | 115.035 / 185.131 | Boyle Racing Headquarters | |
| 1940 | May 30 | Maserati | Maserati | Boyle Racing Headquarters | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:22:31.201 | 114.277 / 183.911 | Boyle Racing Headquarters | |
| 1941 | May 30 | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Lou Moore | 500.000 / 804.672 | 4:20:36.266 | 115.117 / 185.263 | Noc-Out Hose Clamp/Moore | |
| 1942 | No race held due to World War II | ||||||||
| 1943 | |||||||||
| 1944 | |||||||||
| 1945 | |||||||||
Indianapolis 500 winners (Hulman/George Era)
| Year | Date | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Team / Owner | Distance | Time | Average Speed (mph / km/h) |
Car Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | May 30 | Adams | Sparks | Thorne Engineering | 500 miles (805 km) | 4:21:16.711 | 114.820 / 184.785 | Thorne Engineering | |
| 1947 | May 30 | Deidt | Offenhauser | Lou Moore | 500 miles (805 km) | 4:17:52.159 | 116.338 / 187.228 | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore | |
| 1948 | May 31 | Deidt | Offenhauser | Lou Moore | 500 miles (805 km) | 4:10:23.286 | 119.814 / 192.822 | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore | |
| 1949 | May 30 | Deidt | Offenhauser | Lou Moore | 500 miles (805 km) | 4:07:15.939 | 121.327 / 195.257 | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore | |
| 1950 | May 30 | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | Kurtis Kraft | *345 miles (555 km) | 2:46:55.967 | 124.002 / 199.562 | Wynn's Friction/Kurtis-Kraft | |
| 1951 | May 30 | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | Murrell Belanger | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:57:38.103 | 126.244 / 203.170 | Murrell Belanger | |
| 1952 | May 30 | Kuzma | Offenhauser | J. C. Agajanian | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:52:41.930 | 128.922 / 207.480 | J. C. Agajanian | |
| 1953 | May 30 | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | Howard B. Keck | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:53:01.668 | 128.740 / 207.187 | Fuel Injection/Howard Keck | |
| 1954 | May 31 | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | Howard B. Keck | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:49:17.261 | 130.840 / 210.567 | Fuel Injection/Howard Keck | |
| 1955 | May 30 | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | John Zink | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:53:59.576 | 128.209 / 206.332 | John Zink | |
| 1956 | May 30 | Watson | Offenhauser | John Zink | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:53:28.872 | 128.490 / 206.785 | John Zink | |
| 1957 | May 30 | Salih | Offenhauser | George Salih | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:41:14.238 | 135.601 / 218.229 | Belond Exhaust/George Salih | |
| 1958 | May 30 | Salih | Offenhauser | George Salih | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:44:21.064 | 133.719 / 215.200 | Belong AP/George Salih | |
| 1959 | May 30 | Watson | Offenhauser | Leader Cards | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:40:47.470 | 135.875 / 218.670 | Leader Cards 500 Roadster | |
| 1960 | May 30 | Watson | Offenhauser | Ken-Paul | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:36:11.384 | 138.767 / 223.324 | Ken-Paul | |
| 1961 | May 30 | Trevis | Offenhauser | Bignotti-Bowes Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:35:37.540 | 139.130 / 223.908 | Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti | |
| 1962 | May 30 | Watson | Offenhauser | Leader Cards | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:33:50.291 | 140.293 / 225.780 | Leader Cards 500 Roadster | |
| 1963 | May 30 | Watson | Offenhauser | J. C. Agajanian | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:29:35.365 | 143.137 / 230.357 | J. C. Agajanian/Willard Battery | |
| 1964 | May 30 | Watson | Offenhauser | Ansted-Thompson Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:23:35.813 | 147.350 / 237.137 | Sheraton-Thompson/Ansted | |
| 1965 | May 31 | Lotus | Ford | Team Lotus | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:19:05.370 | 150.686 / 242.506 | Lotus powered by Ford | |
| 1966 | May 30 | Lola | Ford | Mecom Racing Team | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:27:52.543 | 144.317 / 231.966 | American Red Ball/Mecom | |
| 1967 | May 30–31 | Coyote | Ford | Ansted-Thompson Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:18:24.211 | 151.207 / 243.344 | Sheraton-Thompson/Ansted | |
| 1968 | May 30 | Eagle | Offenhauser | Leader Cards | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:16:13.786 | 152.882 / 246.040 | Rislone/Leader Cards | |
| 1969 | May 30 | Hawk | Ford | STP Corporation | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:11:14.689 | 156.867 / 252.453 | STP Oil Treatment | |
| 1970 | May 30 | Colt | Ford | Vel's Parnelli Jones Ford | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:12:37.057 | 155.749 / 250.654 | Johnny Lightening | |
| 1971 | May 29 | Colt | Ford | Vel's Parnelli Jones Ford | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:10:11.545 | 157.735 / 253.850 | Johnny Lightening | |
| 1972 | May 27 | McLaren | Offenhauser | Roger Penske Enterprises | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:04:23.851 | 162.692 / 261.827 | Sunoco/McLaren Penske | |
| 1973 | May 28–30 | Eagle | Offenhauser | 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 | McLaren | Offenhauser | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:09:10.094 | 158.589 / 255.224 | McLaren Cars | |
| 1975 | May 25 | Eagle | Offenhauser | All American Racers | *435 miles (700 km) | 2:54:55.064 | 149.213 / 240.135 | Jorgensen/All American Racers | |
| 1976 | May 30 | McLaren | Offenhauser | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | *255 miles (410 km) | 1:42:52.466 | 148.725 / 239.350 | Hy-Gain|McLaren | |
| 1977 | May 29 | Coyote | Foyt | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:05:57.186 | 161.331 / 259.637 | Gilmore Racing/A.J. Foyt | |
| 1978 | May 28 | Lola | Cosworth | Chaparral Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:05:54.974 | 161.363 / 259.689 | First National City/Chaparral | |
| 1979 | May 27 | Penske | Cosworth | Penske Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:08:47.950 | 158.899 / 255.723 | The Gould Charge/Penske | |
| 1980 | May 25 | Chaparral | Cosworth | Chaparral Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:29:59.572 | 142.862 / 229.914 | Pennzoil/Chaparral Racing | |
| 1981 | May 24 | Penske | Cosworth | Penske Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:35:41.819 | 139.084 / 223.834 | The Norton Spirit/Penske | |
| 1982 | May 30 | Wildcat | Cosworth | STP Patrick Racing Team | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:05:09.122 | 162.029 / 260.760 | STP Oil Treatment/Patrick | |
| 1983 | May 29 | March | Cosworth | Bignotti-Cotter | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:05:03.092 | 162.117 / 260.902 | Texaco Star/Bignotti-Cotter | |
| 1984 | May 27 | March | Cosworth | Penske Cars | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:03:21.638 | 163.612 / 263.308 | Pennzoil Z-7/Penske | |
| 1985 | May 26 | March | Cosworth | Penske Cars | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:16:06.090 | 152.982 / 246.201 | Miller American/Penske | |
| 1986 | May 31 | March | Cosworth | Truesports | 500 miles (805 km) | 2:55:43.457 | 170.722 / 274.750 | Budweiser/Truesports | |
| 1987 | May 24 | March | Cosworth | Penske Racing, Incorporated | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:04:59.121 | 162.175 / 260.995 | Cummins-Holset/Penske | |
| 1988 | May 29 | Penske | Chevrolet | Penske Racing, Incorporated | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:27:10.167 | 144.809 / 233.047 | Pennzoil Z-7/Penske | |
| 1989 | May 28 | Penske | Chevrolet | Patrick Racing, Incorporated | 500 miles (805 km) | 2:59:01.074 | 167.581 / 269.695 | Marlboro/Patrick Racing | |
| 1990 | May 27 | Lola | Chevrolet | Doug Shierson Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 2:41:18.404 | 185.981 / 299.307[9] | Domino's Pizza/Shierson | |
| 1991 | May 26 | Penske | Chevrolet | Penske Racing, Incorporated | 500 miles (805 km) | 2:50:00.791 | 176.457 / 283.980 | Marlboro Penske Chevy 91 | |
| 1992 | May 24 | Galmer | Chevrolet | Galles-Kraco Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:43:05.148 | 134.477 / 216.420 | Valvoline Galmer 92 | |
| 1993 | May 30 | Penske | Chevrolet | Penske Racing, Incorporated | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:10:49.860 | 157.207 / 253.000 | Marlboro Penske Chevy '93 | |
| 1994 | May 29 | Penske | Mercedes-Benz | Penske Racing, Incorporated | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:06:29.006 | 160.872 / 258.898 | Marlboro Penske Mercedes | |
| 1995 | May 28 | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | Team Green | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:15:17.561 | 153.616 / 247.221 | Player's LTD/Team Green | |
| 1996 | May 26 | Reynard | Ford Cosworth | Hemelgarn Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:22:45.753 | 147.956 / 238.112 | Delta Faucet/Montana/Hemelgarn | |
| 1997 | May 26–27 | G Force | Oldsmobile | Treadway Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:25:43.388 | 145.827 / 234.686 | Wavephore/Sprint PCS/Miller Lite/Provimi | |
| 1998 | May 24 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Team Cheever | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:26:40.524 | 145.155 / 233.604 | Rachel's Potato Chips | |
| 1999 | May 30 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:15:51.182 | 153.176 / 246.513 | A.J. Foyt PowerTeam Racing | |
| 2000 | May 28 | G Force | Oldsmobile | Chip Ganassi Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 2:58:59.431 | 167.607 / 269.737 | Target | |
| 2001 | May 27 | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Marlboro Team Penske | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:31:54.180 | 153.601 / 247.197 | Team Penske | |
| 2002 | May 26 | Dallara | Chevrolet | Marlboro Team Penske | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:00:10.871 | 166.499 / 267.954 | Marlboro Team Penske | |
| 2003 | May 25 | Panoz G Force | Toyota | Marlboro Team Penske | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:11:56.989 | 156.291 / 251.526 | Marlboro Team Penske | |
| 2004 | May 30 | Panoz G Force | Honda | Rahal Letterman Racing | *450 miles (724 km) | 3:14:55.2395 | 138.518 / 222.923 | Rahal-Letterman Argent/Pioneer | |
| 2005 | May 29 | Dallara | Honda | Andretti Green Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:10:21.0769 | 157.603 / 253.637 | Klein Tools/Jim Beam | |
| 2006 | May 28 | Dallara | Honda | Marlboro Team Penske | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:10:58.7590 | 157.085 / 252.804 | Marlboro Team Penske | |
| 2007 | May 27 | Dallara | Honda | Andretti Green Racing | *415 miles (668 km) | 2:44:03.5608 | 151.774 / 244.257 | Canadian Club | |
| 2008 | May 25 | Dallara | Honda | Chip Ganassi Racing | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:28:57.6792 | 143.567 / 231.049 | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 2009 | May 24 | Dallara | Honda | Marlboro Team Penske | 500 miles (805 km) | 3:19:34.6427 | 150.318 / 241.9133 | Team Penske |
- * Race rain-shortened
Statistics
Years with new winning drivers
67 drivers have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race.
Multiple victories
16 of 67 winning drivers, 23.88%, have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race more than once, accounting for 44 wins out of 93 races held, 47.31%.
| Wins | Driver | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 | |
| 1970, 1971, 1978, 1987 | ||
| 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991 | ||
| 3 | 1928, 1933, 1936 | |
| 1937, 1939, 1940 | ||
| 1941, 1947, 1948 | ||
| 1974, 1976, 1980 | ||
| 1968, 1975, 1981 | ||
| 2001, 2002, 2009 | ||
| 2 | 1921, 1923 | |
| 1953, 1954 | ||
| 1959, 1962 | ||
| 1973, 1982 | ||
| 1989, 1993 | ||
| 1992, 1994 | ||
| 1990, 1997 |
Consecutive victories
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1939-1940 | |
| 1947-1948 | ||
| 1953-1954 | ||
| 1970-1971 | ||
| 2001-2002 |
Rookie winners
Eight* drivers have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race in their first attempt.
| Year | Driver | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | First 500-mile (800 km) race | |
| 1913 | Drank a purported four bottles of champagne during race | |
| 1914 | ||
| 1926 | Race rain-shortened, concluded at 160 laps, 400 miles (640 km) First race ever in Championship-level car |
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| 1927 | ||
| 1966 | Had already won the 1962 World Championship going into the race | |
| 2000 | Was 1999 CART champion going into the race | |
| 2001 | Had spent three seasons in the CART series going into the race; Only driver to date to win in first and second races |
- *
Louis Meyer won in his first start in 1928, but had served as a relief driver, and thus running laps in competition, the year before.
Nationalities of foreign-born Indianapolis 500 winners
Drivers born outside of the United States have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race 23 times out of 93 races, 24.73%.
| Nation | National Race Wins |
Drivers | Driver Race Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
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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Canada |
1 | Jacques Villeneuve | 1 1995 |
Colombia |
1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 2000 |
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 |
| Dario Resta[c] | 1 1916 |
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| Mario Andretti[b] | 1 1969 |
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Netherlands |
2 | Arie Luyendyk | 2 1990, 1997 |
New Zealand |
1 | Scott Dixon | 1 2008 |
Sweden |
1 | Kenny Bräck | 1 1999 |
United Kingdom |
5 | George Robson[b] | 1 1946 |
| Jim Clark | 1 1965 |
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| Graham Hill | 1 1966 |
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| Dan Wheldon | 1 2005 |
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| Dario Franchitti | 1 2007 |
Indianapolis 500 and National Championship victories in same year
As of the conclusion of the 2008 championship season, 28 of the 67 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race winners (42.42%) have won both the race and the National Championship* in the same year, in 33 out of 92 years (35.87%).
Chronological
| Year | Driver | Championship Sanctioning Body* |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | AAA | |
| 1920 | ||
| 1921 | ||
| 1922 | ||
| 1925 | ||
| 1928 | ||
| 1930 | ||
| 1931 | ||
| 1933 | ||
| 1934 | ||
| 1935 | ||
| 1937 | ||
| 1938 | ||
| 1939 | ||
| 1955 | ||
| 1959 | USAC | |
| 1961 | ||
| 1962 | ||
| 1964 | ||
| 1967 | ||
| 1968 | ||
| 1969 | ||
| 1970 | ||
| 1979 | SCCA / CART | |
| 1980 | CART | |
| 1986 | ||
| 1989 | ||
| 1994 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| 2005 | IRL | |
| 2006 | ||
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 |
- * From 1979-1995, the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the American Open Wheel National Championship were sanctioned by separate organizations, USAC and CART, respectively. From 1980-1995, winners of a USAC Gold Crown Championship were officially declared, but as such championship consisted solely of Indianapolis, all such winners are indistinguishable from Indianapolis winners in those same years.
- ** Retroactively declared and awarded, 1951.
- *** Declared and awarded, but retroactively re-declared and -awarded, 1951, to
Tommy Milton.
Multiple Mutual Winners
| Wins | Years | Driver | Championship Sanctioning Body* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1961 | USAC | |
| 1964 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 2 | 1928 | AAA | |
| 1933 | |||
| 1937 | |||
| 1939 | |||
| 1959 | USAC | ||
| 1962 |
Winning driver victories in notable international motorsport
| Driver | Indianapolis 500 | Formula One World Championship |
Monaco Grand Prix |
24 Hours of Le Mans |
12 Hours of Sebring |
24 Hours of Daytona |
Daytona 500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1969 |
1 1978 |
3 1967, 1970, 1972 |
1 1967 |
1 1967 |
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| 1 1965* |
2 1963, 1965* |
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| 1 2008 |
1 2006 |
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| 1 1972 |
1 1969 |
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| 2 1989, 1993 |
2 1972, 1974 |
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| 4 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 |
1 1967 |
1 1985 |
1 1985 |
1 1972 |
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| 1 2007 |
1 2008 |
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| 1 1966 |
2 1962, 1968 |
5 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969 |
1 1972 |
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| 2 1990, 1997 |
1 1989 |
1 1998 |
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| 1 2000 |
1 2003 |
2 2007, 2008 |
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| 1 1986 |
1 1987 |
1 1981 |
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| 1 2004 |
1 2009 |
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| 4 1970, 1971, 1978, 1987 |
1 1985 |
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| 2 1992, 1994 |
2 1986, 1987 |
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| 1 1995 |
1 1997 |
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| 1 2005 |
1 2006 |
- * Only occurrence to date of Indianapolis 500 and Formula One World Driver's Championship victory in the same year.
Owners
Multiple Victories
Winning drivers who did not start next race
The following winners did not defend their title in the next Indianapolis 500.
| Year Won |
Driver | Reason For Not Starting |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Retired for second and final time in victory lane | |
| 1912 | Unknown; returned, 1914 | |
| 1914 | Unknown; returned, 1919 | |
| 1915 | Unknown; returned, 1919 | |
| 1916 | Business interests; returned, 1923 | |
| 1920 | Fatal accident, November 1920 | |
| 1924 | Unknown; returned, 1926 | |
| Fatal accident, September 1924 | ||
| 1929 | Fatal accident, June 1929 | |
| 1935 | Unknown; returned, 1937 | |
| 1941 | Unknown | |
| 1946 | Fatal accident, September 1946 | |
| 1951 | Career-ending injury shortly after victory | |
| 1952 | Sprint car crash injury, August 1952; returned, 1954 | |
| 1956 | Unknown; returned, 1959 | |
| 1957 | Retired in victory lane | |
| 1981 | Semi-retired; served as team manager for Josele Garza; retired permanently in 1983 | |
| 1994 | Did not qualify; returned, 2000 | |
| 1995 | Drove in Formula One | |
| 1999 | Drove in CART; returned, 2003 | |
| 2000 | Drove in Formula One | |
| 2003 | Retired | |
| 2004 | Practice session crash injury, head trauma; replaced by Kenny Bräck; returned, 2006 | |
| 2007 | Injured in NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron's 312 at Talladega 2; returned, 2009 |
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.
Cars
Fastest Races
Winning starting positions
Chronological
| 1910s | Pos | 1920s | Pos | 1930s | Pos | 1940s | Pos | 1950s | Pos | 1960s | Pos | 1970s | Pos | 1980s | Pos | 1990s | Pos | 2000s | Pos | |||||||||
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| 1910 | 1920 | 6 | 1930 | 1 | 1940 | 2 | 1950 | 5 | 1960 | 2 | 1970 | 1 | 1980 | 1 | 1990 | 3 | 2000 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1911 | 28 | 1921 | 20 | 1931 | 13 | 1941 | 17 | 1951 | 2 | 1961 | 7 | 1971 | 5 | 1981 | 1 | 1991 | 1 | 2001 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1912 | 7 | 1922 | 1 | 1932 | 27 | 1942 | 1952 | 7 | 1962 | 2 | 1972 | 3 | 1982 | 5 | 1992 | 12 | 2002 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1913 | 7 | 1923 | 1 | 1933 | 6 | 1943 | 1953 | 1 | 1963 | 1 | 1973 | 11 | 1983 | 4 | 1993 | 9 | 2003 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1914 | 15 | 1924 | 21 | 1934 | 10 | 1944 | 1954 | 19 | 1964 | 5 | 1974 | 25 | 1984 | 3 | 1994 | 1 | 2004 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1915 | 2 | 1925 | 2 | 1935 | 22 | 1945 | 1955 | 14 | 1965 | 2 | 1975 | 3 | 1985 | 8 | 1995 | 5 | 2005 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 1916 | 4 | 1926 | 20 | 1936 | 28 | 1946 | 15 | 1956 | 1 | 1966 | 15 | 1976 | 1 | 1986 | 4 | 1996 | 5 | 2006 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1917 | 1927 | 22 | 1937 | 2 | 1947 | 3 | 1957 | 13 | 1967 | 4 | 1977 | 4 | 1987 | 20 | 1997 | 1 | 2007 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1918 | 1928 | 13 | 1938 | 1 | 1939 | 3 | 1958 | 7 | 1968 | 3 | 1978 | 5 | 1988 | 1 | 1998 | 17 | 2008 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1919 | 2 | 1929 | 6 | 1939 | 3 | 1949 | 4 | 1959 | 6 | 1969 | 2 | 1979 | 1 | 1989 | 3 | 1999 | 8 | 2009 | 1 | |||||||||
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).
By starting grid
| Row | Wins | Pos | Wins | Years | Pos | Wins | Years | Pos | Wins | Years | |||
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| 1 | 40 | 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 | 10 | 1939, 1947, 1948 1968, 1972, 1975 1984, 1989, 1990 2007 |
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| 2 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1916, 1949, 1967 1977, 1983, 1986 |
5 | 7 | 1950, 1964, 1971 1978, 1982, 1995 1996 |
6 | 4 | 1920, 1929, 1933 1959 |
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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 |
No wins by cars starting beyond 33rd have occurred, although positions other than 33 were permitted 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).
Most victorious starting positions
| Wins | Pos | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 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 |
| 10 | 3 | 1939, 1947, 1948, 1968, 1972, 1975, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2007 |
| 7 | 5 | 1950, 1964, 1971, 1978, 1982, 1995, 1996 |
| 6 | 4 | 1916, 1949, 1967, 1977, 1983, 1986 |
| 5 | 7 | 1912, 1913, 1952, 1958, 1961 |
| 4 | 6 | 1920, 1929, 1933, 1959 |
| 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 |
Winning Car Numbers
Chronological
| 1910s | No | 1920s | No | 1930s | No | 1940s | No | 1950s | No | 1960s | No | 1970s | No | 1980s | No | 1990s | No | 2000s | No | |||||||||
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| 1910 | 1920 | 4 | 1930 | 4 | 1940 | 1 | 1950 | 1 | 1960 | 4 | 1970 | 2 | 1980 | 4 | 1990 | 30 | 2000 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1911 | 32 | 1921 | 2 | 1931 | 23 | 1941 | 16 | 1951 | 99 | 1961 | 1 | 1971 | 1 | 1981 | 3 | 1991 | 3 | 2001 | 68 | |||||||||
| 1912 | 8 | 1922 | 35 | 1932 | 34 | 1942 | 1952 | 98 | 1962 | 3 | 1972 | 66 | 1982 | 20 | 1992 | 3 | 2002 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1913 | 16 | 1923 | 1 | 1933 | 36 | 1943 | 1953 | 14 | 1963 | 98 | 1973 | 20 | 1983 | 5 | 1993 | 4 | 2003 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1914 | 16 | 1924 | 15 | 1934 | 7 | 1944 | 1954 | 14 | 1964 | 1 | 1974 | 3 | 1984 | 6 | 1994 | 31 | 2004 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 1915 | 2 | 1925 | 15 | 1935 | 5 | 1945 | 1955 | 6 | 1965 | 82 | 1975 | 48 | 1985 | 5 | 1995 | 27 | 2005 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1916 | 17 | 1926 | 16 | 1936 | 8 | 1946 | 16 | 1956 | 8 | 1966 | 24 | 1976 | 2 | 1986 | 3 | 1996 | 91 | 2006 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1917 | 1927 | 32 | 1937 | 6 | 1947 | 27 | 1957 | 9 | 1967 | 14 | 1977 | 14 | 1987 | 25 | 1997 | 5 | 2007 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 1918 | 1928 | 14 | 1938 | 23 | 1939 | 3 | 1958 | 1 | 1968 | 3 | 1978 | 2 | 1988 | 5 | 1998 | 51 | 2008 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1919 | 3 | 1929 | 2 | 1939 | 2 | 1949 | 7 | 1959 | 5 | 1969 | 2 | 1979 | 9 | 1989 | 20 | 1999 | 14 | 2009 | 3 | |||||||||
By number
Fifty-one of ninety-three Indianapolis 500-Mile Races, 54.84%, have been won by entries carrying a single digit, 1 through 9.
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Notes
- ^ De Palma is usually shown as American, but his application for a US passport (available at [1]) reveals that he did not become a US citizen until 1920
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Resta was an Italian-born naturalized Briton - ^ 1916 race scheduled for 300 miles
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Chevrolet was French-born and held Swiss citizenship. It is uncertain if he became a US citizen before his death - ^ 1924: Corum started the race in the car. During the race, Boyer took over in relief, and drove the car to victory. As a result, the two drivers were declared co-winners.
- ^ 1941: Davis started the race in the car. During the race, Rose took over in relief, and drove the car to victory. As a result, the two drivers were declared co-winners.
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Robson was born in England, emigrated firstly to Canada and then to the United States. It is highly probable, but not certain that he held US citizenship in 1946. - ^
Andretti was an Italian-born naturalized American - ^ race record average speed
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de Ferran was French born - ^ Mauri Rose was co-winner with Floyd Davis in 1941.
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