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List of Indianapolis 500 winners

 
Wikipedia: List of Indianapolis 500 winners

Winners of the annual Indianapolis 500, held on or around Memorial Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1911.

Contents

Drivers

Indianapolis 500 winners (Fisher Era)

Year Date Driver Car Team / Owner Distance
(miles)
(km)
Time Speed
(mph)
(km/h)
Car Name
1909 For other races from 1909-1910 & 1916, see Indianapolis Motor Speedway race results
1910
1911 May 30 United States 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 United States 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 France Jules Goux Peugeot Peugeot 500.000
804.672
6:35:05.108 75.933
122.202
Peugot
1914 May 30 France René Thomas Delage Louis Delâge Company 500.000
804.672
6:03:45.060 82.474
132.729
L. Delage
1915 May 31 Italy 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 United Kingdom 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 United States 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 United States Gaston Chevrolet[4] Frontenac William Small Company 500.000
804.672
5:38:31.901 88.618
142.617
Monroe/William Small
1921 May 30 United States Tommy Milton Frontenac Louis Chevrolet 500.000
804.672
5:34:44.578 89.621
144.231
Fronteac/Louis Chevrolet
1922 May 30 United States Jimmy Murphy Duesenberg / Miller Jimmy Murphy 500.000
804.672
5:17:30.845 94.484
152.057
Jimmy Murphy
1923 May 30 United States 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 United States Lora L. Corum Duesenberg Duesenberg 500.000
804.672
5:05:23.595 98.234
158.092
Duesenberg
United States Joe Boyer[5]
1925 May 30 United States Peter DePaolo Duesenberg Duesenberg 500.000
804.672
4:56:39.401 101.127
162.748
Duesenberg
1926 May 31 United States Frank Lockhart Miller Peter Kreis 400.000*
643.738*
5:12:48.768 95.904
154.343
Miller/Peter Kreis
1927 May 30 United States George Souders 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 United States Louis Meyer Miller Miller Alden Sampson, II 500.000 / 804.672 5:01:33.725 99.482 / 160.101 Miller/Alden Sampson, II
1929 May 30 United States Ray Keech Miller Miller M. A. Yagle 500.000 / 804.672 5:07:25.458 97.585 / 157.048 Simplex Piston Ring/Yagle
1930 May 30 United States Billy Arnold Summers Miller Harry Hartz 500.000 / 804.672 4:58:39.720 100.448 / 161.655 Miller/Hartz
1931 May 30 United States Louis Schneider Stevens Miller B. L. Schneider 500.000 / 804.672 5:10:27.948 96.629 / 155.509 Bowes Seal Fast/Schneider
1932 May 30 United States Fred Frame Wetteroth Miller Harry Hartz 500.000 / 804.672 4:48:03.761 104.144 / 167.604 Miller-Harry Hartz
1933 May 30 United States Louis Meyer Miller Miller Louis Meyer 500.000 / 804.672 4:48:00.774 104.162 / 167.632 Tydol/Louis Meyer
1934 May 30 United States Bill Cummings Miller Miller H. C. Henning 500.000 / 804.672 4:46:05.254 104.863 / 168.761 Boyle Products/Henning
1935 May 30 United States Kelly Petillo Wetteroth Offenhauser Kelly Petillo 500.000 / 804.672 4:42:22.771 106.240 / 170.977 Gilmore Speedway/Petillo
1936 May 30 United States Louis Meyer Stevens Miller Louis Meyer 500.000 / 804.672 4:35:03.314 109.069 / 175.530 Ring Free/Lou Meyer
1937 May 31 United States Wilbur Shaw Shaw Offenhauser Wilbur Shaw 500.000 / 804.672 4:24:07.861 113.580 / 182.789 Shaw-Gilmore
1938 May 30 United States Floyd Roberts Wetteroth Miller Lou Moore 500.000 / 804.672 4:15:58.362 117.200 / 188.615 Burd Piston Ring/Lou Moore
1939 May 30 United States Wilbur Shaw Maserati Maserati Boyle Racing Headquarters 500.000 / 804.672 4:20:47.412 115.035 / 185.131 Boyle Racing Headquarters
1940 May 30 United States Wilbur Shaw Maserati Maserati Boyle Racing Headquarters 500.000 / 804.672 4:22:31.201 114.277 / 183.911 Boyle Racing Headquarters
1941 May 30 United States Floyd Davis Wetteroth Offenhauser Lou Moore 500.000 / 804.672 4:20:36.266 115.117 / 185.263 Noc-Out Hose Clamp/Moore
United States Mauri Rose[6]
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 United States George Robson[7] Adams Sparks Thorne Engineering 500 miles (805 km) 4:21:16.711 114.820 / 184.785 Thorne Engineering
1947 May 30 United States Mauri Rose Deidt Offenhauser Lou Moore 500 miles (805 km) 4:17:52.159 116.338 / 187.228 Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore
1948 May 31 United States Mauri Rose Deidt Offenhauser Lou Moore 500 miles (805 km) 4:10:23.286 119.814 / 192.822 Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore
1949 May 30 United States Bill Holland Deidt Offenhauser Lou Moore 500 miles (805 km) 4:07:15.939 121.327 / 195.257 Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore
1950 May 30 United States Johnnie Parsons 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 United States Lee Wallard Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Murrell Belanger 500 miles (805 km) 3:57:38.103 126.244 / 203.170 Murrell Belanger
1952 May 30 United States Troy Ruttman Kuzma Offenhauser J. C. Agajanian 500 miles (805 km) 3:52:41.930 128.922 / 207.480 J. C. Agajanian
1953 May 30 United States Bill Vukovich 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 United States Bill Vukovich 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 United States Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser John Zink 500 miles (805 km) 3:53:59.576 128.209 / 206.332 John Zink
1956 May 30 United States Pat Flaherty Watson Offenhauser John Zink 500 miles (805 km) 3:53:28.872 128.490 / 206.785 John Zink
1957 May 30 United States Sam Hanks Salih Offenhauser George Salih 500 miles (805 km) 3:41:14.238 135.601 / 218.229 Belond Exhaust/George Salih
1958 May 30 United States Jimmy Bryan Salih Offenhauser George Salih 500 miles (805 km) 3:44:21.064 133.719 / 215.200 Belong AP/George Salih
1959 May 30 United States Rodger Ward Watson Offenhauser Leader Cards 500 miles (805 km) 3:40:47.470 135.875 / 218.670 Leader Cards 500 Roadster
1960 May 30 United States Jim Rathmann Watson Offenhauser Ken-Paul 500 miles (805 km) 3:36:11.384 138.767 / 223.324 Ken-Paul
1961 May 30 United States A.J. Foyt Trevis Offenhauser Bignotti-Bowes Racing 500 miles (805 km) 3:35:37.540 139.130 / 223.908 Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
1962 May 30 United States Rodger Ward Watson Offenhauser Leader Cards 500 miles (805 km) 3:33:50.291 140.293 / 225.780 Leader Cards 500 Roadster
1963 May 30 United States Parnelli Jones 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 United States A.J. Foyt Watson Offenhauser Ansted-Thompson Racing 500 miles (805 km) 3:23:35.813 147.350 / 237.137 Sheraton-Thompson/Ansted
1965 May 31 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus Ford Team Lotus 500 miles (805 km) 3:19:05.370 150.686 / 242.506 Lotus powered by Ford
1966 May 30 United Kingdom Graham Hill 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 United States A.J. Foyt Coyote Ford Ansted-Thompson Racing 500 miles (805 km) 3:18:24.211 151.207 / 243.344 Sheraton-Thompson/Ansted
1968 May 30 United States Bobby Unser Eagle Offenhauser Leader Cards 500 miles (805 km) 3:16:13.786 152.882 / 246.040 Rislone/Leader Cards
1969 May 30 United States Mario Andretti[8] Hawk Ford STP Corporation 500 miles (805 km) 3:11:14.689 156.867 / 252.453 STP Oil Treatment
1970 May 30 United States Al Unser Colt Ford Vel's Parnelli Jones Ford 500 miles (805 km) 3:12:37.057 155.749 / 250.654 Johnny Lightening
1971 May 29 United States Al Unser Colt Ford Vel's Parnelli Jones Ford 500 miles (805 km) 3:10:11.545 157.735 / 253.850 Johnny Lightening
1972 May 27 United States Mark Donohue McLaren Offenhauser Roger Penske Enterprises 500 miles (805 km) 3:04:23.851 162.692 / 261.827 Sunoco/McLaren Penske
1973 May 28–30 United States Gordon Johncock 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 United States Johnny Rutherford McLaren Offenhauser Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 500 miles (805 km) 3:09:10.094 158.589 / 255.224 McLaren Cars
1975 May 25 United States Bobby Unser Eagle Offenhauser All American Racers *435 miles (700 km) 2:54:55.064 149.213 / 240.135 Jorgensen/All American Racers
1976 May 30 United States Johnny Rutherford McLaren Offenhauser Bruce McLaren Motor Racing *255 miles (410 km) 1:42:52.466 148.725 / 239.350 Hy-Gain|McLaren
1977 May 29 United States A.J. Foyt 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 United States Al Unser Lola Cosworth Chaparral Racing 500 miles (805 km) 3:05:54.974 161.363 / 259.689 First National City/Chaparral
1979 May 27 United States Rick Mears Penske Cosworth Penske Racing 500 miles (805 km) 3:08:47.950 158.899 / 255.723 The Gould Charge/Penske
1980 May 25 United States Johnny Rutherford Chaparral Cosworth Chaparral Racing 500 miles (805 km) 3:29:59.572 142.862 / 229.914 Pennzoil/Chaparral Racing
1981 May 24 United States Bobby Unser Penske Cosworth Penske Racing 500 miles (805 km) 3:35:41.819 139.084 / 223.834 The Norton Spirit/Penske
1982 May 30 United States Gordon Johncock 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 United States Tom Sneva March Cosworth Bignotti-Cotter 500 miles (805 km) 3:05:03.092 162.117 / 260.902 Texaco Star/Bignotti-Cotter
1984 May 27 United States Rick Mears March Cosworth Penske Cars 500 miles (805 km) 3:03:21.638 163.612 / 263.308 Pennzoil Z-7/Penske
1985 May 26 United States Danny Sullivan March Cosworth Penske Cars 500 miles (805 km) 3:16:06.090 152.982 / 246.201 Miller American/Penske
1986 May 31 United States Bobby Rahal March Cosworth Truesports 500 miles (805 km) 2:55:43.457 170.722 / 274.750 Budweiser/Truesports
1987 May 24 United States Al Unser March Cosworth Penske Racing, Incorporated 500 miles (805 km) 3:04:59.121 162.175 / 260.995 Cummins-Holset/Penske
1988 May 29 United States Rick Mears Penske Chevrolet Penske Racing, Incorporated 500 miles (805 km) 3:27:10.167 144.809 / 233.047 Pennzoil Z-7/Penske
1989 May 28 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Penske Chevrolet Patrick Racing, Incorporated 500 miles (805 km) 2:59:01.074 167.581 / 269.695 Marlboro/Patrick Racing
1990 May 27 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk 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 United States Rick Mears Penske Chevrolet Penske Racing, Incorporated 500 miles (805 km) 2:50:00.791 176.457 / 283.980 Marlboro Penske Chevy 91
1992 May 24 United States Al Unser, Jr. Galmer Chevrolet Galles-Kraco Racing 500 miles (805 km) 3:43:05.148 134.477 / 216.420 Valvoline Galmer 92
1993 May 30 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Penske Chevrolet Penske Racing, Incorporated 500 miles (805 km) 3:10:49.860 157.207 / 253.000 Marlboro Penske Chevy '93
1994 May 29 United States Al Unser, Jr. Penske Mercedes-Benz Penske Racing, Incorporated 500 miles (805 km) 3:06:29.006 160.872 / 258.898 Marlboro Penske Mercedes
1995 May 28 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 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 United States Buddy Lazier 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 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk 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 United States Eddie Cheever, Jr. Dallara Oldsmobile Team Cheever 500 miles (805 km) 3:26:40.524 145.155 / 233.604 Rachel's Potato Chips
1999 May 30 Sweden Kenny Bräck 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 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya G Force Oldsmobile Chip Ganassi Racing 500 miles (805 km) 2:58:59.431 167.607 / 269.737 Target
2001 May 27 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Dallara Oldsmobile Marlboro Team Penske 500 miles (805 km) 3:31:54.180 153.601 / 247.197 Team Penske
2002 May 26 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Dallara Chevrolet Marlboro Team Penske 500 miles (805 km) 3:00:10.871 166.499 / 267.954 Marlboro Team Penske
2003 May 25 Brazil Gil de Ferran[10] 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 United States Buddy Rice 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 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon Dallara Honda Andretti Green Racing 500 miles (805 km) 3:10:21.0769 157.603 / 253.637 Klein Tools/Jim Beam
2006 May 28 United States Sam Hornish, Jr. Dallara Honda Marlboro Team Penske 500 miles (805 km) 3:10:58.7590 157.085 / 252.804 Marlboro Team Penske
2007 May 27 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Dallara Honda Andretti Green Racing *415 miles (668 km) 2:44:03.5608 151.774 / 244.257 Canadian Club
2008 May 25 New Zealand Scott Dixon Dallara Honda Chip Ganassi Racing 500 miles (805 km) 3:28:57.6792 143.567 / 231.049 Target Chip Ganassi Racing
2009 May 24 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 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.

Year New Winning Driver Races
Since
Previous
1911 United States Ray Harroun N/A
1912 United States Joe Dawson 1
1913 France Jules Goux
1914 France René Thomas
1915 Italy Ralph DePalma
1916 United Kingdom Dario Resta
1919 United States Howdy Wilcox
1920 United States Gaston Chevrolet
1921 United States Tommy Milton
1922 United States Jimmy Murphy
1924 United States Lora L. Corum 2
United States Joe Boyer
1925 United States Peter DePaolo 1
1926 United States Frank Lockhart
1927 United States George Souders
1928 United States Louis Meyer
1929 United States Ray Keech
1930 United States Billy Arnold
1931 United States Louis Schneider
1932 United States Fred Frame
1934 United States Bill Cummings 2
1935 United States Kelly Petillo 1
1937 United States Wilbur Shaw 2
1938 United States Floyd Roberts 1
1941 United States Floyd Davis 3
United States Mauri Rose
1946 United States George Robson 1
1949 United States Bill Holland 3
1950 United States Johnnie Parsons 1
1951 United States Lee Wallard
1952 United States Troy Ruttman
1953 United States Bill Vukovich
1955 United States Bob Sweikert 2
1956 United States Pat Flaherty 1
1957 United States Sam Hanks
1958 United States Jimmy Bryan
1959 United States Rodger Ward
1960 United States Jim Rathmann
1961 United States A.J. Foyt
1963 United States Parnelli Jones 2
1965 United Kingdom Jim Clark
1966 United Kingdom Graham Hill 1
1968 United States Bobby Unser 2
1969 United States Mario Andretti 1
1970 United States Al Unser
1972 United States Mark Donohue 2
1973 United States Gordon Johncock 1
1974 United States Johnny Rutherford
1979 United States Rick Mears 5
1983 United States Tom Sneva 4
1985 United States Danny Sullivan 2
1986 United States Bobby Rahal 1
1989 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 3
1990 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk 1
1992 United States Al Unser, Jr. 2
1995 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 3
1996 United States Buddy Lazier 1
1998 United States Eddie Cheever 2
1999 Sweden Kenny Bräck 1
2000 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya
2001 Brazil Hélio Castroneves
2003 Brazil Gil de Ferran 2
2004 United States Buddy Rice 1
2005 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon
2006 United States Sam Hornish, Jr.
2007 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti
2008 New Zealand Scott Dixon

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 United States A.J. Foyt 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977
United States Al Unser 1970, 1971, 1978, 1987
United States Rick Mears 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991
3 United States Louis Meyer 1928, 1933, 1936
United States Wilbur Shaw 1937, 1939, 1940
United States Mauri Rose[11] 1941, 1947, 1948
United States Johnny Rutherford 1974, 1976, 1980
United States Bobby Unser 1968, 1975, 1981
Brazil Hélio Castroneves 2001, 2002, 2009
2 United States Tommy Milton 1921, 1923
United States Bill Vukovich 1953, 1954
United States Rodger Ward 1959, 1962
United States Gordon Johncock 1973, 1982
Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 1989, 1993
United States Al Unser, Jr. 1992, 1994
Netherlands Arie Luyendyk 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 United States Wilbur Shaw 1939-1940
United States Mauri Rose 1947-1948
United States Bill Vukovich 1953-1954
United States Al Unser 1970-1971
Brazil Hélio Castroneves 2001-2002

Rookie winners

Eight* drivers have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race in their first attempt.

Year Driver Notes
1911 United States Ray Harroun First 500-mile (800 km) race
1913 France Jules Goux Drank a purported four bottles of champagne during race
1914 France René Thomas  
1926 United States Frank Lockhart Race rain-shortened, concluded at 160 laps, 400 miles (640 km)
First race ever in Championship-level car
1927 United States George Souders  
1966 United Kingdom Graham Hill Had already won the 1962 World Championship going into the race
2000 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Was 1999 CART champion going into the race
2001 Brazil 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
* United States 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
Brazil
6 Hélio Castroneves 3
2001, 2002, 2009
Emerson Fittipaldi 2
1989, 1993
Gil de Ferran[a] 1
2003
Canada
Canada
1 Jacques Villeneuve 1
1995
Colombia
Colombia
1 Juan Pablo Montoya 1
2000
France
France
3 Jules Goux 1
1913
René Thomas 1
1914
Gaston Chevrolet[b] 1
1920
Italy
Italy
3 Ralph DePalma 1
1915
Dario Resta[c] 1
1916
Mario Andretti[b] 1
1969
Netherlands
Netherlands
2 Arie Luyendyk 2
1990, 1997
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 Scott Dixon 1
2008
Sweden
Sweden
1 Kenny Bräck 1
1999
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
5 George Robson[b] 1
1946
Jim Clark 1
1965
Graham Hill 1
1966
Dan Wheldon 1
2005
Dario Franchitti 1
2007
[a] France French national
[b] United States American national
[c] United Kingdom British national

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 United States Howdy Wilcox** AAA
1920 United States Gaston Chevrolet***
1921 United States Tommy Milton
1922 United States Jimmy Murphy
1925 United States Peter DePaolo
1928 United States Louis Meyer
1930 United States Billy Arnold
1931 United States Louis Schneider
1933 United States Louis Meyer
1934 United States Bill Cummings
1935 United States Kelly Petillo
1937 United States Wilbur Shaw
1938 United States Floyd Roberts
1939 United States Wilbur Shaw
1955 United States Bob Sweikert
1959 United States Rodger Ward USAC
1961 United States A.J. Foyt
1962 United States Rodger Ward
1964 United States A.J. Foyt
1967 United States A.J. Foyt
1968 United States Bobby Unser
1969 United States Mario Andretti
1970 United States Al Unser
1979 United States Rick Mears SCCA / CART
1980 United States Johnny Rutherford CART
1986 United States Bobby Rahal
1989 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
1994 United States Al Unser, Jr.
1995 Canada Jacques Villeneuve
2005 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon IRL
2006 United States Sam Hornish, Jr.
2007 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti
2008 New Zealand Scott Dixon
* 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 United States Tommy Milton.

Multiple Mutual Winners

Wins Years Driver Championship
Sanctioning Body
*
3 1961 United States A.J. Foyt USAC
1964
1967
2 1928 United States Louis Meyer AAA
1933
1937 United States Wilbur Shaw
1939
1959 United States Rodger Ward 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
United States Andretti 1
1969
1
1978
    3
1967, 1970, 1972
1
1967
1
1967
United Kingdom Clark 1
1965*
2
1963, 1965*
         
New Zealand Dixon 1
2008
        1
2006
 
United States Donohue 1
1972
        1
1969
 
Brazil Fittipaldi 2
1989, 1993
2
1972, 1974
         
United States Foyt 4
1961, 1964, 1967, 1977
    1
1967
1
1985
1
1985
1
1972
United Kingdom Franchitti 1
2007
        1
2008
 
United Kingdom Hill 1
1966
2
1962, 1968
5
1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969
1
1972
     
Netherlands Luyendyk 2
1990, 1997
      1
1989
1
1998
 
Colombia Montoya 1
2000
  1
2003
    2
2007, 2008
 
United States Rahal 1
1986
      1
1987
1
1981
 
United States Rice 1
2004
        1
2009
 
United States Unser, Sr. 4
1970, 1971, 1978, 1987
        1
1985
 
United States Unser, Jr. 2
1992, 1994
        2
1986, 1987
 
Canada Villeneuve 1
1995
1
1997
         
United Kingdom Wheldon 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

Wins Team/Entrant Owners Years Drivers,
in respective years
15 Penske Racing Roger Penske 1972, 1979, 1981
1984, 1985, 1987
1988, 1991, 1993
1994, 2001, 2002
2003, 2006, 2009
Donohue, Mears, B.Unser
Mears, Sullivan, A.Unser
Mears, Mears, Fittipaldi
A.Unser, Jr., Castroneves, Castroneves
de Ferran, Hornish, Castroneves
5 Lou Moore 1938, 1941, 1947
1948, 1949
Roberts, Davis / Rose, Rose
Rose, Holland
4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises A.J. Foyt 1964, 1967, 1977
1999
Foyt, Foyt, Foyt
Bräck
3 Leader Cards Racing Bob Wilkie 1959, 1962, 1968 Ward, Ward, B.Unser
Patrick Racing Pat Patrick 1973, 1982
1989
Johncock, Fittipaldi
Team Green
Andretti Green Racing
Barry Green
Michael Andretti, Kevin Savoree, & Kim Green
1995
2005, 2007
Villeneuve
Wheldon, Franchitti
2 J.C. Agajanian 1952, 1963 Ruttman, Jones
Boyle Racing Headquarters 1939, 1940 Shaw
Chaparral Cars Jim Hall 1978, 1980 A.Unser, Rutherford
Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi 2000, 2008 Montoya, Dixon
Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company 1924, 1925 Boyer / Corum, DePaolo
Harry Hartz 1930, 1932 Arnold, Frame
Howard B. Keck 1953, 1954 Vukovich
Bruce McLaren Racing Team Teddy Mayer 1974, 1976 Rutherford
Louis Meyer 1933, 1936 Meyer
Peugeot Auto Racing Company 1913, 1916 Goux, Resta
George Salih 1957, 1958 Hanks, Bryan
Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Parnelli Jones & Velco Miletich 1970, 1971 A.Unser
John Zink 1955, 1956 Sweikert, Flaherty

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 United States Ray Harroun Retired for second and final time in victory lane
1912 United States Joe Dawson Unknown; returned, 1914
1914 France René Thomas Unknown; returned, 1919
1915 Italy Ralph DePalma Unknown; returned, 1919
1916 United Kingdom Dario Resta Business interests; returned, 1923
1920 United States Gaston Chevrolet Fatal accident, November 1920
1924 United States Lora L. Corum Unknown; returned, 1926
United States Joe Boyer Fatal accident, September 1924
1929 United States Ray Keech Fatal accident, June 1929
1935 United States Kelly Petillo Unknown; returned, 1937
1941 United States Floyd Davis1 Unknown
1946 United States George Robson Fatal accident, September 1946
1951 United States Lee Wallard Career-ending injury shortly after victory
1952 United States Troy Ruttman Sprint car crash injury, August 1952; returned, 1954
1956 United States Pat Flaherty Unknown; returned, 1959
1957 United States Sam Hanks Retired in victory lane
1981 United States Bobby Unser Semi-retired; served as team manager for Josele Garza; retired permanently in 1983
1994 United States Al Unser, Jr. Did not qualify; returned, 2000
1995 Canada Jacques Villenueve Drove in Formula One
1999 Sweden Kenny Bräck Drove in CART; returned, 2003
2000 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Drove in Formula One
2003 Brazil Gil de Ferran Retired
2004 United States Buddy Rice Practice session crash injury, head trauma; replaced by Kenny Bräck; returned, 2006
2007 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti 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
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
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
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
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
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.

No Wins Years
1 7 1923, 1940, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1971
2 8 1915, 1921, 1929, 1939, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1978
3 11 1919, 1948, 1962, 1968, 1974, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1992, 2002, 2009
4 5 1920, 1930, 1960, 1980, 1993
5 6 1935, 1959, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1997
6 5 1937, 1955, 1984, 2003, 2006
7 2 1934, 1949
8 3 1912, 1936, 1956
9 4 1957, 1979, 2000, 2008
10 0  
11 0  
12 1 1925
13 0  
14 6 1928, 1953, 1954, 1967, 1977, 1999
15 3 1924, 1926, 2004
16 4 1913, 1914, 1941, 1946
17 1 1916
18 0  
19 0  
20 3 1973, 1982, 1989
21 0  
22 0  
23 2 1931, 1938
24 1 1966
25 1 1987
26 1 2005
27 3 1947, 1995, 2007
28 0  
29 0  
30 1 1990
31 1 1994
32 2 1911, 1927
33 0  
34 1 1932
35 1 1922
36 1 1933
37 0  
38 0  
39 0  
40 0  
41 0  
42 0  
43 0  
44 0  
45 0  
46 0  
47 0  
48 1 1975
49 0  
50 0  
No Wins Years
51 1 1998
52 0  
53 0  
54 0  
55 0  
56 0  
57 0  
58 0  
59 0  
60 0  
61 0  
62 0  
63 0  
64 0  
65 0  
66 1 1972
67 0  
68 1 2001
69 0  
70 0  
71 0  
72 0  
73 0  
74 0  
75 0  
76 0  
77 0  
78 0  
79 0  
80 0  
81 0  
82 1 1965
83 0  
84 0  
85 0  
86 0  
87 0  
88 0  
89 0  
90 0  
91 1 1996
92 0  
93 0  
94 0  
95 0  
96 0  
97 0  
98 2 1952, 1963
99 1 1951
No Wins Years
0 --  
00 --  
01 --  
02 0  
03 --  
04 --  
05 --  
06 0  
07 --  
08 --  
09 --  

Notes

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Italy Resta was an Italian-born naturalized Briton
  3. ^ 1916 race scheduled for 300 miles
  4. ^ France Chevrolet was French-born and held Swiss citizenship. It is uncertain if he became a US citizen before his death
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ England 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.
  8. ^ Italy Andretti was an Italian-born naturalized American
  9. ^ race record average speed
  10. ^ France de Ferran was French born
  11. ^ Mauri Rose was co-winner with Floyd Davis in 1941.

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