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Winners of the annual Indianapolis 500, held on or around Memorial Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1911.
[edit] Winners of the Indianapolis 500
Year |
Date |
Driver |
Car |
Team/owner |
Distance
(miles) |
Average Speed
(mph) |
1911 |
May 30, 1911 |
Ray Harroun |
Marmon "Wasp" |
Nordyke & Marmon Company |
500 |
74.602 |
1912 |
May 30, 1912 |
Joe Dawson |
National |
National Motor Vehicle Company |
500 |
78.719 |
1913 |
May 30, 1913 |
Jules Goux |
Peugeot |
Peugeot |
500 |
75.933 |
1914 |
May 30, 1914 |
René Thomas |
Delage |
Louis Delâge Company |
500 |
82.474 |
1915 |
May 31, 1915 |
Ralph DePalma[1] |
Mercedes |
E.C. Patterson |
500 |
89.840 |
1916 |
May 30, 1916 |
Dario Resta[2] |
Peugeot |
Peugeot Auto Racing Company |
300[3] |
84.001 |
1917-1918: No race held due to World War I |
1919 |
May 31, 1919 |
Howdy Wilcox |
Peugeot |
I.M.S. Corporation |
500 |
88.050 |
1920 |
May 31, 1920 |
Gaston Chevrolet[4] |
Frontenac |
William Small Company |
500 |
88.618 |
1921 |
May 30, 1921 |
Tommy Milton |
Frontenac |
Louis Chevrolet |
500 |
89.621 |
1922 |
May 30, 1922 |
Jimmy Murphy |
Duesenberg/Miller |
Jimmy Murphy |
500 |
94.484 |
1923 |
May 30, 1923 |
Tommy Milton |
Miller |
H.C.S. Motor Company |
500 |
90.545 |
1924 |
May 30, 1924 |
Lora L. Corum &
Joe Boyer[5] |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
500 |
98.234 |
1925 |
May 30, 1925 |
Peter DePaolo |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
500 |
101.127 |
1926 |
May 31, 1926 |
Frank Lockhart |
Miller |
Peter Kreis |
400 (rain) |
95.904 |
1927 |
May 30, 1927 |
George Souders |
Duesenberg |
William S. White |
500 |
97.545 |
1928 |
May 30, 1928 |
Louis Meyer |
Miller |
Alden Sampson, II |
500 |
99.482 |
1929 |
May 30, 1929 |
Ray Keech |
Miller |
M. A. Yagle |
500 |
97.585 |
1930 |
May 30, 1930 |
Billy Arnold |
Summers/Miller |
Harry Hartz |
500 |
100.448 |
1931 |
May 30, 1931 |
Louis Schneider |
Stevens/Miller |
B. L. Schneider |
500 |
96.629 |
1932 |
May 30, 1932 |
Fred Frame |
Wetteroth/Miller |
Harry Hartz |
500 |
104.144 |
1933 |
May 30, 1933 |
Louis Meyer |
Miller |
Louis Meyer |
500 |
104.162 |
1934 |
May 30, 1934 |
Bill Cummings |
Miller |
H. C. Henning |
500 |
104.863 |
1935 |
May 30, 1935 |
Kelly Petillo |
Wetteroth/Offenhauser |
Kelly Petillo |
500 |
106.240 |
1936 |
May 30, 1936 |
Louis Meyer |
Stevens/Miller |
Louis Meyer |
500 |
109.069 |
1937 |
May 31, 1937 |
Wilbur Shaw |
Shaw/Offenhauser |
Wilbur Shaw |
500 |
113.580 |
1938 |
May 30, 1938 |
Floyd Roberts |
Wetteroth/Miller |
Lou Moore |
500 |
117.200 |
1939 |
May 30, 1939 |
Wilbur Shaw |
Maserati |
Boyle Racing Headquarters |
500 |
115.035 |
1940 |
May 30, 1940 |
Wilbur Shaw |
Maserati |
Boyle Racing Headquarters |
500 |
114.277 |
1941 |
May 30, 1941 |
Floyd Davis &
Mauri Rose[6] |
Wetteroth/Offenhauser |
Lou Moore |
500 |
115.117 |
1942-1945: No race held due to World War II |
1946 |
May 30, 1946 |
George Robson[7] |
Adams/Sparks |
Thorne Engineering |
500 |
114.820 |
1947 |
May 30, 1947 |
Mauri Rose |
Deidt/Offenhauser |
Lou Moore |
500 |
116.338 |
1948 |
May 31, 1948 |
Mauri Rose |
Deidt/Offenhauser |
Lou Moore |
500 |
119.814 |
1949 |
May 30, 1949 |
Bill Holland |
Deidt/Offenhauser |
Lou Moore |
500 |
121.327 |
1950 |
May 30, 1950 |
Johnnie Parsons |
Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser |
Kurtis Kraft |
345 (rain) |
124.002 |
1951 |
May 30, 1951 |
Lee Wallard |
Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser |
Murrell Belanger |
500 |
126.244 |
1952 |
May 30, 1952 |
Troy Ruttman |
Kuzma/Offenhauser |
J. C. Agajanian |
500 |
128.922 |
1953 |
May 30, 1953 |
Bill Vukovich |
Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser |
Howard Keck |
500 |
128.740 |
1954 |
May 31, 1954 |
Bill Vukovich |
Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser |
Howard Keck |
500 |
130.840 |
1955 |
May 30, 1955 |
Bob Sweikert |
Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser |
John Zink |
500 |
128.209 |
1956 |
May 30, 1956 |
Pat Flaherty |
Watson/Offenhauser |
John Zink |
500 |
128.490 |
1957 |
May 30, 1957 |
Sam Hanks |
Salih/Offenhauser |
George Salih |
500 |
135.601 |
1958 |
May 30, 1958 |
Jimmy Bryan |
Salih/Offenhauser |
George Salih |
500 |
133.719 |
1959 |
May 30, 1959 |
Rodger Ward |
Watson/Offenhauser |
Leader Cards |
500 |
135.875 |
1960 |
May 30, 1960 |
Jim Rathmann |
Watson/Offenhauser |
Ken-Paul |
500 |
138.767 |
1961 |
May 30, 1961 |
A.J. Foyt |
Trevis/Offenhauser |
Bignotti-Bowes Racing |
500 |
139.130 |
1962 |
May 30, 1962 |
Rodger Ward |
Watson/Offenhauser |
Leader Cards |
500 |
140.293 |
1963 |
May 30, 1963 |
Parnelli Jones |
Watson/Offenhauser |
J. C. Agajanian |
500 |
143.137 |
1964 |
May 30, 1964 |
A.J. Foyt |
Watson/Offenhauser |
Ansted-Thompson Racing |
500 |
147.350 |
1965 |
May 31, 1965 |
Jim Clark |
Lotus/Ford |
Team Lotus |
500 |
150.686 |
1966 |
May 30, 1966 |
Graham Hill |
Lola/Ford |
Mecom Racing Team |
500 |
144.137 |
1967 |
May 31, 1967 |
A.J. Foyt |
Coyote/Ford |
Ansted-Thompson Racing |
500 |
151.207 |
1968 |
May 30, 1968 |
Bobby Unser |
Eagle/Offenhauser |
Leader Cards |
500 |
152.882 |
1969 |
May 30, 1969 |
Mario Andretti[8] |
Hawk/Offenhauser |
STP Corporation |
500 |
156.867 |
1970 |
May 30, 1970 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
Colt/Ford |
Vel's Parnelli Jones Ford |
500 |
155.749 |
1971 |
May 29, 1971 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
Colt/Ford |
Vel's Parnelli Jones Ford |
500 |
157.735 |
1972 |
May 27, 1972 |
Mark Donohue |
McLaren/Offenhauser |
Roger Penske Enterprises |
500 |
162.692 |
1973 |
May 30, 1973 |
Gordon Johncock |
Eagle/Offenhauser |
Patrick Racing Team |
332.5 (rain) |
159.063 |
1974 |
May 26, 1974 |
Johnny Rutherford |
McLaren/Offenhauser |
McLaren Cars |
500 |
158.589 |
1975 |
May 25, 1975 |
Bobby Unser |
Eagle/Offenhauser |
All American Racers |
435 (rain) |
149.213 |
1976 |
May 30, 1976 |
Johnny Rutherford |
McLaren/Offenhauser |
McLaren Cars |
255 (rain) |
148.725 |
1977 |
May 29, 1977 |
A.J. Foyt |
Coyote/Foyt |
A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
500 |
161.331 |
1978 |
May 28, 1978 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
Lola/Cosworth |
Chaparral Racing |
500 |
161.363 |
1979 |
May 27, 1979 |
Rick Mears |
Penske/Cosworth |
Penske Racing |
500 |
158.899 |
1980 |
May 25, 1980 |
Johnny Rutherford |
Chaparral/Cosworth |
Chaparral Racing |
500 |
142.862 |
1981 |
May 24, 1981 |
Bobby Unser |
Penske/Cosworth |
Penske Racing |
500 |
139.084 |
1982 |
May 30, 1982 |
Gordon Johncock |
Wildcat/Cosworth |
STP Patrick Racing Team |
500 |
162.029 |
1983 |
May 29, 1983 |
Tom Sneva |
March/Cosworth |
Bignotti-Cotter |
500 |
162.117 |
1984 |
May 27, 1984 |
Rick Mears |
March/Cosworth |
Penske Cars |
500 |
163.612 |
1985 |
May 26, 1985 |
Danny Sullivan |
March/Cosworth |
Penske Cars |
500 |
152.982 |
1986 |
May 31, 1986 |
Bobby Rahal |
March/Cosworth |
Truesports |
500 |
170.722 |
1987 |
May 24, 1987 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
March/Cosworth |
Penske Racing, Incorporated |
500 |
162.175 |
1988 |
May 29, 1988 |
Rick Mears |
Penske/Chevrolet Indy V-8 |
Penske Racing, Incorporated |
500 |
144.809 |
1989 |
May 28, 1989 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
Penske/Chevrolet |
Patrick Racing, Incorporated |
500 |
167.581 |
1990 |
May 27, 1990 |
Arie Luyendyk |
Lola/Chevrolet |
Doug Shierson Racing |
500 |
185.981[9] |
1991 |
May 26, 1991 |
Rick Mears |
Penske/Chevrolet |
Penske Racing, Incorporated |
500 |
176.457 |
1992 |
May 24, 1992 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
Galmer/Chevrolet |
Galles-Kraco Racing |
500 |
134.477 |
1993 |
May 30, 1993 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
Penske/Chevrolet |
Penske Racing, Incorporated |
500 |
157.207 |
1994 |
May 29, 1994 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
Penske/Mercedes-Benz |
Penske Racing, Incorporated |
500 |
160.872 |
1995 |
May 28, 1995 |
Jacques Villeneuve |
Reynard/Ford Cosworth |
Team Green |
500 |
153.616 |
1996 |
May 26, 1996 |
Buddy Lazier |
Reynard/Ford Cosworth |
Hemelgarn Racing |
500 |
147.956 |
1997 |
May 27, 1997 |
Arie Luyendyk |
G Force/Aurora |
Treadway Racing |
500 |
145.827 |
1998 |
May 24, 1998 |
Eddie Cheever, Jr. |
Dallara/Aurora |
Team Cheever |
500 |
145.155 |
1999 |
May 30, 1999 |
Kenny Brack |
Dallara/Aurora |
A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
500 |
153.176 |
2000 |
May 28, 2000 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
G Force/Aurora |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
500 |
167.607 |
2001 |
May 27, 2001 |
Helio Castroneves |
Dallara/Aurora |
Marlboro Team Penske |
500 |
153.601 |
2002 |
May 26, 2002 |
Helio Castroneves |
Dallara/Chevrolet |
Marlboro Team Penske |
500 |
166.499 |
2003 |
May 25, 2003 |
Gil de Ferran[10] |
Panoz G Force/Toyota |
Marlboro Team Penske |
500 |
156.291 |
2004 |
May 30, 2004 |
Buddy Rice |
Panoz G Force/Honda |
Rahal Letterman Racing |
450 (rain) |
138.518 |
2005 |
May 29, 2005 |
Dan Wheldon |
Dallara/Honda |
Andretti Green Racing |
500 |
157.603 |
2006 |
May 28, 2006 |
Sam Hornish, Jr. |
Dallara/Honda |
Marlboro Team Penske |
500 |
157.085 |
[edit] Multiple victories
16 drivers have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race more than once, accounting for 43 wins out of 90 races held, 47.78%.
Wins |
Driver |
Years |
4 |
A.J. Foyt |
1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 |
|
Al Unser, Sr. |
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 |
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 |
|
Hélio Castroneves |
2001, 2002 |
[edit] Consecutive victories
- Two consecutive victories - five drivers
[edit] Nationalities of Indianapolis 500 Winners (Non-United States)
[edit] Years with new winning drivers
65 drivers have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race.
- 1911 -
Ray Harroun
- 1912 -
Joe Dawson
- 1913 -
Jules Goux
- 1914 -
René Thomas
- 1915 -
Ralph DePalma (
Italian-born)
- 1916 -
Dario Resta (
Italian-born)
- 1919 -
Howdy Wilcox
- 1920 -
Gaston Chevrolet (
French-born)
- 1921 -
Tommy Milton
- 1922 -
Jimmy Murphy
- 1924 -
Lora L. Corum
- 1924 -
Joe Boyer
- 1925 -
Peter DePaolo
- 1926 -
Frank Lockhart
- 1927 -
George Souders
- 1928 -
Louis Meyer
- 1929 -
Ray Keech
- 1930 -
Billy Arnold
- 1931 -
Louis Schneider
- 1932 -
Fred Frame
- 1934 -
Bill Cummings
- 1935 -
Kelly Petillo
- 1937 -
Wilbur Shaw
- 1938 -
Floyd Roberts
- 1941 -
Floyd Davis
- 1941 -
Mauri Rose
- 1946 -
George Robson (
English-born)
- 1949 -
Bill Holland
- 1950 -
Johnnie Parsons
- 1951 -
Lee Wallard
- 1952 -
Troy Ruttman
- 1953 -
Bill Vukovich
- 1955 -
Bob Sweikert
- 1956 -
Pat Flaherty
- 1957 -
Sam Hanks
- 1958 -
Jimmy Bryan
- 1959 -
Rodger Ward
- 1960 -
Jim Rathmann
- 1961 -
A.J. Foyt
- 1963 -
Parnelli Jones
- 1965 -
Jim Clark
- 1966 -
Graham Hill
- 1968 -
Bobby Unser
- 1969 -
Mario Andretti (
Italian-born)
- 1970 -
Al Unser
- 1972 -
Mark Donohue
- 1973 -
Gordon Johncock
- 1974 -
Johnny Rutherford
- 1979 -
Rick Mears
- 1983 -
Tom Sneva
- 1985 -
Danny Sullivan
- 1986 -
Bobby Rahal
- 1989 -
Emerson Fittipaldi
- 1990 -
Arie Luyendyk
- 1992 -
Al Unser, Jr.
- 1995 -
Jacques Villeneuve
- 1996 -
Buddy Lazier
- 1998 -
Eddie Cheever, Jr.
- 1999 -
Kenny Bräck
- 2000 -
Juan-Pablo Montoya
- 2001 -
Hélio Castroneves
- 2003 -
Gil de Ferran (
French-born)
- 2004 -
Buddy Rice
- 2005 -
Dan Wheldon
- 2006 -
Sam Hornish, Jr.
- ^
DePalma was Italian-born
- ^
Resta was Italian-born
- ^ 1916 race scheduled for 300 miles
- ^
Chevrolet was French-born
- ^ 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.
- ^
Robson was an English national
- ^
Andretti was Italian-born
- ^ race record average speed
- ^
de Ferran was French born
- ^ Mauri Rose was co-winner with Floyd Davis in 1941.