Winners of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Speedway, Indiana. First held in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has traditionally been held on or around Memorial Day in late May. The Indianapolis 500 has been held every year since 1911 except for 1917-1918 (due to World War I) and 1942-1945 (due to World War II). In 2020, the race was postponed from May until August of that year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indianapolis 500 Winners
# | Day Date/Year |
Winner | Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Notes |
1 | Tuesday 5/30/1911 |
Ray Harroun** | 6:42:08.92 | 74.602* | |
2 | Thursday 5/30/1912 |
Joe Dawson** Harry Martin (Riding Mechanic) |
6:21:05.85 | 78.719* | |
3 | Friday 5/30/1913 |
Jules Goux Emil Begin (Riding Mechanic) |
6:35:06.05 | 75.933 | |
4 | Saturday 5/30/1914 |
René Thomas Robert Laly (Riding Mechanic) |
6:03:46.12 | 82.474* | |
5 | Monday 5/31/1915 |
Ralph DePalma Louis Fontaine (Riding Mechanic) |
5:33:55.51 | 89.840* | |
6 | Tuesday 5/30/1916 |
Dario Resta Bob Dahnke (Riding Mechanic) |
3:34:17.14 | 84.001 | Scheduled for 300 miles |
1917-1918: No Race due to World War I | |||||
7 | Saturday 5/31/1919 |
Howdy Wilcox Leo Banks (Riding Mechanic) |
5:40:42.87 | 88.050* | |
8 | Monday 5/31/1920 |
Gaston Chevrolet John Bresnahan (Riding Mechanic) |
5:38:31.44 | 88.618 | |
9 | Monday 5/30/1921 |
Tommy Milton (1) Harry Franck (Riding Mechanic) |
5:34:44.65 | 89.621* | |
10 | Tuesday 5/30/1922 |
Jimmy Murphy Ernie Olson (Riding Mechanic) |
5:17:30.79 | 94.484* | |
11 | Wednesday 5/30/1923 |
Tommy Milton** (2) | 5:29:50.17 | 90.545 | |
12 | Friday 5/30/1924 |
Lora L. Corum** Joe Boyer |
5:05:23.51 | 98.234* | |
13 | Saturday 5/30/1925 |
Peter DePaolo** | 4:56:39.45 | 101.127* | |
14 | Monday 5/31/1926 |
Frank Lockhart | 4:10:14.95 | 95.904 | 400 miles due to rain |
15 | Monday 5/30/1927 |
George Souders | 5:07:33.08 | 97.545 | |
16 | Wednesday 5/30/1928 |
Louis Meyer (1) | 5:01:33.75 | 99.482 | |
17 | Thursday 5/30/1929 |
Ray Keech | 5:07:25.42 | 97.585 | |
18 | Friday 5/30/1930 |
Billy Arnold Spider Matlock (Riding Mechanic) |
4:58:39.72 | 100.448 | |
19 | Saturday 5/30/1931 |
Louis Schneider Jigger Johnson (Riding Mechanic) |
5:10:27.93 | 96.629 | |
20 | Monday 5/30/1932 |
Fred Frame Jerry Houck (Riding Mechanic) |
4:48:03.79 | 104.144* | |
21 | Tuesday 5/30/1933 |
Louis Meyer (2) Lawson Harris (Riding Mechanic) |
4:48:00.75 | 104.162* | |
22 | Wednesday 5/30/1934 |
Bill Cummings Earl Unversaw (Riding Mechanic) |
4:46:05.20 | 104.863* | |
23 | Thursday 5/30/1935 |
Kelly Petillo Jimmy Dunham (Riding Mechanic) |
4:42:22.71 | 106.240* | |
24 | Saturday 5/30/1936 |
Louis Meyer (3) Lawson Harris (Riding Mechanic) |
4:35:03.39 | 109.069* | |
25 | Monday 5/31/1937 |
Wilbur Shaw (1) Jigger Johnson (Riding Mechanic) |
4:24:07.80 | 113.580* | |
26 | Monday 5/30/1938 |
Floyd Roberts | 4:15:58.40 | 117.200* | |
27 | Tuesday 5/30/1939 |
Wilbur Shaw (2) | 4:20:47.39 | 115.035 | |
28 | Thursday 5/30/1940 |
Wilbur Shaw (3) | 4:22:31.17 | 114.277 | |
29 | Friday 5/30/1941 |
Floyd Davis** Mauri Rose (1) |
4:20:36.24 | 115.117 | |
1942-1945: No Race due to World War II | |||||
30 | Thursday 5/30/1946 |
George Robson | 4:21:16.71 | 114.820 | |
31 | Friday 5/30/1947 |
Mauri Rose (2) | 4:17:52.17 | 116.338 | |
32 | Monday 5/31/1948 |
Mauri Rose (3) | 4:10:23.33 | 119.814* | |
33 | Monday 5/30/1949 |
Bill Holland | 4:07:14.97 | 121.327* | |
34 | Tuesday 5/30/1950 |
Johnnie Parsons | 2:46:55.97 | 124.002* | 345 miles due to rain |
35 | Wednesday 5/30/1951 |
Lee Wallard | 3:57:38.05 | 126.244* | |
36 | Friday 5/30/1952 |
Troy Ruttman | 3:52:41.88 | 128.922* | |
37 | Saturday 5/30/1953 |
Bill Vukovich (1) | 3:53:01.69 | 128.740 | |
38 | Monday 5/31/1954 |
Bill Vukovich (2) | 3:49:17.27 | 130.840* | |
39 | Monday 5/30/1955 |
Bob Sweikert | 3:53:59.13 | 128.209 | |
40 | Wednesday 5/30/1956 |
Pat Flaherty | 3:53:28.84 | 128.490 | |
41 | Thursday 5/30/1957 |
Sam Hanks | 3:41:14.25 | 135.601* | |
42 | Friday 5/30/1958 |
Jimmy Bryan | 3:44:13.80 | 133.719 | |
43 | Saturday 5/30/1959 |
Rodger Ward (1) | 3:40:49.20 | 135.875* | |
44 | Monday 5/30/1960 |
Jim Rathmann | 3:36:11.36 | 138.767* | |
45 | Tuesday 5/30/1961 |
A.J. Foyt (1) | 3:35:37.49 | 139.130* | |
46 | Wednesday 5/30/1962 |
Rodger Ward (2) | 3:33:50.33 | 140.293* | |
47 | Thursday 5/30/1963 |
Parnelli Jones | 3:29:35.40 | 143.137* | |
48 | Saturday 5/30/1964 |
A.J. Foyt (2) | 3:23:35.83 | 147.350* | |
49 | Monday 5/31/1965 |
Jim Clark | 3:19:05.34 | 150.686* | |
50 | Monday 5/30/1966 |
Graham Hill | 3:27:52.53 | 144.137 | |
51 | Wednesday 5/31/1967 |
A.J. Foyt (3) | 3:18:24.22 | 151.207* | |
52 | Thursday 5/30/1968 |
Bobby Unser (1) | 3:16:13.76 | 152.882* | |
53 | Friday 5/30/1969 |
Mario Andretti | 3:11:14.71 | 156.867* | |
54 | Saturday 5/30/1970 |
Al Unser Sr. (1) | 3:12:37.24 | 155.749 | |
55 | Saturday 5/29/1971 |
Al Unser Sr. (2) | 3:10:11.56 | 157.735* | |
56 | Saturday 5/27/1972 |
Mark Donohue | 3:04:05.54 | 162.692* | |
57 | Wednesday 5/30/1973 |
Gordon Johncock (1) | 2:05:26.59 | 159.063 | 332.5 miles due to rain |
58 | Sunday 5/26/1974 |
Johnny Rutherford (1) | 3:09:10.06 | 158.589 | |
59 | Sunday 5/25/1975 |
Bobby Unser (2) | 2:54:55.08 | 149.213 | 435 miles due to rain |
60 | Sunday 5/30/1976 |
Johnny Rutherford (2) | 1:42:52.48 | 148.725 | 255 miles due to rain |
61 | Sunday 5/29/1977 |
A.J. Foyt (4) | 3:05:57.16 | 161.331 | |
62 | Sunday 5/28/1978 |
Al Unser Sr. (3) | 3:05:54.99 | 161.363 | |
63 | Sunday 5/27/1979 |
Rick Mears (1) | 3:08:47.97 | 158.899 | |
64 | Sunday 5/25/1980 |
Johnny Rutherford (3) | 3:29:59.56 | 142.862 | |
65 | Sunday 5/24/1981 |
Bobby Unser (3) | 3:35:41.78 | 139.084 | |
66 | Sunday 5/30/1982 |
Gordon Johncock (2) | 3:05:09.14 | 162.029 | |
67 | Sunday 5/29/1983 |
Tom Sneva | 3:05:03.066 | 162.117 | |
68 | Sunday 5/27/1984 |
Rick Mears (2) | 3:03:21.660 | 163.612* | |
69 | Sunday 5/26/1985 |
Danny Sullivan | 3:16:06.069 | 152.982 | |
70 | Saturday 5/31/1986 |
Bobby Rahal | 2:55:43.470 | 170.722* | |
71 | Sunday 5/24/1987 |
Al Unser Sr. (4) | 3:04:59.147 | 162.175 | |
72 | Sunday 5/29/1988 |
Rick Mears (3) | 3:27:10.204 | 144.809 | |
73 | Sunday 5/28/1989 |
Emerson Fittipaldi (1) | 2:59:01.040 | 167.581 | |
74 | Sunday 5/27/1990 |
Arie Luyendyk (1) | 2:41:18.414 | 185.981* | |
75 | Sunday 5/26/1991 |
Rick Mears (4) | 2:50:00.785 | 176.457 | |
76 | Sunday 5/24/1992 |
Al Unser Jr. (1) | 3:43:05.148 | 134.477 | |
77 | Sunday 5/30/1993 |
Emerson Fittipaldi (2) | 3:10:49.860 | 157.207 | |
78 | Sunday 5/29/1994 |
Al Unser Jr. (2) | 3:06:29.006 | 160.872 | |
79 | Sunday 5/28/1995 |
Jacques Villeneuve | 3:15:17.529 | 153.616 | |
80 | Sunday 5/26/1996 |
Buddy Lazier | 3:22:45.753 | 147.956 | |
81 | Tuesday 5/27/1997 |
Arie Luyendyk (2) | 3:25:43.388 | 145.827 | |
82 | Sunday 5/24/1998 |
Eddie Cheever | 3:26:40.524 | 145.155 | |
83 | Sunday 5/30/1999 |
Kenny Bräck | 3:15:51.182 | 153.176 | |
84 | Sunday 5/28/2000 |
Juan Pablo Montoya (1) | 2:58:59.431 | 167.607 | |
85 | Sunday 5/27/2001 |
Hélio Castroneves (1) | 3:15:18.673 | 153.601 | |
86 | Sunday 5/26/2002 |
Hélio Castroneves (2) | 3:00:10.8714 | 166.499 | |
87 | Sunday 5/25/2003 |
Gil de Ferran | 3:11:56.9891 | 156.291 | |
88 | Sunday 5/30/2004 |
Buddy Rice | 3:14:55.2395 | 138.518 | 450 miles due to rain |
89 | Sunday 5/29/2005 |
Dan Wheldon (1) | 3:10:21.0769 | 157.603 | |
90 | Sunday 5/28/2006 |
Sam Hornish Jr. | 3:10:58.7590 | 157.085 | |
91 | Sunday 5/27/2007 |
Dario Franchitti (1) | 2:44:03.5608 | 151.774 | 415 miles due to rain |
92 | Sunday 5/25/2008 |
Scott Dixon | 3:28:57.6792 | 143.567 | |
93 | Sunday 5/24/2009 |
Hélio Castroneves (3) | 3:19:34.6427 | 150.318 | |
94 | Sunday 5/30/2010 |
Dario Franchitti (2) | 3:05:37.0131 | 161.623 | |
95 | Sunday 5/29/2011 |
Dan Wheldon (2) | 2:56:11.7267 | 170.265 | |
96 | Sunday 5/27/2012 |
Dario Franchitti (3) | 2:58:51.2532 | 167.734 | |
97 | Sunday 5/26/2013 |
Tony Kanaan | 2:40:03.4181 | 187.433* | |
98 | Sunday 5/25/2014 |
Ryan Hunter-Reay | 2:40:48.2305 | 186.563 | |
99 | Sunday 5/24/2015 |
Juan Pablo Montoya (2) | 3:05:56.5286 | 161.341 | |
100 | Sunday 5/29/2016 |
Alexander Rossi | 3:00:02.0872 | 166.634 | |
101 | Sunday 5/28/2017 |
Takuma Sato (1) | 3:13:03.3584 | 155.395 | |
102 | Sunday 5/27/2018 |
Will Power | 2:59:42.6365 | 166.935 | |
103 | Sunday 5/26/2019 |
Simon Pagenaud | 2:50:39.2797 | 175.794 | |
104 | Sunday 8/23/2020 |
Takuma Sato (2) | 3:10:05.0880 | 157.824 | |
105 | Sunday 5/30/2021 |
Hélio Castroneves (4) | 2:37:19.3846 | 190.690* | |
106 | Sunday 5/29/2022 |
Marcus Ericsson | 2:51:00.6432 | 175.428 | |
107 | Sunday 5/28/2023 |
* Race Record Speed at Time
** Winner Had Relief Help (See Below)
1911: Cyrus Patschke relieved Ray Harroun for laps 71-102
1912: Don Herr relieved Joe Dawson, Dawson finished race
1923: Howard Wilcox relieved Tommy Milton for laps 103-149
1924: Joe Boyer relieved L.L Corum for laps 112-200; both credited with win
1925: Norman Batten relieved Peter DePaolo for laps 106-127
1941: Mauri Rose relieved Floyd Davis for laps 72-200; both credited with win
Race postponments and rain delays
1915: The race was originally scheduled for Saturday May 29. Heavy rain storms in the days leading up to the race flooded the grounds and roads leading to the track. Track management decided to postpone the race until Monday May 31 to allow time for the facility to dry out.
1967: The race was scheduled for Tuesday May 30. After 18 laps, rain halted the race. On Wednesday May 31, the race was resumed and run to completion.
1973: The race was scheduled for Monday May 28. Rain delayed the start until mid-afternoon. A major crash at the start involving Salt Walther put out the red flag, and rain washed out the rest of the day. On Tuesday May 29, rain once again postponed the race. On Wednesday May 30, the race was finally started in the mid-afternoon. The race ended after 332.5 miles when rain returned.
1986: Rain postponed the race on Sunday May 25 and Monday May 26. The race was rescheduled for Saturday May 31.
1997: Rain postponed the race on Sunday May 25. On Monday May 26, the race began, but was halted on lap 15 due to rain. On Tuesday May 27, the race was resumed and run to completion.
2004: The race was red flagged after 28 laps due to rain, restarted, then ended after 180 laps (450 miles) when rain returned
2007: The race was red flagged after 113 laps due to rain, restarted, then ended after 166 laps (415 miles) when rain returned
2020: The race was postponed from May 24 to August 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Statistics
Most Indianapolis 500 Wins (Driver)
- 4 — A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977)
- 4 — Al Unser Sr. (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987)
- 4 — Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991)
- 4 — Hélio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021) ACTIVE
- 3 — Louis Meyer (1928, 1933, 1936)
- 3 — Wilbur Shaw (1937, 1939, 1940)
- 3 — Mauri Rose (1941, 1947, 1948)
- 3 — Bobby Unser (1968, 1975, 1981)
- 3 — Johnny Rutherford (1974, 1976, 1980)
- 3 — Dario Franchitti (2007, 2010, 2012)
- 2 — Tommy Milton (1921, 1923)
- 2 — Bill Vukovich (1953, 1954)
- 2 — Rodger Ward (1959, 1962)
- 2 — Gordon Johncock (1973, 1982)
- 2 — Emerson Fittipaldi (1989, 1993)
- 2 — Arie Luyendyk (1990, 1997)
- 2 — Al Unser Jr. (1992, 1994)
- 2 — Juan Pablo Montoya (2000, 2015)
- 2 — Dan Wheldon (2005, 2011)
- 2 — Takuma Sato (2017, 2020) ACTIVE
Most Consecutive Indianapolis 500 Wins (Driver)
- 2 — Wilbur Shaw (1939-1940)
- 2 — Mauri Rose (1947-1948)
- 2 — Bill Vukovich (1953-1954)
- 2 — Al Unser Sr. (1970-1971)
- 2 — Hélio Castroneves (2001-2002)
Most Indianapolis 500 Wins (Team/Owner)
- 18 — Penske Racing / Team Penske (Roger Penske)
- 6 — Team Green / Andretti-Green Racing / Andretti Autosport
- 5 — Lou Moore
- 5 — Chip Ganassi Racing (Chip Ganassi)
- 3 — A.J. Foyt Enterprises (A.J. Foyt)
- 3 — Leader Cards Racing (Bob Wilke)
- 3 — Patrick Racing (U.E. “Pat” Patrick)
Team/Owner finishing 1st-2nd
- 1947 — Lou Moore / Blue Crown Spark Plugs (Mauri Rose & Bill Holland)
- 1948 — Lou Moore / Blue Crown Spark Plugs (Mauri Rose & Bill Holland)
- 1962 — Leader Cards, Inc. (Rodger Ward & Len Sutton)
- 1997 — Fred Treadway / Treadway Racing (Arie Luyendyk & Scott Goodyeard)
- 2001 — Roger Penske / Marlboro Team Penske (Helio Castroneves & Gil de Ferran)
- 2003 — Roger Penske / Marlboro Team Penske (Gil de Ferran & Helio Castroneves)
- 2012 — Chip Ganassi / Target Chip Ganassi Racing (Dario Franchitti & Scott Dixon)
- 2015 — Roger Penske / Verizon Team Penske (Juan Pablo Montoya & Will Power)
- 2016 — Michael Andretti / Andretti Autosport / Andretti Herta Autosport (Alexander Rossi & Carlos Munoz)
Riding mechanic data courtesy of “Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics” by John E. Blazier and Tom Rollings, 1994. According to AUTOCOURSE Official History of the Indianapolis 500, 2006, Speedway historian Donald Davidson states that the winning riding mechanic for 1919 was Leo banks, and not the originally listed Maurice Becker, because Becker had fallen ill on race day.
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