Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500, often called the Indy 500, Indy or the 500, is an American motor race held in Speedway, Indiana at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Considered to be one of the most prestigious motor races and is part of the Triple Crown of Motorsport. It was first raced in 1911, and was part of the Formula One World Championship from 1950–1960. It was also part of the Grand Prix circuit from 1911–1916 and from 1919–1930, being considered a Grand Épreuve from 1923–1930. The World Championship races were not run to Formula One regulations.
Regular Formula One drivers tended not to drive in the Indy 500 in the 1950s when it was a round of the World Championship, but often attended in the 60s. These days, the Indy 500 is completely separate to the World Championship.
The race takes place at the end of May and the build-up, practice and qualifying is often referred to as "The Month of May". The race was traditionally run on Memorial Day, or May 30, but is now raced on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, meaning it typically takes place from May 24 to May 31. The race often takes place on the same day as the Monaco Grand Prix, meaning that driving in both races in the same year is very rarely achieved. The 2020 Indianapolis 500 however was postponed and held on August 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
==List of winners==
===Chronological list===
Colour key	Colour key
 	World Championship race
 	Grand Épreuve
 	Grand Prix race
 	Non-Grand Prix race
Note: All races held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Year	Date 	Driver 	Constructor 	Report
 	May 30 	Ray Harroun 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Joe Dawson 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Jules Goux 	 	Report
 	May 30 	René Thomas 	 	Report
 	May 31 	Ralph DePalma 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Dario Resta 	 	Report
 	No races due to World War I 	No races due to World War I 	No races due to World War I 	No races due to World War I
 	No races due to World War I 	No races due to World War I 	No races due to World War I 	No races due to World War I
 	May 31 	Howdy Wilcox 	 	Report
 	May 31 	Gaston Chevrolet 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Tommy Milton 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Jimmy Murphy 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Tommy Milton 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Lora L. Corum Joe Boyer 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Peter DePaolo 	 	Report
 	May 31 	Frank Lockhart 	 	Report
 	May 30 	George Sounders 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Louis Meyer 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Ray Keech 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Billy Arnold 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Louis Schneider 	 	
 	May 30 	Fred Frame 	 	
 	May 30 	Louis Meyer 	 	
 	May 30 	Bill Cummings 	 	
 	May 30 	Kelly Petillo 	 	
 	May 30 	Louis Meyer 	 	
 	May 31 	Wilbur Shaw 	Shaw- 	
 	May 30 	Floyd Roberts 	 	
 	May 30 	Wilbur Shaw 	 	
 	May 30 	Wilbur Shaw 	 	
 	May 30 	Floyd Davis Mauri Rose 	 	
1942	No races due to World War II	No races due to World War II	No races due to World War II	No races due to World War II
1943	No races due to World War II	No races due to World War II	No races due to World War II	No races due to World War II
1944	No races due to World War II	No races due to World War II	No races due to World War II	No races due to World War II
1945	No races due to World War II	No races due to World War II	No races due to World War II	No races due to World War II
 	May 30 	George Robson 	 	
 	May 30 	Mauri Rose 	 	
 	May 31 	Mauri Rose 	 	
 	May 30 	Bill Holland 	 	
 	May 30 	Johnnie Parsons 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Lee Wallard 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Troy Ruttman 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Bill Vukovich 	 	Report
 	May 31 	Bill Vukovich 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Bob Sweikert 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Pat Flaherty 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Sam Hanks 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Jimmy Bryan 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Rodger Ward 	 	Report
 	May 30 	Jim Rathmann 	 	Report
 	May 30 	A. J. Foyt 	 	
 	May 30 	Rodger Ward 	 	
 	May 30 	Parnelli Jones 	 	
 	May 30 	A. J. Foyt 	 	
 	May 31 	Jim Clark 	 	
 	May 30 	Graham Hill 	 	
 	May 30–31 	A. J. Foyt 	Coyote- 	
 	May 30 	Bobby Unser 	 	
 	May 30 	Mario Andretti 	Hawk- 	
 	May 30 	Al Unser 	Colt- 	
 	May 29 	Al Unser 	Colt- 	
 	May 27 	Mark Donohue 	 	
 	May 28–29–30 	Gordon Johncock 	 	
 	May 26 	Johnny Rutherford 	 	
 	May 25 	Bobby Unser 	 	
 	May 30 	Johnny Rutherford 	 	
 	May 29 	A. J. Foyt 	Coyote-Foyt 	
 	May 28 	Al Unser 	 	
 	May 27 	Rick Mears 	 	
 	May 25 	Johnny Rutherford 	Chaparral- 	
 	May 24 	Bobby Unser 	 	
 	May 30 	Gordon Johncock 	Wildcat- 	
 	May 29 	Tom Sneva 	 	
 	May 27 	Rick Mears 	 	
 	May 26 	Danny Sullivan 	 	
 	May 31 	Bobby Rahal 	 	
 	May 24 	Al Unser 	 	
 	May 29 	Rick Mears 	-Chevrolet 	
 	May 28 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	-Chevrolet 	
 	May 27 	Arie Luyendyk 	-Chevrolet 	
 	May 26 	Rick Mears 	-Chevrolet 	
 	May 24 	Al Unser, Jr. 	Galmer-Chevrolet 	
 	May 30 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	-Chevrolet 	
 	May 29 	Al Unser, Jr. 	 	
 	May 28 	Jacques Villeneuve 	Reynard- 	
 	May 26 	Buddy Lazier 	Reynard- 	
 	May 26–27 	Arie Luyendyk 	G Force-Oldsmobile 	
 	May 24 	Eddie Cheever 	-Oldsmobile 	
 	May 30 	Kenny Bräck 	-Oldsmobile 	
 	May 28 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	G Force-Oldsmobile 	
 	May 27 	Hélio Castroneves 	-Oldsmobile 	
 	May 26 	Hélio Castroneves 	-Chevrolet 	
 	May 25 	Gil de Ferran 	Panoz G Force- 	
 	May 30 	Buddy Rice 	Panoz G Force- 	
 	May 29 	Dan Wheldon 	 	
 	May 28 	Sam Hornish, Jr. 	 	
 	May 27 	Dario Franchitti 	 	
 	May 25 	Scott Dixon 	 	
 	May 24 	Hélio Castroneves 	 	
 	May 30 	Dario Franchitti 	 	
 	May 29 	Dan Wheldon 	 	
 	May 27 	Dario Franchitti 	 	
 	May 26 	Tony Kanaan 	-Chevrolet 	
 	May 25 	Ryan Hunter-Reay 	 	
 	May 24 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	-Chevrolet 	
 	May 29 	Alexander Rossi 	 	
 	May 28 	Takuma Sato 	 	
 	May 27 	Will Power 	-Chevrolet 	
 	May 26 	Simon Pagenaud 	-Chevrolet 	
 	August 23 	Takuma Sato 	 	
 	May 30 	Hélio Castroneves 	 	
 	May 29 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	
 	May 28 	Josef Newgarden 	-Chevrolet 	
===Multiple winners===
Wins	Driver 	Years
4 	A. J. Foyt 	1961, 1964, 1967, 1977
4 	Al Unser 	1970, 1971, 1978, 1987
4 	Rick Mears 	1979, 1984, 1988, 1991
4 	Hélio Castroneves 	2001, 2002, 2009, 2021
3 	Louis Meyer 	1928, 1933, 1936
3 	Wilbur Shaw 	1937, 1939, 1940
3 	Mauri Rose 	1941*, 1947, 1948
3 	Johnny Rutherford 	1974, 1976, 1980
3 	Bobby Unser 	1968, 1975, 1981
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 	Al Unser, Jr. 	1992, 1994
2 	Arie Luyendyk 	1990, 1997
2 	Dan Wheldon 	2005, 2011
2 	Juan Pablo Montoya	2000, 2015
2 	Takuma Sato 	2017, 2020
Note:
* * Shared victory.
==Drivers who have won the F1 WDC and/or the Indianapolis 500==
This list shows the drivers who have competed in both Formula One and the Indianapolis 500, winning either the Formula One World Championship or the Indy 500 race.
Notes:
* This table excludes those who solely competed in the Indianapolis 500 as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
* Bold indicates drivers who were both Indianapolis 500 champion and Formula One World Champion.
Driver 	Indy 500 years 	Indy 500 wins 	F1 years	F1 WDC wins
Mario Andretti 	1965–19781980–1994 	1969 	–– 	
Fernando Alonso 	20172019 	— 	– 	,
Alberto Ascari 	1952 	— 	– 	,
Jack Brabham 	196119641969–1970 	— 	– 	, ,
Eddie Cheever 	1990–20022006 	1998 	– 	—
Jim Clark 	1963–1967 	1965 	– 	,
Mark Donohue 	1969–1973 	1972 	– 	—
Juan Manuel Fangio	1958 	— 	– 	, , , ,
Giuseppe Farina 	1956 	— 	– 	
Emerson Fittipaldi	1984–1995 	1989, 1993 	– 	,
Graham Hill 	19631966–1969 	1966 	– 	,
Denny Hulme 	1967–19691971 	— 	– 	
Nigel Mansell 	1993–1994 	— 	– – 	
Juan Pablo Montoya	20002014–2017 	2000, 2015 	– 	—
Nelson Piquet 	1992–1993 	— 	– 	, ,
Bobby Rahal 	1982–1995 	1986 	 	—
Jochen Rindt 	1967–1968 	— 	– 	
Alexander Rossi 	2016– 	2016 	 	—
Troy Ruttman 	1949–19521954–19581960–1964	1952 	–– 	—
Takuma Sato 	2010– 	2017, 2020 	– 	—
Jackie Stewart 	1966–1967 	— 	– 	, ,
Danny Sullivan 	19821984–19931995 	1985 	 	—
Bobby Unser 	1963–1981 	1968, 1975, 1981	 	—
Jacques Villeneuve	1994–19952014 	1995 	– 	
Rodger Ward 	1951–1966 	1959, 1962 	– 	—
==See also==
* 24 Hours of Le Mans
* Monaco Grand Prix
* Triple Crown of Motorsport
==Notes==
==External links==
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