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The Indianapolis 500 is a super exciting car race held every year in Speedway, Indiana, usually around Memorial Day. It's a famous open-wheel car race where drivers zoom around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). The first race happened way back in 1911! It wasn't held during World War I (1917-1918) and World War II (1942-1945).

The race is usually 200 laps long, which is about 500 miles (800 km). Winners get awesome prizes like a small copy of the cool Art Deco Borg-Warner Trophy, a mini pace car, lots of money, and a special championship ring. So far, 76 different drivers have won this amazing race!

A. J. Foyt, Al Unser, Rick Mears, and Hélio Castroneves are the biggest champions. They each won the Indy 500 four times! The youngest winner was Troy Ruttman in 1952, who was just 22. The oldest was Al Unser in 1987, at almost 48 years old. Juan Pablo Montoya holds the record for the longest time between his wins: 15 years! Drivers from 12 different countries have won. Most winners, 55 of them, are from the United States. The very first winner was American Ray Harroun in 1911. The most recent winner, in 2025, was Álex Palou from Spain. Sometimes, two drivers shared a car to win, like in 1924 and 1941. Team Penske has won the most races as a team, with 20 victories since 1972.

Borg-Warner Trophy at the Track - Sarah Stierch
The winner of the Indianapolis 500 is awarded a small replica of the Borg-Warner Trophy.

Who Won the Indianapolis 500?

Here's a list of the amazing drivers who have won the Indianapolis 500 over the years.

Winners of the Indianapolis 500 by year
Year Date Driver No. Team Make/Model Tire Distance Speed
Laps Mi Km Time MPH KPH
1911 May 30  Harroun, RayRay Harroun (USA) 32 Nordyke & Marmon Company Marmon Wasp F 200 500 800 6:42:08.000 74.602 120.060
1912 May 30  Dawson, JoeJoe Dawson (USA) 8 National Motor Vehicle Company National M 200 500 800 6:21:06.000 78.719 126.686
1913 May 30  Goux, JulesJules Goux (FRA) 16 Peugeot Peugeot L76 F 200 500 800 6:35:05.000 75.933 122.202
1914 May 30  Thomas, RenéRené Thomas (FRA) 16 Louis Delâge Company Delage P 200 500 800 6:03:45.990 82.474 132.729
1915 May 31  DePalma, RalphRalph DePalma (USA) 2 E. C. Patterson Mercedes BF 200 500 800 5:33:55.510 89.840 144.583
1916 May 30  Resta, DarioDario Resta (GBR) 17 Peugeot Auto Racing Peugeot BF 120 300 480 3:34:17.000 84.001 135.187
1917–1918
Not held due to World War I
1919 May 31  Wilcox, HowdyHowdy Wilcox (USA) 3 Indianapolis Speedway Team Peugeot G 200 500 800 5:40:32.870 88.050 141.703
1920 May 31  Chevrolet, GastonGaston Chevrolet (USA) 4 William Small Company Frontenac F 200 500 800 5:38:32.000 88.618 142.617
1921 May 30  Milton, TommyTommy Milton (USA) 2 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac F 200 500 800 5:34:44.650 89.621 144.231
1922 May 30  Murphy, JimmyJimmy Murphy (USA) 35 Jimmy Murphy Duesenberg-Miller F 200 500 800 5:17:30.790 94.484 152.057
1923 May 30  Milton, TommyTommy Milton (USA) 1 H. C. S. Motor Company Miller F 200 500 800 5:29:50.170 90.954 146.376
1924 May 30  Corum, Lora L.Lora L. Corum (USA) 15 Duesenberg Duesenberg F 200 500 800 5:05:23.210 98.234 158.092
 Boyer, JoeJoe Boyer (USA)
1925 May 30  DePaolo, PetePete DePaolo (USA) 12 Duesenberg Duesenberg F 200 500 800 4:56:39.470 101.127 162.748
1926 May 31  Lockhart, FrankFrank Lockhart (USA) 15 Pete Kreis Miller F 160 400 640 4:10:14.950 95.904 154.343
1927 May 30  Souders, GeorgeGeorge Souders (USA) 32 William S. White Duesenberg F 200 500 800 5:07:33.080 97.545 156.983
1928 May 30  Meyer, LouisLouis Meyer (USA) 14 Alden Sampson II Miller F 200 500 800 5:01:33.750 99.482 160.101
1929 May 30  Keech, RayRay Keech (USA) 2 M. A. Yagle Miller F 200 500 800 5:07:25.420 97.585 157.048
1930 May 30  Arnold, BillyBilly Arnold (USA) 4 Harry Hartz Summers-Miller F 200 500 800 4:58:39.720 100.448 161.655
1931 May 30  Schneider, LouisLouis Schneider (USA) 23 B. L. Schneider Stevens-Miller F 200 500 800 5:10:27.930 96.629 155.509
1932 May 30  Frame, FredFred Frame (USA) 34 Harry Hartz Wetteroth-Miller F 200 500 800 4:48:03.790 104.144 167.604
1933 May 30  Meyer, LouisLouis Meyer (USA) 36 Louis Meyer Miller F 200 500 800 4:48:00.750 104.162 167.632
1934 May 30  Cummings, BillBill Cummings (USA) 7 H. C. Henning Miller F 200 500 800 4:46:05.200 104.863 168.761
1935 May 30  Petillo, KellyKelly Petillo (USA) 5 Kelly Petillo Wetteroth-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 4:42:22.710 106.240 170.977
1936 May 30  Meyer, LouisLouis Meyer (USA) 8 Louis Meyer Stevens-Miller F 200 500 800 4:35:03.390 109.069 175.530
1937 May 31  Shaw, WilburWilbur Shaw (USA) 6 Wilbur Shaw Shaw-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 4:24:07.800 113.580 182.789
1938 May 30  Roberts, FloydFloyd Roberts (USA) 23 Lou Moore Wetteroth-Miller F 200 500 800 4:14:58.400 117.200 188.615
1939 May 30  Shaw, WilburWilbur Shaw (USA) 2 Boyle Racing Headquarters Maserati 8CTF F 200 500 800 4:20:47.490 115.035 185.131
1940 May 30  Shaw, WilburWilbur Shaw (USA) 1 Boyle Racing Headquarters Maserati 8CTF F 200 500 800 4:22:31.170 114.277 183.911
1941 May 30  Davis, FloydFloyd Davis (USA) 16 Lou Moore Wetteroth-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 4:20:36.240 115.117 185.263
 Rose, MauriMauri Rose (USA)
1942–1945
Not held due to World War II
1946 May 30  Robson, GeorgeGeorge Robson (USA) 16 Thorne Engineering Adams-Sparks F 200 500 800 4:21:16.700 114.820 184.785
1947 May 30  Rose, MauriMauri Rose (USA) 27 Lou Moore Diedt-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 4:17:52.170 116.338 187.228
1948 May 31  Rose, MauriMauri Rose (USA) 3 Lou Moore Diedt-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 4:10:23.330 119.814 192.822
1949 May 30  Holland, BillBill Holland (USA) 7 Lou Moore Diedt-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 4:07:15.970 121.327 195.257
1950 May 30  Parsons, JohnnieJohnnie Parsons (USA) 1 Kurtis Kraft Kurtis-Offenhauser F 138 345 555 2:46:55.970 124.002 199.561
1951 May 30  Wallard, LeeLee Wallard (USA) 99 Murrell Belanger Kurtis-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:57:38.050 126.244 203.170
1952 May 30  Ruttman, TroyTroy Ruttman (USA) 98 J. C. Agajanian Kuzma-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:52:41.880 128.922 207.479
1953 May 30  Vukovich, BillBill Vukovich (USA) 14 Howard B. Keck Kurtis KK500A-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:53:01.690 128.740 207.186
1954 May 31  Vukovich, BillBill Vukovich (USA) 14 Howard B. Keck Kurtis KK500A-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:49:17.270 130.840 210.566
1955 May 30  Sweikert, BobBob Sweikert (USA) 6 John Zink Kurtis KK500D-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:53:59.530 128.209 206.332
1956 May 30  Flaherty, PatPat Flaherty (USA) 8 John Zink Watson-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:53:28.840 128.490 206.784
1957 May 30  Hanks, SamSam Hanks (USA) 9 George Salih Salih-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:41:14.250 135.601 218.228
1958 May 30  Bryan, JimmyJimmy Bryan (USA) 1 George Salih Salih-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:44:13.800 133.791 215.315
1959 May 30  Ward, RodgerRodger Ward (USA) 5 Leader Cards Watson-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:40:49.200 135.857 218.640
1960 May 30  Rathmann, JimJim Rathmann (USA) 4 Ken-Paul Watson-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:36:11.360 138.767 223.323
1961 May 30  Foyt, A. J.A. J. Foyt (USA) 1 Bignotti-Bowes Racing Trevis-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:35:37.490 139.130 223.908
1962 May 30  Ward, RodgerRodger Ward (USA) 3 Leader Cards Watson-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:33:50.330 140.293 225.780
1963 May 30  Jones, ParnelliParnelli Jones (USA) 98 J. C. Agajanian Watson-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:29:35.400 143.137 230.357
1964 May 30  Foyt, A. J.A. J. Foyt (USA) 1 Ansted-Thompson Racing Watson-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:23:35.830 147.350 237.137
1965 May 31  Clark, JimJim Clark (GBR) 82 Team Lotus Lotus 38-Ford F 200 500 800 3:19:05.340 150.686 242.506
1966 May 30  Hill, GrahamGraham Hill (GBR) 24 Mecom Racing Team Lola T90-Ford F 200 500 800 3:27:52.530 144.317 232.256
1967 May 30–31  Foyt, A. J.A. J. Foyt (USA) 14 Ansted-Thompson Racing Coyote-Ford G 200 500 800 3:18:24.220 151.207 243.000
1968 May 30  Unser, BobbyBobby Unser (USA) 3 Leader Cards Eagle 68-Offenhauser G 200 500 800 3:16:13.760 152.882 246.040
1969 May 30  Andretti, MarioMario Andretti (USA) 2 STP Corporation Brawner Hawk Mk III-Ford F 200 500 800 3:11:14.710 156.867 252.453
1970 May 30  Unser, AlAl Unser (USA) 2 Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Colt 70-Ford F 200 500 800 3:12:37.040 155.749 250.654
1971 May 29  Unser, AlAl Unser (USA) 1 Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing Colt 71-Ford F 200 500 800 3:10:11.560 157.735 253.850
1972 May 27  Donohue, MarkMark Donohue (USA) 66 Roger Penske Enterprises McLaren M16B-Offenhauser G 200 500 800 3:04:05.540 162.962 262.262
1973 May 28–30  Johncock, GordonGordon Johncock (USA) 20 Patrick Racing Team Eagle 73-Offenhauser G 133 333 536 2:05:26.590 159.036 255.944
1974 May 26  Rutherford, JohnnyJohnny Rutherford (USA) 3 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M16C/D-Offenhauser G 200 500 800 3:09:10.060 158.589 255.224
1975 May 25  Unser, BobbyBobby Unser (USA) 48 All American Racers Eagle 75-Offenhauser G 174 435 700 2:54:55.080 149.213 240.135
1976 May 30  Rutherford, JohnnyJohnny Rutherford (USA) 2 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M16E-Offenhauser G 102 255 410 1:42:52.480 148.725 239.350
1977 May 29  Foyt, A. J.A. J. Foyt (USA) 14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Coyote-Foyt G 200 500 800 3:05:57.160 161.331 259.637
1978 May 28  Unser, AlAl Unser (USA) 2 Chaparral Racing Lola T500-Cosworth G 200 500 800 3:05:54.990 161.363 259.689
1979 May 27  Mears, RickRick Mears (USA) 9 Penske Racing Penske PC6-Cosworth G 200 500 800 3:08:47.970 158.899 255.723
1980 May 25  Rutherford, JohnnyJohnny Rutherford (USA) 4 Chaparral Racing Chaparral 2K-Cosworth G 200 500 800 3:29:59.560 142.862 229.914
1981 May 24  Unser, BobbyBobby Unser (USA) 3 Penske Racing Penske PC9B-Cosworth G 200 500 800 3:35:41.780 139.084 223.834
1982 May 30  Johncock, GordonGordon Johncock (USA) 20 Patrick Racing Team Wildcat Mk8B-Cosworth G 200 500 800 3:05:09.140 162.029 260.760
1983 May 29  Sneva, TomTom Sneva (USA) 5 Bignotti-Cotter March 83C-Cosworth G 200 500 800 3:05:03.066 162.117 260.902
1984 May 27  Mears, RickRick Mears (USA) 6 Penske Cars March 84C-Cosworth G 200 500 800 3:03:21.660 163.612 263.308
1985 May 26  Sullivan, DannyDanny Sullivan (USA) 5 Penske Cars March 85C-Cosworth G 200 500 800 3:16:06.069 152.982 246.201
1986 May 31  Rahal, BobbyBobby Rahal (USA) 3 Truesports March 86C-Cosworth G 200 500 800 2:55:43.480 170.722 274.750
1987 May 24  Unser, AlAl Unser (USA) 25 Penske Racing March 86C-Cosworth G 200 500 800 3:04:59.147 162.175 260.995
1988 May 29  Mears, RickRick Mears (USA) 5 Penske Racing Penske PC-17-Chevrolet G 200 500 800 3:27:10.204 144.809 233.047
1989 May 28  Fittipaldi, EmersonEmerson Fittipaldi (BRA) 20 Patrick Racing Penske PC-18-Chevrolet G 200 500 800 2:59:01.040 167.581 269.695
1990 May 27  Luyendyk, ArieArie Luyendyk (NED) 30 Doug Shierson Racing Lola T90/00-Chevrolet G 200 500 800 2:41:18.404 185.981 299.307
1991 May 26  Mears, RickRick Mears (USA) 3 Penske Racing Penske PC-20-Chevrolet G 200 500 800 2:50:00.791 176.457 283.980
1992 May 24  Unser Jr., AlAl Unser Jr. (USA) 3 Galles-Kraco Racing Galmer G92-Chevrolet G 200 500 800 3:43:05.148 134.477 216.420
1993 May 30  Fittipaldi, EmersonEmerson Fittipaldi (BRA) 4 Penske Racing Penske PC-22-Chevrolet G 200 500 800 3:10:49.860 157.207 253.000
1994 May 29  Unser Jr., AlAl Unser Jr. (USA) 31 Penske Racing Penske PC-23-Mercedes-Benz G 200 500 800 3:06:29.006 160.872 258.898
1995 May 28  Villeneuve, JacquesJacques Villeneuve (CAN) 27 Team Green Reynard 95I-Ford G 200 500 800 3:15:17.561 153.616 247.221
1996 May 26  Lazier, BuddyBuddy Lazier (USA) 91 Hemelgarn Racing Reynard 95I-Ford F 200 500 800 3:22:45.753 147.956 238.112
1997 May 26–27  Luyendyk, ArieArie Luyendyk (NED) 5 Treadway Racing G-Force GF01-Oldsmobile Aurora F 200 500 800 3:25:43.388 145.827 234.685
1998 May 24  Cheever, EddieEddie Cheever (USA) 51 Team Cheever Dallara IR7-Oldsmobile Aurora G 200 500 800 3:26:40.524 145.155 233.604
1999 May 30  Bräck, KennyKenny Bräck (SWE) 14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara IR7-Oldsmobile Aurora G 200 500 800 3:15:51.182 153.176 246.513
2000 May 28  Montoya, Juan PabloJuan Pablo Montoya (COL) 9 Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force GF05-Oldsmobile Aurora F 200 500 800 2:58:59.431 167.607 269.737
2001 May 27  Castroneves, HélioHélio Castroneves (BRA) 68 Team Penske Dallara IR-01-Oldsmobile Aurora F 200 500 800 3:31:54.180 141.574 227.841
2002 May 26  Castroneves, HélioHélio Castroneves (BRA) 3 Team Penske Dallara IR-02-Chevrolet F 200 500 800 3:00:10.8714 166.499 267.954
2003 May 25  de Ferran, GilGil de Ferran (BRA) 6 Team Penske Panoz G-Force GF09-Toyota F 200 500 800 3:11:56.9891 156.291 251.526
2004 May 30  Rice, BuddyBuddy Rice (USA) 15 Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz G-Force GF09-Honda F 180 450 720 3:14:55.2395 138.518 222.923
2005 May 29  Wheldon, DanDan Wheldon (GBR) 26 Andretti Green Racing Dallara IR-03-Honda F 200 500 800 3:10:21.0769 157.603 253.637
2006 May 28  Hornish Jr., SamSam Hornish Jr. (USA) 6 Team Penske Dallara IR-03-Honda F 200 500 800 3:10:58.7590 157.085 252.804
2007 May 27  Franchitti, DarioDario Franchitti (GBR) 27 Andretti Green Racing Dallara IR-05-Honda F 166 415 668 2:44:03.5608 151.774 244.257
2008 May 25  Dixon, ScottScott Dixon (NZL) 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara IR-05-Honda F 200 500 800 3:28:57.6792 143.567 231.049
2009 May 24  Castroneves, HélioHélio Castroneves (BRA) 3 Team Penske Dallara IR-05-Honda F 200 500 800 3:19:34.6427 150.318 241.913
2010 May 30  Franchitti, DarioDario Franchitti (GBR) 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara IR-05-Honda F 200 500 800 3:05:37.0131 161.623 260.107
2011 May 29  Wheldon, DanDan Wheldon (GBR) 98 Bryan Herta Autosport Dallara IR-05-Honda F 200 500 800 2:56:11.7267 170.265 274.015
2012 May 27  Franchitti, DarioDario Franchitti (GBR) 50 Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara DW12-Honda F 200 500 800 2:58:51.2532 167.734 269.942
2013 May 26  Kanaan, TonyTony Kanaan (BRA) 11 KV Racing Technology Dallara DW12-Chevrolet F 200 500 800 2:40:03.4181 187.433 301.644
2014 May 25  Hunter-Reay, RyanRyan Hunter-Reay (USA) 28 Andretti Autosport Dallara DW12-Honda F 200 500 800 2:40:48.2305 186.563 300.244
2015 May 24  Montoya, Juan PabloJuan Pablo Montoya (COL) 2 Team Penske Dallara DW12-Chevrolet F 200 500 800 3:05:56.5286 161.341 259.653
2016 May 29  Rossi, AlexanderAlexander Rossi (USA) 98 Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Dallara DW12-Honda F 200 500 800 3:00:02.0872 166.634 268.171
2017 May 28  Sato, TakumaTakuma Sato (JPN) 26 Andretti Autosport Dallara DW12-Honda F 200 500 800 3:13:03.3584 155.395 250.084
2018 May 27  Power, WillWill Power (AUS) 12 Team Penske Dallara DW12-Chevrolet F 200 500 800 2:59:42.6365 166.935 268.656
2019 May 26  Pagenaud, SimonSimon Pagenaud (FRA) 22 Team Penske Dallara DW12-Chevrolet F 200 500 800 2:50:39.2797 175.794 282.913
2020 August 23  Sato, TakumaTakuma Sato (JPN) 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara DW12-Honda F 200 500 800 3:10:05.0880 157.824 253.993
2021 May 30  Castroneves, HélioHélio Castroneves (BRA) 06 Meyer Shank Racing Dallara DW12-Honda F 200 500 800 2:37:19.3846 190.690 306.886
2022 May 29  Ericsson, MarcusMarcus Ericsson (SWE) 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara DW12-Honda F 200 500 800 2:51:00.6432 175.428 282.324
2023 May 28  Newgarden, JosefJosef Newgarden (USA) 2 Team Penske Dallara DW12-Chevrolet F 200 500 800 2:58:21.9611 168.193 270.680
2024 May 26  Newgarden, JosefJosef Newgarden (USA) 2 Team Penske Dallara DW12-Chevrolet F 200 500 800 2:58:49.4079 167.763 269.988
2025 May 25  Palou, ÁlexÁlex Palou (ESP) 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara DW12-Honda F 200 500 800 2:57:38.2965 168.883 271.790

Drivers with Multiple Wins

Some drivers are so good they've won the Indianapolis 500 more than once!

Hélio Castroneves in red and white racing overalls celebrating at the 2009 Indianapolis 500
Rick Mears, Al Unser, and A. J. Foyt standing beside the Borg-Warner Trophy in 2021
Hélio Castroneves (left), Rick Mears, Al Unser, and A. J. Foyt (right) are each four-time winners of the Indianapolis 500.
Dario Franchitti 2009 Indy 500 Carb Day
Dario Franchitti is the most recent driver to achieve three victories at the race.
Drivers with Multiple Indianapolis 500 Wins
Driver Wins Years Won
Foyt, A. J.A. J. Foyt 4 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977
Unser, AlAl Unser 1970, 1971, 1978, 1987
Mears, RickRick Mears 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991
Castroneves, HélioHélio Castroneves 2001, 2002, 2009, 2021
Meyer, LouisLouis Meyer 3 1928, 1933, 1936
Shaw, WilburWilbur Shaw 1937, 1939, 1940
Rose, MauriMauri Rose 1941, 1947, 1948
Rutherford, JohnnyJohnny Rutherford 1974, 1976, 1980
Unser, BobbyBobby Unser 1968, 1975, 1981
Franchitti, DarioDario Franchitti 2007, 2010, 2012
Milton, TommyTommy Milton 2 1921, 1923
Vukovich, BillBill Vukovich 1953, 1954
Ward, RodgerRodger Ward 1959, 1962
Johncock, GordonGordon Johncock 1973, 1982
Fittipaldi, EmersonEmerson Fittipaldi 1989, 1993
Unser Jr., AlAl Unser Jr. 1992, 1994
Luyendyk, ArieArie Luyendyk 1990, 1997
Wheldon, DanDan Wheldon 2005, 2011
Montoya, Juan PabloJuan Pablo Montoya 2000, 2015
Sato, TakumaTakuma Sato 2017, 2020
Newgarden, JosefJosef Newgarden 2023, 2024

Winners by Country

Drivers from all over the world have won the Indy 500!

Number of Races Won, by Driver's Nationality
Rank Country Wins Drivers
1  United States 78 55
2  United Kingdom 8 5
3  Brazil 8 4
4  France 3 3
5  Sweden 2 2
6  Colombia 2 1
 Japan 2 1
 Netherlands 2 1
9  Australia 1 1
 Canada 1 1
 New Zealand 1 1
 Spain 1 1

Winning Teams

These are the teams that have won the Indianapolis 500 the most times.

Teams by Number of Indianapolis 500 Wins
Teams Wins Year(s)
Team Penske 20 1972, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2001–2003, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Andretti Autosport 6 1995, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2017
Chip Ganassi Racing 2000, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2022, 2025
Lou Moore 5 1938, 1941, 1947–1949
Leader Card Racing 3 1959, 1962, 1968
Patrick Racing 1973, 1982, 1989
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1967, 1977, 1999
Peugeot Auto Racing Company 2 1913, 1916
Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company 1924, 1925
Harry Hartz 1930, 1932
Louis Meyer 1933, 1936
Boyle Racing Headquarters 1939, 1940
Howard B. Keck 1953, 1954
John Zink 1955, 1956
George Salih 1957, 1958
J. C. Agajanian 1952, 1963
Ansted-Thompson Racing 1964, 1967
Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing 1970, 1971
McLaren 1974, 1976
Chaparral Cars 1978, 1980
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 2004, 2020
Nordyke & Marmon Company 1 1911
National Motor Vehicle Company 1912
Louis Delâge Company 1914
E.C. Patterson 1915
Indianapolis Speedway Team 1919
William Small Company 1920
Louis Chevrolet 1921
Jimmy Murphy 1922
H.C.S. Motor Company 1923
Pete Kreis 1926
William S. White 1927
Alden Sampson II 1928
M. A. Yagle 1929
B. L. Schneider 1931
H. C. Henning 1934
Kelly Petillo 1935
Wilbur Shaw 1937
Thorne Engineering 1946
Kurtis Kraft 1950
Murrell Belanger 1951
Ken-Paul 1960
Bignotti-Bowes Racing 1961
Team Lotus 1965
Mecom Racing Team 1966
STP Corporation 1969
All American Racers 1975
Bignotti-Cotter 1983
Truesports 1986
Doug Shierson Racing 1990
Galles-Kraco Racing 1992
Hemelgarn Racing 1996
Treadway Racing 1997
Team Cheever 1998
Bryan Herta Autosport 2011
KV Racing Technology 2013
Meyer Shank Racing 2021

Winning Car Makes

Here are the car manufacturers (chassis makes) that have built the most winning cars.

Chassis Makes by Indianapolis 500 Victories
Make Wins Year(s)
Dallara 26 1998–2002, 2005–2025
Penske 7 1979, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994
Miller 6 1923, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1934
A. J. Watson 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962–1964
Kurtis Kraft 5 1950, 1951, 1953–1955
March 1983–1987
Duesenberg 4 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927
Wetteroth 1932, 1935, 1938, 1941
Panoz 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004
Peugeot 3 1913, 1916, 1919
Diedt 1947–1949
Eagle 1968, 1973, 1975
McLaren 1972, 1974, 1976
Lola 1966, 1978, 1990
Frontenac 2 1920, 1921
Stevens 1931, 1936
Maserati 1939, 1940
Salih 1957, 1958
Colt 1970, 1971
Coyote 1967, 1977
Reynard 1995, 1996
Marmon Motor Car Company 1 1911
National 1912
Delage 1914
Mercedes 1915
Summers 1930
Shaw 1937
Adams 1946
Kuzma 1952
Trevis 1961
Lotus 1965
Brawner Hawk 1969
Chaparral 1980
Wildcat 1982
Galmer 1992

Winning Engine Makes

These are the engine manufacturers that have powered the most winning cars.

Engine Manufacturers by Number of Indianapolis 500 Wins
Manufacturer Wins Year(s)
Offenhauser 27 1935, 1937, 1941, 1947–1964, 1968, 1972–1976
Honda 16 2004–2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020–2022, 2025
Chevrolet 13 1988–1993, 2002, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
Miller 12 1922, 1923, 1926, 1928–1934, 1936, 1938
Cosworth 10 1978–1987
Ford 8 1965–1967, 1969–1971, 1995, 1996
Oldsmobile 5 1997–2001
Peugeot 3 1913, 1916, 1919
Duesenberg 1924, 1925, 1927
Frontenac 2 1920, 1921
Maserati 1939, 1940
Mercedes-Benz 1915, 1994
Marmon 1 1911
National 1912
Delage 1914
Sparks 1946
Foyt 1977
Toyota 2003

Winning Tire Brands

Tires are super important in racing! Here are the tire companies whose products have helped win the Indy 500.

Indianapolis 500 Victories by Tire Manufacturer
Rank Manufacturer Wins Year(s)
1 F Firestone 76 1911, 1913, 1920–1941, 1946–1966, 1969–1971, 1996, 1997, 2000–2025
2 G Goodyear 29 1919, 1967, 1968, 1972–1995, 1998, 1999
3 BF BFGoodrich 2 1915, 1916
4 M Michelin 1 1912
P Palmer Cord Tyres 1 1914


See also

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