Grand Prix · 1950–1960 · 11 Editions

Indianapolis 500

USA · 1 circuit used
Editions
11
Editions
Winners
10
different winners
Most Wins · Driver
Bill Vukovich
2 wins
Most Wins · Team
Kurtis Kraft
5 wins
Winners · by year
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1950s
PAR Kurtis Kraft
WAL Kurtis Kraft
RUT Kuzma
VUK Kurtis Kraft
VUK Kurtis Kraft
SWE Kurtis Kraft
FLA Watson
HAN Epperly
BRY Epperly
WAR Watson
1960s
RAT Watson
won from pole one cell per edition, filled with the winning team colour — empty cells are years it was not held
SeasonRCircuitWinsPole Position
1960 R3 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Jim Rathmann Eddie Sachs
1959 R2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Rodger Ward Johnny Thomson
1958 R4 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Jimmy Bryan Dick Rathmann
1957 R3 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sam Hanks Pat O'Connor
1956 R3 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Pat Flaherty Pat Flaherty
1955 R3 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Bob Sweikert Jerry Hoyt
1954 R2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Bill Vukovich Jack McGrath
1953 R2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Bill Vukovich Bill Vukovich
1952 R2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Troy Ruttman Fred Agabashian
1951 R2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Lee Wallard Duke Nalon
1950 R3 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Johnnie Parsons Walt Faulkner
Most successful driver
Bill Vukovich2
Johnnie Parsons1
Lee Wallard1
Troy Ruttman1
Bob Sweikert1
Pat Flaherty1
Sam Hanks1
Jimmy Bryan1
Rodger Ward1
Jim Rathmann1
Most successful team
Kurtis Kraft5
Watson3
Epperly2
Kuzma1
Most poles
Walt Faulkner1
Duke Nalon1
Fred Agabashian1
Bill Vukovich1
Jack McGrath1
Jerry Hoyt1
Pat Flaherty1
Pat O'Connor1
Dick Rathmann1
Johnny Thomson1
CircuitLocationYears usedEditions
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, USA 1950–1960 11
Age Records · Winner
Youngest winnerTroy Ruttman
22y 81d · 1952
Oldest winnerSam Hanks
42y 322d · 1957
Max Winning Margin · Biggest winning margin
4m 2.33s
1952 Indianapolis 500 · Troy Ruttman
P1·P2 same-lap-finish editions
Most Retirements · Most DNFs in one race
195125 cars DNF
195420 cars DNF
195519 cars DNF
195819 cars DNF
195917 cars DNF
Penalties
No penalties recorded for this Grand Prix in range (2023+).
Safety Car
This Grand Prix: OpenF1 No race data in the collected range (2023+).
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Scope: World Championship races under this GP name (1950–) · GPs identified by race name (moves/renames counted separately) · Pole Position = Grid P1 · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) statuses (incl. DSQ) · winning margin from P1·P2 same-lap-finish editions only
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-09-05 14:15