Indy 500 History: records, statistics, all -time winners

The Indianapolis 500, which is generally referred to as “the biggest spectacle in racing”, has become a motorsport tradition since it was founded in 1911. It is also a synonym for the Memorial Day Weekend. The biggest event in the Indycar calendar, the race, took place on the Sunday before the holiday since the 1970s.

In 2024, Josef Newgarden won the second year in a row, this year with team -mate Will Power will start from the back of the network. The 2025 race begins on May 25th at 12.45 p.m.

Here you will find a look at important records and all -time winners throughout the history of Indy 500:

Who won the most Indy 500 races?

• Al ie ours: 4

• Rick Mears: 4

• Hélio Castoneves: 4

• AJ Foyt: 4

Other remarkable records

• Most career begin: 35, AJ foyt

• Most rounds kept career: 665, Scott Dixon

• The greatest scope for victory: 13 minutes, 8.40 seconds, Jules Goux about Spencer Wishart (1913)

• The longest range between victories: 20 years, Hélio Castoneves (first victory in 2001, recent victory in 2021)

• The youngest winner: Troy Ruttman, 22 and 80 days (1952)

• Oldest winner: Al ours, 47 and 360 days (1987)

• Team with the most victories: Penske, 20 (first victory in 1972)

All -time winner

2024: Josef Newgarden

2023: Josef Newgarden

2022: Marcus Ericsson

2021: Hélio Castoneves

2020: Takuma Sato

2019: Simon Pagenaud

2018: Will Power

2017: Takuma Sato

2016: Alexander Rossi

2015: Juan Pablo Montoya

2014: Ryan Hunter-Ray

2013: Tony Kanaan

2012: Dario Franchitti

2011: Dan Wheldon

2010: Dario Franchitti

2009: Hélio Castroneves

2008: Scott Dixon

2007: Dario Franchitti

2006: Sam Hork Jr.

2005: Dan Wheldon

2004: Buddy Rice

2003: Gil de Ferran

2002: Hélio Castroneves

2001: Hélio Castoneves

2000: Juan Pablo Montoya

1999: Kenny Brack

1998: Eddie Cheever Jr.

1997: Arie Luyendyk

1996: Buddy Lazier

1995: Jacques Villeneuve

1994: Al Our Jr.

1993: Emerson Fittipaldi

1992: Al Suser Jr.

1991: Rick Mears

1990: Arie Luyendyk

1989: Emerson Fittipaldi

1988: Rick Mears

1987: Al ours

1986: Bobby Rahal

1985: Danny Sullivan

1984: Rick Mears

1983: Tom Sneva

1982: Gordon Johncock

1981: Bobby our

1980: Johnny Rutherford

1979: Rick Mears

1978: Al ours

1977: AJ Foyt

1976: Johnny Rutherford

1975: Bobby our

1974: Johnny Rutherford

1973: Gordon Johncock

1972: Mark Donohue

1971: Al ours

1970: Al ours

1969: Mario Andretti

1968: Bobby our

1967: AJ Foyt

1966: Graham Hill

1965: Jim Clark

1964: AJ Foyt

1963: Parnelli Jones

1962: Rodger Ward

1961: AJ Foyt

1960: Jim Rathmann

1959: Rodger Ward

1958: Jimmy Bryan

1957: Sam Hanks

1956: Pat Flaherty

1955: Bob Sweikert

1954: Bill Vukovich

1953: Bill Vukovich

1952: Troy Ruttman

1951: Lee Wallard

1950: Johnnie Parsons

1949: Bill Holland

1948: Mauri Rose

1947: Mauri Rose

1946: George Robson

1941: Floyd Davis

1940: Wilbur Shaw

1939: Wilbur Shaw

1938: Floyd Roberts

1937: Wilbur Shaw

1936: Louis Meyer

1935: Kelly Petillo

1934: Bill Cummings

1933: Louis Meyer

1932: Fred Frame

1931: Louis Schneider

1930: Billy Arnold

1929: Ray Keech

1928: Louis Meyer

1927: George Säuders

1926: Frank Lockhart

1925: Pete Depaolo

1924: LL Corum

1923: Tommy Milton

1922: Jimmy Murphy

1921: Tommy Milton

1920: Gaston Chevrolet

1919: Howdy Wilcox

1916: Dario Resta

1915: Ralph Depalma

1914: Rene Thomas

1913: Jules Goux

1912: Joe Dawson

1911: Ray Harun

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