Indy 500 Winners: Complete list of champions by year

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May. 25, 2025 5:53 p.m. ET

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Each Memorial Day weekend, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts the legendary Indy 500. This race has seen over a century of champions, from Ray Harroun in 1911 to today’s speed demons, who not only win but become legends. Keep reading for a list of all those who have earned a spot on the celebrated Borg-Warner Trophy. 

Indy 500 Winners

INDYCAR Sanction (2008-Present)

• 2025: Alex Palou (Ganassi)
• 2024: Josef Newgarden (Penske)
• 2023: Josef Newgarden (Penske)
• 2022: Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi)
• 2021: Helio Castroneves (Meyer Shank)
• 2020: Takuma Sato (Tahal Letterman)
• 2019: Simon Pagenaud (Penske)
• 2018: Will Power (Penske)
• 2017: Takuma Sato (Andretti)
• 2016: Alexander Rossi (Andretti-Herta)
• 2015: Juan Pablo Montoya (Penske)
• 2014: Ryan Hunter-Rea (Andretti)
• 2013: Tony Kanaan (KV)
• 2012: Dario Franchitti (Ganassi)
• 2011: Dan Wheldon (Bryan Herta)
• 2010: Dario Franchitti (Ganassi)
• 2009: Helio Castroneves (Penske)
• 2008: Scott Dixon (Ganassi)

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Dual Sanctioning (1996-2007)

Indy Racing League

• 2007: Dario Franchitti (Andretti-Green)
• 2006: Sam Hornish Jr. (Penske)
• 2005: Dan Whelson (Andretti-Green)
• 2004: Buddy Rice (Rahal Letterman)
• 2003: Gil de Ferran (Penske)
• 2002: Helio Castroneves (Penske)
• 2001: Helio Castroneves (Penske)
• 2000: Juan Montoya (Chip Ganassi)
• 1999: Kenny Brack (AJ Foyt)
• 1998: Eddie Cheever Jr. (Cheever)
• 1997: Arie Luyendyk (Treadway)
• 1996: Buddy Lazier (Hemelgarn)

CART Sanction (1979-1995)

• 1995: Jacques Villeneuve (Green)
• 1994: Al Unser Jr. (Penske)
• 1993: Emerson Fittipaldi (Penske)
• 1992: Al Unser Jr. (Galles-Kraco)
• 1991: Rick Mears (Penske)
• 1990: Arie Luyendyk (Doug Shierson)
• 1989: Emerson Fittipaldi (Patrick)
• 1988: Rick Mears (Penske)
• 1987: Al Unser (Penske)
• 1986: Bobby Rahal (Trusports)
• 1985: Danny Sullivan (Penske)
• 1984: Rick Mears (Penske)
• 1983: Tom Sneva (Bignotti-Cotter)
• 1982: Gordon Johncock (STP Patrick)
• 1981: Bobby Unser (Penske)
• 1980: Johnny Rutherford (Chaparral)
• 1979: Rick Mears (Penske)

CART = Championship Auto Racing Teams

USAC Sanction (1956-1978)

• 1978: Al Unser (Chaparral)
• 1977: A.J. Foyt (AJ Foyt)
• 1976: Johnny Rutherford (Bruce McLaren)
• 1975: Bobby Unser (All American Racer)
• 1974: Johnny Rutherford (Bruce McLaren)
• 1973: Gordon Johncock (Patrick)
• 1972: Mark Donohue (Roger Penske)
• 1971: Al Unser (Vel’s Parnelli Jones)
• 1970: Al Unser (Vel’s Parnelli Jones)
• 1969: Mario Andretti (STP Corp)
• 1968: Bobby Unser (Leader Cards)
• 1967: A.J. Foyt (Ansted-Thompson)
• 1966: Graham Hill (Mecom)
• 1965: Jim Clark (Lotus)
• 1964: A.J. Foyt (Ansted-Thompson)
• 1963: Parnelli Jones (JC Agajanian)
• 1962: Rodger Ward (Leader Cards)
• 1961: A.J. Foyt (Bignotti-Bowes)
• 1960: Jim Rathmann (En-Paul)
• 1959: Rodger Ward (Leader Cards)
• 1958: Jimmy Bryan (George Salih)
• 1957: Sam Hanks (George Salih)
• 1956: Pat Flaherty (John Zink)

USAC = United States Auto Club

AAA Sanction (1909-1955)

• 1955: Bob Sweikert (John Zink)
• 1954: Bill Vukovich (Howard B Keck)
• 1953: Bill Vukovich (Howard B Keck)
• 1952: Troy Ruttman (JC Agajanian)
• 1951: Lee Wallard (Murreil Belanger)
• 1950: Johnnie Parsons (Kurtis Kraft)
• 1949: Bill Holland (Lou Moore)
• 1948: Mauri Rose (Lou Moore)
• 1947: Mauri Rose (Lou Moore)
• 1946: George Robson (Thorne)
• 1945: N/A*
• 1944: N/A*
• 1943: N/A*
• 1942: N/A*
• 1941: F Davis – M Rose (Lou Moore)
• 1940: Wilbur Shaw (Boyle)
• 1939: Wilbur Shaw (Boyle)
• 1938: Floyd Roberts (Lou Moore)
• 1937: Wilbur Shaw (Wilbur Shaw)
• 1936: Louis Meyer (Louis Meyer)
• 1935: Kelly Petillo (Kelly Petillo)
• 1934: Bill Cummings (HC Henning)
• 1933: Louis Meyer (Louis Meyer)
• 1932: Fred Frame (Harry Hartz)
• 1931: Louis Schneider (BL Schneider)
• 1930: Billy Arnold (Harry Hartz)
• 1929: Ray Keech (MA Yagle)
• 1928: Louis Meyer (Alden Sampson II)
• 1927: George Souders (William S Whte)
• 1926: Frank Lockhart (Peter Kreis)
• 1925: Peter De Paolo (Duesenberg)
• 1924: L Corum – J Boyer (Duesenberg)
• 1923: Tommy Milton (HCS Motors)
• 1922: Jimmy Murphy (Jimmy Murphy)
• 1921: Tommy Milton (Louis Chevrolet)
• 1920: Gaston Chevrolet (William Small)
• 1919: Howdy Wilcox (IMS Corp)
• 1918: N/A*
• 1917: N/A*
• 1916: Dario Resta (Peugeot)
• 1915: Ralph DePalma (EC Patterson)
• 1914: Rene Thomas (Louis Delage)
• 1913: Jules Goux (Peugeot)
• 1912: Joe Dawson (National Motors)
• 1911: Ray Harroun (Nordyke & Mermon)

*Racing paused due to WWI

**Racing paused due to WWII

AAA = American Automobile Association

Who has won the most Indy 500s?

Three racers share the record for the most Indy 500 victories with four. Below is a list of drivers with two or more wins:

• Hélio Castroneves (4)
• A.J. Foyt (4)
• Rick Mears (4)
• Al Unser (4)
• Dario Franchitti (3)
• Louis Meyer (3)
• Wilbur Shaw (3)
• Mauri Rose (3)
• Johnny Rutherford (3)
• Bobby Unser (3)
• Emerson Fittipaldi (2)
• Gordon Johncock (2)
• Arie Luyendyk (2)
• Tommy Milton (2)
• Juan Pablo Montoya (2)
• Josef Newgarden (2)
• Takuma Sato (2)
• Bill Vukovich (2)
• Rodger Ward (2)
• Dan Wheldon (2)
• Al Unser Jr. (2)

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