Winning Drivers and Teams
Winning Combinations
Indianapolis 500
Twenty-one times, the winner has started on the pole. Rookies have brought home victory in ten races. No wins have come from the final row of the field. This section explores where in the field winners have started in the Indianapolis 500.
Starting Positions of Winning Cars
| Position | Number of Wins |
|---|---|
| 1st | 21 |
| 2nd | 11 |
| 3rd | 13 |
| 4th | 7 |
| 5th | 7 |
| 6th | 5 |
| 7th | 5 |
| 8th | 3 |
| 9th | 1 |
| 10th | 2 |
| 11th | 3 |
| 12th | 2 |
| 13th | 4 |
| 14th | 1 |
| 15th | 4 |
| 16th | 2 |
| 17th | 2 |
| 18th | 0 |
| 19th | 2 |
| 20th | 3 |
| 21st | 1 |
| 22nd | 2 |
| 23rd | 0 |
| 24th | 0 |
| 25th | 1 |
| 26th | 0 |
| 27th | 1 |
| 28th | 2 |
| 29th | 0 |
| 30th | 0 |
| 31st | 0 |
| 32nd | 0 |
| 33rd | 0 |
Winners from Pole Positions - 21
| Year | Driver |
|---|---|
| 1922 | Jimmy Murphy |
| 1923 | Tommy Milton |
| 1930 | Billy Arnold |
| 1938 | Floyd Roberts |
| 1953 | Bill Vukovich |
| 1956 | Pat Flaherty |
| 1963 | Parnelli Jones |
| 1970 | Al Unser |
| 1976 | Johnny Rutherford |
| 1979 | Rick Mears |
| 1980 | Johnny Rutherford |
| 1981 | Bobby Unser |
| 1988 | Rick Mears |
| 1991 | Rick Mears |
| 1994 | Al Unser Jr. |
| 1997 | Arie Luyendyk |
| 2004 | Buddy Rice |
| 2006 | Sam Hornish Jr. |
| 2008 | Scott Dixon |
| 2009 | Helio Castroneves |
| 2019 | Simon Pagenaud |
Rookie Winners - 10
| Year | Driver |
|---|---|
| 1911 | Ray Harroun |
| 1913 | Jules Goux |
| 1914 | Rene Thomas |
| 1926 | Frank Lockhart |
| 1927 | George Souders |
| 1928 | Louis Meyer* |
| 1966 | Graham Hill |
| 2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2001 | Helio Castroneves |
| 2016 | Alexander Rossi |
*Meyer drove relief for Wilbur Shaw in 1927 before making first start in 1928.