The Indianapolis 500 is the pinnacle of IndyCar, with the elusive Borg-Warner Trophy being every driver’s dream.
Across the race’s 109-year history, 76 have taken the checkered flag. The list cuts down significantly for repeat winners.
Helio Castroneves, who’s racing this afternoon, is one of four drivers to have won the Indy 500 four times. The driver of the No. 06 Dallara-Honda can take sole position of No. 1 with a win today. His last victorious effort at The Brickyard came in 2021.
Six drivers have won the Indy 500 three times, with another 10 having won twice. Here’s a look at all the past winners at The Brickyard.
Indy 500 past winners
- 1911: Ray Harroun
- 1912: Joe Dawson
- 1913: Jules Goux
- 1914: Rene Thomas
- 1915: Ralph DePalma
- 1916: Dario Resta
- 1919: Howdy Wilcox
- 1920: Gaston Chevrolet
- 1921: Tommy Milton
- 1922: Jimmy Murphy
- 1923: Tommy Milton (2)
- 1924: L.L. Corum, Joe Boyer
- 1925: Peter DePaolo
- 1926: Frank Lockhart
- 1927: George Souders
- 1928: Louis Meyer
- 1929: Ray Keech
- 1930: Billy Arnold
- 1931: Louis Schneider
- 1932: Fred Frame
- 1933: Louis Meyer (2)
- 1934: Bill Cummings
- 1935: Kelly Petillo
- 1936: Louis Meyer (3)
- 1937: Wilbur Shaw
- 1938: Floyd Roberts
- 1939: Wilbur Shaw (2)
- 1940: Wilbur Shaw (3)
- 1941: Floyd Davis, Mauri Rose
- 1946: George Robson
- 1947: Mauri Rose (2)
- 1948: Mauri Rose (3)
- 1949: Bill Holland
- 1950: Johnnie Parsons
- 1951: Lee Wallard
- 1952: Troy Ruttman
- 1953: Bill Vukovich
- 1954: Bill Vukovich (2)
- 1955: Bob Sweikert
- 1956: Pat Flaherty
- 1957: Sam Hanks
- 1958: Jimmy Bryan
- 1959: Rodger Ward
- 1960: Jim Rathmann
- 1961: A.J. Foyt
- 1962: Rodger Ward (2)
- 1963: Parnelli Jones
- 1964: A.J. Foyt (2)
- 1965: Jim Clark
- 1966: Graham Hill
- 1967: A.J. Foyt (3)
- 1968: Bobby Unser
- 1969: Mario Andretti
- 1970: Al Unser
- 1971: Al Unser (2)
- 1972: Mark Donohue
- 1973: Gordon Johncock
- 1974: Johnny Rutherford
- 1975: Bobby Unser (2)
- 1976: Johnny Rutherford (2)
- 1977: A.J. Foyt (4)
- 1978: Al Unser (3)
- 1979: Rick Mears
- 1980: Johnny Rutherford (3)
- 1981: Bobby Unser (3)
- 1982: Gordon Johncock (2)
- 1983: Tom Sneva
- 1984: Rick Mears (2)
- 1985: Danny Sullivan
- 1986: Bobby Rahal
- 1987: Al Unser (4)
- 1988: Rick Mears (3)
- 1989: Emerson Fittipaldi
- 1990: Arie Luyendyk
- 1991: Rick Mears (4)
- 1992: Al Unser Jr.
- 1993: Emerson Fittipaldi (2)
- 1994: Al Unser Jr. (2)
- 1995: Jacques Villeneuve
- 1996: Buddy Lazier
- 1997: Arie Luyendyk (2)
- 1998: Eddie Cheever Jr.
- 1999: Kenny Brack
- 2000: Juan Pablo Montoya
- 2001: Helio Castroneves
- 2002: Helio Castroneves (2)
- 2003: Gil de Ferran
- 2004: Buddy Rice
- 2005: Dan Wheldon
- 2006: Sam Hornish Jr.
- 2007: Dario Franchitti
- 2008: Scott Dixon
- 2009: Helio Castroneves (3)
- 2010: Dario Franchitti (2)
- 2011: Dan Wheldon (2)
- 2012: Dario Franchitti (3)
- 2013: Tony Kanaan
- 2014: Ryan Hunter-Reay
- 2015: Juan Pablo Montoya (2)
- 2016: Alexander Rossi
- 2017: Takuma Sato
- 2018: Will Power
- 2019: Simon Pagenaud
- 2020: Takuma Sato (2)
- 2021: Helio Castroneves (4)
- 2022: Marcus Ericsson
- 2023: Josef Newgarden
- 2024: Josef Newgarden (2)
- 2025: Alex Palou
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Indy 500 past winners: Who’s won the prestigious race over the years?