No driver won all three events during the 1980s. The triple crown continued through 1989, after which the Pocono race was discontinued. Ontario Motor Speedway was closed in 1980, and the California 500 was replaced with the Michigan 500.
Al Unser (1978) is the only driver to win all three in the same season. From 1971 to 1980 it consisted of the three 500-mile events on the calendar: the Indianapolis 500, Pocono 500, and California 500. In the period of 1971–1989, Indy car racing contested their own Triple Crown. Many drivers have come close to winning the crown with 2nd-place finishes in the third event, such as Ken Miles (who was famously denied the win by a technicality at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans), Mario Andretti ( Le Mans 1995) and Allan McNish ( Daytona 2012).įurther information: Triple Crown (Ind圜ar) Foyt, Hans Herrmann, Jackie Oliver, Al Holbert, Hurley Haywood, Mauro Baldi, Andy Wallace, Marco Werner and Timo Bernhard. This crown has been won by several drivers, namely A. Triple Crown in endurance racing features Le Mans and has added the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Juan Pablo Montoya and Fernando Alonso are the only active drivers to have won two of the three events, needing to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Indianapolis 500 respectively.Īlternative definitions Including F1 Drivers' Championship Īn earlier definition, as espoused by Triple Crown winner Graham Hill, and Jacques Villeneuve replaces the Monaco Grand Prix with the Formula One World Championship Graham Hill is also the only driver to have accomplished this, winning the F1 Drivers' Title in 19. 19 drivers in motorsports history have competed in all three legs of the Triple Crown and have won at least one of the events. Graham Hill is the only driver to have completed the Triple Crown.
The Indianapolis 500 was part of the World Manufacturers' Championship ( 1925– 1928) and the Formula One World Championship ( 1950– 1960).In different periods all three races were parts of various FIA World Championships: the Monaco Grand Prix (first held in 1929).the 24 Hours of Le Mans (first held in 1923).the Indianapolis 500 (first held in 1911).
The Triple Crown of Motorsport is an unofficial motorsport achievement, often regarded as winning three of the most prestigious motor races in the world in one's career: Graham Hill ( pictured in 1969) is the only driver to have completed the Triple Crown
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