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Jacques Villeneuve was victorious in his second start, the first Canadian to win the "500". Villeneuve would go on to win the 1995 CART Championship, before leaving the series to race in Formula One with Williams for 1996. After dominating the 1994 race and the 1994 season, Marlboro Team Penske failed to qualify for the race. [2]
Winning just his second Indianapolis 500 start, Villeneuve took the Drivers' Championship lead. Villeneuve went on to win both the Texaco/Havoline 200 at Road America and the Grand Prix of Cleveland, also scoring points in all but one of the remaining rounds to clinch the title at the final race in Laguna Seca.
The winner of the Indianapolis 500 is awarded a small replica of the Borg-Warner Trophy. The Indianapolis 500 (also called the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race) [a] [2] is an annual American open-wheel car race held on American Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), in Speedway, Indiana. [3]
The 70th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Saturday, May 31, 1986. After being rained out on May 25–26, the race was rescheduled for the following weekend. Bobby Rahal was the winner, becoming the first driver in Indy history to complete the 500 miles (800 km) in less than three hours. At an ...
This was the last season before the formation of the Indy Racing League (IRL) by Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Tony George and the last time the United States Auto Club-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 would appear in the Series, while Villeneuve became the last driver to win both the Indianapolis 500 and the IndyCar drivers' championship in ...
For the alternative Triple Crown, the only active drivers who have won two legs are Jacques Villeneuve and Fernando Alonso. Villeneuve won the Indianapolis 500 in 1995 and was the F1 World Champion for 1997. Alonso was the F1 World Champion for 2005 and 2006, as well as the winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2018 and 2019.
The Leaders Circle Award Trophy at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum. Two hundred thirty-nine drivers have led the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, in 107 races. Career lap leader percentage rounded to hundredths of a percent. Green indicates drivers active as of most recent race.
Al Unser Jr. was the national champion, his second CART title, and the rookie of the year was Jacques Villeneuve. The 1994 Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned by USAC, but counted towards the CART points championship. Al Unser Jr. won the Indy 500 from the pole position, his second career victory in that event.