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1959 - Indianapolis 500

The history of Formula One has its roots in the European Grand Prix motor racing of the 1920s and 1930s. However, the foundation of Formula One began in 1946 with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) standardisation of rules. A World Drivers' Championship followed in 1950.

FIA Formula 1 Racing Champions

FIA Formula 1 Racing by Year

1959 - Indianapolis 500

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/30/1959
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 33
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner Johnny Thomson
Average Race Speed - 218.646 kph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 12 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rodger Ward
Race Number - 2


Fin St Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine
1 6 Rodger Ward Leader Card 500 Roadster Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
1 6 Rodger Ward Leader Card 500 Roadster Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
1 6 Rodger Ward Leader Card 500 Roadster Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
1 6 Rodger Ward Leader Card 500 Roadster Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 3 Jim Rathmann Simoniz Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 3 Jim Rathmann Simoniz Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 3 Jim Rathmann Simoniz Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 3 Jim Rathmann Simoniz Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 1 Johnny Thomson Racing Associates Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 1 Johnny Thomson Racing Associates Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 1 Johnny Thomson Racing Associates Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 1 Johnny Thomson Racing Associates Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 15 Tony Bettenhausen Hoover Motor Express Epperly Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 15 Tony Bettenhausen Hoover Motor Express Epperly Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 15 Tony Bettenhausen Hoover Motor Express Epperly Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 15 Tony Bettenhausen Hoover Motor Express Epperly Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 16 Paul Goldsmith Demler Epperly Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 16 Paul Goldsmith Demler Epperly Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 16 Paul Goldsmith Demler Epperly Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 16 Paul Goldsmith Demler Epperly Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 11 Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal Fast Epperly Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 11 Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal Fast Epperly Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 11 Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal Fast Epperly Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 11 Johnny Boyd Bowes Seal Fast Epperly Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 12 Duane Carter Smokeys Reverse Torque Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 12 Duane Carter Smokeys Reverse Torque Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 12 Duane Carter Smokeys Reverse Torque Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 12 Duane Carter Smokeys Reverse Torque Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 8 Eddie Johnson Bryant Heating Cooling KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 8 Eddie Johnson Bryant Heating Cooling KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 8 Eddie Johnson Bryant Heating Cooling KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 8 Eddie Johnson Bryant Heating Cooling KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 27 Paul Russo Bardahl KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 27 Paul Russo Bardahl KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 27 Paul Russo Bardahl KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 27 Paul Russo Bardahl KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 17 AJ Foyt Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 17 AJ Foyt Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 17 AJ Foyt Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 17 AJ Foyt Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 9 Gene Hartley Drewrys Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 9 Gene Hartley Drewrys Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 9 Gene Hartley Drewrys Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 9 Gene Hartley Drewrys Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 7 Bob Veith John Zink Heater Moore Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 7 Bob Veith John Zink Heater Moore Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 7 Bob Veith John Zink Heater Moore Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 7 Bob Veith John Zink Heater Moore Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 23 Al Herman Dunn Engineering Dunn Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 23 Al Herman Dunn Engineering Dunn Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 23 Al Herman Dunn Engineering Dunn Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 23 Al Herman Dunn Engineering Dunn Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 13 Jimmy Daywalt Federal Engineering KK500E Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 13 Jimmy Daywalt Federal Engineering KK500E Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 13 Jimmy Daywalt Federal Engineering KK500E Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 13 Jimmy Daywalt Federal Engineering KK500E Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 21 Chuck Arnold HallMar Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 21 Chuck Arnold HallMar Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 21 Chuck Arnold HallMar Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 21 Chuck Arnold HallMar Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 33 Jim McWithey Ray Brady KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 33 Jim McWithey Ray Brady KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 33 Jim McWithey Ray Brady KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 33 Jim McWithey Ray Brady KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 2 Eddie Sachs Schmidt Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 2 Eddie Sachs Schmidt Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 2 Eddie Sachs Schmidt Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 2 Eddie Sachs Schmidt Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 28 Al Keller Helse Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 28 Al Keller Helse Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 28 Al Keller Helse Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 28 Al Keller Helse Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 18 Pat Flaherty John Zink Heater Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 18 Pat Flaherty John Zink Heater Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 18 Pat Flaherty John Zink Heater Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 18 Pat Flaherty John Zink Heater Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 4 Dick Rathman McNamara Chiropractic Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 4 Dick Rathman McNamara Chiropractic Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 4 Dick Rathman McNamara Chiropractic Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 4 Dick Rathman McNamara Chiropractic Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 30 Bill Cheesbourg GreenmanCasale Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 30 Bill Cheesbourg GreenmanCasale Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 30 Bill Cheesbourg GreenmanCasale Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 30 Bill Cheesbourg GreenmanCasale Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 32 Ray Crawford Meguiars Mirror Glaze Elder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 32 Ray Crawford Meguiars Mirror Glaze Elder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 32 Ray Crawford Meguiars Mirror Glaze Elder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 32 Ray Crawford Meguiars Mirror Glaze Elder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 10 Don Branson Bob Estes Phillips Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 10 Don Branson Bob Estes Phillips Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 10 Don Branson Bob Estes Phillips Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 10 Don Branson Bob Estes Phillips Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25 24 Bob Christie Federal Engineering KK500D Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25 24 Bob Christie Federal Engineering KK500D Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25 24 Bob Christie Federal Engineering KK500D Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25 24 Bob Christie Federal Engineering KK500D Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 5 Bobby Grim Sumar KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 5 Bobby Grim Sumar KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 5 Bobby Grim Sumar KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 5 Bobby Grim Sumar KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 14 Jack Turner Travelon Trailer Christensen Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 14 Jack Turner Travelon Trailer Christensen Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 14 Jack Turner Travelon Trailer Christensen Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 14 Jack Turner Travelon Trailer Christensen Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 29 Chuck Weyant McKay KK500J Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 29 Chuck Weyant McKay KK500J Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 29 Chuck Weyant McKay KK500J Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 29 Chuck Weyant McKay KK500J Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 19 Jud Larson Bowes Seal Fast KK500J Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 19 Jud Larson Bowes Seal Fast KK500J Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 19 Jud Larson Bowes Seal Fast KK500J Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 19 Jud Larson Bowes Seal Fast KK500J Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 31 Mike Magill Dayton Steel Foundry KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 31 Mike Magill Dayton Steel Foundry KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 31 Mike Magill Dayton Steel Foundry KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 31 Mike Magill Dayton Steel Foundry KK500G Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31 26 Red Amick WheelerFoutch KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31 26 Red Amick WheelerFoutch KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31 26 Red Amick WheelerFoutch KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31 26 Red Amick WheelerFoutch KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32 22 Len Sutton Wolcott Memorial Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32 22 Len Sutton Wolcott Memorial Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32 22 Len Sutton Wolcott Memorial Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32 22 Len Sutton Wolcott Memorial Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 20 Jimmy Bryan Belond AP Muffler Salih Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 20 Jimmy Bryan Belond AP Muffler Salih Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 20 Jimmy Bryan Belond AP Muffler Salih Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 20 Jimmy Bryan Belond AP Muffler Salih Offenhauser 4.5 L4