As of 2023[update], 257 drivers from 23 different countries have won a Triple Crown race and only
Graham Hill has completed the Triple Crown.[3]Tom Kristensen has won the most Triple Crown races with nine victories, all at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which is a record for the most victories at the event; Hill claimed two fewer in total, including five victories at Monaco.
Ayrton Senna won six Triple Crown events, all at the Monaco Grand Prix, placing him alongside
Jacky Ickx in joint-third overall and breaking Hill's record for the most race wins at Monaco.[7][8][9] With four victories each,
Hélio Castroneves,
A. J. Foyt,
Rick Mears and
Al Unser hold the joint record for the most Indianapolis 500 wins.[8]
There have been 19 drivers who have partaken in all three Triple Crown races and have achieved victory in at least one of them.[10] No one has won all three Triple Crown races during the course of a calendar year.[3]Fernando Alonso, Foyt,
Bruce McLaren,
Juan Pablo Montoya,
Tazio Nuvolari,
Jochen Rindt and
Maurice Trintignant are the seven drivers to have won two of the three Triple Crown events.[11] Of those seven, only Montoya has won both the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix, while only Foyt has won both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500. The remaining five won both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Monaco Grand Prix.[11][12]
Winners
Key
*
Driver has completed the Triple Crown of Motorsport
^An alternative definition of the Triple Crown is victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the
Formula One World Drivers' Championship and the Indianapolis 500.[1]Graham Hill is the only driver to have completed the Triple Crown under either definition.[2]
^
abcdCyrus Patschke,
Don Herr,
Howdy Wilcox and
Norman Batten all temporarily took over driving duties from Harroun (1911), Dawson (1912), Milton (1923) and DePaolo (1925) respectively. All four relief drivers have not been officially recognised as winners of the Indianapolis 500.[13][14]
^Although Canada became an independent nation in 1867, Canadians were deemed British subjects until 1947.[16]
^Robson was a British-born racer who became an American citizen.[19]
^
abOfficial records do not list
Ed Hugus, an NART reserve driver, as an official winner of the 1965 race. Accounts differ as to whether he relieved
Masten Gregory and drove a short stint early on 20 June.[21]
^
abcAugustyn, Adam; C. Shepherd, Melinda; Chauhan, Yamini; Levy, Michael; Lotha, Gloria; Tikkanen, Amy.
"Indianapolis 500". Encyclopædia Britannica.
Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
As of 2023[update], 257 drivers from 23 different countries have won a Triple Crown race and only
Graham Hill has completed the Triple Crown.[3]Tom Kristensen has won the most Triple Crown races with nine victories, all at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which is a record for the most victories at the event; Hill claimed two fewer in total, including five victories at Monaco.
Ayrton Senna won six Triple Crown events, all at the Monaco Grand Prix, placing him alongside
Jacky Ickx in joint-third overall and breaking Hill's record for the most race wins at Monaco.[7][8][9] With four victories each,
Hélio Castroneves,
A. J. Foyt,
Rick Mears and
Al Unser hold the joint record for the most Indianapolis 500 wins.[8]
There have been 19 drivers who have partaken in all three Triple Crown races and have achieved victory in at least one of them.[10] No one has won all three Triple Crown races during the course of a calendar year.[3]Fernando Alonso, Foyt,
Bruce McLaren,
Juan Pablo Montoya,
Tazio Nuvolari,
Jochen Rindt and
Maurice Trintignant are the seven drivers to have won two of the three Triple Crown events.[11] Of those seven, only Montoya has won both the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix, while only Foyt has won both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500. The remaining five won both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Monaco Grand Prix.[11][12]
Winners
Key
*
Driver has completed the Triple Crown of Motorsport
^An alternative definition of the Triple Crown is victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the
Formula One World Drivers' Championship and the Indianapolis 500.[1]Graham Hill is the only driver to have completed the Triple Crown under either definition.[2]
^
abcdCyrus Patschke,
Don Herr,
Howdy Wilcox and
Norman Batten all temporarily took over driving duties from Harroun (1911), Dawson (1912), Milton (1923) and DePaolo (1925) respectively. All four relief drivers have not been officially recognised as winners of the Indianapolis 500.[13][14]
^Although Canada became an independent nation in 1867, Canadians were deemed British subjects until 1947.[16]
^Robson was a British-born racer who became an American citizen.[19]
^
abOfficial records do not list
Ed Hugus, an NART reserve driver, as an official winner of the 1965 race. Accounts differ as to whether he relieved
Masten Gregory and drove a short stint early on 20 June.[21]
^
abcAugustyn, Adam; C. Shepherd, Melinda; Chauhan, Yamini; Levy, Michael; Lotha, Gloria; Tikkanen, Amy.
"Indianapolis 500". Encyclopædia Britannica.
Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2022.