The 1916 Indianapolis 500 was the 6th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Tuesday, 30 May 1916. Johnny Aitken started on pole position and Dario Resta was the race winner.
1916 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Dario Resta | Peugeot | Peugeot | Goodrich | 4 | 120 | 3:34:17 | 103 | Running | 84.001 | $12,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Wilbur D'Alene | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 10 | 120 | +1:57.57 | 0 | Running | 83.237 | $6,000 | |
| 3 | 10 | Ralph Mulford | Peugeot | Peugeot | 20 | 120 | 0 | Running | 82.594 | $3,000 | ||
| 4 | 14 | Josef Christiaens | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 14 | 120 | 0 | Running | 79.435 | $2,000 | ||
| 5 | 15 | Barney Oldfield | Delage | Delage | 5 | 120 | 0 | Running | 79.185 | $1,700 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Pete Henderson | Maxwell | Maxwell | 9 | 120 | 0 | Running | 78.284 | $1,400 | ||
| 7 | 29 | Howdy Wilcox | Premier | Premier | 6 | 120 | 0 | Running | 76.754 | $1,200 | ||
| 8 | 26 | Art Johnson | Crawford | Duesenberg | 17 | 120 | 0 | Running | 74.411 | $1,000 | ||
| 9 | 24 | Billy Chandler | Crawford | Duesenberg | 15 | 120 | 0 | Running | 74.161 | $900 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Ora Haibe | Ostewig | Wisconsin | 13 | 120 | 0 | Running | 74.043 | $800 | ||
| 11 | 12 | Tom Alley | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 19 | 120 | 0 | Running | 73.55 | |||
| 12 | 8 | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 21 | 82 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 13 | 28 | Gil Anderson | Premier | Premier | 3 | 75 | 0 | Oil line | ||||
| 14 | 25 | Dave Lewis | Crawford | Duesenberg | 18 | 71 | 0 | Fuel tank | ||||
| 15 | 18 | Johnny Aitken | Peugeot | Peugeot | 1 | 69 | 8 | Valve | ||||
| 16 | 21 | Jules DeVigne | Delage | Delage | 12 | 61 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 17 | 27 | Tom Rooney | Premier | Premier | 7 | 48 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 18 | 7 | Arthur Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 11 | 35 | 0 | Magneto | ||||
| 19 | 19 | Charlie Merz | Peugeot | Peugeot | 8 | 25 | 0 | Lubrication | ||||
| 20 | 5 | Eddie Rickenbacker | Maxwell | Maxwell | 2 | 9 | 9 | Steering | ||||
| 21 | 23 | Aldo Franchi | Peugeot | Sunbeam | 16 | 9 | 0 | Engine |