1916 Indianapolis 500

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.DriverChassisEngineTireStartedLapsTotal TimeLaps LedStatusAvg. SpeedPrize Money
117Dario RestaPeugeotPeugeotGoodrich41203:34:17103Running84.001$12,000
21Wilbur D'AleneDuesenbergDuesenberg10120+1:57.570Running83.237$6,000
310Ralph MulfordPeugeotPeugeot201200Running82.594$3,000
414Josef ChristiaensSunbeamSunbeam141200Running79.435$2,000
515Barney OldfieldDelageDelage51200Running79.185$1,700
64Pete HendersonMaxwellMaxwell91200Running78.284$1,400
729Howdy WilcoxPremierPremier61200Running76.754$1,200
826Art JohnsonCrawfordDuesenberg171200Running74.411$1,000
924Billy ChandlerCrawfordDuesenberg151200Running74.161$900
109Ora HaibeOstewigWisconsin131200Running74.043$800
1112Tom AlleyDuesenbergDuesenberg191200Running73.55
128Louis ChevroletFrontenacFrontenac21820Rod
1328Gil AndersonPremierPremier3750Oil line
1425Dave LewisCrawfordDuesenberg18710Fuel tank
1518Johnny AitkenPeugeotPeugeot1698Valve
1621Jules DeVigneDelageDelage12610Accident
1727Tom RooneyPremierPremier7480Accident
187Arthur ChevroletFrontenacFrontenac11350Magneto
1919Charlie MerzPeugeotPeugeot8250Lubrication
205Eddie RickenbackerMaxwellMaxwell299Steering
2123Aldo FranchiPeugeotSunbeam1690Engine