Indianapolis 500 in 1911
De 1e Indianapolis 500 werd gereden op dinsdag 30 mei 1911 op de Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Amerikaans coureur Ray Harroun won de race.
Startgrid
De startvolgorde werd bepaald aan de hand van de chronologische lijst van de inschrijvingen.
Rij | Binnen | Mid-links | Midden | Mid-rechts | Buiten |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pace Car | Lewis Strang | Ralph DePalma | Harry Endicott | Johnny Aitken |
2 | Louis Disbrow | Frank Fox | Harry Knight | Joe Jagersberger | Will Jones |
3 | Gil Anderson | Spencer Wishart | W. H. Turner | Fred Belcher | Arthur Chevrolet |
4 | Charles Basle | Eddie Hearne | Harry Grant | Charlie Merz | Howdy Wilcox |
5 | Mel Marquette | Fred Ellis | Harry Cobe | Jack Tower | Ernest Delaney |
6 | David L. Bruce-Brown | Lee Frayer | Joe Dawson | Ray Harroun | Ralph Mulford |
7 | Teddy Tetzlaff | Herbert Lytle | Hughie Hughes | Charles Bigelow | Ralph Beardsley |
8 | Caleb Bragg | Howard Hall | Bill Endicott | Arthur Greiner | Bob Burman |
9 | Billy Knipper |
Race
Harroun werd halfweg de race voor ongeveer 35 ronden afgelost door Cyrus Patschke. Ook vijftien andere rijders maakten gebruik van een "aflosser" of "Relief Driver".
# | Coureur | Auto | Ronden | Opgave | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ray Harroun | Marmon | 200 | ||
2 | Ralph Mulford | Lozier | 200 | ||
3 | David L. Bruce-Brown | Fiat | 200 | ||
4 | Spencer Wishart | Mercedes | 200 | ||
5 | Joe Dawson | Marmon | 200 | ||
6 | Ralph DePalma | Simplex | 200 | ||
7 | Charlie Merz | National | 200 | ||
8 | W. H. Turner | Amplex | 200 | ||
9 | Fred Belcher | Knox | 200 | ||
10 | Harry Cobe | Jackson | 200 | ||
11 | Gil Anderson | Stutz | 200 | ||
12 | Hughie Hughes | Mercer | 200 | ||
13 | Lee Frayer | Firestone-Columbus | 197 | ||
14 | Howdy Wilcox | National | 194 | ||
15 | Charles Bigelow | Mercer | 194 | ||
16 | Harry Endicott | Inter-State | 192 | ||
17 | Howard Hall | Velie | 190 | ||
18 | Billy Knipper | Benz | 188 | ||
19 | Bob Burman | Benz | 183 | ||
20 | Ralph Beardsley | Simplex | 178 | ||
21 | Eddie Hearne | Fiat | 175 | ||
22 | Frank Fox | Pope-Hartford | 162 | ||
23 | Ernest Delaney | Cutting | 160 | ||
24 | Jack Tower | Jackson | 145 | ||
25 | Mel Marquette | McFarlan | 142 | ||
26 | Bill Endicott | Cole | 104 | ||
27 | Johnny Aitken | National | 125 | Mechanisch | |
28 | Will Jones | Case | 122 | Mechanisch | |
29 | Lewis Strang | Case | 109 | Mechanisch | |
30 | Harry Knight | Westcott | 90 | Ongeval | |
31 | Joe Jagersberger | Case | 87 | Ongeval | |
32 | Herbert Lytle | Apperson | 82 | Mechanisch | |
33 | Harry Grant | Alco | 51 | Mechanisch | |
34 | Charles Basle | Buick | 46 | Mechanisch | |
35 | Louis Disbrow | Pope-Hartford | 45 | Ongeval | |
36 | Arthur Chevrolet | Buick | 30 | Mechanisch | |
37 | Caleb Bragg | Fiat | 24 | Ongeval | |
38 | Fred Ellis | Jackson | 22 | Mechanisch | |
39 | Teddy Tetzlaff | Lozier | 20 | Ongeval | |
40 | Arthur Greiner | Amplex | 12 | Ongeval | |
Gemiddelde snelheid : 120,060 km/h |
Externe link
- (en) Official Box Score, Indy500.com