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Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Rodger Ward won the Indianapolis 500 1959 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 30 May 1959, starting from P6 on the grid. Jim Rathmann finished second for Watson, with Johnny Thomson completing the podium for Lesovsky.
Key Links
- WinnerRodger Ward
- CircuitIndianapolis Motor Speedway
- Winning teamWatson
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Rodger Ward WAR Win | Watson | 6 | 8 | Finished | |
2 |  Jim Rathmann RAT +0:23.28 | Watson | 3 | 6 | Finished | |
3 |  Johnny Thomson THO +0:50.64 | Lesovsky | 1 | 5 | Finished | |
4 | Tony Bettenhausen BET +1:47.09 | Epperly | 15 | 3 | Finished | |
5 |  Paul Goldsmith GOL +2:06.44 | Epperly | 16 | 2 | Finished | |
6 |  Johnny Boyd BOY +3:16.98 | Epperly | 11 | 0 | Finished | |
7 |  Duane Carter CAR +4:09.92 |  Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 0 | Finished | |
8 |  Eddie Johnson JOH +4:10.53 | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 0 | Finished | |
9 |  Paul Russo RUS +4:11.04 | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | 0 | Finished | |
10 |  Anthony Foyt FOY +4:14.48 | Kuzma | 17 | 0 | Finished | |
11 | Gene Hartley HAR +5:42.48 | Kuzma | 9 | 0 | Finished | |
12 |  Bob Veith VEI +6:09.73 | Moore | 7 | 0 | Finished | |
13 | Al Herman HER +6:40.40 | Dunn | 23 | 0 | Finished | |
14 |  Jimmy Daywalt DAY +6:41.54 | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | 0 | Finished | |
15 |  Chuck Arnold ARN +8:19.86 | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | 0 | Finished | |
16 | Jim McWithey MCW +11:41.69 | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 0 | Finished | |
R | Kuzma | 2 | 0 | Spun off | ||
R | Kuzma | 28 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Watson | 18 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Watson | 4 | 0 | Heat shield fire | ||
R | Kuzma | 30 | 0 | Magneto | ||
R | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | 0 | Magneto | ||
R |  Elder | 32 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Phillips | 10 | 0 | Suspension | ||
R | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | 0 | Engine | ||
R | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 0 | Magneto | ||
R | Christensen | 14 | 0 | Fuel leak | ||
R | Kurtis Kraft | 29 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Sutton | 31 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Kurtis Kraft | 26 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Lesovsky | 22 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Epperly | 20 | 0 | Engine |
Classification33 drivers