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Encyclopedia > Triple Crown of Motorsport

The 'Triple Crown' of motorsport traditionally comprises the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 hours of Le Mans. The term Triple Crown is used in several distinct contexts. ... The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco. ... Indy 500 redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


Graham Hill is the only driver to have completed this Triple Crown, similar to Tennis' Grand Slam, by winning all three. Hill won the the Monaco Grand Prix in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968 and 1969; the Indianapolis 500 in 1966, and finally the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1972. Norman Graham Hill, known as Graham Hill, was an English motor racing champion (born February 15, 1929 in Hampstead, London - died November 29, 1975 near Arkley, North London) He is the only driver to win the so-called Triple Crown of motor racing: the Indianapolis 500 (1966) the 24 Hours... A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team is said to have achieved the True Grand Slam if they succeed in winning all four of the following championship titles in the same calendar year or just Grand Slam by owning all four at the same time: Australian Open French Open...


Juan Pablo Montoya, who won the Indianapolis 500 in 2000 and the Monaco Grand Prix in 2003, is the only driver active as of 2006 who has won two legs of the title. [1] Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a successful racing driver from Colombia who drove in Formula One from 2001 to 2006. ...

Driver Monaco winner Indianapolis winner Le Mans winner
Tazio Nuvolari 1932 1933
Maurice Trintignant 1955, 1958 1954
A.J. Foyt 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977 1967
Bruce McLaren 1962 1966
Graham Hill 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969 1966 1972
Jochen Rindt 1970 1965
Juan Pablo Montoya 2003 2000


 

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