Left: The Locomobile Type 1906, "Old 16", driven by George Robertson on its way to
winning the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island.
Center: Action during the 1916 Vanderbilt Cup event at Santa Monica with William
Bolden (#12) leading Omar Toft.
United States Grand Prix Winners
Year
Driver
Car
MPH
Location
1908
Louis Wagner
FIAT
65.11
Savannah
1910
David Bruce-Brown
Benz
70.55
Savannah
1911
David Bruce-Brown
FIAT
74.45
Savannah
1912
Caleb Bragg
FIAT
68.4
Milwaukee
1914
Eddie Pullen
Mercer
77.32
Santa Monica
1915
Dario Resta
Peugeot
56.13
San Francisco
1916
Howdy Wilcox
IMS Peugeot
85.551
Santa Monica
1959
Bruce McLaren
Cooper T51
98.83
Sebring
1960
Stirling Moss
Lotus 18
99.00
Riverside
1961
Innes Ireland
Lotus 21
103.17
Watkins Glen
1962
Jim Clark
Lotus 25
108.61
Watkins Glen
1963
Graham Hill
BRM P57
109.90
Watkins Glen
1964
Graham Hill
BRM P261
111.10
Watkins Glen
1965
Graham Hill
BRM P261
107.98
Watkins Glen
1966
Jim Clark
Lotus 43
114.90
Watkins Glen
1967
Jim Clark
Lotus 49
120.95
Watkins Glen
1968
Jackie Stewart
Matra MS10
124.89
Watkins Glen
1969
Jochen Rindt
Lotus 49B
126.36
Watkins Glen
1970
Emerson Fittipaldi
Lotus 72C
126.79
Watkins Glen
1971
Francois Cevert
Tyrrell 002
115.09
Watkins Glen
1972
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell 005
117.483
Watkins Glen
1973
Ronnie Peterson
Lotus 72
118.055
Watkins Glen
1974
Carlos Reutemann
Brabham BT44
119.12
Watkins Glen
1975
Niki Lauda
Ferrari 312T
116.10
Watkins Glen
1976
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari 312T
85.57
Long Beach (W)
James Hunt
McLaren M23
116.427
Watkins Glen (E)
1977
Mario Andretti
Lotus 78/Ford
86.89
Long Beach (W)
James Hunt
McLaren M23
100.98
Watkins Glen (E)
1978
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari 312T-3
87.100
Long Beach (W)
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari 312T-3
118.58
Watkins Glen (E)
1979
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari 312T-4
88.363
Long Beach (W)
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari 312T-4
106.48
Watkins Glen (E)
1980
Nelson Piquet
Brabham BT49
88.452
Long Beach (W)
Alan Jones
Williams FW07
126.37
Watkins Glen (E)
1981
Alan Jones
Williams FW07
88.152
Long Beach (W)
Alan Jones
Williams FW07
97.728
Las Vegas
1982
Niki Lauda
McLaren MP4
81.583
Long Beach (W)
John Watson
McLaren MP4
78.144
Detroit (E)
Michele Alboreto
Tyrell 011
100.114
Las Vegas
1983
John Watson
McLaren MP4
80.629
Long Beach (W)
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell 011
81.162
Detroit (E)
1984
Nelson Piquet
Brabham BT53
81.682
Detroit (E)
Keke Rosberg
Williams FW09
80.289
Dallas (W)
1985
Keke Rosberg
Williams FW10
81.706
Detroit
1986
Ayrton Senna
Lotus 98T
84.975
Detroit
1987
Ayrton Senna
Lotus 99T
85.700
Detroit
1988
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4
82.225
Detroit
1989
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4
87.373
Phoenix
1990
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4
90.589
Phoenix
1991
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4
93.003
Phoenix
2000
Michael Shumacher
Ferrari F1-2000
118.203
Indianapolis
2001
Mika Hakkinen
McLaren MP4-16
123.055
Indianapolis
2002
Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari F2002
125.191
Indianapolis
2003
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari F2003
121.890
Indianapolis
2004
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari F2004
113.523
Indianapolis
2005
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari F2005
127.168
Indianapolis
2006
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 248 F1
120.644
Indianapolis
2007
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren-Mercedes
125.155
Indianapolis
2012
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren-Mercedes
Austin
For a complete database of statistics for the World Driving Championship years (from 1950 on)
go to Forix.
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The Limit: Life and Death on the 1961 Grand Prix Circuit by Michael Cannell
USGP Tidbits
1908-1916: Called the United States Grand Prize.
1910: The longest USGP at 415.2 miles.
1912: Two time defending champion, David Bruce-Brown, is killed while practicing at
Milwaukee.
1916: Winning speed is virtually identical to the first Long Beach winner -- sixty years
later.
1960-1968: British drivers win nine consecutive USGP.
1971: The long course is built at Watkins Glen, expanding the track length from 2.3 miles
to 3.377 miles.
1975: Niki Lauda becomes first driver to win the USGP and World Driving Championship in the
same year. It has happened nine other times: 1976, 1980, 1988-1991, 2000, and 2003-2004.
1977: Mario Andretti becomes the first and only American driver to win a USGP in the
modern World Driving Championship era.
1991: Ayrton Senna wins his fifth USGP, more than any other driver until Michael Schumacher wins five.
2000: The USGP returns after a nine year gap in front of perhaps the largest crowd in F1 history.
2002: Michael Schumacher slows down to apparently allow Rubens Barrichello to take the win by just .011
seconds.
2005: All of the teams using Michelin tires chose not to start the race due to Michelin's concern for safety of their tire.
2006: Michael Schumacher becomes first driver to win USGP four consecutive times.
2012: The USGP returns after a five year gap at a facility built specifically for F1.
1910: The longest USGP at 415.2 miles.
