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1991 Indianapolis 500

1991 Indianapolis 500 is 75th Indy 500 race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Rick Mears won the pole position and this race. Michael Andretti and Arie Luyendyk also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1990 Indianapolis 500
Next race: 1992 Indianapolis 500
Race Start: 26th May 1991

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1991 Indianapolis 500

1st victory for the Marlboro Team Penske team
4th victory for the Rick Mears
7th podium for the Rick Mears
1st podium for the Michael Andretti
2nd podium for the Arie Luyendyk

1991 Indianapolis 500

Penske PC20 #3 - 1991 Indianapolis 500 winner

1991 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	Penske PC20, #3	20	2h 50m 0.791s	Marlboro Team Penske
2	Michael Andretti	Lola T91/00, #10	17	2h 50m 3.94s	Newman-Haas Racing
3	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T91/00, #1	14	199 laps	Vince Granatelli Racing
4	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T91/00, #2	12	198 laps	Galles-Kraco Racing
5	John Andretti	Lola T91/00, #4	10	197 laps	Hall-VDS Racing
6	Gordon Johncock	Lola T90/00, #92	8	188 laps	Hemelgarn Racing
7	Mario Andretti	Lola T91/00, #6	6	187 laps Engine	Newman-Haas Racing
8	Stan Fox	Lola T91/00, #91	5	185 laps	Hemelgarn Racing
9	Tony Bettenhausen jr	Penske PC19, #16	4	180 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
10	Danny Sullivan	Lola T91/00, #20	3	173 laps Turbocharger	Patrick Racing
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC20, #5	2	171 laps Transmission	Marlboro Team Penske
12	Scott Pruett	Truesports 91C, #19	1	166 laps Transmission	Truesports
13	Dominic Dobson	Lola T89/00, #66	0	164 laps	Burns Racing
14	Randy Lewis	Lola T90/00, #39	0	159 laps	Dale Coyne Racing
15	Jeff Andretti	Lola T91/00, #86	0	150 laps Engine	Bayside Motorsports
16	Hiro Matsushita	Lola T91/00, #7	0	149 laps	Dick Simon Racing
17	Scott Brayton	Lola T91/00, #22	0	146 laps Engine	Dick Simon Racing
18	Bernard Jourdain	Lola T90/00, #48	0	141 laps Gearbox	Gilmore Racing Team
19	Bobby Rahal	Lola T91/00, #18	0	130 laps Engine	Galles-Kraco Racing
20	Geoff Brabham	Truesports 91C, #21	0	109 laps Electrics	Truesports
21	Pancho Carter	Lola T89/00, #12	0	94 laps Engine	Arciero Racing
22	Gary Bettenhausen	Lola T91/00, #51	1	89 laps Radiator	Team Menard
23	Tero Palmroth	Lola T90/00, #23	0	77 laps Engine	Dick Simon Racing
24	Michael Groff	Lola T91/00, #50	0	68 laps Water leak	Euromotorsport
25	John Paul, Jr.	Lola T90/00, #93	0	53 laps Oil leak	Mann Motorsports
26	Jim Crawford	Lola T89/00, #26	0	40 laps Engine	King Racing
27	Scott Goodyear	Lola T91/00, #15	0	38 laps Engine	Uno Racing
28	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T90/00, #14	0	25 laps Suspension	Gilmore Racing Team
29	Kevin Cogan	Lola T91/00, #9	0	24 laps Accident	Team Menard
30	Roberto Guerrero	Lola T91/00, #40	0	23 laps Accident	Patrick Racing
31	Eddie Cheever	Lola T91/00, #8	0	17 laps Electrics	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
32	Willy T. Ribbs	Lola T90/00, #17	0	5 laps Engine	Walker Motorsport
33	Buddy Lazier	Lola T90/00, #71	0	1h	Hemelgarn Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1991 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	Penske PC20, #3	2m 40.633s	Marlboro Team Penske
2	AJ Foyt jr	Lola T90/00, #14	2m 41.839s	Gilmore Racing Team
3	Mario Andretti	Lola T91/00, #6	2m 42.295s	Newman-Haas Racing
4	Bobby Rahal	Lola T91/00, #18	2m 42.601s	Galles-Kraco Racing
5	Michael Andretti	Lola T91/00, #10	2m 42.938s	Newman-Haas Racing
6	Al Unser, Jr.	Lola T91/00, #2	2m 43.768s	Galles-Kraco Racing
7	John Andretti	Lola T91/00, #4	2m 44.339s	Hall-VDS Racing
8	Jim Crawford	Lola T89/00, #26	2m 44.423s	King Racing
9	Danny Sullivan	Lola T91/00, #20	2m 44.878s	Patrick Racing
10	Eddie Cheever	Lola T91/00, #8	2m 45.045s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
11	Jeff Andretti	Lola T91/00, #86	2m 45.417s	Bayside Motorsports
12	Scott Goodyear	Lola T91/00, #15	2m 46.089s	Uno Racing
13	Gary Bettenhausen	Lola T91/00, #51	2m 40.379s	Team Menard
14	Arie Luyendyk	Lola T91/00, #1	2m 40.8s	Vince Granatelli Racing
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC20, #5	2m 41.389s	Marlboro Team Penske
16	Kevin Cogan	Lola T91/00, #9	2m 41.548s	Team Menard
17	Stan Fox	Lola T91/00, #91	2m 44.008s	Hemelgarn Racing
18	Michael Groff	Lola T91/00, #50	2m 44.372s	Euromotorsport
19	Scott Brayton	Lola T91/00, #22	2m 44.664s	Dick Simon Racing
20	Tony Bettenhausen jr	Penske PC19, #16	2m 44.995s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
21	Bernard Jourdain	Lola T90/00, #48	2m 46.141s	Gilmore Racing Team
22	Geoff Brabham	Truesports 91C, #21	2m 47.552s	Truesports
23	Buddy Lazier	Lola T90/00, #71	2m 44.615s	Hemelgarn Racing
24	Hiro Matsushita	Lola T91/00, #7	2m 45.031s	Dick Simon Racing
25	John Paul, Jr.	Lola T90/00, #93	2m 45.174s	Mann Motorsports
26	Tero Palmroth	Lola T90/00, #23	2m 46.939s	Dick Simon Racing
27	Scott Pruett	Truesports 91C, #19	2m 47.587s	Truesports
28	Roberto Guerrero	Lola T91/00, #40	2m 48.203s	Patrick Racing
29	Willy T. Ribbs	Lola T90/00, #17	2m 45.625s	Walker Motorsport
30	Dominic Dobson	Lola T89/00, #66	2m 47.188s	Burns Racing
31	Randy Lewis	Lola T90/00, #39	2m 47.781s	Dale Coyne Racing
32	Pancho Carter	Lola T89/00, #12	2m 48.215s	Arciero Racing
33	Gordon Johncock	Lola T90/00, #92	2m 48.372s	Hemelgarn Racing