Triple Crown of Motorsport

Graham Hill (pictured in 1969) is the only driver to have completed the Triple Crown

The Triple Crown of Motorsport is an unofficial motorsport achievement, often regarded as associated with the three most important achievements of a driver in motorsport, inspired by the triple crown of thoroughbred racing.

The earliest version of the Triple Crown requires that the driver wins the:

However, under a more recent popular definition the World Drivers' Championship is replaced by the Monaco Grand Prix (first held in 1929).[1][2][3][4] Graham Hill is the only driver to have completed the Triple Crown in both its World Drivers' Championship and Monaco Grand Prix versions. Among currently active drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Juan-Pablo Montoya have won two of three events in one version of the crown, Villeneuve having won the 1995 Indianapolis 500 & 1997 World Drivers Championship and Montoya the 2000 Indianapolis 500 and 2003 Monaco Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso however is the only active driver to have won two of three events in both versions of the crown, having won the 2018 and 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 2005 and 2006 World Drivers Championships, and the 2006 and 2007 editions of the Monaco Grand Prix. The Indianapolis 500 and Monaco Grand Prix themselves have been parts of the World Drivers Championship during various periods: the Indy 500 from 1950 to 1960, and the Monaco Grand Prix from 1950 to present.

McLaren is the only racing team to have completed the Crown, along with several manufacturers whose equipment won the component races. Equivalent concepts also exist within specific disciplines of motor racing.

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