The Triple Crown

[bov]

In the 1:1 Motorsport World it is widely considered that the Triple Crown for a Driver is winning the Monaco F1 Race, the Le Mans 24hr and the Indianapolis 500.

To date, only one driver has achieved this – the U.K’s Graham Hill:

5 times winner of Monaco F1 between 1963 & 1969

Le Mans in 1972 with Henri Pescarolo in a Matra

Indianapolis 500 in 1966

But what got me pondering was what Nations have achieved the Triple Crown using multiple drivers?

Well – obviously the UK, as per above…

But then you have:

New Zealand: Monaco - B McLaren; D Hulme ; Le Mans – McLaren, Amon ( etc ); Indy – Dixon

Australia: Monaco – Brabham, Webber, Ricciardo; Le Mans – Schuppan, Brabham(s); Indy – Power

France: Monaco – Prost (etc ); Le Mans – Pescarolo (etc ); Indy – Pagenaud (etc? )

Italy: Monaco – Patrese (etc ); Le Mans – Pirro ( etc ); Indy - Ralph De Palma {Mario A’s nationality ?}

Sweden: Monaco – Peterson; Le Mans – Johansson; Indy – Brack

Canada: Monaco – Villeneuve; Le Mans – J Duff {1924}; Indy – Villeneuve

Now, as far as I can tell:

An American has never won the Monaco F1 race.

A Brazilian has never won Le Mans.

A German has never won Indy.

But there’s probably others that I’ve missed…..

Thoughts?

[Rleog]

What has frequently made this difficult to achieve is that Monaco and the Indy 500 have often both been staged on Memorial Day weekend.

[4424ever]

Perhaps a discussion on Greg’s slot car chat is in order
Many knowledgeable historians attend