IRL IndyCar Series
Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year

Year  Winner                       Finish
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2022  Jimmie Johnson               28th (Note: Rookie David Malukas finished 16th)
2021  Pietro Fittipaldi            25th
2020  Patricio O'Ward              6th
2019  Santino Ferrucci             7th
2018  Robert Wickens               9th 
2017  Fernando Alonso              24th  (Note: Rookie Ed Jones finished 3rd)
2016  Alexander Rossi              1st
2015  Gabby Chaves                 16th
2014  Kurt Busch                   6th
2013  Carlos Munoz                 2nd
2012  Rubens Barrichello           11th
2011  J.R. Hildebrand              2nd
2010  Simona de Silvestro          14th
2009  Alex Tagliani                11th
2008  Ryan Hunter-Reay             6th
2007  Phil Giebler                 29th 
2006  Marco Andretti               2nd
2005  Danica Patrick               4th
2004  Kosuke Matsuura              11th
2003  Tora Takagi                  5th
2002  Alex Barron                  4th
2001  Helio Castroneves            1st
2000  Juan Montoya                 1st
1999  Robby McGehee                5th
1998  Steve Knapp                  3rd
1997  Jeff Ward                    3rd
1996  Tony Stewart                 24th
1995  Christian Fittipaldi         2nd
1994  Jacques Villeneuve           2nd
1993  Nigel Mansell                3rd
1992  Lyn St. James                11th
1991  Jeff Andretti                15th
1990  Eddie Cheever                8th
1989  Bernard Jourdain/Scott Pruett 9th
1988  Bill Vukovich III            14th
1987  Fabrizio Barbazza            3rd
1986  Randy Lanier                 10th
1985  Arie Luyendyk                7th
1984  Roberto Guererro             2nd
      and Michael Andretti         5th
1983  Teo Fabi                     26th
1982  Jim Hickman                  7th
1981  Josele Garza                 23rd
1980  Tim Richmond                 9th
1979  Howdy Holmes                 7th
1978  Larry Rice                   11th
      and Rick Mears               23rd
1977  Jerry Sneva                  10th
1976  Vern Schuppan                18th
1975  Bill Puterbaugh              7th
1974  Pancho Carter                7th
1973  Graham McRae                 16th
1972  Mike Hiss                    7th
1971  Denny Zimmerman              8th
1970  Donnie Allison               4th
1969  Mark Donohue                 7th
1968  Bill Vukovich Jr.            7th
1967  Denis Hulme                  4th
1966  Jackie Stewart               6th
1965  Mario Andretti               3rd
1964  Johnny White                 4th
1963  Jimmy Clark                  2nd
1962  Jim McElreath                6th
1961  Bobby Marshman               7th
      and Parnelli Jones           12th
1960  Jim Hurtubise                18th
1959  Bobby Grim                   26th
1958  George Amick                 2nd
1957  Don Edmunds                  19th
1956  Bob Veith                    7th
1955  Al Herman                    7th
1954  Larry Crockett               9th
1953  Jimmy Daywalt                6th
1952  Art Cross                    5th

Rookie Winners of the Indy 500:
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2016  Alexander Rossi
2001  Helio Castroneves
2000  Juan Montoya
1966  Graham Hill
1927  George Souders
1926  Frank Lockhart
1914  Rene Thomas
1913  Jules Goux
1911  Ray Harroun