Triple Crown of Motorsport
Motorsport achievement
Triple Crown of Motorsport
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: Indianapolis 500 (first held in 1911) 24 Hours of Le Mans (first held in 1923) World Drivers' Championship of Formula One (first held in 1950) However, under a more recent popular definition the World Drivers' Championship is replaced by the Monaco Grand Prix (first held in 1929). Graham Hill is the only driver to have completed the Triple Crown by either its World Drivers' Championship or Monaco Grand Prix definition. Among active drivers, Fernando Alonso is the only one 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...
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