The following are statistics of the 1911 Indianapolis 500 as extracted from primary historical sources published in 1911.  For the official race results and statistics as maintained by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, please refer to their website.  In the image to the left, Ray Harroun in the No. 32 Marmon "Wasp" receives the checkered flag to win the first Indianapolis 500.


Starting Position (inside to outside), Car Number, Make, Driver:

Row One:
No. 1 Case, Lewis Strang; No. 2 Simplex, Ralph DePalma; No. 3 Inter-State, Harry Endicott; No. 4 National, Johnny Aitken

Row Two:
No. 5 Pope-Hartford, Louis Disbrow; No. 6 Pope-Hartford, Frank Fox; No. 7 Westcott, Harry Knight; No. 8 Case, Joe Jagersberger; No. 9 Case, Will Jones

Row Three:
No. 10 Stutz, Gil Anderson; No. 11 Mercedes, Spencer Wishart; No. 12 Amplex, William Turner; No. 15 Knox, Fred Belcher; No. 16 Buick, Arthur Chevrolet

Row Four:
No. 17 Buick, Charles Basle; No. 18 Fiat, Eddie Hearne; No. 19 Alco, Harry Grant; No. 20 National, Charles Merz; No. 21 National, Howard Wilcox

Row Five:
No. 23 McFarlan, Bert Adams; No. 24 Jackson, Fred Ellis; No. 25 Jackson, Harry Cobe; No. 26 Jackson, Jack Tower; No. 27 Cutting, Ernest Delaney

Row Six:
No. 28 Fiat, David Bruce-Brown; No. 30 Firestone-Columbus, Lee Frayer; No. 31 Marmon, Joe Dawson; No. 32 Marmon, Ray Harroun; No. 33 Lozier, Ralph Mulford

Row Seven:
No. 34 Lozier, Teddy Tetzlaff; No. 35 Apperson, Herb Lytle; No. 36 Mercer, Hughie Hughes; No. 37 Mercer, Charles Bigelow; No. 38 Simplex, Ralph Beardsley

Row Eight:
No. 39 Fiat, Caleb Bragg; No. 41 Velie, Howard Hall; No. 42 Cole, Bill Endicott; No. 44 Amplex, Arthur Greiner; No. 45 Benz, Bob Burman

Row Nine:
No. 46 Benz, Billy Knipper


Finishing Position, Car, Driver, Time:

1 - No. 32 Marmon, Ray Harroun, 6:42:08 (74.6 avg. mph)
2 - No. 33 Lozier, Ralph Mulford, 6:43:51
3 - No. 28 Fiat, David Bruce-Brown, 6:52:29
4 - No. 11 Mercedes, Spencer Wishart, 6:52:57
5 - No. 31 Marmon, Joe Dawson, 6:54:34
6 - No. 2 Simplex, Ralph DePalma, 7:02:02
7 - No. 20 National, Charles Merz, 7:06:20
8 - No. 12 Amplex, William H. Turner, 7:15:56
9 - No. 15 Knox, Fred W. Belcher, 7:17:09
10 - No. 25 Jackson, Harry Cobe, 7:21:50
11 - No. 10 Stutz, Gil Anderson, 7:22:55
12 - No. 36 Mercer, Hughie Hughes, 7:23:32

Note:  Race flagged after the 12th car finished.
Fastest Lap:  No. 15 Knox, Fred W. Belcher, 92-104 mph (unofficial)