Pikes Peak Winners
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The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), brought to you by Gran Turismo, also known as The Race to the Clouds, is an invitational automobile hill climb to the summit of Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain in Colorado, USA held on the last Sunday of June.
PIKES PEAK The Pikes Peak Hill Climb Museum Hall of Fame is committed to honoring and preserving the achievements of individuals and/or organizations who have left an indelible mark on the Race to the Clouds; whether they are competitors, organizers, officials, members of the press or volunteers. Anyone who shares a passion for speed and competition, in addition to a great respect for Pikes Peak – America’s Mountain, is eligible for a Hall of Fame nomination. The 2022 Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place in June, 2022.
| EVENT | DRIVER | TEAM | AUTO TYPE | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916-08-11 | Ralph Mulford | USA | Hudson | 18m24.70s |
| 1917-1919 NO EVENT | ||||
| 1920 -09-06 | Otto Loesche | USA | Lexington | 22m25.40s |
| 1921-09-95 | King Rhiley | USA | Hudson | 19m16.20s |
| 1922-09-04 | Noel Bullock | USA | Ford | 19m50.90s |
| 1923-09-03 | Glen Schultz | USA | Essex | 18m47.60s |
| 1924-09-01 | Otto Loesche | USA | Lexington | 18m15.00s |
| 1925-09-07 | Charles Myers | USA | Chandler Special | 14m48.40s |
| 1926-09-06 | Glen Schultz | USA | Stutz Special | 18m19.40s |
| 1927-09-05 | Glen Schultz | USA | Stutz Special | 18m01.00s |
| 1928 -09-03 | Glen Schultz | USA | Stutz Special | 17m41.60s |
| 1929-09-02 | Edward Phillips | USA | Shultz Special | 18m22.80s |
| 1930-09-01 | Glen Schultz | USA | Stutz Special | 18m08.70s |
| 1931-09-07 | Charles Myers | USA | Hunt Special | 17m10.30s |
| 1932-09-05 | Glen Schultz | USA | Schultz Special | 16m47.20s |
| 1933-09-04 | Glen Schultz | USA | Schultz Special | 17m27.50s |
| 1934-09-03 | Louis Unser | USA | Stutz Special | 16m01.80s |
| 1935 NO EVENT | ||||
| 1936-09-07 | Louis Unser | USA | Stutz Special | 16m28.10s |
| 1937-09-06 | Louis Unser | USA | Perry Special | 16m27.80s |
| 1938-09-05 | Louis Unser | USA | Loop Cafe Special | 15m49.90s |
| 1939-09-04 | Louis Unser | USA | Snowberger | 15m39.40s |
| 1940-09-02 | Al Rogers | USA | Coniff Special | 15m59.90s |
| 1941-09-01 | Louis Unser | USA | Bowes Seal Fast | 15m35.40s |
| 1942-1945 NO EVENT | ||||
| 1946-09-02 | Louis Unser | USA | Maserati | 15m28.70s |
| 1947-09-01 | Louis Unser | USA | Maserati | 16m34.77s |
| 1948-09-06 | Al Rogers | USA | Coniff Special | 15m49.75s |
| 1949-09-05 | Al Rogers | USA | Coniff Special | 15m54.60s |
| 1950-09-04 | Al Rogers | USA | Coniff Special | 15m39.00s |
| 1951-09-03 | Al Rogers | USA | Coniff Special | 15m39.70s |
| 1952-09-01 | George Hammond | USA | Dobry Offenhauser | 15m30.65s |
| 1953-09-07 | Louis Unser | USA | Fed Auto Offy | 15m15.40s |
| 1954-09-06 | Keith Andrews | USA | Joe Hunt Magneto | 14m39.70s |
| 1955-09-05 | Bob Finney | USA | Dick Frenzel | 14m27.20s |
| 1956-07-04 | Bobby Unser | USA | Unser Special | 14m27.00s |
| 1957-09-02 | Bob Finney | USA | Frenzel Special | 14m11.70s |
| 1958-09-01 | Bobby Unser | USA | Unser Special | 13m47.90s |
| 1959-07-05 | Bobby Unser | USA | Unser Special | 13m36.50s |
| 1960-07-04 | Bobby Unser | USA | Unser Special | 13m28.50s |
| 1961-07-04 | Bobby Unser | USA | Unser Special | 12m56.70s |
| 1962-07-04 | Bobby Unser | USA | Unser Special | 12m05.60s |
| 1963-07-04 | Bobby Unser | USA | Sproul Chevrolet | 12m30.60s |
| 1964-07-04 | Al Unser Sr. | USA | Conze Offenhauser | 12m24.50s |
| 1965-09-04 | Al Unser Sr. | USA | Harrison Ford | 12m54.30s |
| 1966-07-04 | Bobby Unser | USA | Sproul Chevrolet | 12m23.80s |
| 1967-06-25 | Wes Vandervoort | USA | Rocky Mountain Chevrolet | 12m46.30s |
| 1968-06-30 | Bobby Unser | USA | Rislone Chevrolet Special | 11m54.90s |
| 1969-06-29 | Mario Andretti | USA | STP Special | 12m44.07s |
| 1970-07-04 | Ted Foltz | USA | Chevrolet Special | 12m41.09s |
| 1971-07-11 | Ak Miller | USA | Mustang | 14m18.61s |
| 1972-07-04 | Roger Mears | USA | VW SS | 13m26.83s |
| 1973-07--04 | Roger Mears | USA | Sprint Buggy VW | 12m59.79s |
| 1974-07-04 | Errol Kobilan | USA | Chevy Champ | 12m54.77s |
| 1975-07-04 | Orville Nance | USA | Young Chevy Sprint | 12m36.65s |
| 1976-07-04 | Rick Mears | USA | Sauers | 12m11.89s |
| 1977-07-04 | Robert Herring | USA | Malloy Chevy 500 | 12m15.72s |
| 1978-07-04 | Errol Kobilan | USA | Chevy Champ | 11m55.8s |
| 1979-07-04 | Dick Dodge Jr | USA | Wells Coyote | 11m54.80s |
| 1980-00-00 | Ted Foltz | USA | Chevrolet | 12m15.81s |
| 1981-00-00 | Gary Lee Kanawyer | USA | Newman/Greager- Porsche | 12m03.96s |
| 1982-00-00 | Bill Briste | USA | Wells Coyote | 11m44.82s |
| 1983-07-10 | Al Unser Jr | USA | Wells Coyote | 11m38.30s |
| 1984-07-08 | Bill Brister | USA | Wells Coyote | 11m44.49s |
| 1985-07-14 | Michele Mouton | FRNC | Audi Sport Quattro | 11m25.39s |
| 1986-07-12) | Bobby Unser | USA | Audi Sport Quattro | 11m09.22s |
| 1987-07-11 | Walter Rohrl | GRMY | Audi Sport Quattro | 10m47.85s |
| 1988-07-10 | Ari Vatanen | FIN | Peugeot 405 T16 | 10m47.22s |
| 1989-07-09 | Robby Unser | USA | Peugeot 405 T16 | 10m48.34s |
| 1990-07-29 | Robby Unser | USA | Unser-Chevrolet | 11m32.90s |
| 1991-07-04 | David Donner | USA | Donner-Dykstra-Chevrolet | 11m12.40s |
| 1992-07-04 | Robby Unser | USA | Unser-Chevrolet | 10m53.87s |
| 1993-07-04 | Paul Dallenbach | USA | David-Chevrolet | 10m43.63s |
| 1994-07-04 | Rod Millen | NZ | Toyota Celica | 10m04.06s |
| 1995-07-04 | Nobuhiro Tajima | JAP | Suzuki Escudo Short Course Bad Weather | 7m52.97s |
| 1996-07-04 | Rod Millen | NZ | Toyota Celica | 10m13.64s |
| 1997-07-04 | Rod Millen | NZ | Toyota Celica | 10m04.54s |
| 1998-07-04 | Rod Millen | NZ | Toyota Tacoma | 10m07.70s |
| 1999-07-04 | Rod Millen | NZ | Toyota Tacoma | 10m11.15s |
| 2000-07-04 | Larry Ragland | USA | GMC Envoy | 11m17.66s |
| 2001-06-30 | Gary Lee Kanawyer | USA | Wells Coyote | 10m39.76s |
| 2002-06-29 | Per Eklund | SWE | Saab 9-3 Viggen | 11m13.24s |
| 2003-06-28 | Paul Dallenbach | USA | PVA 01 | 11m34.70s |
| 2004-06-26 | Robby Unser | USA | Subaru Impreza WRX | 11m47.28s |
| 2005-06-25 | David Donner | USA | Donner-Chevrolet | 11m15.68s |
| 2006-07-01 | Nobuhiro Tajima | JAP | Suzuki Grand Vitara Short Course Bad Weather | 7m38.00s |
| 2007-07-21 | Nobuhiro Tajima | JAP | Suzuki XL7 | 10m01.408s |
| 2008-07-20 | Nobuhiro Tajima | JAP | Suzuki XL7 | 10m18.250s |
| 2009-07-19 | Nobuhiro Tajima | JAP | Suzuki SX4 | 10m15.368s |
| 2010-06-27 | Nobuhiro Tajima | JAP | Suzuki SX4 | 10m11.50s |
| 2011-06-26 | Nobuhiro Tajima | JAP | Suzuki SX4 | 9m51.278S |
| 2012-08-13 | Rhys Millen | NZ | Hyundai Genesis Coupé #67 | 9m46.164s |
| 2013-06-30 | Sebastien Loeb | FRAN | Peugeot 208 T16 | 8m13.878s |
| 2014-06-29 | Romain Dumas | FRAN | Norma M20 RD | 9m05.801s |
| 2015-06-28 | Dominic Dobson | GRMY | Radical SR8 | 10m15.289s |
| 2016-06-28 | Romain Dumas | FRN | Volkswagen I.D. | 8m51.445s |
| 2017-06-27 | Romain Dumas | FRN | Norma MXX RD Limited | 9M05.672s |
| 2018-06-02 | Romain Dumas | FRN | Volkswagen I.D. | 7m57.148s |
| 2019-07-01 | Robin Shute | USA | Wolf TSC-Honda | 9m12.476s |
| 2020-08-30 | Daijiro Yoshihara | JAP | Toyota 86 | 10m05.006s |
| 2021-07-07 | Robin Shute | USA | Wolf GB08 TSC-LT Short Course Bad Weather | 5m55.246s |
| 2022-06-30 | David Donner | USA | Porsche Turbo S | 10m34.0053s |
| 2023-06-25 | Gregoire Blachon | FRN | Radical SR Diesel | 10m25.071s |
| WINNING DRIVERS | WINNING NATIONALITIES |
|---|---|
| 10 wins-Bobby Unser 9 wins-Louis Unser 7 wins-Glen Schultz, Nobuhiro Tajima 5 wins-Rod Millen, Al Rogers 4 wins-Robby Unser 2 wins-Bill Brister, Paul Dallenbach, David Donner, Bob Finney, Ted Foltz, Gary Lee Kanawyer, Errol Kobilan, Otto Loesche, Roger Mears, Charles Myers, Al Unser Sr 1 win-Mario Andretti, Keith Andrews, Noel Bullock, Dominic Dobson, Dick Dodge Jr, Romain Dumas, Per Eklund, George Hammond, Robert Herring, Sebastien Loeb, Rick Mears, Rhys Millen, Ak Miller, Michele Mouton, Ralph Mulford, Orville Nance, Edward Phillips, Larry Ragland, King Rhiley, Walter Rohrl, Al Unser Jr, Wes Vandervoort, Ari Vatanen Total winning drivers: 41 | Finland-1 driver (Vatanen) France-3 drivers (Dumas, Loeb, Mouton) Germany-2 drivers (Dobson, Rohrl) Japan-1 driver (Tajima) New Zealand-3 drivers (Rh Millen, Ro Millen) Sweden-1 driver (Eklund) United States-1 driver (Andretti, Andrews, Brister, Bullock, Dallenbach, Dodge Jr, Donner, Finney, Foltz, Hammond, Herring, Kanawyer, Kobilan, Loesche, Rick Mears, Roger Mears, Miller, Mulford, Myers, Nance, Phillips, Ragland, Rhiley, Rogers, Schultz, Al Unser Jr, Al Unser Sr, B Unser, L Unser, R Unser, Vandervoort) Total winning nationalities: 7 |
| Some Notable Firsts: 1926 – First Unsers to compete, Louis and Joe 1953 – First year Sports Car class competed 1956 – First on-board camera – Paul Kleinschmidt, Open Wheel 1960 – First woman to race on Pikes Peak – Joyce Thompson, Sports Car class 1965 – First automatic transmission 1973 – First propane-powered race car – Ak Miller 1976 – First Wells Coyote enters 1981 – First electric car – Joe Ball 1985 – First woman to set a course record – Michele Mouton 1988 – First paraplegic to make a solo run – Charley Hexom, Class S7 Truck class | 1995 – First weather-shortened race (drivers ran only to Devils Playground) 1996 – First big rig trucks compete 2011 – First to break the 10-minute barrier – Nobujiro “Monster” Tajima 2013 – First to break the 9-minute barrier – Sebastien Loeb There is no other race in the world like the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It attracts race teams willing to invest large sums and months of preparation to compete for ‘King of the Mountain.’ This race is also a bucket list event for many grassroots racers who prepare all year to test their machines against factory teams and each other. |
