List of American Championship Car Rookie of the Year Winners
The following is a list compiling all the winners of the Rookie of the Year award in open wheel American Championship Car Racing from 1946 season to the present day. Before the creation of Championship Auto Racing Teams the prize is not officially awarded. So all of the AAA and USAC winners of the Rookie of the Year award is not officially recognized. The list of "Indy car" or "Champ car" rookies under the following auspices:
- American Automobile Association Contest Board
- United States Automobile Club
- Championship Auto Racing Teams
- Indy Racing League/IndyCar Series
Sanctioning bodies
The 1946 season is a source of a statistical anomaly. The AAA Contest Board included a substantial number of "Big Car" races in the national championship for 1946, swelling the season to 77 events. Some later texts chose to dismiss the 71 Big Car races from record, but reliable records and historians contend that the season should be regarded as the full 77-race schedule.
Officially, Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year Award named after the late founder of the two-time champion TrueSports Racing Team, it was presented from 1979 Season to 2007 Season to the rookie who accumulates the most Champ Car Championship Series points among first year drivers.
Rookie of the Year winners
AAA and USAC Rookie of the Year winners
CART Jim Trueman Rookie of the Year winners
The Rookie of the Year award in CART was named in the honor of Jim Trueman.| Season | Driver | Driver standings | Wins | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyres |
| 1979 |  Bill Alsup | 15 | WASP Racing | Goodyear | |||
| 1980 |  Dennis Firestone | 12 | Rhoades Competition | Penske | Cosworth DFX | Goodyear | |
| 1981 | Bob Lazier | 9 | Bob Fletcher Racing | Goodyear | |||
| 1982 | Bobby Rahal | 2 | 2 | Truesports | March 82C | Cosworth DFX | Goodyear |
| 1983 |  Teo Fabi | 2 | 4 | Forsythe Racing | March 83C | Cosworth DFX | Goodyear |
| 1984 |  Roberto Guerrero | 11 | Bignotti-Cotter Racing | March 84C | Cosworth DFX | Goodyear | |
| 1985 |  Arie Luyendyk | 18 | Provimi Racing | Lola T900 | Cosworth DFX | Goodyear | |
| 1986 |  Dominic Dobson | 30 | Leader Cards Racing | March 86C | Cosworth DFX | Goodyear | |
| 1987 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 12 | Arciero Racing | March 87C | Cosworth DFX | Goodyear | |
| 1988 |  John Jones | 11 | Arciero Racing | March 88C | Cosworth DFX | Goodyear | |
| 1989 |  Bernard Jourdain | 20 | Andale Racing | Lola | Cosworth DFX | Goodyear | |
| 1990 | Eddie Cheever | 9 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Penske PC-18 | Chevrolet A | Goodyear | |
| 1991 | Jeff Andretti | 15 | Bayside Disposal Racing | Lola | Cosworth DFX | Goodyear | |
| 1992 |  Stefan Johansson | 14 | Bettenhausen Racing | Penske PC-20 | Chevrolet A | Goodyear | |
| 1993 |  Nigel Mansell | Champion | 5 | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T93/00 | Ford XB | Goodyear |
| 1994 | Jacques Villeneuve | 6 | 1 | Forsythe Racing | Reynard 94i | Ford XB | Goodyear |
| 1995 |  Gil de Ferran | 14 | 1 | Jim Hall Racing | Reynard 95i | Mercedes-Benz IC108 | Goodyear |
| 1996 | Alex Zanardi | 3 | 3 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 96i | Honda HRH | Firestone |
| 1997 | Patrick Carpentier | 17 | Bettenhausen Racing | Reynard 97i | Mercedes-Benz IC108D | Goodyear | |
| 1998 | Tony Kanaan | 9 | Tasman Motorsports | Reynard 98i | Honda HRK | Firestone | |
| 1999 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Champion | 7 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 99i | Honda HRS | Firestone |
| 2000 | Kenny Bräck | 4 | Team Rahal | Reynard 2Ki | Ford Cosworth XF | Firestone | |
| 2001 |  Scott Dixon | 8 | 1 | PacWest Racing | Reynard 01i | Toyota RV8F | Firestone |
| 2002 | Mario Dominguez | 18 | 1 | Herdez Competition | Lola B02/00 | Ford Cosworth XF | Bridgestone |
| 2003 |  Sébastien Bourdais | 4 | 3 | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola B02/00 | Ford Cosworth XFE | Bridgestone |
| 2004 | A. J. Allmendinger | 6 | RuSPORT | Lola B02/00 | Ford Cosworth XFE | Bridgestone | |
| 2005 | Timo Glock | 8 | Rocketsports Racing | Lola B02/00 | Ford Cosworth XFE | Bridgestone | |
| 2006 | Will Power | 6 | Team Australia | Lola B02/00 | Ford Cosworth XFE | Bridgestone | |
| 2007 | Robert Doornbos | 3 | 2 | Minardi Team USA | Panoz DP01 | Cosworth XFE | Bridgestone |
IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year winners
As of 2018 IndyCar Series season The Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the top-finishing rookie in the IndyCar Series Drivers point standings. Winner also receives a $50,000 bonus. The Rookie of the Year Award is based on points for the IndyCar Series Drivers' Championship earned at each event.| Season | Driver | Driver standings | Wins | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyres |
| 1996–97 | Jim Guthrie | 12 | 1 | Blueprint Racing | Lola T93/00 Dallara IR7 | Menard V6 Buick V6 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Firestone |
| 1998 | Robby Unser | 16 | Cheever Racing | G-Force GF01B Dallara IR8 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Goodyear | |
| 1999 | Scott Harrington | 14 | Harrington Motorsports | Dallara IR9 | Infiniti VRH35ADE V8 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Firestone | |
| 2000 | Airton Daré | 16 | TeamXtreme | G-Force GF05 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Firestone | |
| 2001 | Felipe Giaffone | 6 | Treadway Racing | G-Force GF05B | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Firestone | |
| 2002 | Laurent Rédon | 12 | Conquest Racing | Dallara IR-02 | Infiniti VRH35ADE V8 | Firestone | |
| 2003 | Dan Wheldon | 11 | Andretti Green Racing | Dallara IR-03 | Honda HI3R V8 | Firestone | |
| 2004 |  Kosuke Matsuura | 14 | Fernández Racing | G-Force GF09B | Honda HI4R V8 | Firestone | |
| 2005 | Danica Patrick | 12 | Rahal Letterman Racing | Panoz GF09C | Honda HI5R V8 | Firestone | |
| 2006 | Marco Andretti | 7 | 1 | Andretti Green Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI6R V8 | Firestone |
| 2007 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 19 | Rahal Letterman Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI7R V8 | Firestone | |
| 2008 | Hideki Mutoh | 10 | Andretti Green Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI7R V8 | Firestone | |
| 2009 | Raphael Matos | 13 | Luczo-Dragon Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI7R V8 | Firestone | |
| 2010 | Alex Lloyd | 16 | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI7R V8 | Firestone | |
| 2011 | James Hinchcliffe | 12 | Newman/Haas Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI7R V8 | Firestone | |
| 2012 | Simon Pagenaud | 5 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | Dallara DW12 | Honda HI12TT V6t | Firestone | |
| 2013 | Tristan Vautier | 20 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | Dallara DW12 | Honda HI13TT V6t | Firestone | |
| 2014 | Carlos Muñoz | 8 | Andretti Autosport | Dallara DW12 | Honda HI14TT V6t | Firestone | |
| 2015 | Gabby Chaves | 15 | Bryan Herta Autosport | Dallara DW12 | Honda HI15TT V6t | Firestone | |
| 2016 | Alexander Rossi | 11 | 1 | Bryan Herta Autosport | Dallara DW12 | Honda HI16TT V6t | Firestone |
| 2017 |  Ed Jones | 14 | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara DW12 | Honda HI17TT V6t | Firestone | |
| 2018 | Robert Wickens | 11 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Dallara IR-18 | Honda HI18TT V6t | Firestone | |
| 2019 | Felix Rosenqvist | 6 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara IR-18 | Honda HI19TT V6t | Firestone |
IndyCar Rookie winners
| # | Season | Date | Sanction | Track / Race | No. | Winning Driver | Entrant / Team | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Grid | Laps Led |
| 1 | 1913 | May 30 | AAA | Indianapolis 500 ' | 16 | Jules Goux | Peugeot Auto Racing | Peugeot L76 | Peugeot I4 448 ci | Firestone | 7 | 138 |
| 2 | 1914 | May 30 | AAA | Indianapolis 500 ' | 16 | René Thomas | Louis Delâge | Delage Type R | Delage | Palmer | 15 | 102 |
| 3 | 1926 | May 30 | AAA | Indianapolis 500 ' | 15 | Frank Lockhart | Peter Kreis | 1926 Miller 91 | Miller SC | Firestone | 20 | 95 |
| 4 | 1927 | May 30 | AAA | Indianapolis 500 ' | 32 | George Souders | Bill White | Duesenberg | Duesenberg SC 90 ci | Firestone | 22 | 51 |
| 5 | 1947 | June 8 | AAA | Milwaukee Mile ' | 8 | Bill Holland | Fred Peters | 1939 Wetteroth | Offenhauser L4 270 ci | Firestone | Pole | 71 |
| 6 | 1947 | June 22 | AAA | Langhorne Speedway ' | 8 | Bill Holland | Fred Peters | 1939 Wetteroth | Offenhauser L4 270 ci | Firestone | 7 | 31 |
| 7 | 1948 | August 15 | AAA | Milwaukee Mile ' | 98 | Johnny Mantz | J. C. Agajanian | 1948 Kurtis 2000 | Offenhauser L4 270 ci | Firestone | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | 1948 | October 10 | AAA | DuQuoin ' | 7 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft Racing | 1948 Kurtis 1000 | Offenhauser L4 270 ci | Firestone | 7 | 77 |
| 9 | 1949 | November 6 | AAA | Del Mar Fairgrounds ' | 57 | Jimmy Davies | Pat Clancy | Ewing | Offenhauser L4 270 ci | Firestone | Pole | 100 |
| 10 | 1950 | August 27 | AAA | Milwaukee Mile ' | 98 | Walt Faulkner | J. C. Agajanian | 1948 Kurtis 2000 | Offenhauser L4 270 ci | Firestone | 8 | 108 |
| 11 | 1956 | October 21 | USAC | Sacramento ' | 8 | Jud Larson | John Zink Racing | 1955 Watson D | Offenhauser L4 270 ci | Firestone | Pole | 88 |
| 12 | 1959 | October 25 | USAC | Sacramento ' | 3 | Jim Hurtubise | Racing Associates | 1955 Kuzma D | Offenhauser L4 252 ci | Firestone | 11 | 57 |
| 13 | 1963 | August 18 | USAC | Milwaukee Mile ' | 92 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus 29 | Ford Indy V8 255 ci | Dunlop | Pole | 200 |
| 14 | 1966 | May 30 | USAC | Indianapolis 500 ' | 24 | Graham Hill | Mecom Racing Team | Lola T90 | Ford Indy V8 255 ci | Firestone | 15 | 10 |
| 15 | 1977 | July 17 | USAC | Michigan ' | 25 | Danny Ongais | Interscope Racing | Parnelli VPJ-6B | Cosworth DFX V8t | Goodyear | 4 | 24 |
| 16 | 1982 | July 4 | CART | Cleveland ' | 19 | Bobby Rahal | Truesports | March 82C | Cosworth DFX V8t | Goodyear | 2 | 26 |
| 17 | 1982 | September 19 | CART | Road America ' | 32 |  Héctor Rebaque | Forsythe Racing | March 82C | Cosworth DFX V8t | Goodyear | 9 | 1 |
| 18 | 1982 | September 26 | CART | Michigan ' | 19 | Bobby Rahal | Truesports | March 82C | Cosworth DFX V8t | Goodyear | 5 | 29 |
| 19 | 1983 | July 17 | CART | Michigan 500 ' | 12 | John Paul Jr. | VDS Racing | Penske PC-10 | Cosworth DFX V8t | Goodyear | 2 | 26 |
| 20 | 1983 | August 14 | CART | Pocono 500 ' | 33 | Teo Fabi | Forsythe Racing | March 83C | Cosworth DFX V8t | Goodyear | 2 | 116 |
| 21 | 1983 | September 11 | CART | Mid-Ohio ' | 33 | Teo Fabi | Forsythe Racing | March 83C | Cosworth DFX V8t | Goodyear | 2 | 40 |
| 22 | 1983 | October 23 | CART | Laguna Seca Raceway ' | 33 | Teo Fabi | Forsythe Racing | March 83C | Cosworth DFX V8t | Goodyear | Pole | 95 |
| 23 | 1983 | October 29 | CART | Phoenix ' | 33 | Teo Fabi | Forsythe Racing | March 83C | Cosworth DFX V8t | Goodyear | Pole | 138 |
| 24 | 1993 | March 21 | CART | Gold Coast Indy 300 ' | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T93/00 | Ford XB V8t | Goodyear | Pole | 32 |
| 25 | 1993 | June 6 | CART | Milwaukee Mile ' | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T93/00 | Ford XB V8t | Goodyear | 7 | 19 |
| 26 | 1993 | August 1 | CART | Michigan 500 ' | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T93/00 | Ford XB V8t | Goodyear | 2 | 222 |
| 27 | 1993 | August 8 | CART | New Hampshire ' | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T93/00 | Ford XB V8t | Goodyear | 2 | 222 |
| 28 | 1993 | September 19 | CART | Nazareth Speedway ' | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T93/00 | Ford XB V8t | Goodyear | Pole | 155 |
| 29 | 1994 | September 11 | CART | Road America ' | 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | Forsythe/Green Racing | Reynard 94i | Ford XB V8t | Goodyear | 2 | 15 |
| 30 | 1995 | August 20 | CART | New Hampshire ' | 31 | André Ribeiro | Tasman Motorsports | Reynard 95i | Honda HRH V8t | Firestone | Pole | 96 |
| 31 | 1995 | September 10 | CART | Laguna Seca Raceway ' | 8 | Gil de Ferran | Jim Hall Racing | Reynard 95i | Mercedes-Benz IC108B V8t | Goodyear | 3 | 54 |
| 32 | 1996 | January 27 | IRL | Walt Disney World ' | 12 | Buzz Calkins | Bradley Motorsports | Reynard 95i | Ford XB V8t | Firestone | 5 | 130 |
| 33 | 1996 | June 23 | CART | Grand Prix of Portland ' | 4 | Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 96i | Honda HRH V8t | Firestone | Pole | 95 |
| 34 | 1996 | August 11 | CART | Mid-Ohio ' | 4 | Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 96i | Honda HRH V8t | Firestone | Pole | 79 |
| 35 | 1996 | September 8 | CART | Laguna Seca Raceway ' | 4 | Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 96i | Honda HRH V8t | Firestone | Pole | 41 |
| 36 | 1997 | March 23 | IRL | Phoenix ' | 27 | Jim Guthrie | Blueprint Racing | Dallara IR7 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Firestone | 2 | 74 |
| 37 | 1999 | April 18 | CART | Long Beach ' | 4 | Juan Montoya | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 99i | Honda HRS V8t | Firestone | 5 | 40 |
| 38 | 1999 | May 2 | CART | Nazareth Speedway ' | 4 | Juan Montoya | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 99i | Honda HRS V8t | Firestone | Pole | 210 |
| 39 | 1999 | May 15 | CART | Rio 200 ' | 4 | Juan Montoya | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 99i | Honda HRS V8t | Firestone | 3 | 93 |
| 40 | 1999 | June 27 | CART | Cleveland ' | 4 | Juan Montoya | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 99i | Honda HRS V8t | Firestone | Pole | 76 |
| 41 | 1999 | August 15 | CART | Mid-Ohio ' | 4 | Juan Montoya | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 99i | Honda HRS V8t | Firestone | 8 | 28 |
| 42 | 1999 | August 22 | CART | Chicago Speedway ' | 4 | Juan Montoya | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 99i | Honda HRS V8t | Firestone | 10 | 132 |
| 43 | 1999 | September 5 | CART | Streets of Vancouver ' | 4 | Juan Montoya | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 99i | Honda HRS V8t | Firestone | Pole | 73 |
| 44 | 2000 | May 28 | IRL | Indianapolis 500 ' | 9 | Juan Montoya | Chip Ganassi Racing | G-Force GF05 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Firestone | 2 | 167 |
| 45 | 2001 | May 6 | CART | Nazareth Speedway ' | 18 |  Scott Dixon | PacWest Racing | Reynard 01i | Toyota RV8F V8t | Firestone | 23 | 36 |
| 46 | 2001 | May 27 | IRL | Indianapolis 500 ' | 68 | Hélio Castroneves | Penske Racing | Dallara IR-01 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | Firestone | 11 | 52 |
| 47 | 2001 | August 19 | CART | Road America ' | 4 | Bruno Junqueira | Chip Ganassi Racing | Lola B01/00 | Toyota RV8F V8t | Firestone | 10 | 11 |
| 48 | 2002 | July 28 | IRL | Michigan ' | 9 |  Tomas Scheckter | Cheever Racing | Dallara IR-02 | Infiniti VRH35ADE V8 | Firestone | Pole | 122 |
| 49 | 2002 | October 27 | CART | Surfers Paradise ' | 55 | Mario Domínguez | HVM Racing | Lola B2/00 | Ford XF V8t | Bridgestone | 16 | 4 |
| 50 | 2003 | May 5 | CART | Brands Hatch ' | 2 |  Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola B2/00 | Ford XF V8t | Bridgestone | 2 | 95 |
| 51 | 2003 | May 11 | CART | EuroSpeedway Lausitz ' | 2 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola B2/00 | Ford XF V8t | Bridgestone | Pole | 74 |
| 52 | 2003 | July 5 | CART | Cleveland ' | 2 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola B2/00 | Ford XF V8t | Bridgestone | Pole | 33 |
| 53 | 2003 | October 26 | CART | Surfers Paradise ' | 31 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | Reynard 02i | Ford XF V8t | Bridgestone | 12 | 15 |
| 54 | 2006 | August 27 | IRL | Sonoma Raceway ' | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI6R V8 | Firestone | 2 | 30 |
| 55 | 2007 | July 1 | CART | Circuit Mont-Tremblant ' | 14 |  Robert Doornbos | Minardi Team USA | Panoz DP01 | Cosworth XFE V8t | Bridgestone | 5 | 20 |
| 56 | 2007 | July 29 | CART | San Jose Grand Prix ' | 14 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi Team USA | Panoz DP01 | Cosworth XFE V8t | Bridgestone | 15 | 30 |
| 57 | 2008 | April 6 | IRL | Grand Prix of St. Petersburg ' | 06 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI7R V8 | Firestone | 9 | 19 |
| 58 | 2008 | August 31 | IRL | Detroit Grand Prix ' | 02 | Justin Wilson | Newman/Haas Racing | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI7R V8 | Firestone | 4 | 15 |
| 59 | 2014 | June 28 | IndyCar | Grand Prix of Houston ' | 18 |  Carlos Huertas | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara DW12 | Honda HI14TT V6t | Firestone | 19 | 7 |
| 60 | 2016 | May 29 | IndyCar | Indianapolis 500 ' | 98 | Alexander Rossi | Bryan Herta Autosport | Dallara DW12 | Honda HI16TT V6t | Firestone | 11 | 14 |
| 61 | 2019 | March 24 | IndyCar | Circuit of the Americas ' | 88 | Colton Herta | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Dallara IR-18 | Honda HI19TT V6t | Firestone | 4 | 15 |
| 62 | 2019 | September 22 | IndyCar | Laguna Seca ' | 88 | Colton Herta | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Dallara IR-18 | Honda HI19TT V6t | Firestone | Pole | 83 |