102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 69, Rookies of the Year, By Nationality (April 23, 2018)

The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is 34 days away! This is the 69th day of the 102 Stats in 102 Days Until the 102nd Indy 500 blog.

Each day from now until the Saturday before the Indianapolis 500, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Here is a look at the Indianapolis 500 Rookies of the Year, by country/nationality. The Rookie of the Year honors was first awarded in 1952, and has been awarded to 71 drivers over 66 years (co-winners in five races, most recently in 2002).

Rookies of the Year, By Country/Nationality

- United States: 46 drivers

- Colombia: 4 drivers

- United Kingdom: 3 drivers

- Brazil: 3 drivers

- New Zealand: 2 drivers

- Mexico: 2 drivers

- Italy: 2 drivers

- Canada: 2 drivers

- Japan: 2 drivers

- Australia: 1 driver

- Netherlands: 1 driver

- South Africa: 1 driver

- Switzerland: 1 driver

- Spain: 1 driver

Notes of Interest

- Rookies of the Year have been represented by 14 different countries.

- Mario Andretti was born in Italy but became a United States citizen.

- In each of the five races that honored co-Rookies of the Year, at least one of those co-rookies was from the United States.