Triple Crown of Motorsport Triple Crown of Motorsport The Triple Crown of Motorsport is an unofficial motorsport achievement, often regarded as winning three of the most prestigious motor races in the world in one's career: For eleven years (1950–1960) Monaco and Indianapolis were part of the FIA World Championship of Drivers (now synonymous with Formula One) but in 1961 Indianapolis was dropped from the World Championship series. Graham Hill is the only driver to have completed the Triple Crown. 19 drivers in motorsports history have competed in all three legs of the Triple Crown and have won at least one of the events. Juan
Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing The Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing is an informal name for the Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup Classic, the four most prominent races in American horse racing. The only horse to date to have won all four is American Pharoah, in 2015. The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes constitute the American Triple Crown of horse racing, and since 1919, only 13 horses have won that award. The Breeders' Cup series of year-end championship races began in 1984, which was well after the racing career of Affirmed, who in 1978 had been the