Triple Crown of Motorsport Pablo Montoya and Fernando Alonso are the only active drivers to have won two of the three events. An alternative definition, as espoused by Triple Crown winner Graham Hill, and Jacques Villeneuve replaces the Monaco Grand Prix with the Formula One World Championship; Graham Hill is also the only driver to have accomplished this, winning the F1 Drivers' Title in 1962 and 1968. Endurance sports car racing has its own Triple Crown which features Le Mans and has added the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. This crown has been won by several drivers, namely A.
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States) winner of all three Triple Crown races was Sir Barton in 1919. Some journalists began using the term "Triple Crown" to refer to the three races as early as 1923, but it was not until Gallant Fox won the three events in 1930 that Charles Hatton of the "Daily Racing Form" put the term into common use. In the history of the Triple Crown, 13 horses have won all three races: Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978), American Pharoah