Indianapolis 500
Race Results for the 1916 Indianapolis 500
| Finish | Start | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Prize Money |
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Dario Resta | Peugeot | Peugeot/Peugeot | 84.001 | 120 | 103 | $12,000 |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | Wilbur D'Alene (R) | Duesenberg | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 83.237 | 120 | 0 | $6,000 |
| 3 | 20 | 10 | Ralph Mulford | Peugeot | Peugeot/Peugeot | 82.594 | 120 | 0 | $3,000 |
| 4 | 14 | 14 | Josef Christiaens | Sunbeam | Sunbeam/Sunbeam | 79.435 | 120 | 0 | $2,000 |
| 5 | 5 | 15 | Barney Oldfield | Delage | Delage/Delage | 79.185 | 120 | 0 | $1,700 |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | Pete Henderson (R) | Maxwell | Maxwell/Maxwell | 78.284 | 120 | 0 | $1,400 |
| 7 | 6 | 29 | Howdy Wilcox | Premier | Premier/Premier | 76.754 | 120 | 0 | $1,200 |
| 8 | 17 | 26 | Art Johnson (R) | Crawford | Crawford/Duesenberg | 74.411 | 120 | 0 | $1,000 |
| 9 | 15 | 24 | Billy Chandler | Crawford | Crawford/Duesenberg | 74.161 | 120 | 0 | $900 |
| 10 | 13 | 9 | Ora Haibe (R) | Ostewig | Ostewig/Wisconsin | 74.043 | 120 | 0 | $800 |
| 11 | 19 | 12 | Tom Alley | Ogren | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 73.550 | 120 | 0 | $0 |
| 12 | 21 | 8 | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac/Frontenac | Rod | 82 | 0 | $0 |
| 13 | 3 | 28 | Gil Anderson | Premier | Premier/Premier | Oil line | 75 | 0 | $0 |
| 14 | 18 | 25 | Dave Lewis (R) | Crawford | Crawford/Duesenberg | Fuel tank | 71 | 0 | $0 |
| 15 | 1 | 18 | Johnny Aitken | Peugeot | Peugeot/Peugeot | Valve | 69 | 8 | $0 |
| 16 | 12 | 21 | Jules DeVigne (R) | Delage | Delage/Delage | Accident | 61 | 0 | $0 |
| 17 | 7 | 27 | Tom Rooney (R) | Premier | Premier/Premier | Accident | 48 | 0 | $0 |
| 18 | 11 | 7 | Arthur Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac/Frontenac | Magneto | 35 | 0 | $0 |
| 19 | 8 | 19 | Charlie Merz | Peugeot | Peugeot/Peugeot | Lubrication | 25 | 0 | $0 |
| 20 | 2 | 5 | Eddie Rickenbacker | Maxwell | Maxwell/Maxwell | Steering | 9 | 9 | $0 |
| 21 | 16 | 23 | Aldo Franchi (R) | Peusun | Peugeot/Sunbeam | Engine | 9 | 0 | $0 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner