Borg-Warner Trophy
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The Borg-Warner Trophy is the iconic silver prize awarded annually to the winner of the Indianapolis 500, featuring sculpted likenesses of every race champion.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motor racing trophy
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sports trophy ⓘ |
| associatedEventType | open-wheel racing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NERFINISHED
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IndyCar Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | winning the Indianapolis 500 ⓘ |
| awardedFrequency | annually ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Borg-Warner Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition | Indianapolis 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of victory at the Indianapolis 500 ⓘ |
| currency | still in use ⓘ |
| designer | Robert J. Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
average speed of each winning run
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bas-relief sculpted likenesses of Indianapolis 500 winners ⓘ name of each Indianapolis 500 winning driver ⓘ year of each Indianapolis 500 victory ⓘ |
| firstPresented | 1936 Indianapolis 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Louis Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | auto racing award ⓘ |
| hasInscription | names and details of Indianapolis 500 winners ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual bas-relief plaques for each winner ⓘ |
| height |
about 5 feet 4.75 inches
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approximately 164 centimeters ⓘ |
| inception | 1936 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | sterling silver ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Borg-Warner Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
considered one of the most famous trophies in motorsport
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does not leave the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum permanently ⓘ |
| owner | Indianapolis Motor Speedway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | BorgWarner Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTrophy | Baby Borg trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sculptor | John H. Blomqvist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | columnar design with multiple rows of driver faces ⓘ |
| sponsor | BorgWarner Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | auto racing ⓘ |
| topFeature | sculpture of a race car driver ⓘ |
| tradition |
trophy remains at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
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winner’s face is added as a sculpted likeness after each race ⓘ |
| usesMedium | sculpted metal bas-relief ⓘ |
| weight |
approximately 110 pounds
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approximately 50 kilograms ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.