Official Box Score
Sixth Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Tuesday, May 30, 1916
| FP | SP | Car No. | Driver | Car Name | Cassis/Engine | Laps | Status | Prize Money | |
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Dario Resta | Peugeot | Peugeot/Peugeot | 120 | 84.001 | $12,000 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | R | Wilbur D'Alene | Duesenberg | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 120 | 83.237 | $6,000 |
| 3 | 20 | 10 | Ralph Mulford | Peugeot | Peugeot/Peugeot | 120 | 82.594 | $3,000 | |
| 4 | 14 | 14 | Josef Christiaens | Sunbeam | Sunbeam/Sunbeam | 120 | 79.435 | $2,000 | |
| 5 | 5 | 15 | Barney Oldfield | Delage | Delage/Delage | 120 | 79.185 | $1,700 | |
| 6 | 9 | 4 | R | Pete Henderson* | Maxwell | Maxwell/Maxwell | 120 | 78.284 | $1,400 |
| 7 | 6 | 29 | Howdy Wilcox* | Premier | Premier/Premier | 120 | 76.754 | $1,200 | |
| 8 | 17 | 26 | R | Art Johnson | Crawford | Crawford/Duesenberg | 120 | 74.411 | $1,000 |
| 9 | 15 | 24 | Billy Chandler* | Crawford | Crawford/Duesenberg | 120 | 74.161 | $900 | |
| 10 | 13 | 9 | R | Ora Haibe | Ostewig | Ostewig/Wisconsin | 120 | 74.043 | $800 |
| 11 | 19 | 12 | Tom Alley | Ogren | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 120 | 73.550 | $0 | |
| 12 | 21 | 8 | Louis Chevrolet* | Frontenac | Frontenac/Frontenac | 82 | Rod | $0 | |
| 13 | 3 | 28 | Gil Anderson | Premier | Premier/Premier | 75 | Oil line | $0 | |
| 14 | 18 | 25 | R | Dave Lewis | Crawford | Crawford/Duesenberg | 71 | Fuel tank | $0 |
| 15 | 1 | 18 | Johnny Aitken | Peugeot | Peugeot/Peugeot | 69 | Valve | $0 | |
| 16 | 12 | 21 | R | Jules DeVigne* | Delage | Delage/Delage | 61 | Accident | $0 |
| 17 | 7 | 27 | R | Tom Rooney | Premier | Premier/Premier | 48 | Accident | $0 |
| 18 | 11 | 7 | Arthur Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac/Frontenac | 35 | Magneto | $0 | |
| 19 | 8 | 19 | Charlie Merz | Peugeot | Peugeot/Peugeot | 25 | Lubrication | $0 | |
| 20 | 2 | 5 | Eddie Rickenbacker | Maxwell | Maxwell/Maxwell | 9 | Steering | $0 | |
| 21 | 16 | 23 | R | Aldo Franchi | Peusun | Peugeot/Sunbeam | 9 | Engine | $0 |
| Total Purse $30,000.00 | |||||||||
Time of Race: 3:34:17 Average Speed: 84.001 mph Margin of Victory: 1:57.57
Pole: #18 Johnny Aitken (96.690, 1:33.08) Fastest Race Lap: N/A
Winning Car Owner: Peugeot Auto Racing Co. Winning Chief Mechanic: Robert Dahnke ** Winning Tire: Goodrich
Legend: R=Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Rookie; *=Had Relief Help
Race Notes: Race scheduled for 300 miles. **=Also Riding Mechanic
Lap Leaders: Rickenbacker 1-9, Aitken 10-17, Resta 18-120.
Lap Leader Summary: Resta 1 time for 103 laps, Rickenbacker 1-9, Aitken 1-8
Lead Changes: 2 among 3 drivers.