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Louis Schwitzer Award

The Louis Schwitzer Award (also called the Louis H. Schwitzer Award for Engineering Innovation and Excellence)[1] is sponsored by Cummins, Inc. and Valvoline, presented by the Indiana Section of SAE International to an engineer or team of engineers "for their innovative design and engineering excellence" and acknowledges "engineers with the courage and conviction to explore and develop new concepts in racing technology" in racing vehicles for the Indianapolis 500.[2] The accolade also distinguishes engineers who were most responsible for designing and developing the winning concept to comply to IndyCar Series technical regulations, and awards "functional and recent permutations" that improve energy efficiency, performance or safety in chassis, drive train profiles by "emphasizing competitive potential along with future automotive industry possibilities."[2] Although the award specifically recognizes new concepts, experimental ideas arising from previous winners are considered if the development in engineering improves it.[2]

Louis Schwitzer Award
The Louis Schwitzer Award on display in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
The Louis Schwitzer Award trophy
Awarded forAwarded for excellence in motorsports engineering
LocationIndianapolis Motor Speedway
CountryUnited States
First awarded1967

It was established at the 1967 event and renamed after automotive engineer, inventor and former chairman of SAE International's Indiana Section Louis H. Schwitzer by SAE before the 1978 race. Schwitzer also won the first automobile race to be held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1909.[3] Each year before the Indianapolis 500, an Indiana Section SAE International members committee meet with IndyCar Series technical officials to identify potential candidates.[1] The committee interviews candidates and votes to determine the winner.[4] The Indiana Section of SAE International provides $10,000 prize money to the recipient or team,[a] who receive a plaque and have their names added to a permanent trophy on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum.[7] The presentation of the award is made annually at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before the Indianapolis 500.[8][9]

During the 54 years the award has been presented, there have been a total of 109 recipients.[7][10] The inaugural winner was Andy Granatelli, who developed the gas-turbine run STP-Paxton Turbocar for the 1967 event.[3][4] The award has been presented for two concepts in a single year just once: in 1977, to Bob Bubenik and Bruce Crower for developing the automatic clutch and flat-eight engine, respectively. Two years later, John Barnard and Jim Hall were the first team to be recognized for designing the Chaparral 2K chassis for that year's Indianapolis 500.[4][10] Since then, another 24 teams have been recognized.[10] Firestone tire engineer Cara Adams became the first female recipient in the 2019 edition.[11] The award has been presented posthumously once, to Don Burgoon in the 2017 race.[12] The 2020 winners were Tino Belli, Marco Bertolini, Ed Collings, Craig McCarthy, Antonio Montanari, Bill Pappas, Stefan Seidel and Brent Wright, who developed the IndyCar Aeroscreen cockpit protection device.[7] The three most recent honorees were engineers Jung Fang, Selda Gunsel, and Bassem Kheireddin in the 2023 event; they were recognized for their work on Shell's 100% Renewable Race Fuel.[13]

Recipients

Key
†Indicates posthumous award
Louis Schwitzer Award winners[10]
YearImageWinner(s)ConceptRef
1967 Andy GranatelliSTP-Paxton Turbocar[4]
1968 Dan GurneyLow cost racing engine
1969 Colin ChapmanLotus Type 64
1970 Bruce McLarenMcLaren M15
1971–Josef KarasekMcNamara chassis
1972 Dan GurneyEagle chassis
1973–Smokey YunickStock block engine
1974 A. J. FoytCoyote chassis
1975 Parnelli JonesParnelli VP6J chassis
1976–Roman SlobodynskyjLightning chassis
1977–Bob BubenikAutomatic clutch
–Bruce CrowerFlat-eight engine[14]
1978–Roman SlobodynskyjLaydown Lightning chassis[b][15]
1979 John BarnardChaparral 2K chassis[4]
Jim Hall
1980–Geoff FerrisPenske PC-9 chassis[16]
1981–John WardEagle chassis[5]
1982 Geoff FerrisPenske PC-10 chassis[17]
1983 Vernon GleasmanGleason-Torsen differential[c][18]
1984 Robin HerdMarch 84C chassis[d][19]
1985 Ron KocibaBuick V6 Turbo engine[20]
Joe Negri
1986 Mario IllienIlmor-Chevrolet V8 engine[21]
1987–Stuart GrantGoodyear Racing radial tire[22]
1988–John LindoTilton Carbon-Carbon clutch[e][23]
–Ray Sorce
1989–Anthony PurnellIntelligent dashboard[24]
1990–Luciano AguirreBeadall racing helmet[25]
–Tim Halsmer
–Mike Held
Bill Simpson
1991 Don HallidayTruesports 91C chassis[6]
1992 Alan MertensGalmer 9200 chassis[26]
1993 Nigel BennettPenske PC22 chassis[27]
1994 Mario IllienMercedes-Benz 500I engine[4]
1995–Chris MunroeTire monitoring system[28]
–Don Nowicki
1996–Ed RothrockRacing EyeCue[29]
–Dave Schnelker
–I-Fu Shih
–Ning Wu
1997–Roger AllenOldsmobile Aurora V8 engine[30]
–Ed Keating
1998–John MelvinGM Motorsports Safety Technology Research Program[f][31]
–John Pierce
1999 Giampaolo DallaraDallara chassis[32]
2000 Paul BurgessG-Force GF05 chassis[33]
2001 Robert HubbardHANS device[g][35]
Jim Downing
2002 Ronald FallerSAFER barrier[h][37]
Jim Holloway
John Reid
John Rohde
Dean Sicking
2003 Giampaolo DallaraDallara IR3 chassis[i][39]
2004–Steve EriksenHonda HI4R-A engine[j][41]
–Steve Miller
–Steve O'Connor
–Yasuhide Sakamoto
2005–Erskine CarterDelphi Earpiece sensor system[k][43]
–Glen Gray
–Andy Inman
–Tim Kronenberg
–Bruce Natvig
2006–Thomas GermanRear wing adjuster tool[44]
–Justin Horning
–Tom Janiczek
2007–Erskine CarterDelphi Accident data recorder 3[l][46]
–Glen Gray
–Andy Inman
–Tim Kronenberg
–Bruce Natvig
2008–Nick BelonogoffVariable ratio rack and pinion steering technology[47]
–Andrew Heathershaw
–Andrea Toso
–Soungjin Wou
2009–Jeff HortonHead and neck support extension[48]
2010–Charles BecnelMezzo microChannel radiator[49]
–Tino Belli
–Patrick Luke
–Christophe Marques
2011–Robert BellHonda refueling safety interlock system[50]
–James Goodloe
–Roger Griffiths
–Marcelo Martinelli
2012–Steve O'ConnorChevrolet IndyCar V6 Engine[m][9]
–Mark Kent
–Steve Miller
–Matt Wiles
2013–Dale HarrigleFirestone Firehawk Indy 500 Race Tire[52]
–Brett Schilling
2014 Andrea TosoDallara Advanced Driving Simulator[53]
2015 Chris Berube2015 Chevrolet Aero Kit[54]
Mark Kent
Aaron Melvin
Charles Ping
2016–Tino BelliRear Beam Wing Flap[55]
–Aaron Melvin
–Alex Timmermans
2017–James BornerPFC Carbon Disc Brake System[12]
–Don Burgoon †
–Darin Cate
–Paul Rankin
–Mark Wagner
2018 Chris BeattyDallara DW12 UAK18 Universal Aero Kit[56]
Tino Belli
Antonio Montanari
Andrea Toso
2019–Cara AdamsFirestone Firehawk Indy 500 race tire[11]
–Brett Schilling
–Phil Severyn
2020–Tino BelliIndyCar Aeroscreen cockpit protection device[7]
–Marco Bertolini
–Ed Collings
–Craig McCarthy
–Antonio Montanari
–Bill Pappas
–Stefan Seidel
–Brent Wright
2021–Terry TrammellBiomedical engineering for driver safety[57]
2022–Luca De AngelisEM Marshalling System[58]
–Luca Pierrettori
–Taylor Prohaska
–Simone Pusca
2023–Selda GunselShell 100% Renewable Race Fuel[13]
–Bassem Kheireddin
–Jung Fang

Statistics

Multiple winners
NameWins
Tino Belli4
Andrea Toso3
Erskine Carter2
Giampaolo Dallara2
Geoff Ferris2
Glen Gray2
Dan Gurney2
Mario Illien2
Andy Inman2
Mark Kent2
Tim Kronenberg2
Aaron Melvin2
Steve Miller2
Antonio Montanari2
Bruce Natvig2
Steve O'Connor2
Brett Schilling2
Roman Slobodynskyj2

See also

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External links

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