HISTORY RESULTS STATISTICS 1 SUMMARY The race 05 ➢ Le Mans 24-Hours results 06 ➢ Records to be beaten 08 ➢ Dates of the 24 Hours 10 ➢ Times of the 24 Hours 10 ➢ The different circuits 11 ➢ Clerks of the Course 19 ➢ Start: • Starters 19 • Grand Marshall 22 • The different types of starts 22 • Number of starters 23 • Grid 24 • Position of the winner at the start 24 • Pole sitters’ results 25 ➢ Finishes : • Closest 26 • Biggest gaps 26 • Finishers/percentages 26 ➢ Premieres per nation 27 Figures: results, times, records, speeds, numbers… 28 ➢ Fastest laps: • Test Days 29 • Qualifying practice sessions 32 • Race 35 ➢ Category records to be beaten in 2018 39 ➢ The major milestones: • Distance 41 • Average speed 41 ➢ Highest speeds 42 ➢ Winning numbers 47 ➢ Numbers on pole 48 2 Manufacturers 49 ➢ Winners: • Number of victories 50 • In alphabetical order 52 • By nationality 53 • Consecutive victories 53 • Maiden victories 54 • Singleton victories 54 • Best overall result in a single race 54 • Victories by the same car 54 • Doubles, triples and more 55 ➢ Podiums: • By manufacturer 56 • By manufacturer nationality 57 ➢ Pole positions: • By manufacturer 58 • By manufacturer nationality 60 ➢ Fastest laps in the race: • By manufacturer 60 • By manufacturer nationality 64 ➢ Starts per manufacturer 65 Drivers 67 ➢ Winners: • Number of victories 68 • In alphabetical order 77 • By nationality 81 • Consecutive victories 83 • Winners’ age 83 • Maiden victories 84 • 100% success 84 ➢ Podiums: • By driver 85 • By driver nationality 106 3 Drivers (suite) ➢ Pole positions: • By driver 108 • By driver nationality 110 ➢ Fastest laps in the race: • By driver 111 • By driver nationality 114 ➢ Starts per driver 116 ➢ F1/Rally World Champions at Le Mans 119 ➢ F1 drivers victorious in the Le Mans 24 Hours 123 ➢ Drivers victorious at Le Mans, Daytona and/or Sebring 126 ➢ Doubles and triples: • Drivers having scored the Le Mans/F1 double 127 • Drivers having scored the double Le Mans/Indianapolis127 • Drivers having scored the triple Le mans/F1/Indianapolis128 ➢ Women drivers at Le Mans 129 Prizes and Trophies 131 ➢ Spirit of Le Mans Trophy 132 ➢ Pole position plaques 133 ➢ SGS Trophies, best GT entrant 133 ➢ Rookies of the Year -Town of Le Mans Trophy 134 ➢ Jean Rondeau Trophy 134 ➢ UJSF LE MANS 24-Hours communications prize 135 ➢ ESCRA Prize 136 ➢ Michelin Total Performance Award 137 The technical side 138 ➢ Technical premieres 139 ➢ Victory per type of bodywork 141 ➢ Victory per type of engine 141 ➢ Victories of hybrid-powered cars 143 ➢ Victory per tyre manufacturer 143 ➢ 56th pit and technological innovations 144 4 Race Le Mans 24-Hours results 06 Records to be beaten 08 Dates of the 24 Hours 10 Times of the 24 Hours 10 The different circuits 11 Clerks of the Course 19 Start: • Starters 19 • Grand Marshall 22 • The different types of starts 22 • Number of starters 23 • Grid 24 • Position of the winner at the start 24 • Pole sitters’ results 25 Finishes: • Closest 26 • Biggest gaps 26 • Finishers/percentages 26 Premieres per nation 27 5 Le Mans 24-Hour results 1strace 1923 Chenard et Walcker André Lagache / René Léonard 2sd race 1924 Bentley John Duff / Frank Clément 3rd race 1925 Lorraine Dietrich Gérard De Courcelles / André Rossignol 4th race 1926 Lorraine Dietrich Robert Bloch / André Rossignol 5th race 1927 Bentley John Benjafield / Sammy Davis 6th race 1928 Bentley Woolf Barnato / Bernard Rubin 7th race 1929 Bentley Woolf Barnato / Henry Birkin 8th race 1930 Bentley Woolf Barnato / Glen Kidston 9th race 1931 Alfa Romeo Francis Howe / Henry Birkin 10th race 1932 Alfa Romeo Raymond Sommer / Luigi Chinetti 11th race 1933 Alfa Romeo Tazio Nuvolari / Raymond Sommer 12th race 1934 Alfa Roméo Luigi Chinetti / Philippe Etancelin 13th race 1935 Lagonda John Hindmarsh / Luis Fontes 1936 Event cancelled because of the strikes that crippled France and its car industry. 14th race 1937 Bugatti Jean-Pierre Wimille / Robert Benoist 15th race 1938 Delahaye Eugène Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet 16th race 1939 Bugatti Jean-Pierre Wimille / Pierre Veyron 1940 to 1948 Event cancelled because of WWII 17th race 1949 Ferrari Lord Selsdon / Luigi Chinetti 18th race 1950 Talbot Louis Rosier / Jean Louis Rosier 19th race 1951 Jaguar Peter Walker / Peter Whitehead 20th race 1952 Mercedes-Benz Hermann Lang / Fritz Riess 21st race 1953 Jaguar Tony Rolt / Duncan Hamilton 22nd race 1954 Ferrari José-Froilan Gonzales / Maurice Trintignant 23rd race 1955 Jaguar Mike Hawthorn / Ivor Bueb 24th race 1956 Jaguar Ron Flockhart / Ninian Sanderson 25th race 1957 Jaguar Ron Flockhart / Ivor Bueb 26th race 1958 Ferrari Phil Hill / Olivier Gendebien 27th race 1959 Aston Martin Roy Salvadori / Carroll Shelby 28th race 1960 Ferrari Paul Frère / Olivier Gendebien 29th race 1961 Ferrari Olivier Gendebien / Phil Hill 30th race 1962 Ferrari Olivier Gendebien / Phil Hill 31st race 1963 Ferrari Ludovico Scarfiotti / Lorenzo Bandini 32nd race 1964 Ferrari Jean Guichet / Nino Vaccarella 33rd race 1965 Ferrari Masten Grégory / Jochen Rindt 34th race 1966 Ford Chris Amon / Bruce McLaren 35th race 1967 Ford Dan Gurney / Antony-Joseph Foyt 36th race 1968 Ford Pedro Rodriguez / Lucien Bianchi 37th race 1969 Ford Jacky Ickx / Jackie Oliver 38th race 1970 Porsche Richard Attwood / Hans Herrmann 39th race 1971 Porsche Helmut Marko / Gijs van Lennep 40th race 1972 Matra-Simca Henri Pescarolo / Graham Hill 6 Le Mans 24-Hour results (continued) 41st race 1973 Matra-Simca Henri Pescarolo / Gérard Larrousse 42nd race 1974 Matra-Simca Henri Pescarolo / Gérard Larrousse 43rd race 1975 Mirage-Ford Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell 44th race 1976 Porsche Jacky Ickx / Gijs van Lennep 45th race 1977 Porsche Jürgen Barth / Hurley Haywood / Jacky Ickx 46th race 1978 Renault Alpine Didier Pironi / Jean Pierre Jaussaud 47th race 1979 Porsche Klaus Ludwig / Don et Bill Whittington 48th race 1980 Rondeau Ford Jean Rondeau / Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 49th race 1981 Porsche Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell 50th race 1982 Porsche Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell 51st race 1983 Porsche Al Holbert / Hurley Haywood / Vern Schuppan 52nd race 1984 Porsche Henri Pescarolo / Klaus Ludwig 53rd race 1985 Porsche Klaus Ludwig / Paolo Barilla / John Winter 54th race 1986 Porsche Derek Bell / Hans-Joachim Stuck / Al Holbert 55th race 1987 Porsche Derek Bell / Hans-Joachim Stuck / Al Holbert 56th race 1988 Jaguar Jan Lammers / Johnny Dumfries / Andy Wallace 57th race 1989 Sauber-Mercedes Jochen Mass / Stanley Dickens / Manuel Reuter 58th race 1990 Jaguar Martin Brundle / John Nielsen / Price Cobb 59th race 1991 Mazda Bertrand Gachot / Johnny Herbert / Volkert Weidler 60th race 1992 Peugeot Derek Warwick / Yannick Dalmas / Mark Blundell 61st race 1993 Peugeot Geoff Brabham / Christophe Bouchut / Eric Hélary 62nd race 1994 Dauer Porsche Yannick Dalmas / Hurley Haywood / Mauro Baldi 63rd race 1995 McLaren-BMW Yannick Dalmas / J.J. Letho / Masanori Sekiya 64st race 1996 TWR Porsche Manuel Reuter / Davy Jones / Alexander Wurz 65th race 1997 TWR Porsche Michele Alboreto / Stefan Johansson / Tom Kristensen 66th race 1998 Porsche Allan Mc Nish / Laurent Aiello / Stéphane Ortelli 67th race 1999 BMW Joachim Winkelhock / Pierluigi Martini / Yannick Dalmas 68th race 2000 Audi Frank Biela / Tom Kristensen / Emanuele Pirro 69th race 2001 Audi Frank Biela / Tom Kristensen / Emanuele Pirro 70th race 2002 Audi Frank Biela / Tom Kristensen / Emanuele Pirro 71st race 2003 Bentley Tom Kristensen / Rinaldo Capello / Guy Smith 72nd race 2004 Audi Seiji Ara / Rinaldo Capello / Tom Kristensen 73rd race 2005 Audi J.J. Letho / Marco Werner / Tom Kristensen 74th race 2006 Audi Frank Biela / Emanuele Pirro / Marco Werner 75th race 2007 Audi Frank Biela / Emanuele Pirro / Marco Werner 76th race 2008 Audi Rinaldo Capello / Tom Kristensen / Allan McNish 77th race 2009 Peugeot Marc Gené / Alexander Wurz / David Brabham 78thrace 2010 Audi Timo Bernhard / Romain Dumas / Mike Rockenfeller 79th race 2011 Audi Marcel Fässler / André Lotterer / Benoît Tréluyer 80th race 2012 Audi Marcel Fässler / André Lotterer / Benoît Tréluyer 81st race 2013 Audi Tom Kristensen / Loïc Duval / Allan McNish 82nd race 2014 Audi Marcel Fässler / André Lotterer / Benoît Tréluyer 83rd race 2015 Porsche Nico Hülkenberg / Earl Bamber / Nick Tandy 84th race 2016 Porsche Romain Dumas / Neel Jani / Marc Lieb 85th race 2017 Porsche Timo Bernhard / Earl Bamber / Brendon Hartley 7 The legendary records to be beaten 251,882 km/h: It’s the average speed of the fastest lap ever in the history of the Le Mans 24 Hours (highest average speed in practice or in the race all circuits combined). The old record, 251,815 km/h, was set by Hans-Joachim Stuck in a Porsche 962 in qualifying for the 1985 race (3m14.80sec on the 13,626-km circuit). It was beaten in 2017 by Kamui Kobayashi in 3m14.791sec in his Toyota TS050-Hybrid, also in qualifying, raising the lap record to a speed of 251,882km/h! Reminder: In terms of time, the fastest lap was set by Jackie Oliver in his Porsche 917 LH (long-tailed) in 1971 in preliminary practice on the 13,469-km circuit in 3m 13.6s, a speed of 250,457 km/h. 248,458 km/h: the fastest lap in the race (all circuits combined). This record set in 1971 by Jackie Oliver in his Porsche 917 LH (long tail) at a speed of 244,387 km/h stood for 37 years. In 2008, Stéphane Sarrazin set a new record in his Peugeot 908 HDi FAP in 3m 19.394s, a speed of 246,068 km/h. It was beaten in 2010 by Loïc Duval in his Peugeot 908 HDI FAP who got round in 3m 19.074s (246,463 km/h), which was quicker than the pole position. In 2015 this record was again beaten by André Lotterer in his Audi R18 e-tron Quattro in 3m 17.475sec, an average speed of 248,458 km/h. Reminder: 2017: the fastest lap in the race was set by Sebastien Buemi in his Toyota TS050-Hybrid in 3’18’’604 at an average speed of 247,046 km/h.