List of Le Mans 24h winners
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File:Autosportlemans.jpg
1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of Auto Sport Review magazine.
Eight-time Le Mans winner, Danish driver Tom Kristensen
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (24 heures du Mans) is the world's oldest sports car endurance race and one of the most famous and influential in motorsports history.
The winners of all events since 1923 are listed here. The race has been run every year since its inception with the exception of 1936, where the race was not run due to worker strikes, and 1940 to 1948, due to World War II. Records for wins are also listed.
117 total drivers have won in the seventy-six runnings of the event.
Winners
Records
Drivers
Most Wins
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tom Kristensen
|
8 | 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 |
| 2 | .png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx
|
6 | 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982 |
| 3 |  Derek Bell
|
5 | 1975, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987 |
 Frank Biela
|
2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007 | ||
 Emanuele Pirro
|
2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007 | ||
| 6 | Olivier Gendebien
|
4 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962 |
 Henri Pescarolo
|
1972, 1973, 1974, 1984 | ||
| Yannick Dalmas
|
1991, 1994, 1995, 1999 |
Most Consecutive Wins
| Rank | Driver | Consecutive Wins |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Kristensen
|
6 | 2000 - 2005 |
| 2 | Woolf Barnato
|
3 | 1928 - 1930 |
| Olivier Gendebien
|
1961 - 1963 | ||
| Henri Pescarolo
|
1972 - 1974 | ||
| Jacky Ickx
|
1975 - 1977 | ||
| Emanuele Pirro
|
2000 - 2002 | ||
| Frank Biela
|
2000 - 2002 | ||
| Marco Werner
|
2005 - 2007 |
Winning Drivers Per Nation
| Rank | Nation | Winning Drivers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom
|
32 |
| 2 | France
|
26 |
| 3 | Germany
|
14 |
| 4 |  United States of America
|
12[1] |
| 5 | Italy
|
11[1] |
| 6 | Belgium
|
5 |
| 7 |  Austria
|
3 |
| 8 |  Australia
|
2 |
| Denmark
| ||
 Japan
| ||
 Netherlands
| ||
 New Zealand
| ||
 Sweden
| ||
| 14 |  Argentina
|
1 |
 Canada
| ||
 Finland
| ||
 Mexico
|
Total Wins Per Nation
| Rank | Nation | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom
|
40 |
| 2 | France
|
36 |
| 3 |  Germany
|
22 |
| 4 | United States of America
|
18 |
| Italy
| ||
| 6 | Belgium
|
13 |
| 7 | Denmark
|
9 |
| 8 | Austria
|
3 |
| Netherlands
| ||
| 10 |  Australia
|
2 |
| Finland
| ||
| Japan
| ||
| New Zealand
| ||
 Sweden
| ||
| 14 |  Argentina
|
1 |
| Canada
| ||
| Mexico
|
Constructors
Most Wins
| Rank | Constructor | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche
|
15 | 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| 2 | Ferrari
|
9 | 1949, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 |
| 3 | Audi
|
8 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| 4 | Jaguar
|
7 | 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1988, 1990 |
| 5 | Bentley
|
6 | 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 2003 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo
|
4 | 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 |
| Ford
|
1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 | ||
| 8 | Matra-Simca
|
3 | 1972, 1973, 1974 |
| 9 | Lorraine-Dietrich
|
2 | 1925, 1926 |
| Bugatti
|
1937, 1939 | ||
| Mercedes-Benz
|
1952, 1989[2] | ||
| Peugeot
|
1992, 1993 | ||
| 13 | Chenard & Walcker
|
1 | 1923 |
| Lagonda
|
1935 | ||
| Delahaye
|
1938 | ||
| Talbot-Lago
|
1950 | ||
| Aston Martin
|
1959 | ||
| Mirage
|
1975 | ||
| Renault-Alpine
|
1978 | ||
| Rondeau
|
1980 | ||
| Mazda
|
1991 | ||
| Dauer
|
1994[3] | ||
| McLaren
|
1995 | ||
| BMW
|
1999 |
Most Consecutive Wins
| Rank | Constructor | Consecutive Wins |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche
|
7 | 1981 - 1987 |
| 2 | Ferrari
|
6 | 1960 - 1965 |
| 3 | Audi
|
5 | 2004 - 2008 |
| 4 | Bentley
|
4 | 1927 - 1930 |
| Alfa Romeo
|
1931 - 1934 | ||
| Ford
|
1966 - 1969 | ||
| 7 | Jaguar
|
3 | 1955 - 1957 |
| Matra-Simca
|
1972 - 1974 | ||
| Porsche
|
1996 - 1998 | ||
| Audi
|
2000 - 2002 | ||
| 11 | Lorraine-Dietrich
|
2 | 1925 - 1926 |
| Porsche
|
1970 - 1971 | ||
| Porsche
|
1976 - 1977 | ||
| Peugeot
|
1992 - 1993 |
External links
References
- Le Mans 1965 in Automobile Historique n°48 May 2005
- 24 heures du Mans 1973 in Automobile Historique n°49 June/July 2005
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Luigi Chinetti won Le Mans initially as an Italian, but later won as an American. His wins are included for both countries.
- ↑ The 1989 victory is listed with Mercedes-Benz as it was their project and engine, they merely used Sauber as a chassis builder.
- ↑ The 1994 victory is listed with Dauer as the cars were constructed by Dauer and based on their road car, even though the car was based on the Porsche 962, used the Porsche engine, and even ran by the Porsche team.