List of 24 Hours of Le Mans records

This is a list of records in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1923. This page is accurate up to and including the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Constructor records

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Most total wins

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Rank Constructor Wins Year(s)
1   Porsche 19 19701971, 19761977, 1979,[Note 1] 19811987, 1994,[Note 2] 19961998,[Note 3] 20152017
2   Audi 13 20002002, 20042008, 20102014
3   Ferrari 11 1949, 1954, 1958, 19601965, 20232024
4   Jaguar 7 1951, 1953, 19551957, 1988, 1990
5   Bentley 6 1924, 19271930, 2003
6   Toyota 5 20182022
7   Alfa Romeo 4 19311934
  Ford 19661969
9   Matra-Simca 3 19721974
  Peugeot 19921993, 2009
11   Lorraine-Dietrich 2 19251926
  Bugatti 1937, 1939
13   Chenard & Walcker 1 1923
  Lagonda 1935
  Delahaye 1938
  Talbot-Lago 1950
  Mercedes-Benz 1952
  Aston Martin 1959
  Mirage 1975
  Renault-Alpine 1978
  Rondeau 1980
  Sauber-Mercedes 1989[1]
  Mazda 1991
  McLaren 1995
  BMW 1999

Most consecutive wins

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Wins Constructor Consecutive
wins
7   Porsche 19811987
6   Ferrari 19601965
5   Audi 20042008
  Audi 20102014
  Toyota 20182022
4   Bentley 19271930
  Alfa Romeo 19311934
  Ford 19661969
3   Jaguar 19551957
  Matra-Simca 19721974
  Porsche 19961998
  Audi 20002002
  Porsche 20152017

Most win(s) by nations

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Rank Nation Win(s) Constructor(s)
1   Germany 34 4
2   United Kingdom 17 6
3   France 15 9
4   Italy 15 2
5   Japan 6 2
6   United States 4 1
7   Switzerland 1[1] 1

Most wins by cars

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Wins Car Year
5   Audi R8 2000–2002, 2004–2005
4   Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 1931–1934
  Ford GT40 1966–1969
  Porsche 956 1982–1985
  Audi R18 2011–2014
3   Jaguar D-Type 1955–1957
  Ferrari 250 TR 1958, 1960–1961
  Matra-Simca MS670 1972–1974
  Porsche 936 1976–1977, 1981
  Audi R10 TDI 2006– 2008
  Porsche 919 Hybrid 2015–2017
  Toyota TS050 Hybrid 2018–2020
2   Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 1925–1926
  Bentley Speed Six 1929–1930
  Bugatti Type 57 1937, 1939
  Porsche 917K 1970–1971
  Porsche 962C 1986–1987
  Peugeot 905 1992–1993
  Porsche WSC-95 1996–1997
  Toyota GR010 Hybrid 2021–2022
  Ferrari 499P 2023–2024

Most wins by team

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Rank Team Wins Year(s)
1   Joest Racing 15 1984–1985, 1996–1997, 2000–2002, 2006–2008, 2010–2014
2   Porsche 12 1976–1977, 1981–1983, 1986–1987, 1994, 1998, 2015–2017
3   Scuderia Ferrari 7 1954, 1958, 1960–1964
4   Jaguar 5 1951, 1953, 1955, 1988, 1990
  Bentley Motors Ltd. 1927–1930, 2003
  Toyota Gazoo Racing 2018–2022
7   Matra Sports 3 1972–1974
  Martini Racing 1971, 1976–1977
  Peugeot Sport 1992–1993, 2009
10   Société Lorraine De Dietrich et Cie 2 1925–1926
  Raymond Sommer 1932–1933
  Ecurie Ecosse 1956–1957
  Shelby American Inc. 1966–1967
  John Wyer Automotive Engineering 1968–1969
  AF Corse 2023–2024

Most consecutive wins by specific cars

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Wins Car with serial number Year Cite
2   Bentley Speed Six #LB2332 1929–1930 [2]
  Ferrari 250 P/275 P #0816[Note 4] 1963–1964 [3]
  Ford GT40 #P-1075 1968–1969 [4]
  Porsche 956 #117 1984–1985 [5]
  TWR Porsche WSC-95 #691 1996–1997 [6]

Other constructor records

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Description Record Details
Wins
Most class wins 108   Porsche
Most class wins in a single race 5   Porsche in 1981 and 1982
Podiums
Most 1–2 finishes 12   Porsche in 1970, 1971, 1979, 19821987, 1996, 1998, 2015
Most podiums 54   Porsche[Note 5]
Most podium lockouts 8   Porsche in 1970, 1979, 19821986, 1996
Most consecutive podiums 18   Audi between 1999 and 2016
Most cars from the same constructor in a row 8   Porsche in 1983
Most podiums before first win 6   Toyota[Note 6]
Most podiums without winning 3   Pescarolo[Note 7]
Starts
Most participations by a single constructor 73   Porsche between 1951 and 2023
Most entries by a single constructor in a single race 33   Porsche in 1971 (33 starters/49)
Most entries by a single constructor (total) 861   Porsche since 1951
Most participations without winning 38   Chevrolet
Most participations without a podium 38   Chevrolet
Most participations without a class win 15   Dome
Most participations without finishing 6   ByKolles/Enso CLM
Fewest starts before first win 1st start   Chenard & Walcker (1923)
  Ferrari (1949)
  McLaren (1995)
Most starts before first win 20th start   Porsche
  Toyota
Pole positions
Most consecutive pole positions 6   Porsche between 1978 and 1983
  Toyota between 2017 and 2022
Fastest laps
Most total fastest laps 14   Porsche in 19681971, 1977, 19791981, 1983, 19851986, 1988, 1994, 1997
Most consecutive fastest laps 5   Audi between 2011 and 2015

Driver records

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Most total wins

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Rank Drivers Wins Years
1   Tom Kristensen 9 1997, 2000–2005, 2008, 2013
2   Jacky Ickx 6 1969, 1975–1977, 1981–1982
3   Derek Bell 5 1975, 1981–1982, 1986–1987
  Frank Biela 2000–2002, 2006–2007
  Emanuele Pirro 2000–2002, 2006–2007
6   Olivier Gendebien 4 1958, 1960–1962
  Henri Pescarolo 1972–1974, 1984
  Yannick Dalmas 1992, 1994–1995, 1999
  Sebastien Buemi 2018–2020, 2022
9   Woolf Barnato 3 1928–1930
    Luigi Chinetti 1932, 1934, 1949
  Phil Hill 1958, 1961–1962
  Hurley Haywood 1977, 1983, 1994
  Klaus Ludwig 1979, 1984–1985
  Al Holbert 1983, 1986–1987
  Rinaldo Capello 2003–2004, 2008
  Marco Werner 2005–2007
  Allan McNish 1998, 2008, 2013
  André Lotterer 2011–2012, 2014
  Marcel Fässler 2011–2012, 2014
  Benoît Tréluyer 2011–2012, 2014
  Kazuki Nakajima 2018–2020
  Brendon Hartley 2017, 2020, 2022

Most consecutive wins

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Rank Drivers Consecutive wins Years
1   Tom Kristensen 6 2000–2005
2   Woolf Barnato 3 1928–1930
  Olivier Gendebien 1960–1962
  Henri Pescarolo 1972–1974
  Jacky Ickx 1975–1977
  Emanuele Pirro 2000–2002
  Frank Biela 2000–2002
  Marco Werner 2005–2007
  Sebastien Buemi 2018–2020
  Kazuki Nakajima 2018–2020

Most winning drivers per nation

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Rank Nation Winning
drivers
1   United Kingdom 34
2   France 28
3   Germany 18
4   Italy 14[7]
5   United States 13[7]
6   Belgium 5
  Japan
8   Australia 4
  New Zealand
10   Austria 3
  Spain
  Denmark
  Switzerland
14   Argentina 2
  Netherlands
  Sweden
17   Canada 1
  Finland
  Mexico
  Monaco

Most total driver wins per nation

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Rank Nation Wins
1   United Kingdom 45
2   France 42
3   Germany 31
4   Italy 21
5   United States 19
6   Belgium 13
7   Denmark 11
8   Switzerland 8
9   Japan 7
  New Zealand
11   Australia 4
  Austria
  Spain
14   Netherlands 3
15   Argentina 2
  Finland
  Sweden
18   Canada 1
  Mexico
  Monaco

Drivers who have won in their first entries

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Rank Driver Year
1   André Lagache 1923
  René Léonard 1923
  Bernard Rubin 1928
  Woolf Barnato 1928
  Luigi Chinetti 1932
  Tazio Nuvolari 1933
  Philippe Etancelin 1934
  Luis Fontés 1935
  Jean-Pierre Wimille 1937
  Peter Walker 1951
  Fritz Riess 1952
  Hermann Lang 1952
  Ivor Bueb 1955
  A. J. Foyt 1967
  Hurley Haywood 1977
  Andy Wallace 1988
  Christophe Bouchut 1993
  Éric Hélary 1993
  Alexander Wurz 1996
  Tom Kristensen 1997
  Laurent Aïello 1998
  Nico Hülkenberg 2015
  Earl Bamber 2015
  Fernando Alonso 2018

Drivers who have won in all of their entries

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Rank Driver Number of
Entries
Win(s) Year(s)
1   Woolf Barnato 3 3 19281930
2   Jean-Pierre Wimille 2 2 1937, 1939
  Fernando Alonso 2018–2019
4   Luis Fontés 1 1 1935
  Hermann Lang 1952
  A. J. Foyt 1967
  Tazio Nuvolari 1933
  Nico Hülkenberg 2015

Most total starts

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Rank Driver Starts
1   Henri Pescarolo 33
2   Bob Wollek 30
3   Yojiro Terada 29
4   Derek Bell 26
5   François Migault 24
  Jan Lammers
  Emmanuel Collard
8   Claude Ballot-Lena 23
  Olivier Beretta
  Jan Magnussen
  Romain Dumas

Other driver records

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Description Record Details
Wins
Youngest winner overall 22 years, 91 days   Alexander Wurz in 1996
Youngest winner by class 18 years, 352 days   Julien Andlauer in 2018 (LM GTE Am category)
Oldest winner 47 years, 343 days   Luigi Chinetti in 1949
Most wins with different constructors 4   Yannick Dalmas (Peugeot, Porsche, McLaren, BMW)
Most time between successive wins 13 years   Alexander Wurz (19962009)
Most time between first and last wins 17 years   Hurley Haywood (19771994)
Most starts before first win 16th start   David Brabham in 2009
Most wins with the same driver lineup 3   Olivier Gendebien,   Phil Hill (1958, 1961, 1962)
  Jacky Ickx,   Derek Bell (1975, 1981, 1982)
  Tom Kristensen,   Frank Biela,   Emanuele Pirro (2000, 2001, 2002)
  Marcel Fässler,   André Lotterer,   Benoît Tréluyer (2011, 2012, 2014)
Lowest start position before win 16th   Hans Herrmann and   Richard Attwood in 1970
Starts and finishes
Youngest driver to start a race 16 years 119 days   Josh Pierson (2022)
Oldest driver to start a race 75 years 269 days   Dominique Bastien (2021)
Youngest driver to finish a race 16 years, 203 days   Matt McMurry (2014)
Oldest driver to finish a race 75 years 270 days   Dominique Bastien (2021)
Most consecutive starts 30   Henri Pescarolo (19701999)
Most consecutive finishes 11   Johnny O'Connell (19992009)
Most time between successive starts 21 years   Jean Alesi (19892010)
Most races between first and last start 36   Jan Lammers (19832018)
Most starts without finishing one race 14   Hans Heyer[Note 8]
Most starts without winning (overall) 30   Bob Wollek
Most time in the car during 24 hours 24 hours   Edward Ramsden Hall in 1950[Note 9]
Most time in the car during 24 hours for a winner 23 h 15 min 17s   Louis Rosier in 1950[Note 10]
Most entries with different constructors 16   François Migault[Note 11]
Most entries with the same constructor 20   Bob Wollek with   Porsche (1975–1983, 1986–1990,1993, 1996–2000)
Most entries as teammates 14   Tracy Krohn and   Niclas Jönsson (2006–2019)
Most finishes 19   Derek Bell
Most retirements 18   Henri Pescarolo
Podiums
Most podiums 14   Tom Kristensen
Most podiums without a win overall 6   Bob Wollek
Most consecutive podium finishes 9   Emanuele Pirro (19992007)
Youngest driver on the podium overall 18 years, 133 days   Ricardo Rodriguez (2nd in 1960)
Oldest driver on the podium overall 55 years, 110 days   Mario Andretti (2nd in 1995)
Oldest driver on the podium by class 68 years, 111 days   Jack Gerber (3rd in 2013 in the LM GTE Am category)
Biggest gap between first and last podiums overall 19 years, 361 days   Bob Wollek (19781998)
Most races without a podium overall 29   Yojiro Terada
Pole positions
Most total pole positions 5   Jacky Ickx (1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Most consecutive pole positions 3   Jacky Ickx (1981, 1982, 1983)
  Stéphane Sarrazin (2007, 2008, 2009)
  Kamui Kobayashi (2019, 2020, 2021)
Most race wins from pole position 3   Jacky Ickx (1975, 1981, 1982)
Most pole positions without winning 3   Bob Wollek (1979, 1984, 1987)
  Stéphane Sarrazin (2007, 2008, 2009)
Youngest polesitter 23 years, 146 days   Pedro Rodríguez (1963)
Oldest polesitter 43 years, 220 days   Bob Wollek (1987)
Fastest laps
Most total fastest laps 5   Jacky Ickx (1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985)
Most consecutive fastest laps 4   Mike Hawthorn (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958)
Youngest driver to set fastest lap 19 years, 114 days   Ricardo Rodriguez (1961)
Oldest driver to set fastest lap 51 years, 44 days   Francis Curzon (1935)

Race records

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Description Record Details
Longest distance covered 5410.713 km (397 laps)   Audi R15+ TDI in 2010
Most laps completed 397 1971 & 2010
Fastest lap in race 3:17.297   Mike Conway with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2019
Fastest lap (since 1990, pole position) 3:14.791   Kamui Kobayashi with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2017
Fastest lap (until 1989, pole position) 3:13.90   Pedro Rodríguez with a Porsche 917 in 1971
Smallest winning margin 20 meters In 1966 between two   Ford GT40s[Note 12]
Largest winning margin 349.808 km In 1927 between a   Bentley and a Salmson
Highest average race speed by a winner 225.228 km/h (140 mph)   Audi R15+ TDI in 2010
Highest average lap speed (qualifying) 251.881 km/h (157 mph)   Kamui Kobayashi with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2017
Highest average lap speed (race) 248.628 km/h (154 mph)   Mike Conway with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2019
Highest top speed 407 km/h (253 mph)   Roger Dorchy with a WM P88-Peugeot in 1988
Most cars in a single race 62 In 2022, 2023, and 2024
Fewest cars in a single race 17 In 1930
Most finishers 53 In 2022
Fewest finishers 6 In 1931
Highest percentage of finishers 90.9% In 1923 (30/33 finishers)
Lowest percentage of finishers 13.7% In 1970 (7/51 finishers)
Most cars in the leading lap 9 In 2024
Most time behind the safety car 6 hrs 54 min 27 secs In 2024
Most safety cars in a race 12 In 2013
Highest attendance 400,000 In 1969
Lowest attendance 0 In 2020

Grid start records

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Note: The first qualification occurred in 1963.

Most pole positions by constructor

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Rank Constructor Pole position(s) Year(s)
1   Porsche 19 19681971, 19781983, 19851988, 19961997, 20152016, 2024
2   Audi 8 20002002, 2004, 2006, 20112013
  Toyota 8 1999, 2014, 20172022
4   Peugeot 6 19921993, 20072010
5   Ferrari 4 19631964, 1973, 2023
6   Ford 3 19651967
7   Matra-Simca 2 1972, 1974
  Renault-Alpine 1976, 1977
  Sauber-Mercedes 1989, 1991
10   Mirage 1 1975
  Lancia 1984
  Nissan 1990
  Courage 1994
  Welter Racing 1995
  Mercedes 1998
  Bentley 2003
  Pescarolo 2005

Most wins per starting position

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Rank Starting position Win(s) Year(s)
1 1st (pole) 13 1974, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1997, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
2 2nd 12 1963, 1972, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2019, 2023
3 4th 10 1966, 1968, 1973, 1984, 1985, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2024
4 5th 5 1971, 1978, 1998, 2009, 2010
6th 1988, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2014
6 7th 4 1964, 1977, 1983, 1994
7 9th 3 1967, 1990, 1995
3rd 1979, 2015, 2020
9 11th 2 1965, 1989
10 14th 1 1969
16th 1970
10th 1980
12th 1991
8th 2005

Other records

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Most wins by tyre supplier

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Rank Manufacturer Win(s) Year(s)
1   Dunlop 34 1924–1931, 1935, 1937–1939, 1950–1951, 1953, 1955–1957, 1960–1964, 1977, 1979, 1981–1988, 1991
2   Michelin 33 1923, 1978, 1989, 1992–1993, 1995, 1998–2024[Note 13]
3   Goodyear 14 1965–1967, 1970, 1972–1976, 1980, 1990, 1994, 1996–1997
4   Englebert 5 1932–1934, 1949, 1958
5   Firestone 3 1968–1969, 1971
6   Continental 1 1952
  Pirelli 1954
  Avon 1959

Most wins by fuel type

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Rank Fuel Wins Year(s)
1 Petrol 73 19232005
2 Petrol-electric hybrid 10 20152024
3 Diesel 6 20062011
4 Diesel-electric hybrid 3 20122014

Notes and references

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  1. ^ The 1979 victory is listed with Porsche, although the car, a Kremer K3 (or 935 K3), was built by Kremer on a Porsche 930 chassis sourced from Porsche, fitted with a Porsche Typ 935/80 engine, used in the 935/78.
  2. ^ The 1994 victory is listed with Porsche, although Dauer Sportwagen was the official constructor of the road car. The car, a Dauer 962 Le Mans, was heavily modified from a customer Porsche 962 chassis for street use and race homologation.
  3. ^ The 1996 and 1997 victories are listed with Porsche, although the car was built by TWR on a modified Jaguar XJR-14 chassis, fitted with a Porsche 962 engine.
  4. ^ This had gone unnoticed until 2018, when documents verifying the identity of the real winner was discovered by Ferrari Classiche. 0814 had long been identified as the winner of the 1963 race when it was badly damaged in a practice accident at the Nürburgring one month prior to Le Mans. This car was submitted to enter the race, not 0816 when it was still being repaired throughout, according to factory documentation. Rather than submitting new paperwork for a replacement entry, the Scuderia sent 0816 to Le Mans under 0814’s identity.
  5. ^ 19 victories, 18 second positions and 17 third positions.
  6. ^ 5 second positions and 1 third position.
  7. ^ 2 second positions and 1 third position.
  8. ^ He entered 12 times but raced for 2 different cars in 1973 and 1977.
  9. ^ He became the first and only man to drive solo for the entire distance, despite having a co-driver in the pits ready to take over. He completed 236 laps, which equals to nearly 3,200 km (2,000 miles).
  10. ^ He won Le Mans with his son Jean-Louis Rosier who raced just 2 laps.
  11. ^ Ferrari in 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978 and 1998 Matra in 1974, Ligier in 1975, Mirage in 1976, De Cadenet in 1979 and 1980, Rondeau in 1981 and 1982, Ford in 1983, Lola in 1984, WM in 1986 and 1987, Courage/Cougar in 1988 and 1991, ALD in 1990, Porsche in 1993, Dodge in 1994, Marcos in 1995 and 1997, Pilbeam in 2001, Dome in 2002. He could have added a 17th constructor in 1992 (Spice) but he did not start the race.
  12. ^ At the finish, Ford decided to stage publicity photo between Miles/Hulme and McLaren/Amon with the No. 5 following, too. According to witnesses, McLaren left a small margin to Miles and it was expected than Miles/Hulme will be declared winner after the examination of the photo finish. But the ACO declared the McLaren/Amon car had won the race, having covered more distance in 24 hours, as it had started the race several places behind the Miles/Hulme car. The ACO estimated the difference to 8 meters.
  13. ^ From 2013, Michelin became the sole supplier of tires for the lead class.
  1. ^ a b The ACO attributed the 1989 victory to the Swiss constructor Sauber
  2. ^ Hubbard, Ed (7 July 2014). ""Old Number One" – The Inside Story from Ed Hubbard". Motor Sport Magazine (published October 1990). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. ^ Ernst, Kurt (10 September 2018). "From one Le Mans win to two, 55 years later – the saga of Ferrari 275 P chassis 0816". Hemmings Motor News. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ Daniel, Strohl (5 October 2012). "GT40 that won Le Mans twice to appear with the $11 million GT40 at Amelia Island". Hemmings Motor News. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  5. ^ "1984 Porsche 956 – Chassis 956-117". Ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  6. ^ "What do this title winning Jaguar and this Le Mans winning Porsche have in common?". Motor Sport Magazine. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b Luigi Chinetti won Le Mans initially as an Italian, but later won as an American. His wins are included for both countries.