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List of 24 Hours of Le Mans records
List of 24 hours lemans record
List of 24 hours lemans record
This is a list of records in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1923. This page is accurate up to and including the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Constructor records
Most total wins
| Rank | Constructor | Wins | Year(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER Porsche | 19 | –, –, , –, , –, – | |||||||||||
| GER Audi | 13 | –, –, – | |||||||||||
| ITA Ferrari | 12 | , , , –, – | |||||||||||
| UK Jaguar | 7 | , , –, , | |||||||||||
| UK Bentley | 6 | , –, | |||||||||||
| JPN Toyota | 5 | – | |||||||||||
| ITA Alfa Romeo | 4 | – | |||||||||||
| USA Ford | – | ||||||||||||
| FRA Matra-Simca | 3 | – | |||||||||||
| FRA Peugeot | –, | ||||||||||||
| FRA Lorraine-Dietrich | 2 | – | |||||||||||
| FRA Bugatti | , | ||||||||||||
| FRA Chenard & Walcker | 1 | ||||||||||||
| UK Lagonda | |||||||||||||
| FRA Delahaye | |||||||||||||
| FRA Talbot-Lago | |||||||||||||
| GER Mercedes-Benz | |||||||||||||
| UK Aston Martin | |||||||||||||
| UK Mirage | |||||||||||||
| FRA Renault-Alpine | |||||||||||||
| FRA Rondeau | |||||||||||||
| CHE Sauber-Mercedes | |||||||||||||
| JPN Mazda | |||||||||||||
| UK McLaren | |||||||||||||
| GER BMW |
Most consecutive wins
| Wins | Constructor | Consecutive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wins | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
| GER Porsche | – | ||||||
| ITA Ferrari | – | ||||||
| GER Audi | – | ||||||
| GER Audi | – | ||||||
| JPN Toyota | – | ||||||
| UK Bentley | – | ||||||
| ITA Alfa Romeo | – | ||||||
| USA Ford | – | ||||||
| UK Jaguar | – | ||||||
| FRA Matra-Simca | – | ||||||
| GER Porsche | – | ||||||
| GER Audi | – | ||||||
| GER Porsche | – | ||||||
| ITA Ferrari | – |
Most win(s) by nations
| Rank | Nation | Win(s) | Constructor(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER Germany | 34 | 4 | ||||||||
| UK United Kingdom | 17 | 6 | ||||||||
| ITA Italy | 16 | 2 | ||||||||
| FRA France | 15 | 9 | ||||||||
| Japan Japan | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| USA United States | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| Swiss Switzerland | 1 | 1 |
Most wins by cars
| Wins | Car | Year | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER Audi R8 | 2000–2002, 2004–2005 | |||||
| ITA Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 | 1931–1934 | |||||
| USA Ford GT40 | 1966–1969 | |||||
| GER Porsche 956 | 1982–1985 | |||||
| DEU Audi R18 | 2011–2014 | |||||
| UK Jaguar D-Type | 1955–1957 | |||||
| ITA Ferrari 250 TR | 1958, 1960–1961 | |||||
| FRA Matra-Simca MS670 | 1972–1974 | |||||
| GER Porsche 936 | 1976–1977, 1981 | |||||
| GER Audi R10 TDI | 2006– 2008 | |||||
| DEU Porsche 919 Hybrid | 2015–2017 | |||||
| JPN Toyota TS050 Hybrid | 2018–2020 | |||||
| ITA Ferrari 499P | 2023–2025 | |||||
| FRA Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 | 1925–1926 | |||||
| UK Bentley Speed Six | 1929–1930 | |||||
| FRA Bugatti Type 57 | 1937, 1939 | |||||
| DEU Porsche 917K | 1970–1971 | |||||
| GER Porsche 962C | 1986–1987 | |||||
| FRA Peugeot 905 | 1992–1993 | |||||
| DEU Porsche WSC-95 | 1996–1997 | |||||
| JPN Toyota GR010 Hybrid | 2021–2022 |
Most wins by team
| Rank | Team | Wins | Year(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEU Joest Racing | 15 | 1984–1985, 1996–1997, 2000–2002, 2006–2008, 2010–2014 | |||||||
| DEU Porsche | 12 | 1976–1977, 1981–1983, 1986–1987, 1994, 1998, 2015–2017 | |||||||
| ITA Scuderia Ferrari | 7 | 1954, 1958, 1960–1964 | |||||||
| UK Bentley Motors Ltd. | 5 | 1927–1930, 2003 | |||||||
| JPN Toyota Gazoo Racing | 2018–2022 | ||||||||
| UK Jaguar | 3 | 1951, 1953, 1955 | |||||||
| UK John Wyer Automotive Engineering | 1968–1969, 1975 | ||||||||
| FRA Matra Sports | 1972–1974 | ||||||||
| DEU Martini Racing | 1971, 1976–1977 | ||||||||
| FRA Peugeot Sport | 1992–1993, 2009 | ||||||||
| ITA AF Corse | 2023–2025 | ||||||||
| FRA Société Lorraine De Dietrich et Cie | 2 | 1925–1926 | |||||||
| FRA Raymond Sommer | 1932–1933 | ||||||||
| UK Ecurie Ecosse | 1956–1957 | ||||||||
| USA Shelby American Inc. | 1966–1967 | ||||||||
| UK Tom Walkinshaw Racing | 1988, 1990 |
Most consecutive wins by specific cars
| Wins | Car with serial number | Year | Cite | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Bentley Speed Six #LB2332 | 1929–1930 | |||
| ITA Ferrari 250 P/275 P #0816 | 1963–1964 | |||
| USA Ford GT40 #P-1075 | 1968–1969 | |||
| GER Porsche 956 #117 | 1984–1985 | |||
| GER TWR Porsche WSC-95 #691 | 1996–1997 |
Other constructor records
| Description | Record | Details | Wins | Podiums | Starts | Pole positions | Fastest laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most class wins | 108 | GER Porsche | |||||
| Most class wins in a single race | 5 | GER Porsche in [1981](1981-24-hours-of-le-mans) and [1982](1982-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Most 1–2 finishes | 12 | GER Porsche in [1970](1970-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1971](1971-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1979](1979-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1982](1982-24-hours-of-le-mans)–[1987](1987-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1996](1996-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1998](1998-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2015](2015-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Most podiums | 55 | GER Porsche | |||||
| Most podium lockouts | 8 | GER Porsche in [1970](1970-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1979](1979-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1982](1982-24-hours-of-le-mans)–[1986](1986-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1996](1996-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Most consecutive podiums | 18 | GER Audi between [1999](1999-24-hours-of-le-mans) and [2016](2016-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Most cars from the same constructor in a row | 8 | GER Porsche in [1983](1983-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Most podiums before first win | 6 | JPN Toyota | |||||
| Most podiums without winning | 3 | FRA Pescarolo | |||||
| Most participations by a single constructor | 73 | GER Porsche between [1951](1951-24-hours-of-le-mans) and [2023](2023-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Most entries by a single constructor in a single race | 33 | GER Porsche in [1971](1971-24-hours-of-le-mans) (33 starters/49) | |||||
| Most entries by a single constructor (total) | 861 | GER Porsche since [1951](1951-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Most participations without winning | 38 | USA Chevrolet | |||||
| Most participations without a podium | 38 | USA Chevrolet | |||||
| Most participations without a class win | 15 | JPN Dome | |||||
| Most participations without finishing | 6 | AUT ByKolles/Enso CLM | |||||
| Fewest starts before first win | 1st start | FRA Chenard & Walcker ([1923](1923-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| ITA Ferrari ([1949](1949-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||||
| UK McLaren ([1995](1995-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||||
| Most starts before first win | 20th start | GER Porsche | |||||
| JPN Toyota | |||||||
| Most consecutive pole positions | 6 | GER Porsche between [1978](1978-24-hours-of-le-mans) and [1983](1983-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| JPN Toyota between [2017](2017-24-hours-of-le-mans) and [2022](2022-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||||
| Most total fastest laps | 14 | GER Porsche in [1968](1968-24-hours-of-le-mans)–[1971](1971-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1977](1977-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1979](1979-24-hours-of-le-mans)–[1981](1981-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1983](1983-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1985](1985-24-hours-of-le-mans)–[1986](1986-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1988](1988-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1994](1994-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1997](1997-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Most consecutive fastest laps | 5 | GER Audi between [2011](2011-24-hours-of-le-mans) and [2015](2015-24-hours-of-le-mans) |
Driver records
Most total wins
| Rank | Drivers | Wins | Years | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Tom Kristensen | 9 | 1997, 2000–2005, 2008, 2013 | ||||||
| Belgium Jacky Ickx | 6 | 1969, 1975–1977, 1981–1982 | ||||||
| United Kingdom Derek Bell | 5 | 1975, 1981–1982, 1986–1987 | ||||||
| DEU Frank Biela | 2000–2002, 2006–2007 | |||||||
| ITA Emanuele Pirro | 2000–2002, 2006–2007 | |||||||
| BEL Olivier Gendebien | 4 | 1958, 1960–1962 | ||||||
| France Henri Pescarolo | 1972–1974, 1984 | |||||||
| France Yannick Dalmas | 1992, 1994–1995, 1999 | |||||||
| SWI Sébastien Buemi | 2018–2020, 2022 | |||||||
| UK Woolf Barnato | 3 | 1928–1930 | ||||||
| ITA USA Luigi Chinetti | 1932, 1934, 1949 | |||||||
| USA Phil Hill | 1958, 1961–1962 | |||||||
| DEU Klaus Ludwig | 1979, 1984–1985 | |||||||
| USA Al Holbert | 1983, 1986–1987 | |||||||
| USA Hurley Haywood | 1977, 1983, 1994 | |||||||
| DEU Marco Werner | 2005–2007 | |||||||
| ITA Rinaldo Capello | 2003–2004, 2008 | |||||||
| UK Allan McNish | 1998, 2008, 2013 | |||||||
| SWI Marcel Fässler | 2011–2012, 2014 | |||||||
| DEU André Lotterer | 2011–2012, 2014 | |||||||
| FRA Benoît Tréluyer | 2011–2012, 2014 | |||||||
| JPN Kazuki Nakajima | 2018–2020 | |||||||
| NZ Brendon Hartley | 2017, 2020, 2022 |
Most consecutive wins
| Rank | Drivers | Consecutive wins | Years | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Tom Kristensen | 6 | 2000–2005 | |||
| UK Woolf Barnato | 3 | 1928–1930 | |||
| BEL Olivier Gendebien | 1960–1962 | ||||
| France Henri Pescarolo | 1972–1974 | ||||
| Belgium Jacky Ickx | 1975–1977 | ||||
| ITA Emanuele Pirro | 2000–2002 | ||||
| DEU Frank Biela | 2000–2002 | ||||
| DEU Marco Werner | 2005–2007 | ||||
| SWI Sebastien Buemi | 2018–2020 | ||||
| JPN Kazuki Nakajima | 2018–2020 |
Most winning drivers per nation
| Rank | Nation | Winning | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | ||
| GBR United Kingdom | 35 | |||||||||||
| FRA France | 28 | |||||||||||
| DEU Germany | 18 | |||||||||||
| ITA Italy | 14 | |||||||||||
| USA United States | 13 | |||||||||||
| BEL Belgium | 5 | |||||||||||
| JPN Japan | ||||||||||||
| AUS Australia | 4 | |||||||||||
| NZL New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| AUT Austria | 3 | |||||||||||
| ESP Spain | ||||||||||||
| DNK Denmark | ||||||||||||
| CHE Switzerland | ||||||||||||
| ARG Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||
| NLD Netherlands | ||||||||||||
| SWE Sweden | ||||||||||||
| CAN Canada | 1 | |||||||||||
| FIN Finland | ||||||||||||
| MEX Mexico | ||||||||||||
| MCO Monaco | ||||||||||||
| POL Poland | ||||||||||||
| CHN China |
Most total driver wins per nation
| Rank | Nation | Wins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR United Kingdom | 46 | ||||||||||||||
| FRA France | 42 | ||||||||||||||
| DEU Germany | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| ITA Italy | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| USA United States | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| BEL Belgium | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| DNK Denmark | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| CHE Switzerland | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| JPN Japan | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| NZL New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
| AUS Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| AUT Austria | |||||||||||||||
| ESP Spain | |||||||||||||||
| NLD Netherlands | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| ARG Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| FIN Finland | |||||||||||||||
| SWE Sweden | |||||||||||||||
| CAN Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| MEX Mexico | |||||||||||||||
| MCO Monaco | |||||||||||||||
| POL Poland | |||||||||||||||
| CHN China |
Drivers who have won in their first entries
| Rank | Driver | Year | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| France André Lagache | [1923](1923-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| France René Léonard | [1923](1923-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| Australia Bernard Rubin | [1928](1928-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| UK Woolf Barnato | [1928](1928-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| ITA Luigi Chinetti | [1932](1932-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| ITA Tazio Nuvolari | [1933](1933-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| France Philippe Etancelin | [1934](1934-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| UK Luis Fontés | [1935](1935-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| France Jean-Pierre Wimille | [1937](1937-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| UK Peter Walker | [1951](1951-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| DEU Fritz Riess | [1952](1952-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| DEU Hermann Lang | [1952](1952-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| UK Ivor Bueb | [1955](1955-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| USA A. J. Foyt | [1967](1967-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| USA Hurley Haywood | [1977](1977-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| UK Andy Wallace | [1988](1988-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| France Christophe Bouchut | [1993](1993-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| France Éric Hélary | [1993](1993-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| Austria Alexander Wurz | [1996](1996-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| Denmark Tom Kristensen | [1997](1997-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| France Laurent Aïello | [1998](1998-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| Germany Nico Hülkenberg | [2015](2015-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| New Zealand Earl Bamber | [2015](2015-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||
| Spain Fernando Alonso | [2018](2018-24-hours-of-le-mans) |
Drivers who have won in all of their entries
| Rank | Driver | Number of | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries | Win(s) | Year(s) | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| UK Woolf Barnato | 3 | 3 | [1928](1928-24-hours-of-le-mans)–[1930](1930-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||
| France Jean-Pierre Wimille | 2 | 2 | [1937](1937-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1939](1939-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||
| ESP Fernando Alonso | [2018–2019](2018-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||
| UK Luis Fontés | 1 | 1 | [1935](1935-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||
| DEU Hermann Lang | [1952](1952-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||
| USA A. J. Foyt | [1967](1967-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||
| ITA Tazio Nuvolari | [1933](1933-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||
| DEU Nico Hülkenberg | [2015](2015-24-hours-of-le-mans) |
Most total starts
| Rank | Driver | Starts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France Henri Pescarolo | 33 | |||||||
| France Bob Wollek | 30 | |||||||
| Japan Yojiro Terada | 29 | |||||||
| United Kingdom Derek Bell | 26 | |||||||
| France François Migault | 24 | |||||||
| Netherlands Jan Lammers | ||||||||
| France Emmanuel Collard | ||||||||
| France Claude Ballot-Lena | 23 | |||||||
| Monaco Olivier Beretta | ||||||||
| DEN Jan Magnussen | ||||||||
| FRA Romain Dumas |
Other driver records
| Description | Record | Details | Wins | Starts and finishes | Podiums | Pole positions | Fastest laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest winner overall | 22 years, 91 days | Austria Alexander Wurz in [1996](1996-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Youngest winner by class | 18 years, 352 days | France Julien Andlauer in [2018](2018-24-hours-of-le-mans) (LM GTE Am category) | |||||
| Oldest winner | 47 years, 343 days | USA Luigi Chinetti in [1949](1949-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Most wins with different constructors | 4 | France Yannick Dalmas (Peugeot, Porsche, McLaren, BMW) | |||||
| Most time between successive wins | 13 years | Austria Alexander Wurz ([1996](1996-24-hours-of-le-mans) – [2009](2009-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Most time between first and last wins | 17 years | USA Hurley Haywood ([1977](1977-24-hours-of-le-mans) – [1994](1994-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Most starts before first win | 16th start | AUS David Brabham in [2009](2009-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Most wins with the same driver lineup | 3 | BEL Olivier Gendebien, USA Phil Hill ([1958](1958-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1961](1961-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1962](1962-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| BEL Jacky Ickx, UK Derek Bell ([1975](1975-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1981](1981-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1982](1982-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||||
| DEN Tom Kristensen, DEU Frank Biela, ITA Emanuele Pirro ([2000](2000-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2001](2001-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2002](2002-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||||
| SWI Marcel Fässler, DEU André Lotterer, FRA Benoît Tréluyer ([2011](2011-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2012](2012-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2014](2014-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||||
| Lowest start position before win | 19th | BEL Bertrand Gachot, UK Johnny Herbert and DEU Volker Weidler in [1991](1991-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Youngest driver to start a race | 16 years, 119 days | USA Josh Pierson ([2022](2022-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Oldest driver to start a race | 75 years, 269 days | USA Dominique Bastien ([2021](2021-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Youngest driver to finish a race | 16 years, 120 days | USA Josh Pierson ([2022](2022-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Oldest driver to finish a race | 75 years, 270 days | USA Dominique Bastien ([2021](2021-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Most consecutive starts | 30 | France Henri Pescarolo ([1970](1970-24-hours-of-le-mans) – [1999](1999-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Most consecutive finishes | 11 | USA Johnny O'Connell ([1999](1999-24-hours-of-le-mans) – [2009](2009-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Most time between successive starts | 21 years | France Jean Alesi ([1989](1989-24-hours-of-le-mans) – [2010](2010-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Most races between first and last start | 36 | Netherlands Jan Lammers ([1983](1983-24-hours-of-le-mans) – [2018](2018-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Most starts without finishing one race | 14 | DEU Hans Heyer | |||||
| Most starts without winning (overall) | 30 | FRA Bob Wollek | |||||
| Most time in the car during 24 hours | 24 hours | UK Edward Ramsden Hall in [1950](1950-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Most time in the car during 24 hours for a winner | 23 h 15 min 17s | FRA Louis Rosier in [1950](1950-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||
| Most entries with different constructors | 16 | FRA François Migault | |||||
| Most entries with the same constructor | 20 | FRA Bob Wollek with DEU Porsche (1975–1983, 1986–1990,1993, 1996–2000) | |||||
| Most entries as teammates | 14 | USA Tracy Krohn and SWE Niclas Jönsson (2006–2019) | |||||
| Most finishes | 19 | UK Derek Bell | |||||
| Most retirements | 18 | FRA Henri Pescarolo | |||||
| Most podiums | 14 | Denmark Tom Kristensen | |||||
| Most podiums without a win overall | 6 | France Bob Wollek | |||||
| Most consecutive podium finishes | 9 | Italy Emanuele Pirro ([1999](1999-24-hours-of-le-mans)–[2007](2007-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Youngest driver on the podium overall | 18 years, 133 days | Mexico Ricardo Rodriguez (2nd in [1960](1960-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Oldest driver on the podium overall | 55 years, 110 days | USA Mario Andretti (2nd in [1995](1995-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Oldest driver on the podium by class | 68 years, 111 days | South Africa Jack Gerber (3rd in [2013](2013-24-hours-of-le-mans) in the LM GTE Am category) | |||||
| Biggest gap between first and last podiums overall | 19 years, 361 days | France Bob Wollek ([1978](1978-24-hours-of-le-mans)–[1998](1998-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Most races without a podium overall | 29 | Japan Yojiro Terada | |||||
| Most total pole positions | 5 | Belgium Jacky Ickx ([1975](1975-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1978](1978-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1981](1981-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1982](1982-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1983](1983-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Most consecutive pole positions | 3 | Belgium Jacky Ickx ([1981](1981-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1982](1982-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1983](1983-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| France Stéphane Sarrazin ([2007](2007-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2008](2008-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2009](2009-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||||
| Japan Kamui Kobayashi ([2019](2019-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2020](2020-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2021](2021-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||||
| Most race wins from pole position | 3 | Belgium Jacky Ickx ([1975](1975-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1981](1981-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1982](1982-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Most pole positions without winning | 3 | France Bob Wollek ([1979](1979-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1984](1984-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1987](1987-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| France Stéphane Sarrazin ([2007](2007-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2008](2008-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2009](2009-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||||
| Youngest polesitter | 23 years, 146 days | MEX Pedro Rodríguez ([1963](1963-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Oldest polesitter | 43 years, 220 days | FRA Bob Wollek ([1987](1987-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Most total fastest laps | 5 | Belgium Jacky Ickx ([1977](1977-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1979](1979-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1980](1980-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1983](1983-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1985](1985-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Most consecutive fastest laps | 4 | UK Mike Hawthorn ([1955](1955-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1956](1956-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1957](1957-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1958](1958-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Youngest driver to set fastest lap | 19 years, 114 days | MEX Ricardo Rodriguez ([1961](1961-24-hours-of-le-mans)) | |||||
| Oldest driver to set fastest lap | 51 years, 44 days | UK Francis Curzon ([1935](1935-24-hours-of-le-mans)) |
Race records
| Description | Record | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longest distance covered | 5410.713 km (397 laps) | GER Audi R15+ TDI in [2010](2010-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Most laps completed | 397 | [1971](1971-24-hours-of-le-mans) & [2010](2010-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Fastest lap in race | 3:17.297 | GBR Mike Conway with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in [2019](2019-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Fastest lap (since 1990, pole position) | 3:14.791 | {{flagicon | Japan |
| Fastest lap (until 1989, pole position) | 3:13.90 | MEX Pedro Rodríguez with a Porsche 917 in [1971](1971-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Smallest winning margin | 20 meters | In [1966](1966-24-hours-of-le-mans) between two USA Ford GT40s | |
| Largest winning margin | 349.808 km | In [1927](1927-24-hours-of-le-mans) between a GBR Bentley and a Salmson | |
| Highest average race speed by a winner | 225.228 km/h | GER Audi R15+ TDI in [2010](2010-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Highest average lap speed (qualifying) | 251.881 km/h | JPN Kamui Kobayashi with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in [2017](2017-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Highest average lap speed (race) | 248.628 km/h | GBR Mike Conway with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in [2019](2019-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Highest top speed | 407 km/h | FRA Roger Dorchy with a WM P88-Peugeot in [1988](1988-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Most cars in a single race | 62 | In [2022](2022-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2023](2023-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2024](2024-24-hours-of-le-mans) and [2025](2025-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Fewest cars in a single race | 17 | In [1930](1930-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Most finishers | 53 | In [2022](2022-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Fewest finishers | 6 | In [1931](1931-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Highest percentage of finishers | 90.9% | In [1923](1923-24-hours-of-le-mans) (30/33 finishers) | |
| Lowest percentage of finishers | 13.7% | In [1970](1970-24-hours-of-le-mans) (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](2024-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Most safety cars in a race | 12 | In [2013](2013-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Highest attendance | 400,000 | In [1969](1969-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |
| Lowest attendance | 0 | In [2020](2020-24-hours-of-le-mans) |
Grid start records
Note: The first qualification occurred in 1963.
Most pole positions by constructor
| Rank | Constructor | Pole position(s) | Year(s) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEU Porsche | 19 | –, –, –, –, –, | ||||||||
| DEU Audi | 8 | –, , , – | ||||||||
| JPN Toyota | 8 | , , – | ||||||||
| FRA Peugeot | 6 | –, – | ||||||||
| ITA Ferrari | 4 | –, , | ||||||||
| USA Ford | 3 | – | ||||||||
| FRA Matra-Simca | 2 | , | ||||||||
| FRA Renault-Alpine | , | |||||||||
| SWI Sauber-Mercedes | , | |||||||||
| UK Mirage | 1 | |||||||||
| ITA Lancia | ||||||||||
| JPN Nissan | ||||||||||
| FRA Courage | ||||||||||
| FRA Welter Racing | ||||||||||
| GER Mercedes | ||||||||||
| UK Bentley | ||||||||||
| FRA Pescarolo | ||||||||||
| USA Cadillac |
Most wins per starting position
| Rank | Starting position | Win(s) | Year(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (pole) | 13 | [1974](1974-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1975](1975-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1981](1981-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1982](1982-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1997](1997-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2003](2003-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2011](2011-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2012](2012-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2013](2013-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2016](2016-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2018](2018-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2021](2021-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2022](2022-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12 | [1963](1963-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1972](1972-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1976](1976-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1986](1986-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1987](1987-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1992](1992-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2000](2000-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2001](2001-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2002](2002-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2006](2006-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2019](2019-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2023](2023-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 | [1966](1966-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1968](1968-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1973](1973-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1984](1984-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1985](1985-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2004](2004-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2007](2007-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2008](2008-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2017](2017-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2024](2024-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 | [1971](1971-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1978](1978-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1980](1980-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1998](1998-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2009](2009-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2010](2010-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 | [1988](1988-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1993](1993-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1996](1996-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1999](1999-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2014](2014-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 | [1964](1964-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1977](1977-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1983](1983-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1994](1994-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 | [1967](1967-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1990](1990-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1995](1995-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||||||
| 3rd | [1979](1979-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2015](2015-24-hours-of-le-mans), [2020](2020-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||||||||
| 11th | 2 | [1965](1965-24-hours-of-le-mans), [1989](1989-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||||||
| 14th | 1 | [1969](1969-24-hours-of-le-mans) | ||||||||||
| 16th | [1970](1970-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||||||||
| 19th | [1991](1991-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||||||||
| 8th | [2005](2005-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||||||||
| 13th | [2025](2025-24-hours-of-le-mans) |
Other records
Most wins by tyre supplier
| Rank | Manufacturer | Win(s) | Year(s) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Dunlop | 34 | 1924–1931, 1935, 1937–1939, 1950–1951, 1953, 1955–1957, 1960–1964, 1977, 1979, 1981–1988, 1991 | ||||||
| FRA Michelin | 1923, 1978, 1989, 1992–1993, 1995, 1998–2025 | |||||||
| USA Goodyear | 14 | 1965–1967, 1970, 1972–1976, 1980, 1990, 1994, 1996–1997 | ||||||
| BEL Englebert | 5 | 1932–1934, 1949, 1958 | ||||||
| USA Firestone | 3 | 1968–1969, 1971 | ||||||
| DEU Continental | 1 | 1952 | ||||||
| ITA Pirelli | 1954 | |||||||
| UK Avon | 1956 |
Most wins by fuel type
| Rank | Fuel | Wins | Year(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 73 | – | |||||
| Petrol-electric hybrid | 10 | – | |||||
| Diesel | 6 | – | |||||
| Diesel-electric hybrid | 3 | – |
References
- [https://assets.lemans.org/explorer/pdf/courses/2018/24-heures-du-mans/press-kit/fr/statistiques-historiques-fr.pdf The ACO attributed the 1989 victory to the Swiss constructor Sauber]
- Hubbard, Ed. (7 July 2014). ""Old Number One" – The Inside Story from Ed Hubbard".
- Ernst, Kurt. (10 September 2018). "From one Le Mans win to two, 55 years later – the saga of Ferrari 275 P chassis 0816".
- Daniel, Strohl. (5 October 2012). "GT40 that won Le Mans twice to appear with the $11 million GT40 at Amelia Island".
- "1984 Porsche 956 – Chassis 956-117".
- (7 July 2014). "What do this title winning Jaguar and this Le Mans winning Porsche have in common?".
- Luigi Chinetti won Le Mans initially as an Italian, but later won as an American. His wins are included for both countries.
- Greenhalgh, David. (12 June 2025). "Le Mans 24 Hours: 10 Historical Facts About Qualifying".
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