List of 24 Hours of Le Mans records explained

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

Most total wins

Rank	Constructor	Wins	Year(s)
1	Porsche	19	–, –,, –,, –, –
2	Audi	13	–, –, –
3	Ferrari	11	,,, –, –
4	Jaguar	7	,, –,,
5	Bentley	6	, –,
6	Toyota	5	–
7	Alfa Romeo	4	–
	Ford		–
9	Matra-Simca	3	–
	Peugeot		–,
11	Lorraine-Dietrich	2	–
	Bugatti		,
13	Chenard & Walcker	1
	Lagonda
	Delahaye
	Talbot-Lago
	Mercedes-Benz
	Aston Martin
	Mirage
	Renault-Alpine
	Rondeau
	Sauber-Mercedes		^[1]
	Mazda
	McLaren
	BMW

Most consecutive wins

Wins	Constructor	Consecutive wins
7	Porsche	–
6	Ferrari	–
5	Audi	–
	Audi	–
	Toyota	–
4	Bentley	–
	Alfa Romeo	–
	Ford	–
3	Jaguar	–
	Matra-Simca	–
	Porsche	–
	Audi	–
	Porsche	–

Most win(s) by nations

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

Most wins by cars

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
		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

Rank	Team	Wins	Year(s)
1		15	1984–1985, 1996–1997, 2000–2002, 2006–2008, 2010–2014
2		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

Wins	Car with serial number	Year	Cite
2	Bentley Speed Six #LB2332	1929–1930	^[2]
	Ferrari 250 P/275 P #0816	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

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, 1982–1987, 1996, 1998, 2015
Most podiums	54	Porsche
Most podium lockouts	8	Porsche in 1970, 1979, 1982–1986, 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
Most podiums without winning	3	Pescarolo
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 1968–1971, 1977, 1979–1981, 1983, 1985–1986, 1988, 1994, 1997
Most consecutive fastest laps	5	Audi between 2011 and 2015

Driver records

Most total wins

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

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

Rank	Nation	Winning drivers
1	United Kingdom	34
2	France	28
3	Germany	18
4	Italy	14
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

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

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

Rank	Driver	Number of Entries	Win(s)	Year(s)
1	Woolf Barnato	3	3	1928–1930
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

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

Other driver records

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 (1996 – 2009)
Most time between first and last wins	17 years	Hurley Haywood (1977 – 1994)
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 (1970 – 1999)
Most consecutive finishes	11	Johnny O'Connell (1999 – 2009)
Most time between successive starts	21 years	Jean Alesi (1989 – 2010)
Most races between first and last start	36	Jan Lammers (1983 – 2018)
Most starts without finishing one race	14	Hans Heyer
Most starts without winning (overall)	30	Bob Wollek
Most time in the car during 24 hours	24 hours	Edward Ramsden Hall in 1950
Most time in the car during 24 hours for a winner	23 h 15 min 17s	Louis Rosier in 1950
Most entries with different constructors	16	François Migault
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 (1999–2007)
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 (1978–1998)
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

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
Largest winning margin	349.808 km	In 1927 between a Bentley and a Salmson
Highest average race speed by a winner	225.2280NaN0	Audi R15+ TDI in 2010
Highest average lap speed (qualifying)	251.8810NaN0	Kamui Kobayashi with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2017
Highest average lap speed (race)	248.6280NaN0	Mike Conway with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2019
Highest top speed	4070NaN0	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

Note: The first qualification occurred in 1963.

Most pole positions by constructor

Rank	Constructor	Pole position(s)	Year(s)
1	Porsche	19	–, –, –, –, –,
2	Audi	8	–,,, –
	Toyota	8	,, –
4	Peugeot	6	–, –
5	Ferrari	4	–,,
6	Ford	3	–
7	Matra-Simca	2	,
	Renault-Alpine		,
	Sauber-Mercedes		,
10	Mirage	1
	Lancia
	Nissan
	Courage
	Welter Racing
	Mercedes
	Bentley
	Pescarolo

Most wins per starting position

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

Most wins by tyre supplier

Rank	Manufacturer	Win(s)	Year(s)
1		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
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

Rank	Fuel	Wins	Year(s)
1	Petrol	73	–
2	Petrol-electric hybrid	10	–
3	Diesel	6	–
4	Diesel-electric hybrid	3	–

Notes and References

1. 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
2. Web site: Hubbard . Ed . 7 July 2014 . "Old Number One" – The Inside Story from Ed Hubbard . 10 December 2019 . . en . October 1990.
3. Web site: Ernst . Kurt . 10 September 2018 . From one Le Mans win to two, 55 years later – the saga of Ferrari 275 P chassis 0816 . 9 December 2019 . Hemmings Motor News.
4. Web site: Daniel . Strohl . 5 October 2012 . GT40 that won Le Mans twice to appear with the $11 million GT40 at Amelia Island . 10 December 2019 . Hemmings Motor News.
5. Web site: 1984 Porsche 956 – Chassis 956-117 . 10 December 2019 . Ultimatecarpage.com.
6. Web site: 7 July 2014 . What do this title winning Jaguar and this Le Mans winning Porsche have in common? . 3 March 2024 . Motor Sport Magazine . en-GB.
7. Luigi Chinetti won Le Mans initially as an Italian, but later won as an American. His wins are included for both countries.