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 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Constructor records

Most total wins

Rank Constructor Wins Year(s)
1 Porsche 19 1970–1971, 1976–1977, 1979,[Note 1] 1981–1987, 1994,[Note 2] 1996–1998,[Note 3] 2015–2017
2 Audi 13 2000–2002, 2004–2008, 2010–2014
3 Ferrari 12 1949, 1954, 1958, 1960–1965, 2023–2025
4 Jaguar 7 1951, 1953, 1955–1957, 1988, 1990
5 Bentley 6 1924, 1927–1930, 2003
6 Toyota 5 2018–2022
7 Alfa Romeo 4 1931–1934
Ford 1966–1969
9 Matra-Simca 3 1972–1974
Peugeot 1992–1993, 2009
11 Lorraine-Dietrich 2 1925–1926
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

Wins Constructor Consecutive
wins
7 Porsche 1981–1987
6 Ferrari 1960–1965
5 Audi 2004–2008
Audi 2010–2014
Toyota 2018–2022
4 Bentley 1927–1930
Alfa Romeo 1931–1934
Ford 1966–1969
3 Jaguar 1955–1957
Matra-Simca 1972–1974
Porsche 1996–1998
Audi 2000–2002
Porsche 2015–2017
Ferrari 2023–2025

Most win(s) by nations

Rank Nation Win(s) Constructor(s)
1 Germany 34 4
2 United Kingdom 17 6
3 Italy 16 2
4 France 15 9
5 Japan 6 2
6 United States 4 1
7 Switzerland 1[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
Ferrari 499P 2023–2025
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

Most wins by team

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 Bentley Motors Ltd. 5 1927–1930, 2003
Toyota Gazoo Racing 2018–2022
6 Jaguar 3 1951, 1953, 1955
John Wyer Automotive Engineering 1968–1969, 1975
Matra Sports 1972–1974
Martini Racing 1971, 1976–1977
Peugeot Sport 1992–1993, 2009
AF Corse 2023–2025
12 Société Lorraine De Dietrich et Cie 2 1925–1926
Raymond Sommer 1932–1933
Ecurie Ecosse 1956–1957
Shelby American Inc. 1966–1967
Tom Walkinshaw Racing 1988, 1990

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[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

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 55 Porsche[Note 5]
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[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 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
Sébastien Buemi 2018–2020, 2022
9 Woolf Barnato 3 1928–1930
Luigi Chinetti 1932, 1934, 1949
Phil Hill 1958, 1961–1962
Klaus Ludwig 1979, 1984–1985
Al Holbert 1983, 1986–1987
Hurley Haywood 1977, 1983, 1994
Marco Werner 2005–2007
Rinaldo Capello 2003–2004, 2008
Allan McNish 1998, 2008, 2013
Marcel Fässler 2011–2012, 2014
André Lotterer 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 35
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
Poland
China

Most total driver wins per nation

Rank Nation Wins
1 United Kingdom 46
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
Poland
China

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 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 19th[Note 8] Bertrand Gachot, Johnny Herbert and Volker Weidler in 1991
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, 120 days Josh Pierson (2022)
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[Note 9]
Most starts without winning (overall) 30 Bob Wollek
Most time in the car during 24 hours 24 hours Edward Ramsden Hall in 1950[Note 10]
Most time in the car during 24 hours for a winner 23 h 15 min 17s Louis Rosier in 1950[Note 11]
Most entries with different constructors 16 François Migault[Note 12]
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[Note 13]
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, 2024 and 2025
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 1968–1971, 1978–1983, 1985–1988, 1996–1997, 2015–2016, 2024
2 Audi 8 2000–2002, 2004, 2006, 2011–2013
Toyota 8 1999, 2014, 2017–2022
4 Peugeot 6 1992–1993, 2007–2010
5 Ferrari 4 1963–1964, 1973, 2023
6 Ford 3 1965–1967
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
Cadillac 2025

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 6 1971, 1978, 1980, 1998, 2009, 2010
5 6th 5 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
19th 1991
8th 2005
13th 2025

Other records

Most wins by tyre supplier

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
Michelin 1923, 1978, 1989, 1992–1993, 1995, 1998–2025[Note 14]
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 1956

Most wins by fuel type

Rank Fuel Wins Year(s)
1 Petrol 73 1923–2005
2 Petrol-electric hybrid 10 2015–2024
3 Diesel 6 2006–2011
4 Diesel-electric hybrid 3 2012–2014

Notes and references

  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. ^ Herbert qualified his Mazdaspeed entry in 12th place, but exceptional rules—which saw the first ten grid positions reserved for Category 1 cars—meant they started 19th.[8]
  9. ^ He entered 12 times but raced for 2 different cars in 1973 and 1977.
  10. ^ 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).
  11. ^ He won Le Mans with his son Jean-Louis Rosier who raced just 2 laps.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Greenhalgh, David (12 June 2025). "Le Mans 24 Hours: 10 Historical Facts About Qualifying". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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