List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners

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1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of Auto Sport Review magazine.
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1952 Le Mans race, depicted on cover of Auto Sport Review magazine.

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 editions since 1923 are listed here, 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.

Contents

Winners

Year Drivers Team Car Laps Distance
2007
2006 Germany Frank Biela
Italy Emanuele Pirro
Germany Marco Werner
Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 380 5187km
2005 Finland J.J. Lehto
Germany Marco Werner
Denmark Tom Kristensen
United States ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 370 5050.5km
2004 Japan Seiji Ara
Denmark Tom Kristensen
Italy Rinaldo Capello
Japan Audi Sport Japan Team Goh Audi R8 379 5169.9km
2003 Denmark Tom Kristensen
Italy Rinaldo Capello
United Kingdom Guy Smith
United Kingdom Team Bentley Bentley Speed 8 377 5146.05km
2002 Germany Frank Biela
Denmark Tom Kristensen
Italy Emanuele Pirro
Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R8 375 5118.75km
2001 Germany Frank Biela
Denmark Tom Kristensen
Italy Emanuele Pirro
Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R8 321 4381.65km
2000 Germany Frank Biela
Denmark Tom Kristensen
Italy Emanuele Pirro
Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R8 368 5007.99km
1999 Italy Pierluigi Martini
France Yannick Dalmas
Germany Joachim Winkelhock
Germany Team BMW Motorsport BMW V12 LMR 365 4968km
1998 France Laurent Aïello
United Kingdom Allan McNish
France Stéphane Ortelli
Germany Porsche AG Porsche 911 GT1-98 351 4773.18km
1997 Italy Michele Alboreto
Sweden Stefan Johansson
Denmark Tom Kristensen
Germany Joest Racing TWR Porsche WSC-95 361 4909.6km
1996 Germany Manuel Reuter
United States Davy Jones
Austria Alexander Wurz
Germany Joest Racing TWR Porsche WSC-95 354 4814.4km
1995 France Yannick Dalmas
Finland J.J. Lehto
Japan Masanori Sekiya
United Kingdom Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing McLaren F1 GTR 298 4055.8km
1994 France Yannick Dalmas
United States Hurley Haywood
Italy Mauro Baldi
Germany Le Mans Porsche Team Dauer 962LM 344 4678.4km
1993 Australia Geoff Brabham
France Christophe Bouchut
France Eric Hélary
France Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 905 Evo 1B 375 5100km
1992 United Kingdom Derek Warwick
France Yannick Dalmas
United Kingdom Mark Blundell
France Peugeot Talbot Sport Peugeot 905 Evo 1B 352 4787.2km
1991 Germany Volker Weidler
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
Belgium Bertrand Gachot
Japan Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Mazda 787B 362 4922.81km
1990 Denmark John Nielsen
United States Price Cobb
United Kingdom Martin Brundle
United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar (TWR) Jaguar XJR-12 359 4882.4km
1989 Germany Jochen Mass
Germany Manuel Reuter
Sweden Stanley Dickens
Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Sauber C9-Mercedes-Benz 389 5265.115km
1988 Netherlands Jan Lammers
United Kingdom Johnny Dumfries
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United Kingdom Silk Cut Jaguar (TWR) Jaguar XJR-9LM 394 5332.97km
1987 United Kingdom Derek Bell
Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
United States Al Holbert
Germany Rothmans Porsche AG Porsche 962C 354 4791.9km
1986 United Kingdom Derek Bell
Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
United States Al Holbert
Germany Rothmans Porsche AG Porsche 962C 367 4972.731km
1985 Germany Klaus Ludwig
Italy Paolo Barilla
Germany Louis Krages
Germany Joest Racing Porsche 956 373 5088.507km
1984 Germany Klaus Ludwig
France Henri Pescarolo
Germany Joest Racing Porsche 956 359 4900.276km
1983 Australia Vern Schuppan
United States Al Holbert
United States Hurley Haywood
Germany Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 370 5047.934km
1982 Belgium Jacky Ickx
United Kingdom Derek Bell
Germany Rothmans Porsche System Porsche 956 359 4899.086km
1981 Belgium Jacky Ickx
United Kingdom Derek Bell
Germany Porsche System Porsche 936 354 4825.348km
1980 France Jean Rondeau
France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
France Jean Rondeau Rondeau M379B-Ford Cosworth 338 4608.02km
1979 Germany Klaus Ludwig
United States Bill Whittington
United States Don Whittington
Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 935 307 4173.93km
1978 France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
France Didier Pironi
France Renault Sport Renault Alpine A442B 369 5044.53km
1977 Belgium Jacky Ickx
United States Hurley Haywood
Germany Jürgen Barth
Germany Martini Racing Porsche System Porsche 936 342 4671.83km
1976 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Netherlands Gijs van Lennep
Germany Martini Racing Porsche System Porsche 936 349 4769.923km
1975 Belgium Jacky Ickx
United Kingdom Derek Bell
United Kingdom Gulf Research Racing Co. Mirage GR8-Ford Cosworth 336 4594.577km
1974 France Henri Pescarolo
France Gérard Larrousse
France Equipe Gitanes Matra Simca MS670C 337 4606.571km
1973 France Henri Pescarolo
France Gérard Larrousse
France Equipe Matra-Simca Shell Matra Simca MS670B 355 4853.945km
1972 France Henri Pescarolo
United Kingdom Graham Hill
France Equipe Matra-Simca Shell Matra Simca MS670 344 4691.343km
1971 Austria Helmut Marko
Netherlands Gijs van Lennep
Germany Martini Racing Team Porsche 917K 397 5335.313km
1970 Germany Hans Herrmann
United Kingdom Richard Attwood
Austria Porsche KG Salzburg Porsche 917K 343 4607.81km
1969 Belgium Jacky Ickx
United Kingdom Jackie Oliver
United Kingdom John Wyer Automotive Engineering Ford GT40 Mk.I 372 4997.88km
1968 Mexico Pedro Rodriguez
Belgium Lucien Bianchi
United Kingdom John Wyer Automotive Engineering Ford GT40 Mk.I 331 4452.88km
1967 United States Dan Gurney
United States A.J. Foyt
United States Shelby-American Inc. Ford GT40 Mk.IV 388 5232.9km
1966 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
New Zealand Chris Amon
United States Shelby-American Inc. Ford GT40 Mk.II 360 4843.09km
1965 Austria Jochen Rindt
United States Masten Gregory
United States North American Racing Team (NART) Ferrari 250LM 348 4677.11km
1964 France Jean Guichet
Italy Nino Vaccarella
Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 275P 349 4695.31km
1963 Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti
Italy Lorenzo Bandini
Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 250P 339 4561.71km
1962 Belgium Olivier Gendebien
United States Phil Hill
Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Spyder 331 4451.255km
1961 Belgium Olivier Gendebien
United States Phil Hill
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TRI/61 333 4476.58km
1960 Belgium Olivier Gendebien
Belgium Paul Frère
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TR59/60 314 4217.527km
1959 United States Carroll Shelby
United Kingdom Roy Salvadori
United Kingdom David Brown Racing Dept. Aston Martin DBR1 323 4347.9km
1958 Belgium Olivier Gendebien
United States Phil Hill
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 TR58 305 4101.926km
1957 United Kingdom Ron Flockhart
United Kingdom Ivor Bueb
United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type 327 4397.108km
1956 United Kingdom Ron Flockhart
United Kingdom Ninian Sanderson
United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type 300 4034.939km
1955 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn
United Kingdom Ivor Bueb
United Kingdom Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar D-Type 307 4135.38km
1954 Argentina José Froilán González
France Maurice Trintignant
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 Plus 302 4061.15km
1953 United Kingdom Tony Rolt
United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton
United Kingdom Jaguar Cars Ltd. Jaguar C-Type 304 4088.064km
1952 Germany Hermann Lang
Germany Fritz Riess
Germany Daimler-Benz A.G. Mercedes-Benz 300SL 277 3733.839km
1951 United Kingdom Peter Walker
United Kingdom Peter Whitehead
United Kingdom Peter Walker Jaguar XK-120C 267 3611.193km
1950 France Louis Rosier
France Jean-Louis Rosier
France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago T26 GS 256 3465.12km
1949 United States (48 States) Luigi Chinetti
United Kingdom Peter Mitchell-Thomson
United Kingdom Lord Selsdon Ferrari 166MM 235 3178.299km
1948
to
1940
Races Cancelled
1939 France Jean-Pierre Wimille
France Pierre Veyron
France Jean-Pierre Wimille Bugatti Type 57S Tank 248 3354.76km
1938 France Eugène Chaboud
France Jean Trémoulet
France Eugène Chaboud / Jean Trémoulet Delahaye 135CS 235 3180.94km
1937 France Jean-Pierre Wimille
France Robert Benoist
France Roger Labric Bugatti Type 57G Tank 243 3287.938km
1936 Race Cancelled
1935 United Kingdom Johnny Hindmarsh
United Kingdom Luis Fontés
United Kingdom Arthur W. Fox / Charles Nichol Lagonda M45R Rapide 222 3006.797km
1934 Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Chinetti
France Philippe Étancelin
Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Chinetti / Philippe Étancelin Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 213 2886.938km
1933 France Raymond Sommer
Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Tazio Nuvolari
Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Soc. Anon. Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 8C 2300MM 233 3144.038km
1932 France Raymond Sommer
Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Chinetti
France Raymond Sommer Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM 218 2954.038km
1931 United Kingdom Earl Howe
United Kingdom Henry Birkin
United Kingdom Earl Howe Alfa Romeo 8C 2300LM 184 3017.654km
1930 United Kingdom Woolf Barnato
United Kingdom Glen Kidston
United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. Bentley Speed Six 179 2930.663km
1929 United Kingdom Woolf Barnato
United Kingdom Henry Birkin
United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. Bentley Speed Six 174 2843.83km
1928 United Kingdom Woolf Barnato
United Kingdom Bernard Rubin
United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. Bentley 4½ Litre 154 2669.272km
1927 United Kingdom Dudley Benjafield
United Kingdom Sammy Davis
United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. Bentley 3 Litre Super Sport 137 2369.807km
1926 France Robert Bloch
France André Rossignol
No Team Name Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 147 2552.414km
1925 France Gérard de Courcelles
France André Rossignol
No Team Name Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 129 2233.982km
1924 Image:Canadian Red Ensign 1921.svg John Duff
United Kingdom Frank Clement
United Kingdom Duff & Aldington Bentley 3 Litre Sport 120 2077.341km
1923 France André Lagache
France René Léonard
No Team Name Chenard & Walcker Sport 128 2209.536km

Records

Most Driver Wins

Rank Driver Wins Years
1 Denmark Tom Kristensen 7 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
2 Belgium Jacky Ickx 6 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982
3 United Kingdom Derek Bell 5 1975, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987
4= Belgium Olivier Gendebien 4 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962
4= France Henri Pescarolo 4 1972, 1973, 1974, 1984
4= France Yannick Dalmas 4 1991, 1994, 1995, 1999
4= Italy Emanuele Pirro 4 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
4= Germany Frank Biela 4 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006

Most Consecutive Driver Wins

Rank Driver Consecutive
Wins
Years
1 Denmark Tom Kristensen 6 2000 - 2005
2= United Kingdom Woolf Barnato 3 1928 - 1930
2= Belgium Olivier Gendebien 3 1961 - 1963
2= France Henri Pescarolo 3 1972 - 1974
2= Belgium Jacky Ickx 3 1975 - 1977
2= Italy Emanuele Pirro 3 2000 - 2002
2= Germany Frank Biela 3 2000 - 2002

Driver Wins By Nation

Rank Nation Winning
Drivers
1 United Kingdom United Kingdom 31
2 France France 26
3 Germany Germany 14
4 United States United States 12[1]
5 Italy Italy 11[1]
6 Belgium Belgium 5
7 Austria Austria 3
8= Australia Australia 2
8= Denmark Denmark 2
8= Japan Japan 2
8= Netherlands Netherlands 2
8= New Zealand New Zealand 2
8= Sweden Sweden 2
14= Argentina Argentina 1
14= Canada Canada 1
14= Finland Finland 1
14= Mexico Mexico 1
14= Portugal Portugal 1

Most Constructor Wins

Rank Constructor Wins Years
1 Germany Porsche 16 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984,
1985, 1986, 1987, 1994[2], 1996, 1997, 1998
2 Italy Ferrari 9 1949, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
3 United Kingdom Jaguar 7 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1988, 1990
4= United Kingdom Bentley 6 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 2003
4= Germany Audi 6 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
6= Italy Alfa Romeo 4 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934
6= United States Ford 4 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
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