24 Hours Of Le Mans
automobile race
24 Hours of Le Mans, original name Grand Prix de Vitesse et d’Endurance or Grand Prix of Speed and Endurance, probably the world’s best-known automobile race, run annually (with few exceptions) since 1923 at the Sarthe road-racing circuit, near Le Mans, France. Since 1928 the winner has been the car that travels the greatest distance in a 24-hour time period. The racing circuit is roughly 8.5 miles (13.6 km) long, and the race is run in June, on one of the shortest nights of the year. Le Mans is one of the eight races that compose the International Automobile Federation (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile; FIA) World Endurance Championship.
A list of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners is provided in the table.
year
car
drivers
*Begun in 1923 as Grand Prix of Speed and Endurance.
1923
Chenard-Walcker
André Lagache, René Léonard
1924
Bentley
John Duff, Franck Clément
1925
Lorraine-Dietrich
Gerard de Courcelles, André Rossignol
1926
Lorraine-Dietrich
Robert Bloch, André Rossignol
1927
Bentley
John Benjafield, Sammy Davis
1928
Bentley
Woolf Barnato, Bernard Rubin
1929
Bentley
Woolf Barnato, Henry Birkin
1930
Bentley
Woolf Barnato, Glen Kidston
1931
Alfa Romeo
Lord Earl Howe, Henry Birkin
1932
Alfa Romeo
Raymond Sommer, Luigi Chinetti
1933
Alfa Romeo
Raymond Sommer, Tazio Nuvolari
1934
Alfa Romeo
Luigi Chinetti, Philippe Etancelin
1935
Lagonda
John Hindmarsh, Luis Fontés
1936
not held
1937
Bugatti
Jean Pierre Wimille, Robert Benoist
1938
Delahaye
Eugène Chaboud, Jean Tremoulet
1939
Bugatti
Jean Pierre Wimille, Pierre Veyron
1940–48
not held
1949
Ferrari
Luigi Chinetti, Peter Mitchell Thompson
1950
Talbot
Louis Rosier, Jean-Louis Rosier
1951
Jaguar
Peter Walker, Peter Nicol Whitehead
1952
Mercedes-Benz
Hermann Lang, Fritz Riess
1953
Jaguar
Tony Rolt, Duncan Hamilton
1954
Ferrari
José Froilan Gonzalez, Maurice Trintignant
1955
Jaguar
Mike Hawthorn, Yvor Bueb
1956
Jaguar
Ron Flockhart, Ninian Sanderson
1957
Jaguar
Ron Flockhart, Yvor Bueb
1958
Ferrari
Phil Hill, Olivier Gendebien
1959
Aston Martin
Roy Salvadori, Caroll Shelby
1960
Ferrari
Paul Frère, Olivier Gendebien
1961
Ferrari
Phil Hill, Olivier Gendebien
1962
Ferrari
Phil Hill, Olivier Gendebien
1963
Ferrari
Ludovico Scarfiotti, Lorenzo Bandini
1964
Ferrari
Jean Guichet, Nino Vaccarella
1965
Ferrari
Masten Gregory, Jochen Rindt
1966
Ford Mk II
Bruce McLaren, Chris Amon
1967
Ford Mk IV
A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney
1968
Ford G.T. 40
Pedro Rodriguez, Lucien Bianchi
1969
Ford G.T. 40
Jacky Ickx, Jackie Oliver
1970
Porsche
Richard Attwood, Hans Herrmann
1971
Porsche
Helmut Marko, Gijs van Lennep
1972
Matra-Simca
Henri Pescarolo, Graham Hill
1973
Matra-Simca
Henri Pescarolo, Gerard Larrousse
1974
Matra-Simca
Henri Pescarolo, Gerard Larrousse
1975
Gulf-Ford
Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell
1976
Porsche
Jacky Ickx, Gijs van Lennep
1977
Porsche
Jacky Ickx, Jürgen Barth, Hurley Haywood
1978
Renault-Alpine
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, Didier Pironi
1979
Porsche
Klaus Ludwig, Don Whittington, Bill Whittington
1980
Porsche
Jean Rondeau, Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
1981
Porsche
Derek Bell, Jacky Ickx
1982
Porsche
Derek Bell, Jacky Ickx
1983
Porsche
Al Holbert, Hurley Haywood, Vern Schuppan
1984
Porsche
Henri Pescarolo, Klaus Ludwig
1985
Porsche
Klaus Ludwig, John Winter, Paolo Barilla
1986
Porsche
Derek Bell, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Al Holbert
1987
Porsche
Hans-Joachim Stuck, Derek Bell, Al Holbert
1988
Jaguar
Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries, Andy Wallace
1989
Mercedes-Benz
Jochen Mass, Manuel Reuter, Stanley Dickens
1990
Jaguar
John Nielsen, Price Cobb, Martin Brundle
1991
Mazda
Volkert Weidler, Johnny Herbert, Bertrand Gachot
1992
Peugeot
Yannick Dalmas, Mark Blundell, Derek Warwick
1993
Peugeot
Geoff Brabham, Christophe Bouchut, Eric Helary
1994
Dauer Porsche
Yannick Dalmas, Hurley Haywood, Mauro Baldi
1995
McLaren
Yannick Dalmas, J.J. Lehto, Sekiya Masanori
1996
Joest TWR Porsche
Manuel Reuter, Davy Jones, Alexander Wurz
1997
Joest Porsche
Michele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson, Tom Kristensen
1998
Porsche GT1
Allan McNish, Laurent Aiello, Stéane Ortelli
1999
BMW V12 LMR
Yannick Dalmas, Pierluigi Martini, Joachim Winkelhock
2000
Audi R8
Franck Biela, Tom Kristensen, Emanuele Pirro
2001
Audi 3596T
Franck Biela, Tom Kristensen, Emanuele Pirro
2002
Audi R8
Franck Biela, Tom Kristensen, Emanuele Pirro
2003
Bentley
Tom Kristensen, Dindo Capello, Guy Smith
2004
Audi R8
Tom Kristensen, Dindo Capello, Ara Seiji
2005
Audi R8
Tom Kristensen, J.J. Lehto, Marco Werner
2006
Audi R10
Franck Biela, Emanuele Pirro, Marco Werner
2007
Audi R10
Franck Biela, Emanuele Pirro, Marco Werner
2008
Audi R10
Dindo Capello, Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish
2009
Peugeot 908
David Brabham, Marc Gené, Alexander Wurz
2010
Audi R15
Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Mike Rockenfeller
2011
Audi R18 TDI
Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, Benoit Tréluyer
2012
Audi R18 e-tron quattro
Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, Benoit Tréluyer
2013
Audi R18 e-tron quattro
Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish, Loïc Duval
2014
Audi R18 e-tron quattro
Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, Benoit Tréluyer
2015
Porsche 919 Hybrid
Nico Hülkenberg, Earl Bamber, Nick Tandy
2016
Porsche 919 Hybrid
Romain Dumas, Neel Jani, Marc Lieb
2017
Porsche 919 Hybrid
Earl Bamber, Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley
2018
Toyota TS050 Hybrid
Fernando Alonso, Sébastien Buemi, Nakajima Kazuki
2019
Toyota TS050 Hybrid
Fernando Alonso, Sébastien Buemi, Nakajima Kazuki
2020
Toyota TS050 Hybrid
Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Nakajima Kazuki
2021
Toyota GR010 Hybrid
Mike Conway, Kobayashi Kamui, Jose Maria Lopez
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