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List of 24 Hours of Le Mans records

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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

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Most total wins

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Rank Constructor Wins Year(s)
1 Germany Porsche 19 19701971, 19761977, 1979,[Note 1] 19811987, 1994,[Note 2] 19961998,[Note 3] 20152017
2 Germany Audi 13 20002002, 20042008, 20102014
3 Italy Ferrari 11 1949, 1954, 1958, 19601965, 20232024
4 United Kingdom Jaguar 7 1951, 1953, 19551957, 1988, 1990
5 United Kingdom Bentley 6 1924, 19271930, 2003
6 Japan Toyota 5 20182022
7 Italy Alfa Romeo 4 19311934
United States Ford 19661969
9 France Matra-Simca 3 19721974
France Peugeot 19921993, 2009
11 France Lorraine-Dietrich 2 19251926
France Bugatti 1937, 1939
13 France Chenard & Walcker 1 1923
United Kingdom Lagonda 1935
France Delahaye 1938
France Talbot-Lago 1950
Germany Mercedes-Benz 1952
United Kingdom Aston Martin 1959
United Kingdom Mirage 1975
France Renault-Alpine 1978
France Rondeau 1980
Switzerland Sauber-Mercedes 1989[1]
Japan Mazda 1991
United Kingdom McLaren 1995
Germany BMW 1999

Most consecutive wins

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Wins Constructor Consecutive
wins
7 Germany Porsche 19811987
6 Italy Ferrari 19601965
5 Germany Audi 20042008
Germany Audi 20102014
Japan Toyota 20182022
4 United Kingdom Bentley 19271930
Italy Alfa Romeo 19311934
United States Ford 19661969
3 United Kingdom Jaguar 19551957
France Matra-Simca 19721974
Germany Porsche 19961998
Germany Audi 20002002
Germany Porsche 20152017

Most win(s) by nations

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Rank Nation Win(s) Constructor(s)
1 Germany Germany 34 4
2 United Kingdom United Kingdom 17 6
3 France France 15 9
4 Italy Italy 15 2
5 Japan Japan 6 2
6 United States United States 4 1
7 Switzerland Switzerland 1[1] 1

Most wins by cars

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Wins Car Year
5 Germany Audi R8 2000–2002, 2004–2005
4 Italy Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 1931–1934
United States Ford GT40 1966–1969
Germany Porsche 956 1982–1985
Germany Audi R18 2011–2014
3 United Kingdom Jaguar D-Type 1955–1957
Italy Ferrari 250 TR 1958, 1960–1961
France Matra-Simca MS670 1972–1974
Germany Porsche 936 1976–1977, 1981
Germany Audi R10 TDI 2006– 2008
Germany Porsche 919 Hybrid 2015–2017
Japan Toyota TS050 Hybrid 2018–2020
2 France Lorraine-Dietrich B3-6 1925–1926
United Kingdom Bentley Speed Six 1929–1930
France Bugatti Type 57 1937, 1939
Germany Porsche 917K 1970–1971
Germany Porsche 962C 1986–1987
France Peugeot 905 1992–1993
Germany Porsche WSC-95 1996–1997
Japan Toyota GR010 Hybrid 2021–2022
Italy Ferrari 499P 2023–2024

Most wins by team

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Rank Team Wins Year(s)
1 Germany Joest Racing 15 1984–1985, 1996–1997, 2000–2002, 2006–2008, 2010–2014
2 Germany Porsche 12 1976–1977, 1981–1983, 1986–1987, 1994, 1998, 2015–2017
3 Italy Scuderia Ferrari 7 1954, 1958, 1960–1964
4 United Kingdom Jaguar 5 1951, 1953, 1955, 1988, 1990
United Kingdom Bentley Motors Ltd. 1927–1930, 2003
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing 2018–2022
7 France Matra Sports 3 1972–1974
Germany Martini Racing 1971, 1976–1977
France Peugeot Sport 1992–1993, 2009
10 France Société Lorraine De Dietrich et Cie 2 1925–1926
France Raymond Sommer 1932–1933
United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse 1956–1957
United States Shelby American Inc. 1966–1967
United Kingdom John Wyer Automotive Engineering 1968–1969
Italy AF Corse 2023–2024

Most consecutive wins by specific cars

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Wins Car with serial number Year Cite
2 United Kingdom Bentley Speed Six #LB2332 1929–1930 [2]
Italy Ferrari 250 P/275 P #0816[Note 4] 1963–1964 [3]
United States Ford GT40 #P-1075 1968–1969 [4]
Germany Porsche 956 #117 1984–1985 [5]
Germany TWR Porsche WSC-95 #691 1996–1997 [6]

Other constructor records

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Description Record Details
Wins
Most class wins 108 Germany Porsche
Most class wins in a single race 5 Germany Porsche in 1981 and 1982
Podiums
Most 1–2 finishes 12 Germany Porsche in 1970, 1971, 1979, 19821987, 1996, 1998, 2015
Most podiums 54 Germany Porsche[Note 5]
Most podium lockouts 8 Germany Porsche in 1970, 1979, 19821986, 1996
Most consecutive podiums 18 Germany Audi between 1999 and 2016
Most cars from the same constructor in a row 8 Germany Porsche in 1983
Most podiums before first win 6 Japan Toyota[Note 6]
Most podiums without winning 3 France Pescarolo[Note 7]
Starts
Most participations by a single constructor 73 Germany Porsche between 1951 and 2023
Most entries by a single constructor in a single race 33 Germany Porsche in 1971 (33 starters/49)
Most entries by a single constructor (total) 861 Germany Porsche since 1951
Most participations without winning 38 United States Chevrolet
Most participations without a podium 38 United States Chevrolet
Most participations without a class win 15 Japan Dome
Most participations without finishing 6 Austria ByKolles/Enso CLM
Fewest starts before first win 1st start France Chenard & Walcker (1923)
Italy Ferrari (1949)
United Kingdom McLaren (1995)
Most starts before first win 20th start Germany Porsche
Japan Toyota
Pole positions
Most consecutive pole positions 6 Germany Porsche between 1978 and 1983
Japan Toyota between 2017 and 2022
Fastest laps
Most total fastest laps 14 Germany Porsche in 19681971, 1977, 19791981, 1983, 19851986, 1988, 1994, 1997
Most consecutive fastest laps 5 Germany Audi between 2011 and 2015

Driver records

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Most total wins

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Rank Drivers Wins Years
1 Denmark Tom Kristensen 9 1997, 2000–2005, 2008, 2013
2 Belgium Jacky Ickx 6 1969, 1975–1977, 1981–1982
3 United Kingdom Derek Bell 5 1975, 1981–1982, 1986–1987
Germany Frank Biela 2000–2002, 2006–2007
Italy Emanuele Pirro 2000–2002, 2006–2007
6 Belgium Olivier Gendebien 4 1958, 1960–1962
France Henri Pescarolo 1972–1974, 1984
France Yannick Dalmas 1992, 1994–1995, 1999
Switzerland Sebastien Buemi 2018–2020, 2022
9 United Kingdom Woolf Barnato 3 1928–1930
Italy United States Luigi Chinetti 1932, 1934, 1949
United States Phil Hill 1958, 1961–1962
United States Hurley Haywood 1977, 1983, 1994
Germany Klaus Ludwig 1979, 1984–1985
United States Al Holbert 1983, 1986–1987
Italy Rinaldo Capello 2003–2004, 2008
Germany Marco Werner 2005–2007
United Kingdom Allan McNish 1998, 2008, 2013
Germany André Lotterer 2011–2012, 2014
Switzerland Marcel Fässler 2011–2012, 2014
France Benoît Tréluyer 2011–2012, 2014
Japan Kazuki Nakajima 2018–2020
New Zealand Brendon Hartley 2017, 2020, 2022

Most consecutive wins

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Rank Drivers Consecutive wins Years
1 Denmark Tom Kristensen 6 2000–2005
2 United Kingdom Woolf Barnato 3 1928–1930
Belgium Olivier Gendebien 1960–1962
France Henri Pescarolo 1972–1974
Belgium Jacky Ickx 1975–1977
Italy Emanuele Pirro 2000–2002
Germany Frank Biela 2000–2002
Germany Marco Werner 2005–2007
Switzerland Sebastien Buemi 2018–2020
Japan Kazuki Nakajima 2018–2020

Most winning drivers per nation

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Rank Nation Winning
drivers
1 United Kingdom United Kingdom 34
2 France France 28
3 Germany Germany 18
4 Italy Italy 14[7]
5 United States United States 13[7]
6 Belgium Belgium 5
Japan Japan
8 Australia Australia 4
New Zealand New Zealand
10 Austria Austria 3
Spain Spain
Denmark Denmark
Switzerland Switzerland
14 Argentina Argentina 2
Netherlands Netherlands
Sweden Sweden
17 Canada Canada 1
Finland Finland
Mexico Mexico
Monaco Monaco

Most total driver wins per nation

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Rank Nation Wins
1 United Kingdom United Kingdom 45
2 France France 42
3 Germany Germany 31
4 Italy Italy 21
5 United States United States 19
6 Belgium Belgium 13
7 Denmark Denmark 11
8 Switzerland Switzerland 8
9 Japan Japan 7
New Zealand New Zealand
11 Australia Australia 4
Austria Austria
Spain Spain
14 Netherlands Netherlands 3
15 Argentina Argentina 2
Finland Finland
Sweden Sweden
18 Canada Canada 1
Mexico Mexico
Monaco Monaco

Drivers who have won in their first entries

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Rank Driver Year
1 France André Lagache 1923
France René Léonard 1923
Australia Bernard Rubin 1928
United Kingdom Woolf Barnato 1928
Italy Luigi Chinetti 1932
Italy Tazio Nuvolari 1933
France Philippe Etancelin 1934
United Kingdom Luis Fontés 1935
France Jean-Pierre Wimille 1937
United Kingdom Peter Walker 1951
Germany Fritz Riess 1952
Germany Hermann Lang 1952
United Kingdom Ivor Bueb 1955
United States A. J. Foyt 1967
United States Hurley Haywood 1977
United Kingdom Andy Wallace 1988
France Christophe Bouchut 1993
France Éric Hélary 1993
Austria Alexander Wurz 1996
Denmark Tom Kristensen 1997
France Laurent Aïello 1998
Germany Nico Hülkenberg 2015
New Zealand Earl Bamber 2015
Spain Fernando Alonso 2018

Drivers who have won in all of their entries

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Rank Driver Number of
Entries
Win(s) Year(s)
1 United Kingdom Woolf Barnato 3 3 19281930
2 France Jean-Pierre Wimille 2 2 1937, 1939
Spain Fernando Alonso 2018–2019
4 United Kingdom Luis Fontés 1 1 1935
Germany Hermann Lang 1952
United States A. J. Foyt 1967
Italy Tazio Nuvolari 1933
Germany Nico Hülkenberg 2015

Most total starts

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

Other driver records

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Description Record Details
Wins
Youngest winner overall 22 years, 91 days Austria Alexander Wurz in 1996
Youngest winner by class 18 years, 352 days France Julien Andlauer in 2018 (LM GTE Am category)
Oldest winner 47 years, 343 days United States Luigi Chinetti in 1949
Most wins with different constructors 4 France Yannick Dalmas (Peugeot, Porsche, McLaren, BMW)
Most time between successive wins 13 years Austria Alexander Wurz (19962009)
Most time between first and last wins 17 years United States Hurley Haywood (19771994)
Most starts before first win 16th start Australia David Brabham in 2009
Most wins with the same driver lineup 3 Belgium Olivier Gendebien, United States Phil Hill (1958, 1961, 1962)
Belgium Jacky Ickx, United Kingdom Derek Bell (1975, 1981, 1982)
Denmark Tom Kristensen, Germany Frank Biela, Italy Emanuele Pirro (2000, 2001, 2002)
Switzerland Marcel Fässler, Germany André Lotterer, France Benoît Tréluyer (2011, 2012, 2014)
Lowest start position before win 16th Germany Hans Herrmann and United Kingdom Richard Attwood in 1970
Starts and finishes
Youngest driver to start a race 16 years 119 days United States Josh Pierson (2022)
Oldest driver to start a race 75 years 269 days United States Dominique Bastien (2021)
Youngest driver to finish a race 16 years, 203 days United States Matt McMurry (2014)
Oldest driver to finish a race 75 years 270 days United States Dominique Bastien (2021)
Most consecutive starts 30 France Henri Pescarolo (19701999)
Most consecutive finishes 11 United States Johnny O'Connell (19992009)
Most time between successive starts 21 years France Jean Alesi (19892010)
Most races between first and last start 36 Netherlands Jan Lammers (19832018)
Most starts without finishing one race 14 Germany Hans Heyer[Note 8]
Most starts without winning (overall) 30 France Bob Wollek
Most time in the car during 24 hours 24 hours United Kingdom Edward Ramsden Hall in 1950[Note 9]
Most time in the car during 24 hours for a winner 23 h 15 min 17s France Louis Rosier in 1950[Note 10]
Most entries with different constructors 16 France François Migault[Note 11]
Most entries with the same constructor 20 France Bob Wollek with Germany Porsche (1975–1983, 1986–1990,1993, 1996–2000)
Most entries as teammates 14 United States Tracy Krohn and Sweden Niclas Jönsson (2006–2019)
Most finishes 19 United Kingdom Derek Bell
Most retirements 18 France Henri Pescarolo
Podiums
Most podiums 14 Denmark Tom Kristensen
Most podiums without a win overall 6 France Bob Wollek
Most consecutive podium finishes 9 Italy Emanuele Pirro (19992007)
Youngest driver on the podium overall 18 years, 133 days Mexico Ricardo Rodriguez (2nd in 1960)
Oldest driver on the podium overall 55 years, 110 days United States Mario Andretti (2nd in 1995)
Oldest driver on the podium by class 68 years, 111 days South Africa Jack Gerber (3rd in 2013 in the LM GTE Am category)
Biggest gap between first and last podiums overall 19 years, 361 days France Bob Wollek (19781998)
Most races without a podium overall 29 Japan Yojiro Terada
Pole positions
Most total pole positions 5 Belgium Jacky Ickx (1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983)
Most consecutive pole positions 3 Belgium Jacky Ickx (1981, 1982, 1983)
France Stéphane Sarrazin (2007, 2008, 2009)
Japan Kamui Kobayashi (2019, 2020, 2021)
Most race wins from pole position 3 Belgium Jacky Ickx (1975, 1981, 1982)
Most pole positions without winning 3 France Bob Wollek (1979, 1984, 1987)
France Stéphane Sarrazin (2007, 2008, 2009)
Youngest polesitter 23 years, 146 days Mexico Pedro Rodríguez (1963)
Oldest polesitter 43 years, 220 days France Bob Wollek (1987)
Fastest laps
Most total fastest laps 5 Belgium Jacky Ickx (1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985)
Most consecutive fastest laps 4 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958)
Youngest driver to set fastest lap 19 years, 114 days Mexico Ricardo Rodriguez (1961)
Oldest driver to set fastest lap 51 years, 44 days United Kingdom Francis Curzon (1935)

Race records

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Description Record Details
Longest distance covered 5410.713 km (397 laps) Germany Audi R15+ TDI in 2010
Most laps completed 397 1971 & 2010
Fastest lap in race 3:17.297 United Kingdom Mike Conway with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2019
Fastest lap (since 1990, pole position) 3:14.791 Japan Kamui Kobayashi with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2017
Fastest lap (until 1989, pole position) 3:13.90 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez with a Porsche 917 in 1971
Smallest winning margin 20 meters In 1966 between two United States Ford GT40s[Note 12]
Largest winning margin 349.808 km In 1927 between a United Kingdom Bentley and a Salmson
Highest average race speed by a winner 225.228 km/h (140 mph) Germany Audi R15+ TDI in 2010
Highest average lap speed (qualifying) 251.881 km/h (157 mph) Japan Kamui Kobayashi with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2017
Highest average lap speed (race) 248.628 km/h (154 mph) United Kingdom Mike Conway with a Toyota TS050 Hybrid in 2019
Highest top speed 407 km/h (253 mph) France 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

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Note: The first qualification occurred in 1963.

Most pole positions by constructor

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Rank Constructor Pole position(s) Year(s)
1 Germany Porsche 19 19681971, 19781983, 19851988, 19961997, 20152016, 2024
2 Germany Audi 8 20002002, 2004, 2006, 20112013
Japan Toyota 8 1999, 2014, 20172022
4 France Peugeot 6 19921993, 20072010
5 Italy Ferrari 4 19631964, 1973, 2023
6 United States Ford 3 19651967
7 France Matra-Simca 2 1972, 1974
France Renault-Alpine 1976, 1977
Switzerland Sauber-Mercedes 1989, 1991
10 United Kingdom Mirage 1 1975
Italy Lancia 1984
Japan Nissan 1990
France Courage 1994
France Welter Racing 1995
Germany Mercedes 1998
United Kingdom Bentley 2003
France Pescarolo 2005

Most wins per starting position

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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

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Most wins by tyre supplier

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Rank Manufacturer Win(s) Year(s)
1 United Kingdom Dunlop 34 1924–1931, 1935, 1937–1939, 1950–1951, 1953, 1955–1957, 1960–1964, 1977, 1979, 1981–1988, 1991
2 France Michelin 33 1923, 1978, 1989, 1992–1993, 1995, 1998–2024[Note 13]
3 United States Goodyear 14 1965–1967, 1970, 1972–1976, 1980, 1990, 1994, 1996–1997
4 Belgium Englebert 5 1932–1934, 1949, 1958
5 United States Firestone 3 1968–1969, 1971
6 Germany Continental 1 1952
Italy Pirelli 1954
United Kingdom Avon 1959

Most wins by fuel type

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Rank Fuel Wins Year(s)
1 Petrol 73 19232005
2 Petrol-electric hybrid 10 20152024
3 Diesel 6 20062011
4 Diesel-electric hybrid 3 20122014

Notes and references

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  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. ^ He entered 12 times but raced for 2 different cars in 1973 and 1977.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ He won Le Mans with his son Jean-Louis Rosier who raced just 2 laps.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.