LE MANS BY NUMBERS
There are names. There are stories. There are legends. Then, there are numbers.
Here are a few of those numbers.
For WEC Week and the build up to the greatest endurance race in the world, here is Le Mans By Numbers:
1 – Wins In Their First Entries – Andre Lagache, Rene Leonard, Bernard Rubin, Woolf Barnato, Luigi Chinetti, Tazio Nuvolari, Philippe Etancelin, Luis Fontes, Jean-Pierre Wimille, Peter Walker, Fritz Riess, Hermann Lang, Ivor Bueb, AJ Foyt, Hurley Haywood, Klaus Ludwig, Andy Wallace, Christophe Bouchut, Eric Helary, Alexander Wurz, Tom Kristensen, Laurent Aiello, Nico Hulkenberg, Earl Bamber
2 – Most Pole Positions Without Winning – Toyota
2 – Most Consecutive Wins By Same Car – Bentley Speed Six, Ford GT40, Porsche 956 & Porsche WSC-95
2 – Most Cars In The Leading Lap – 1933, 1935, 1966, 1969, 1983, 1987, 1988, 2004, 2008 & 2011
3 – Wins In All Drivers Entries – Woolf Barnato
3 – Most Consecutive Pole Positions – Jacky Ickx & Stephane Sarrazin
4 – Most Consecutive Fastest Laps – Mike Hawthorn
4 – Winner With Most Constructors – Yannick Dalmas
5 – Most Wins By A Car – Audi R8
5 – Most Second Place Finishes Without Winning – Toyota
5 – Most Consecutive Fastest Laps – Audi
5 – Most Fastest Laps – Jacky Ickx
5 – Most Pole Positions – Jacky Ickx
6 – Most Consecutive Pole Positions – Porsche
6 – Most Consecutive Wins – Tom Kristensen
6 – Fewest Finishers – 1931
6 – Most Podiums Without A Win – Bob Wollek
7 – Most Consecutive Wins – Porsche
8 – Most Podium Hatricks – Porsche
8 – Most Cars Of The Same Brand In A Row – Porsche
9 – Most Driver Wins – Tom Kristensen
9 – Most Consecutive Podium Finishes – Emanuele Pirro
11 – Most Entries As Team Mates – Tracy Krohn & Niclas Jonsson
11 – Most Consecutive Finishes – Johnny O’Connell
12 – Most 1-2 Finishes – Porsche
12 – Most Safety Cars In A Race – 2013
13 – Most Wins By A Team – Joest Racing
13 – Biggest Gap In Years Between Two Wins – Alexander Wurz
14 – Most Fastest Laps – Porsche
14 – Most Starts Without Finishing One Race – Hans Heyer
14 – Most Podiums – Tom Kristensen
16 – Most Starts Before First Win – David Brabham
16 years (202 days) – Youngest Driver To Start A Race – Matt McMurry
17 – Biggest Gap In Years Between First And Last Win – Hurley Haywood
17 – Entries With Most Constructors – Francois Migault
17 – Fewest Cars In A Single Race – 1930
18 – Most Constructor Wins – Porsche
18 – Most Consecutive Podiums – Audi
18 – Most Retirements – Henri Pescarolo
18 years (133 days) – Youngest Driver On The Podium (Overall) – Ricardo Rodriguez
19 – Most Pole Positions By Constructor – Porsche
19 – Most Finishes – Derek Bell
20 – Most Entries With The Same Constructor – Bob Wollek
21 – Years Of Most Time Between Successive Starts – Jean Alesi
22 years (91 days) – Youngest Winner – Alexander Wurz
23 (hours, 15 minutes & 17 seconds) – Most Time In The Car During 24 Hours – Louis Rosier
30 – Most Winning Drivers Per Nation – United Kingdom
30 – Most Consecutive Starts – Henri Pescarolo
30 – Most Starts Without Winning (Overall) – Bob Wollek
33 – Most Entries By A Single Constructor In A Single Race – Porsche
33 – Total Starts – Henri Pescarolo
34 – Most Wins By Nation Constructor – Germany
34 – Most Winning Tyre Manufacturer – Dunlop
35 – Most Times Between First And Last Start – Mario Andretti & Yojiro Terada
43 – Total Driver Wins Per Nation – France
44 – Most Finishers – 2016
47 years (343 days) – Oldest Winner – Luigi Chinetti
55 years (110 days) – Oldest Driver On The Podium (Overall) – Mario Andretti
60 – Most Cars In A Single Race – 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955 & 2016
66 – Most Participations By A Single Constructor – Porsche
68 years (110 days) – Oldest Driver To Start A Race – Jack Gerber
788 – Most Total Entries By A Single Constructor – Porsche
24 – The Hours It Takes To Finish The Greatest Race In The World
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