Le Mans 24 Hours

Every overall winning car at the 24 Heures du Mans, 1923 → present. 90 races across 7 eras — Pioneers, Postwar, Ford vs Ferrari, Matra & Mirage, Group C, LMP1 Renaissance, Hybrid Era.

A chronological documentary of 156 moments spanning 1923–2026 on Loreline.

last updated 2026-08-08

1. 1923-05-26 — 1923 · Chenard et Walcker. The first 24 Heures du Mans, 26-27 May 1923, organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Run in mud and rain.
2. 1924-06-14 — 1924 · Bentley 3 Litre. First Bentley Boys victory. John Duff and Frank Clement in a privately-entered Bentley 3 Litre Sport.
3. 1927-06-18 — 1927 · Bentley 3 Litre Super Sport. The "White House Crash" — three Bentleys collided at the kink before White House, Davis nursed the surviving Bentley to victory.
4. 1928-06-16 — 1928 · Bentley 4½ Litre. Woolf Barnato, the South African diamond heir and Bentley chairman, takes his first of three consecutive wins.
5. 1929 — 1929 · Bentley Speed Six. Bentley sweep — five of the top seven finishers were Bentleys. Barnato and Birkin win.
6. 1930-06-21 — 1930 · Bentley Speed Six. 📹 VICTORS OF LE MANS TALK TO MOVIETONE - SOUND Year: 1930 · Winner: Bentley Speed Six · Drivers: Woolf Barnato · Glen Kidston Barnato's third straight win — the only driver in history to win every Le Mans he ever entered (three for three).
7. 1931-06-13 — 1931 · Alfa Romeo 8C 2300. Earl Howe and Tim Birkin in the supercharged Alfa Romeo 8C — first non-Bentley win in five years.
8. 1932-06-18 — 1932 · Alfa Romeo 8C 2300. Raymond Sommer drove nearly the entire 24 hours alone after partner Luigi Chinetti fell ill.
9. 1933-06-17 — 1933 · Alfa Romeo 8C 2300. Tazio Nuvolari, "Il Mantovano Volante", takes the win. Alfa's three-peat.
10. 1933-06-17 — 1933 · Alfa Romeo 8C 2300. 📹 1933 Le Mans 24H - Nuvolari and Sommer win (+ BONUS 1934 race) Year: 1933 · Winner: Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 · Drivers: Tazio Nuvolari · Raymond Sommer Tazio Nuvolari, "Il Mantovano Volante", takes the win. Alfa's three-peat.
11. 1934-06-16 — 1934 · Alfa Romeo 8C 2300. Alfa's four-in-a-row. Luigi Chinetti, the future US Ferrari importer, gets his name on the trophy.
12. 1935 — 1935 · Lagonda M45R. Lagonda breaks the Alfa streak in the last car-builder year before Chrysler-style mass production reaches racing.
13. 1937-06-19 — 1937 · Bugatti Type 57G Tank. Streamlined Bugatti "Tank" body. The 1936 race was cancelled (Front Populaire general strike).
14. 1938-06-18 — 1938 · Delahaye 135 CS. French marque Delahaye wins on home soil. The last pre-war race produced a usable winner; the 1939 race was a fast one.
15. 1939-06-17 — 1939 · Bugatti Type 57C Tank. Bugatti's second Le Mans win in three years. Three months later, war breaks out; the race won't run again until 1949.
16. 1949-06-25 — 1949 · Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta. Ferrari's first ever Le Mans win — Chinetti driving 22½ of the 24 hours himself, Lord Selsdon for the remainder.
17. 1950-06-24 — 1950 · Talbot-Lago T26 GS. Louis Rosier drove 23 hours and 35 minutes of the 24 — handing over to his son for two laps.
18. 1950-06-24 — 1950 · Talbot-Lago T26 GS. 📹 Upscaled to HD 60FPS - Louis Rosier wins the 1950 Le Mans race driving a record 23h30mins! Year: 1950 · Winner: Talbot-Lago T26 GS · Drivers: Louis Rosier · Jean-Louis Rosier Louis Rosier drove 23 hours and 35 minutes of the 24 — handing over to his son for two laps.
19. 1951-06-23 — 1951 · Jaguar C-Type. Jaguar's first Le Mans victory. The C-Type's disc brakes (introduced 1952) would soon define the era.
20. 1952-06-14 — 1952 · Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. Mercedes' first postwar racing victory at Le Mans, the gullwing 300 SL W194 prototype.
21. 1953-06-13 — 1953 · Jaguar C-Type. First Le Mans win with disc brakes. Hamilton famously celebrated the night before with a heavy session at the bar.
22. 1953 — 1951 · Jaguar C-Type. 📹 1953 Le Mans | Jaguar C-Type | Joy Spring | Brown & Roach Year: 1951 · Winner: Jaguar C-Type · Drivers: Peter Walker · Peter Whitehead Jaguar's first Le Mans victory. The C-Type's disc brakes (introduced 1952) would soon define the era.
23. 1954-06-12 — 1954 · Ferrari 375 Plus. José Froilán González — "El Cabezón", the Argentine — outduels the Jaguars in the rain.
24. 1954-06-12 — 1954 · Ferrari 375 Plus. 📹 1954 24H of Le Mans (Rare French Film) Year: 1954 · Winner: Ferrari 375 Plus · Drivers: José Froilán González · Maurice Trintignant José Froilán González — "El Cabezón", the Argentine — outduels the Jaguars in the rain.
25. 1955-06-11 — 1955 · Jaguar D-Type. 📹 Le Mans Motor Racing Disaster (1955) | British Pathé Year: 1955 · Winner: Jaguar D-Type · Drivers: Mike Hawthorn · Ivor Bueb The 1955 disaster — Pierre Levegh's Mercedes 300 SLR launched into the crowd at White House, killing 83 spectators. Mercedes withdrew during the race; Hawthorn drove on to victory amid the worst tragedy in motorsport.
26. 1957-06-22 — 1957 · Jaguar D-Type. Ecurie Ecosse repeats. D-Type's third Le Mans win, fifth Jaguar victory in seven years.
27. 1958-06-21 — 1958 · Ferrari 250 TR58. Phil Hill — future Formula 1 World Champion — and the Belgian Gendebien begin a five-year partnership of three Le Mans wins.
28. 1959-06-20 — 1959 · Aston Martin DBR1. Aston Martin's only outright Le Mans victory. Carroll Shelby, the future Cobra and GT40 architect, drives a third of the race wearing his cowboy hat.
29. 1960-06-25 — 1960 · Ferrari 250 TR59/60. Ferrari wins. The first of six straight Ferrari victories.
30. 1961-06-10 — 1961 · Ferrari 250 TRI/61. Gendebien and Hill repeat the 1958 win. Mid-engine revolution looming — Ferrari's last front-engine Le Mans victory.
31. 1962-06-23 — 1962 · Ferrari 330 TRI/LM. Hill's third Le Mans win in a row (he won the 1961 F1 World Championship in between). Gendebien's fourth.
32. 1962-06-23 — 1962 · Ferrari 330 TRI/LM. 📹 23/06/1962 24 hours of le mans. olivier gendebien -phil hill on ferrari win Year: 1962 · Winner: Ferrari 330 TRI/LM · Drivers: Olivier Gendebien · Phil Hill Hill's third Le Mans win in a row (he won the 1961 F1 World Championship in between). Gendebien's fourth.
33. 1963 — 1963 · Ferrari 250 P. First mid-engine win at Le Mans. Bandini and Scarfiotti both die in racing accidents within the decade.
34. 1963 — 1963 · Ferrari 250 P. 📹 Le Mans 24 Hours 1963 Ferrari 250P V-12 Wins "The Roaring Road" Year: 1963 · Winner: Ferrari 250 P · Drivers: Lorenzo Bandini · Lodovico Scarfiotti First mid-engine win at Le Mans. Bandini and Scarfiotti both die in racing accidents within the decade.
35. 1964-06-20 — 1964 · Ferrari 275 P. Last Ferrari win for thirty-five years. The Henry Ford II GT40 campaign starts that summer — the war begins.
36. 1965-06-19 — 1965 · Ferrari 250 LM. Private NART entry beats both the works Ferraris and the Ford GT40 program. Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt; Rindt would die at Monza in 1970.
37. 1967-06-10 — 1967 · Ford GT40 Mark IV. All-American Mk IV with American drivers — Gurney and Foyt set a distance record (5,232 km) that stood for 43 years. Gurney invents the champagne podium spray.
38. 1967-06-10 — 1967 · Ford GT40 Mark IV. 📹 Foyt and Gurney LeMans 1967 Year: 1967 · Winner: Ford GT40 Mark IV · Drivers: Dan Gurney · A. J. Foyt All-American Mk IV with American drivers — Gurney and Foyt set a distance record (5,232 km) that stood for 43 years. Gurney invents the champagne podium spray.
39. 1968-09-28 — 1968 · Ford GT40 Mark I. John Wyer's privateer Gulf-livery Mark I — the iconic blue and orange — beats the works Porsche 908s.
40. 1968-09-28 — 1968 · Ford GT40 Mark I. 📹 GT40 at the 1968 Le Mans race Year: 1968 · Winner: Ford GT40 Mark I · Drivers: Pedro Rodríguez · Lucien Bianchi John Wyer's privateer Gulf-livery Mark I — the iconic blue and orange — beats the works Porsche 908s.
41. 1969-06-14 — 1969 · Ford GT40 Mark I. 📹 1969 Le Mans Start - Jacky Ickx Walks to his car Year: 1969 · Winner: Ford GT40 Mark I · Drivers: Jacky Ickx · Jackie Oliver Ickx famously walks across the grid to protest the running start (which would soon be abolished) — wins by 120 metres over Porsche after 24 hours.
42. 1970-06-13 — 1970 · Porsche 917 KH. Porsche's first overall Le Mans win after decades trying. McQueen filmed his Le Mans movie at this race.
43. 1970-06-13 — 1970 · Porsche 917 KH. 📹 24h Le Mans 1970 - Porsche 917 Overall Victory (German Documentary) Year: 1970 · Winner: Porsche 917 KH · Drivers: Hans Herrmann · Richard Attwood Porsche's first overall Le Mans win after decades trying. McQueen filmed his Le Mans movie at this race.
44. 1971-06-12 — 1971 · Porsche 917 KH. Distance record (5,335 km) that stood until 2010. Helmut Marko goes on to become the Red Bull F1 power broker.
45. 1972-06-10 — 1972 · Matra-Simca MS670. First French win in 22 years. Graham Hill becomes the only driver to win the Triple Crown (Monaco, Indy 500, Le Mans).
46. 1972-06-10 — 1972 · Matra-Simca MS670. 📹 Matra at Le Mans 1972 Year: 1972 · Winner: Matra-Simca MS670 · Drivers: Henri Pescarolo · Graham Hill First French win in 22 years. Graham Hill becomes the only driver to win the Triple Crown (Monaco, Indy 500, Le Mans).
47. 1973-06-09 — 1973 · Matra-Simca MS670B. Matra's second straight win. Pescarolo becomes Le Mans royalty.
48. 1973-06-09 — 1973 · Matra-Simca MS670B. 📹 Circuit of Le Mans 1973 - Matra Onboard Year: 1973 · Winner: Matra-Simca MS670B · Drivers: Henri Pescarolo · Gérard Larrousse Matra's second straight win. Pescarolo becomes Le Mans royalty.
49. 1974 — 1974 · Matra-Simca MS670C. Matra three-peat. The marque retires from racing at the end of the year.
50. 1976-06-12 — 1976 · Porsche 936. Porsche back on top with the turbocharged 936. Ickx's third Le Mans win.
51. 1977 — 1976 · Porsche 936. 📹 Qualifying Le Mans 1977 - on-board Porsche 936/77 Spyder Year: 1976 · Winner: Porsche 936 · Drivers: Jacky Ickx · Gijs van Lennep Porsche back on top with the turbocharged 936. Ickx's third Le Mans win.
52. 1978-06-10 — 1978 · Renault Alpine A442B. Renault's only Le Mans victory. The factory turbocharged campaign that would soon be exported to Formula 1.
53. 1979-06-09 — 1979 · Porsche 935 K3. Only Group 5 (production-based) car ever to win Le Mans outright. The Whittington brothers — later jailed for drug trafficking — drove a Kremer Racing privateer.
54. 1980-06-14 — 1980 · Rondeau M379B. Jean Rondeau becomes the only person to win Le Mans in a car bearing his own name.
55. 1982 — 1987 · Porsche 962 C. 📹 Porsche Triple Victory in Le Mans 1982 Year: 1987 · Winner: Porsche 962 C · Drivers: Hans-Joachim Stuck · Derek Bell · Al Holbert Same trio repeats. Seven straight Porsche victories — a streak no manufacturer has matched since.
56. 1982-06-19 — 1982 · Porsche 956. First win for the iconic 956. Ickx's sixth Le Mans victory — the record stood until 2005.
57. 1983-06-18 — 1983 · Porsche 956. Porsche 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 finish — the dominant year of the 956 era.
58. 1984 — 1985 · Porsche 956 B. 📹 24 Hours Le Mans 1984 | In-Car | Porsche 956 | Richard Lloyd Year: 1985 · Winner: Porsche 956 B · Drivers: Klaus Ludwig · Paolo Barilla · "John Winter" Joest Racing again. "John Winter" was the pseudonym of German amateur driver Louis Krages.
59. 1984-06-16 — 1984 · Porsche 956 B. 📹 Le Mans 24 Hour 1984 | Drama for the NewMan Porsche Year: 1984 · Winner: Porsche 956 B · Drivers: Klaus Ludwig · Henri Pescarolo Joest Racing privateer Porsche beats the works cars. Klaus Ludwig's second win, Pescarolo's fourth.
60. 1985 — 1985 · Porsche 956 B. Joest Racing again. "John Winter" was the pseudonym of German amateur driver Louis Krages.
61. 1986-05-31 — 1986 · Porsche 962 C. Porsche 962 era begins. Bell's fourth Le Mans win.
62. 1986-05-31 — 1986 · Porsche 962 C. 📹 1986 Le Mans 24 Hour Race | Opening Lap with Vern Schuppan | Porsche 962C Year: 1986 · Winner: Porsche 962 C · Drivers: Hans-Joachim Stuck · Derek Bell · Al Holbert Porsche 962 era begins. Bell's fourth Le Mans win.
63. 1987-06-13 — 1987 · Porsche 962 C. Same trio repeats. Seven straight Porsche victories — a streak no manufacturer has matched since.
64. 1988-06-11 — 1988 · Jaguar XJR-9 LM. 📹 Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1988 | Victory for Jaguar Year: 1988 · Winner: Jaguar XJR-9 LM · Drivers: Jan Lammers · Johnny Dumfries · Andy Wallace Tom Walkinshaw's TWR-built Jaguar ends Porsche's seven-year streak. First Jaguar win since 1957.
65. 1989-06-10 — 1989 · Sauber-Mercedes C9. Mercedes' return to Le Mans 34 years after the 1955 disaster. Top speed on Mulsanne over 400 km/h — last race before the chicanes were added.
66. 1990-06-16 — 1990 · Jaguar XJR-12. Jaguar's second win in three years. The Mulsanne Straight is now broken by two chicanes for the first time.
67. 1990-06-16 — 1990 · Jaguar XJR-12. 📹 1990 - Le Mans - Onboard in the works Jaguar XJR-12 Year: 1990 · Winner: Jaguar XJR-12 · Drivers: John Nielsen · Price Cobb · Martin Brundle Jaguar's second win in three years. The Mulsanne Straight is now broken by two chicanes for the first time.
68. 1991-06-22 — 1991 · Mazda 787B. The only Japanese car AND the only rotary-engine car to ever win Le Mans. The 787B's scream is the most iconic engine note in motorsport history.
69. 1994-06-18 — 1994 · Dauer 962 Le Mans. Jochen Dauer's "road-going" Porsche 962 — a loophole-exploiting GT entry that was a thinly-disguised Group C car. Last 962 win.
70. 1995-06-17 — 1995 · McLaren F1 GTR. McLaren's road car — designed by Gordon Murray for the road, not the track — wins Le Mans on its racing debut. In the rain. From an extra pitstop. With four other F1 GTRs in the top 5.
71. 1997 — 1959 · Aston Martin DBR1. 📹 Aston Martin DBR1: The 1959 Le Mans Victory That Launched Carroll Shelby's Legacy Year: 1959 · Winner: Aston Martin DBR1 · Drivers: Carroll Shelby · Roy Salvadori Aston Martin's only outright Le Mans victory. Carroll Shelby, the future Cobra and GT40 architect, drives a third of the race wearing his cowboy hat.
72. 1998-06-06 — 1998 · Porsche 911 GT1-98. Porsche's 16th overall Le Mans win — a record at the time. McNish's first.
73. 1998-06-06 — 1998 · Porsche 911 GT1-98. 📹 Le Mans 1998 - Porsche 911 GT1 - Allan McNish - Old Top Gear Year: 1998 · Winner: Porsche 911 GT1-98 · Drivers: Allan McNish · Laurent Aïello · Stéphane Ortelli Porsche's 16th overall Le Mans win — a record at the time. McNish's first.
74. 2000 — 2001 · Audi R8. 📹 2000 12 Hours of Sebring - Audi R8 - Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen, Emanuele Pirro Year: 2001 · Winner: Audi R8 · Drivers: Frank Biela · Tom Kristensen · Emanuele Pirro Same trio repeats. The R8 era begins in earnest.
75. 2000-06-17 — 2000 · Audi R8. First Audi R8 win — the diesel era is two years away. Pirro's first Le Mans victory; Kristensen's second.
76. 2001-06-16 — 2001 · Audi R8. Same trio repeats. The R8 era begins in earnest.
77. 2002 — 2000 · Audi R8. 📹 Le Mans - Audi wins 2000, 2001 & 2002 Year: 2000 · Winner: Audi R8 · Drivers: Frank Biela · Tom Kristensen · Emanuele Pirro First Audi R8 win — the diesel era is two years away. Pirro's first Le Mans victory; Kristensen's second.
78. 2002 — 2002 · Audi R8. Audi three-peat by the same three drivers — the only such occurrence in Le Mans history.
79. 2003-06-14 — 2003 · Bentley Speed 8. Bentley returns to Le Mans for the first time in 73 years and wins — using a thinly-veiled Audi powertrain and Audi-loaned drivers.
80. 2003-06-14 — 2003 · Bentley Speed 8. 📹 Le Mans Sieg von Bentley 2003 Year: 2003 · Winner: Bentley Speed 8 · Drivers: Tom Kristensen · Rinaldo Capello · Guy Smith Bentley returns to Le Mans for the first time in 73 years and wins — using a thinly-veiled Audi powertrain and Audi-loaned drivers.
81. 2004-06-12 — 2004 · Audi R8. Kristensen's fifth Le Mans win in a row (2000-04), tying Jacky Ickx's record of six total.
82. 2004-06-12 — 2004 · Audi R8. 📹 2004 Le Mans Series Review Year: 2004 · Winner: Audi R8 · Drivers: Tom Kristensen · Rinaldo Capello · Seiji Ara Kristensen's fifth Le Mans win in a row (2000-04), tying Jacky Ickx's record of six total.
83. 2005-06-18 — 2005 · Audi R8. Kristensen breaks Ickx's record with his seventh Le Mans win — the only driver in history to win seven 24 Hours of Le Mans (later he'll get to nine).
84. 2005-06-18 — 2005 · Audi R8. 📹 The 24 Hours Of Le Mans 2005 Extended Highlights Year: 2005 · Winner: Audi R8 · Drivers: Tom Kristensen · J. J. Lehto · Marco Werner Kristensen breaks Ickx's record with his seventh Le Mans win — the only driver in history to win seven 24 Hours of Le Mans (later he'll get to nine).
85. 2006-06-17 — 2006 · Audi R10 TDI. First diesel ever to win Le Mans. The R10 TDI begins the decade-long diesel-prototype era.
86. 2007-06-16 — 2007 · Audi R10 TDI. Audi back-to-back R10 wins. Peugeot 908 HDi diesel debuts and runs second.
87. 2007-06-16 — 2007 · Audi R10 TDI. 📹 Audi R10 Peugeot 908 Onboard- Le Mans 24 Hours 2007 Year: 2007 · Winner: Audi R10 TDI · Drivers: Frank Biela · Emanuele Pirro · Marco Werner Audi back-to-back R10 wins. Peugeot 908 HDi diesel debuts and runs second.
88. 2008-06-14 — 2008 · Audi R10 TDI. Kristensen's eighth win. McNish's second. Audi-Peugeot fuel-flow war.
89. 2008-06-14 — 2008 · Audi R10 TDI. 📹 Tom Kristensen - Audi R8 Year: 2008 · Winner: Audi R10 TDI · Drivers: Tom Kristensen · Allan McNish · Rinaldo Capello Kristensen's eighth win. McNish's second. Audi-Peugeot fuel-flow war.
90. 2009-06-13 — 2009 · Peugeot 908 HDi FAP. Peugeot's first Le Mans win since 1993. Diesel-on-diesel battle with the Audis.
91. 2009-06-13 — 2009 · Peugeot 908 HDi FAP. 📹 Le Mans 2009 winner Peugeot HDi Year: 2009 · Winner: Peugeot 908 HDi FAP · Drivers: David Brabham · Marc Gené · Alexander Wurz Peugeot's first Le Mans win since 1993. Diesel-on-diesel battle with the Audis.
92. 2011-06-11 — 2011 · Audi R18 TDI. Closed-cockpit Audi R18 wins after both Peugeots fail late. Allan McNish's and Mike Rockenfeller's spectacular surviving crashes are the story of the race.
93. 2011 — 1991 · Mazda 787B. 📹 Mazda 787B Hunaudières Straight Amazing Sound! Year: 1991 · Winner: Mazda 787B · Drivers: Volker Weidler · Johnny Herbert · Bertrand Gachot The only Japanese car AND the only rotary-engine car to ever win Le Mans. The 787B's scream is the most iconic engine note in motorsport history.
94. 2012-06-16 — 2012 · Audi R18 e-tron quattro. First hybrid car ever to win Le Mans. Front-axle electric motor + rear diesel — quattro returns by way of an MGU-K.
95. 2012-06-16 — 2012 · Audi R18 e-tron quattro. 📹 Audi R18 e-tron Quattro at 2012 Le Mans Year: 2012 · Winner: Audi R18 e-tron quattro · Drivers: Marcel Fässler · André Lotterer · Benoît Tréluyer First hybrid car ever to win Le Mans. Front-axle electric motor + rear diesel — quattro returns by way of an MGU-K.
96. 2013-04-25 — 1938 · Delahaye 135 CS. 📹 1935 Delahaye 135 S - Jay Leno's Garage Year: 1938 · Winner: Delahaye 135 CS · Drivers: Eugène Chaboud · Jean Trémoulet French marque Delahaye wins on home soil. The last pre-war race produced a usable winner; the 1939 race was a fast one.
97. 2013-06-15 — 1993 · Peugeot 905 Evo 1B. a preserved example, photographed in 2013.
98. 2013-06-22 — 2013 · Audi R18 e-tron quattro. Kristensen's ninth and final Le Mans win — still the all-time record. Allan Simonsen killed at Tertre Rouge on lap 4.
99. 2013-06-22 — 2013 · Audi R18 e-tron quattro. 📹 Norisring 2013 - Le Mans winning Audi R18 demonstration Year: 2013 · Winner: Audi R18 e-tron quattro · Drivers: Tom Kristensen · Allan McNish · Loïc Duval Kristensen's ninth and final Le Mans win — still the all-time record. Allan Simonsen killed at Tertre Rouge on lap 4.
100. 2013-09-10 — 1952 · Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. Gullwing W194 Race Car 24 Hours of LeMans Winner!! Year: 1952 · Winner: Mercedes-Benz 300 SL · Drivers: Hermann Lang · Fritz Riess Mercedes' first postwar racing victory at Le Mans, the gullwing 300 SL W194 prototype.
101. 2013-10-07 — 1996 · Porsche WSC-95. 📹 Spark Porsche TWR WSC-95 Le Mans Jones / Reuter / Wurz 1996 Year: 1996 · Winner: Porsche WSC-95 · Drivers: Davy Jones · Manuel Reuter · Alexander Wurz Joest Racing's converted TWR-Jaguar chassis with a Porsche flat-six. Alex Wurz becomes youngest winner ever at 22.
102. 2014-06-08 — 1980 · Rondeau M379B. #17 Belga at Spa (Very Nice Start-up & Revs) Year: 1980 · Winner: Rondeau M379B · Drivers: Jean Rondeau · Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Jean Rondeau becomes the only person to win Le Mans in a car bearing his own name.
103. 2014-06-14 — 2014 · Audi R18 e-tron quattro. First year of the new LMP1-H hybrid regulations. Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer's third Le Mans win.
104. 2014-06-14 — 2014 · Audi R18 e-tron quattro. 📹 The Sound of Speed: 2014 Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro LMP1 Year: 2014 · Winner: Audi R18 e-tron quattro · Drivers: Marcel Fässler · André Lotterer · Benoît Tréluyer First year of the new LMP1-H hybrid regulations. Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer's third Le Mans win.
105. 2014-06-15 — 1992 · Peugeot 905 Evo 1B. a preserved example, photographed in 2014.
106. 2015-06-13 — 2015 · Porsche 919 Hybrid. Porsche returns to LMP1 after 17 years and wins on the second attempt. F1 driver Nico Hülkenberg races between Grands Prix and beats every full-time WEC driver.
107. 2015-06-13 — 2015 · Porsche 919 Hybrid. 📹 LeMans 2015 - Porsche 919 #17 ONBOARD Year: 2015 · Winner: Porsche 919 Hybrid · Drivers: Earl Bamber · Nico Hülkenberg · Nick Tandy Porsche returns to LMP1 after 17 years and wins on the second attempt. F1 driver Nico Hülkenberg races between Grands Prix and beats every full-time WEC driver.
108. 2015-12-03 — 1971 · Porsche 917 KH. 📹 White Porsche 917 #022 – Le Mans 1971 - COLORS OF SPEED Year: 1971 · Winner: Porsche 917 KH · Drivers: Helmut Marko · Gijs van Lennep Distance record (5,335 km) that stood until 2010. Helmut Marko goes on to become the Red Bull F1 power broker.
109. 2016-02-10 — 1957 · Jaguar D-Type. On The Track! Year: 1957 · Winner: Jaguar D-Type · Drivers: Ron Flockhart · Ivor Bueb Ecurie Ecosse repeats. D-Type's third Le Mans win, fifth Jaguar victory in seven years.
110. 2016-02-28 — 1995 · McLaren F1 GTR. 📹 McLaren at LeMans: Pursuit of Perfection (Documentary) Year: 1995 · Winner: McLaren F1 GTR · Drivers: Yannick Dalmas · J. J. Lehto · Masanori Sekiya McLaren's road car — designed by Gordon Murray for the road, not the track — wins Le Mans on its racing debut. In the rain. From an extra pitstop. With four other F1 GTRs in the top 5.
111. 2016-06-18 — 2016 · Porsche 919 Hybrid. Toyota leads for 23 hours 57 minutes, then loses the lead with three laps to go when the leading TS050 dies on the Mulsanne. The most agonising Toyota Le Mans loss yet.
112. 2016-06-18 — 2016 · Porsche 919 Hybrid. 📹 Three minutes from the finish, the leading Toyota breaks down on start finish straight Year: 2016 · Winner: Porsche 919 Hybrid · Drivers: Romain Dumas · Neel Jani · Marc Lieb Toyota leads for 23 hours 57 minutes, then loses the lead with three laps to go when the leading TS050 dies on the Mulsanne. The most agonising Toyota Le Mans loss yet.
113. 2016-07-13 — 1956 · Jaguar D-Type. 📹 Jaguar D-Type: 24 Hours Of Le Mans Champion Year: 1956 · Winner: Jaguar D-Type · Drivers: Ron Flockhart · Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse — the Scottish privateer team — beats the works Jaguars. Restricted-fuel race after the prior year.
114. 2017-02-07 — 1931 · Alfa Romeo 8C 2300. Zagato Spider - FISKENS Year: 1931 · Winner: Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 · Drivers: Earl Howe · Sir Henry Birkin Earl Howe and Tim Birkin in the supercharged Alfa Romeo 8C — first non-Bentley win in five years.
115. 2017-06-17 — 2017 · Porsche 919 Hybrid. Porsche's third straight overall win — Porsche's 19th Le Mans victory. Toyota fails again. Porsche announces withdrawal from LMP1.
116. 2017-06-17 — 2017 · Porsche 919 Hybrid. 📹 919 tribute: End of an era. Birth of a legend. Year: 2017 · Winner: Porsche 919 Hybrid · Drivers: Earl Bamber · Timo Bernhard · Brendon Hartley Porsche's third straight overall win — Porsche's 19th Le Mans victory. Toyota fails again. Porsche announces withdrawal from LMP1.
117. 2017-06-30 — 1927 · Bentley 3 Litre Super Sport. 📹 Nürburgring Classic 2017 - Elefantenrennen Le Mans Start - onboard 1927 Bentley Old Mother Gun Year: 1927 · Winner: Bentley 3 Litre Super Sport · Drivers: Sammy Davis · J. D. Benjafield The "White House Crash" — three Bentleys collided at the kink before White House, Davis nursed the surviving Bentley to victory.
118. 2017-09-11 — 1960 · Ferrari 250 TR59/60. 📹 Ferrari TR 58 Testa Rossa Le Mans 24 Hours - Best of Show Chantilly 2017 Year: 1960 · Winner: Ferrari 250 TR59/60 · Drivers: Olivier Gendebien · Paul Frère Ferrari wins. The first of six straight Ferrari victories.
119. 2018-06-15 — 1949 · Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta. 📹 Luigi Chinetti's 1949 Ferrari | Legends of Le Mans | Eurosport Year: 1949 · Winner: Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta · Drivers: Luigi Chinetti · Lord Selsdon Ferrari's first ever Le Mans win — Chinetti driving 22½ of the 24 hours himself, Lord Selsdon for the remainder.
120. 2018-06-15 — 1924 · Bentley 3 Litre. 📹 John Francis Duff's 1924 Bentley | Legends of Le Mans | Eurosport Year: 1924 · Winner: Bentley 3 Litre · Drivers: John Duff · Frank Clement First Bentley Boys victory. John Duff and Frank Clement in a privately-entered Bentley 3 Litre Sport.
121. 2018-06-16 — 2018 · Toyota TS050 Hybrid. Toyota finally wins. Fernando Alonso — the two-time F1 champion attempting the Triple Crown — takes his first Le Mans.
122. 2018-06-16 — 2018 · Toyota TS050 Hybrid. 📹 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours highlights Year: 2018 · Winner: Toyota TS050 Hybrid · Drivers: Fernando Alonso · Sébastien Buemi · Kazuki Nakajima Toyota finally wins. Fernando Alonso — the two-time F1 champion attempting the Triple Crown — takes his first Le Mans.
123. 2018-07-19 — 1975 · Mirage GR8 (Ford-powered). 📹 1975 Gulf-Mirage GR8 - Pebble Beach 2018 Year: 1975 · Winner: Mirage GR8 (Ford-powered) · Drivers: Jacky Ickx · Derek Bell Ickx's second Le Mans win, Derek Bell's first. Both will keep winning into the late 80s.
124. 2019-02-24 — 1958 · Ferrari 250 TR58. 📹 1959 Ferrari 250 TR Tribute - Jay Leno’s Garage Year: 1958 · Winner: Ferrari 250 TR58 · Drivers: Olivier Gendebien · Phil Hill Phil Hill — future Formula 1 World Champion — and the Belgian Gendebien begin a five-year partnership of three Le Mans wins.
125. 2019 — 2019 · Toyota TS050 Hybrid. Toyota repeats. Alonso's second win. He retires from Le Mans after.
126. 2019 — 2019 · Toyota TS050 Hybrid. 📹 FERNANDO ALONSO NIGHT ONBOARD x TOYOTA TS050 HYBRID - 24 Heures du Mans 2018 Year: 2019 · Winner: Toyota TS050 Hybrid · Drivers: Fernando Alonso · Sébastien Buemi · Kazuki Nakajima Toyota repeats. Alonso's second win. He retires from Le Mans after.
127. 2020-01-30 — 1966 · Ford GT40 Mark II. 📹 Ford v Ferrari / Miles vs Bandini Scene Year: 1966 · Winner: Ford GT40 Mark II · Drivers: Bruce McLaren · Chris Amon Henry Ford II's revenge. The infamous staged 1-2-3 photo finish — McLaren's GT40 declared the winner because it had started further back on the grid.
128. 2020-09-19 — 2020 · Toyota TS050 Hybrid. COVID-postponed race in September with no spectators. Three-peat for Toyota; the lead TS050 hits trouble and the sister car takes over.
129. 2020-11-13 — 1929 · Bentley Speed Six. 📹 Rebirth of a legend - Bentley Speed 6 Blower - 24 Hours Le Mans Winner Year: 1929 · Winner: Bentley Speed Six · Drivers: Woolf Barnato · Sir Henry Birkin Bentley sweep — five of the top seven finishers were Bentleys. Barnato and Birkin win.
130. 2021-01-30 — 1997 · Porsche WSC-95. 📹 Tom Kristensen reunited with his first Le Mans winner | Porsche WSC-95 | Goodwood SpeedWeek 2020 Year: 1997 · Winner: Porsche WSC-95 · Drivers: Michele Alboreto · Stefan Johansson · Tom Kristensen Same chassis number, second straight win. Tom Kristensen's first Le Mans victory — eight more will follow.
131. 2021-02-26 — 1993 · Peugeot 905 Evo 1B. 📹 LMP1 Stories : Peugeot 905 Evo 1c #3 1993 with Yannick Dalmas Year: 1993 · Winner: Peugeot 905 Evo 1B · Drivers: Geoff Brabham · Christophe Bouchut · Éric Hélary Peugeot 1-2-3 sweep. Last year of the pure prototype before LMP1/GT1 era.
132. 2021-08-21 — 2021 · Toyota GR010 Hybrid. 📹 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans: Hypercar Hyper Pole Lap Year: 2021 · Winner: Toyota GR010 Hybrid · Drivers: Mike Conway · Kamui Kobayashi · José María López First win for the new Hypercar regulations (replacing LMP1). Kamui Kobayashi's first Le Mans win.
133. 2022-06-11 — 2022 · Toyota GR010 Hybrid. Toyota's fifth straight win. Buemi's third, Hartley's third.
134. 2022-06-11 — 2022 · Toyota GR010 Hybrid. 📹 2022 Le Mans 24 Hours: Trackside with Alex Wurz Year: 2022 · Winner: Toyota GR010 Hybrid · Drivers: Sébastien Buemi · Brendon Hartley · Ryō Hirakawa Toyota's fifth straight win. Buemi's third, Hartley's third.
135. 2022-09-08 — 1989 · Sauber-Mercedes C9. 📹 This car won Le Mans, and it changed the sport FOREVER Year: 1989 · Winner: Sauber-Mercedes C9 · Drivers: Jochen Mass · Manuel Reuter · Stanley Dickens Mercedes' return to Le Mans 34 years after the 1955 disaster. Top speed on Mulsanne over 400 km/h — last race before the chicanes were added.
136. 2022-11-09 — 1999 · BMW V12 LMR. 📹 1999 590HP BMW V12 LMR Le Mans V12 Sounds at Goodwood Hill Climb! Year: 1999 · Winner: BMW V12 LMR · Drivers: Yannick Dalmas · Pierluigi Martini · Joachim Winkelhock BMW's only Le Mans overall victory. Dalmas's fourth win — four wins, four different makes.
137. 2023-05-18 — 1937 · Bugatti Type 57G Tank. 📹 Bugatti 57 G Le Mans 1937 (R) Year: 1937 · Winner: Bugatti Type 57G Tank · Drivers: Jean-Pierre Wimille · Robert Benoist Streamlined Bugatti "Tank" body. The 1936 race was cancelled (Front Populaire general strike).
138. 2023-06-10 — 2023 · Ferrari 499P. Ferrari's first overall Le Mans win since 1965 — 58 years. The Centenary Le Mans. 499P beats the Toyota dynasty.
139. 2023-06-10 — 2023 · Ferrari 499P. 📹 Maranello in Celebration of the Le Mans Win Year: 2023 · Winner: Ferrari 499P · Drivers: Alessandro Pier Guidi · James Calado · Antonio Giovinazzi Ferrari's first overall Le Mans win since 1965 — 58 years. The Centenary Le Mans. 499P beats the Toyota dynasty.
140. 2023-07-01 — 2006 · Audi R10 TDI. 📹 When a Diesel DOMINATED at Le Mans Year: 2006 · Winner: Audi R10 TDI · Drivers: Frank Biela · Emanuele Pirro · Marco Werner First diesel ever to win Le Mans. The R10 TDI begins the decade-long diesel-prototype era.
141. 2023-08-28 — 1935 · Lagonda M45R. 📹 1938 Lagonda V12 Le Mans Replica Sports Tourer Year: 1935 · Winner: Lagonda M45R · Drivers: John Hindmarsh · Luis Fontés Lagonda breaks the Alfa streak in the last car-builder year before Chrysler-style mass production reaches racing.
142. 2023-09-05 — 1932 · Alfa Romeo 8C 2300. 📹 Raymond Sommer/Luigi Chinetti Alfa Romeo 8C #8 Winner Le Mans 1932 Year: 1932 · Winner: Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 · Drivers: Raymond Sommer · Luigi Chinetti Raymond Sommer drove nearly the entire 24 hours alone after partner Luigi Chinetti fell ill.
143. 2023-10-04 — 1928 · Bentley 4½ Litre. 📹 Bentley 4.5 litre Le Mans Style Tourer 1928 Year: 1928 · Winner: Bentley 4½ Litre · Drivers: Woolf Barnato · Bernard Rubin Woolf Barnato, the South African diamond heir and Bentley chairman, takes his first of three consecutive wins.
144. 2023-10-21 — 1964 · Ferrari 275 P. 📹 Ferrari 275 P (0816) 2x Le Mans Winner | Start Up + Driving + History | London Year: 1964 · Winner: Ferrari 275 P · Drivers: Jean Guichet · Nino Vaccarella Last Ferrari win for thirty-five years. The Henry Ford II GT40 campaign starts that summer — the war begins.
145. 2024-06-13 — 1923 · Chenard et Walcker. 📹 24h Le Mans 1923 - History and Background EXPLAINED Year: 1923 · Winner: Chenard et Walcker · Drivers: André Lagache · René Léonard The first 24 Heures du Mans, 26-27 May 1923, organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Run in mud and rain.
146. 2024 — 2024 · Ferrari 499P. Ferrari back-to-back wins, this time with the AF Corse privateer-run 499P. Kubica's first Le Mans win, 13 years after the rally crash that ended his F1 career.
147. 2024 — 2024 · Ferrari 499P. 📹 24h Le Mans 2024 | #83 Robert Kubica vs #50 Nicklas Nielsen | Ferrari 499P | Onboard Year: 2024 · Winner: Ferrari 499P · Drivers: Robert Kubica · Robert Shwartzman · Yifei Ye Ferrari back-to-back wins, this time with the AF Corse privateer-run 499P. Kubica's first Le Mans win, 13 years after the rally crash that ended his F1 career.
148. 2024-08-28 — 1953 · Jaguar C-Type. 📹 Tom Talks: The Greatest and Most Important British Car of all-time? Year: 1953 · Winner: Jaguar C-Type · Drivers: Tony Rolt · Duncan Hamilton First Le Mans win with disc brakes. Hamilton famously celebrated the night before with a heavy session at the bar.
149. 2024-11-01 — 1979 · Porsche 935 K3. 📹 Porsche 935, Drugs and Le Mans - The Story of The Whittington Brothers Year: 1979 · Winner: Porsche 935 K3 · Drivers: Klaus Ludwig · Bill Whittington · Don Whittington Only Group 5 (production-based) car ever to win Le Mans outright. The Whittington brothers — later jailed for drug trafficking — drove a Kremer Racing privateer.
150. 2025-01-27 — 1965 · Ferrari 250 LM. 📹 The Returning Hero: 1965 Le Mans-winning Ferrari 250 LM returns to Maranello Year: 1965 · Winner: Ferrari 250 LM · Drivers: Masten Gregory · Jochen Rindt Private NART entry beats both the works Ferraris and the Ford GT40 program. Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt; Rindt would die at Monza in 1970.
151. 2025-02-27 — 1939 · Bugatti Type 57C Tank. 📹 Le Mans Winning 1937 Bugatti 57G "Tank" driving on FROZEN lake! Year: 1939 · Winner: Bugatti Type 57C Tank · Drivers: Jean-Pierre Wimille · Pierre Veyron Bugatti's second Le Mans win in three years. Three months later, war breaks out; the race won't run again until 1949.
152. 2025-03-22 — 1978 · Renault Alpine A442B. 📹 Le Mans winning 1978 Alpine-Renault A442B V6 Turbo sounds! Year: 1978 · Winner: Renault Alpine A442B · Drivers: Didier Pironi · Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Renault's only Le Mans victory. The factory turbocharged campaign that would soon be exported to Formula 1.
153. 2025-08-05 — 2011 · Audi R18 TDI. 📹 The Legendary Audi R18 Le Mans Crash -Only One Survived and Won! Year: 2011 · Winner: Audi R18 TDI · Drivers: Marcel Fässler · André Lotterer · Benoît Tréluyer Closed-cockpit Audi R18 wins after both Peugeots fail late. Allan McNish's and Mike Rockenfeller's spectacular surviving crashes are the story of the race.
154. 2025-09-29 — 1994 · Dauer 962 Le Mans. 📹 Le Mans' Most Controversial Car (and the loophole that caused it) Year: 1994 · Winner: Dauer 962 Le Mans · Drivers: Yannick Dalmas · Hurley Haywood · Mauro Baldi Jochen Dauer's "road-going" Porsche 962 — a loophole-exploiting GT entry that was a thinly-disguised Group C car. Last 962 win.
155. 2026-02-23 — 2010 · Audi R15 TDI plus. 📹 LMP1 2009 Season | Tier 19 | Audi R15 TDI Year: 2010 · Winner: Audi R15 TDI plus · Drivers: Timo Bernhard · Romain Dumas · Mike Rockenfeller New distance record — 5,410 km — breaking the 1971 Porsche 917 mark that had stood for 39 years.
156. 2026-05-22 — 1982 · Porsche 956. 📹 MC TOY Porsche 956 custom Year: 1982 · Winner: Porsche 956 · Drivers: Jacky Ickx · Derek Bell First win for the iconic 956. Ickx's sixth Le Mans victory — the record stood until 2005.

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