Le Mans race results


The following are results from the automobile and motorcycle races contested at the Circuit de la Sarthe and Bugatti circuits in Le Mans, France.

Automobile Races

Formula One World Championship

The 1967 French Grand Prix was the only time the Bugatti Circuit had been used for Formula 1. Some of the drivers were reported to have privately wished the race was run on the full long Circuit de la Sarthe, where the Mulsanne Straight was longer than the entire Bugatti circuit. At the time, circuit lengths of or longer were common in Grand Prix racing.
YearRaceDriverTeamConstructor
1967French Grand Prix Jack Brabham Brabham Racing OrganisationBrabham BT24

French Grand Prix

The 1906 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France, commonly known as the 1906 French Grand Prix, was a motor race held on closed public roads outside Le Mans. The ACF chose a circuit, composed primarily of dust roads sealed with tar, which would be lapped six times in two days by each competitor, a combined race distance of. Lasting for more than 12 hours overall, the race was won by Ferenc Szisz. It was the first genuinely international race to carry the label "Grand Prix" and is commonly known as "the first Grand Prix".
YearRaceDriverConstructor
1906French Grand Prix Ferenc SziszRenault AK
1921French Grand Prix Jimmy MurphyDuesenberg
1929French Grand Prix William Grover-WilliamsBugatti

Grand Prix de France

24 Hours of Le Mans races

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world's oldest active sports car race in endurance racing, held annually since on the Circuit de la Sarthe, France. It is one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world. Since 2012, the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been a part of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
YearDriversTeamCar
2019 Sébastien Buemi
Fernando Alonso
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 Hybrid
2018 Sébastien Buemi
Fernando Alonso
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 Hybrid
2017 Timo Bernhard
Brendon Hartley
Earl Bamber
Porsche LMP TeamPorsche 919 Hybrid
2016 Marc Lieb
Neel Jani
Romain Dumas
Porsche TeamPorsche 919 Hybrid
2015 Nico Hülkenberg
Earl Bamber
Nick Tandy
Porsche TeamPorsche 919 Hybrid
2014 Marcel Fässler
André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 e-tron quattro
2013 Tom Kristensen
Allan McNish
Loïc Duval
Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 e-tron quattro
2012 Marcel Fässler
André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 e-tron quattro
2011 Marcel Fässler
André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R18 TDI
2010 Mike Rockenfeller
Timo Bernhard
Romain Dumas
Audi Sport North AmericaAudi R15 TDI plus
2009 David Brabham
Marc Gené
Alexander Wurz
Peugeot Sport TotalPeugeot 908 HDi FAP
2008 Tom Kristensen
Allan McNish
Rinaldo Capello
Audi Sport North AmericaAudi R10 TDI
2007 Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Marco Werner
Audi Sport North AmericaAudi R10 TDI
2006 Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro
Marco Werner
Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R10 TDI
2005 JJ Lehto
Marco Werner
Tom Kristensen
ADT Champion RacingAudi R8
2004 Seiji Ara
Tom Kristensen
Rinaldo Capello
Audi Sport Japan Team GohAudi R8
2003 Tom Kristensen
Rinaldo Capello
Guy Smith
Team BentleyBentley Speed 8
2002 Frank Biela
Tom Kristensen
Emanuele Pirro
Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R8
2001 Frank Biela
Tom Kristensen
Emanuele Pirro
Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R8
2000 Frank Biela
Tom Kristensen
Emanuele Pirro
Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R8
1999 Pierluigi Martini
Yannick Dalmas
Joachim Winkelhock
Team BMW MotorsportBMW V12 LMR
1998 Laurent Aïello
Allan McNish
Stéphane Ortelli
Porsche AGPorsche 911 GT1-98
1997 Michele Alboreto
Stefan Johansson
Tom Kristensen
Joest RacingTWR Porsche WSC-95
1996 Manuel Reuter
Davy Jones
Alexander Wurz
Joest RacingTWR Porsche WSC-95
1995 Yannick Dalmas
JJ Lehto
Masanori Sekiya
Kokusai Kaihatsu RacingMcLaren F1 GTR
1994 Yannick Dalmas
Hurley Haywood
Mauro Baldi
Le Mans Porsche TeamDauer 962 Le Mans
1993 Geoff Brabham
Christophe Bouchut
Éric Hélary
Peugeot Talbot SportPeugeot 905 Evo 1B
1992 Derek Warwick
Yannick Dalmas
Mark Blundell
Peugeot Talbot SportPeugeot 905 Evo 1B
1991 Volker Weidler
Johnny Herbert
Bertrand Gachot
Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.Mazda 787B
1990 John Nielsen
Price Cobb
Martin Brundle
Silk Cut JaguarJaguar XJR-12
1989 Jochen Mass
Manuel Reuter
Stanley Dickens
Team Sauber MercedesSauber C9-Mercedes-Benz
1988 Jan Lammers
Johnny Dumfries
Andy Wallace
Silk Cut JaguarJaguar XJR-9LM
1987 Derek Bell
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Al Holbert
Rothmans PorschePorsche 962C
1986 Derek Bell
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Al Holbert
Rothmans PorschePorsche 962C
1985 Klaus Ludwig
Paolo Barilla
"John Winter"
Joest RacingPorsche 956
1984 Klaus Ludwig
Henri Pescarolo
Joest RacingPorsche 956
1983 Vern Schuppan
Al Holbert
Hurley Haywood
Rothmans PorschePorsche 956
1982 Jacky Ickx
Derek Bell
Rothmans Porsche SystemPorsche 956
1981 Jacky Ickx
Derek Bell
Porsche SystemPorsche 936
1980 Jean Rondeau
Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
Jean RondeauRondeau M379B-Ford Cosworth
1979 Klaus Ludwig
Bill Whittington
Don Whittington
Porsche Kremer RacingPorsche 935 K3
1978 Jean-Pierre Jaussaud
Didier Pironi
Alpine RenaultRenault Alpine A442B
1977 Jacky Ickx
Hurley Haywood
Jürgen Barth
Martini Racing Porsche SystemPorsche 936/77
1976 Jacky Ickx
Gijs van Lennep
Martini Racing Porsche SystemPorsche 936
1975 Jacky Ickx
Derek Bell
Gulf Research Racing Co.Mirage GR8-Ford Cosworth
1974 Henri Pescarolo
Gérard Larrousse
Equipe GitanesMatra MS670C
1973 Henri Pescarolo
Gérard Larrousse
Equipe Matra-Simca ShellMatra MS670B
1972 Henri Pescarolo
Graham Hill
Equipe Matra-Simca ShellMatra MS670
1971 Helmut Marko
Gijs van Lennep
Martini Racing TeamPorsche 917K
1970 Hans Herrmann
Richard Attwood
Porsche KG SalzburgPorsche 917K
1969 Jacky Ickx
Jackie Oliver
J.W. Automotive EngineeringFord GT40 Mk. I
1968 Pedro Rodríguez
Lucien Bianchi
J.W. Automotive EngineeringFord GT40 Mk. I
1967 Dan Gurney
A. J. Foyt
Shelby-American Inc.Ford GT40 Mk. IV
1966 Bruce McLaren
Chris Amon
Shelby-American Inc.Ford GT40 Mk. II
1965 Jochen Rindt
Masten Gregory
Ed Hugus
North American Racing TeamFerrari 250LM
1964 Jean Guichet
Nino Vaccarella
SpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari 275P
1963 Ludovico Scarfiotti
Lorenzo Bandini
SpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari 250P
1962 Olivier Gendebien
Phil Hill
SpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari 330 TRI/LM Spyder
1961 Olivier Gendebien
Phil Hill
Scuderia FerrariFerrari 250 TRI/61
1960 Olivier Gendebien
Paul Frère
Scuderia FerrariFerrari 250 TR59/60
1959 Carroll Shelby
Roy Salvadori
David Brown Racing Dept.Aston Martin DBR1
1958 Olivier Gendebien
Phil Hill
Scuderia FerrariFerrari 250 TR58
1957 Ron Flockhart
Ivor Bueb
Ecurie EcosseJaguar D-Type
1956 Ron Flockhart
Ninian Sanderson
Ecurie EcosseJaguar D-Type
1955 Mike Hawthorn
Ivor Bueb
Jaguar Cars Ltd.Jaguar D-Type
1954 José Froilán González
Maurice Trintignant
Scuderia FerrariFerrari 375 Plus
1953 Tony Rolt
Duncan Hamilton
Jaguar Cars Ltd.Jaguar C-Type
1952 Hermann Lang
Fritz Riess
Daimler-Benz A.G.Mercedes-Benz 300SL
1951 Peter Walker
Peter Whitehead
Peter WalkerJaguar XK-120C
1950 Louis Rosier
Jean-Louis Rosier
Louis RosierTalbot Lago Grand Sport T26
1949 Luigi Chinetti
Peter Mitchell-Thomson
Lord SelsdonFerrari 166MM
1939 Jean-Pierre Wimille
Pierre Veyron
Jean-Pierre WimilleBugatti Type 57S Tank
1938 Eugène Chaboud
Jean Trémoulet
Eugène Chaboud / Jean TrémouletDelahaye 135CS
1937 Jean-Pierre Wimille
Robert Benoist
Roger LabricBugatti Type 57G Tank
1935 Johnny Hindmarsh
Luis Fontés
Arthur W. Fox / Charles NicholLagonda M45R Rapide
1934 Luigi Chinetti
Philippe Étancelin
Luigi Chinetti / Philippe ÉtancelinAlfa Romeo 8C 2300
1933 Raymond Sommer
Tazio Nuvolari
Soc. Anon. Alfa RomeoAlfa Romeo 8C 2300
1932 Raymond Sommer
Luigi Chinetti
Raymond SommerAlfa Romeo 8C 2300
1931 Earl Howe
Henry Birkin
Earl HoweAlfa Romeo 8C 2300
1930 Woolf Barnato
Glen Kidston
Bentley Motors Ltd.Bentley Speed Six
1929 Woolf Barnato
Henry Birkin
Bentley Motors Ltd.Bentley Speed Six
1928 Woolf Barnato
Bernard Rubin
Bentley Motors Ltd.Bentley 4½ Litre
1927 Dudley Benjafield
Sammy Davis
Bentley Motors Ltd.Bentley 3 Litre Super Sport
1926 Robert Bloch
André Rossignol
No Team NameLorraine-Dietrich B3-6
1925 Gérard de Courcelles
André Rossignol
No Team NameLorraine-Dietrich B3-6
1924 John Duff
Frank Clement
Duff & AldingtonBentley 3 Litre Sport
1923 André Lagache
René Léonard
Chenard & Walcker SAChenard & Walcker Sport 3-Litre

Grand Prix de l'U.M.F. Cyclecar Race

Sarthe Cup

The Sarthe Cup was a race for voiturettes. It was run along with the Grand Prix de France.
YearRaceDriverConstructor
1912Sarthe Cup Paul ZuccarelliLion-Peugeot L3
1913Sarthe Cup Jean PorporatoGregoire L3

Grand Prix for Voiturettes

Grand Prix Bugatti

The Bugatti Grand Prix was an annual race reserved for Bugatti cars. It was created by Ettore Bugatti and was held one week before the 24 hours race on the Circuit de la Sarthe.
YearDriverConstructor
1928 André DubonnetBugatti Type 37
1929 Juan ZanelliBugatti Type 35 B
1930 Juan ZanelliBugatti Type 35 B

Le Mans 3 Hours/ 4 Hours Races

The 3 and 4 Hours Le Mans races were hold during the practice for the 24 hours races.
YearRaceDriverTeamConstructor
1971Le Mans 3 Hours Claude Ballot-Léna
Guy Chasseuil
Auguste Veuillet / Établissement SonautoPorsche 908/2
1972Le Mans 4 Hours Hughes de Fierlandt
Jo Bonnier
Ecurie Bonnier SwitzerlandLola T280
1973Le Mans 4 Hours Herbert Müller
Gijs van Lennep
Martini Racing TeamPorsche 911 Carrera RSR
1974Le Mans 4 Hours Guy Chasseuil Automobiles LigierLigier JS2

European Le Mans Series

The 2003 1000 km of Le Mans was a one-off sports car event run under the organization of the ACO. It was an experimental event to gauge the desire for teams to participate in a European-based endurance sportscar series under Le Mans rules. It was run on the Bugatti Circuit.
YearRaceDriverTeamConstructor
20031000 km of Le Mans Seiji Ara
Tom Kristensen
Audi Sport Japan Team GohAudi R8

International Sports Racing Series

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Formula 3 Euro Series Championship

International Formula 3000 Championship

European Formula 3 Cup

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

French Formula Renault 2.0

Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse

Trophées de France

The Trophées de France, was a domestic championship which took place in France for Formula Two cars between 1964 and 1967.
YearDriverTeamConstructor
1966 Denny Hulme Brabham Racing DevelopmentBrabham-Honda BT18

French Formula 3 Championship

Coupe de Vitesse

Trophée de la Sarthe

The Trophée de la Sarthe was a Formula Two race held in support of the 1967 French Grand Prix.
YearDriverTeamConstructor
1967 Henri Pescarolo Matra SportsMatra MS6

French Formula 4 Championship

FFSA GT Championship

French Supertouring Championship

* The 2001 event was run with the Belgian Procar Championship

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

The NASCAR Whelen Euro Series is an official NASCAR stock-car racing series based in Europe.

Porsche Carrera Cup France

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

In 2014 and 2017, the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain joined the Porsche Carrera Cup France in races on the circuit de la Sarthe in support of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
YearDriverTeamConstructor
2014 Ben Baker Parr MotorsportPorsche 911 GT3
2017 Dan Cammish Redline RacingPorsche 911 GT3

Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

The Porsche Carrera Cup Germany held a race in 2006 as support to the DTM Le Mans Race.
YearDriverTeamConstructor
2000 Jörg Bergmeister Farnbacher Racing PZKPorsche 911 GT3
2006 Uwe Alzen HP Team HerberthPorsche 997 GT3

Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux

The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux held common races with Porsche Carrera Cup France. In 2017, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux raced on the circuit de la Sarthe in support of the 24 Hours of Le Mans along with the Porsche Carrera Cup France and the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.

SuperSport Trophy

The 1994 and 1996 races were held on the Circuit de la Sarthe track as support to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Ferrari Challenge Europe

The Ferrari Challenge Europe held races as support to the 24 Hours of Le Mans n the Circuit de la Sarthe.
YearDriverTeamConstructor
2011 Philipp Baron Baron ServiceFerrari 458 Challenge
2013 Sergey Chukanov Team UkraineFerrari 458 Challenge
2016 Marcello Puglisi RossocorsaFerrari 458 Challenge
2019 Adam Carroll Ferrari BudapestFerrari 488 Challenge

Aston Martin Le Mans Festival

The Aston Martin Le Mans Festival held races as support to the 24 Hours of Le Mans on the Circuit de la Sarthe. It features GTE, GT1, GT2, GT3, GT4 Aston Martin cars.
YearDriversTeamConstructor
2012 Brian Lavio
Luca Filippi
Villois RacingAston Martin Vantage GT2
2015 Paul White
Tom Onslow Cole
Strata 21Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3
2018 Ross Gunn Aston Martin RacingAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3

Formula Le Mans Cup

The 2009 Formula Le Mans Cup season was the only season of the Formula Le Mans Cup, a support series for the Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
YearDriversTeamCar
2009 Nico Verdonck
Gavin Cronje
DAMSOreca FLM09

Michelin Le Mans Cup

The series featured LMP3 and GT3 category cars competing in their respective class.
YearRaceDriverTeamConstructor
2016 Thomas Laurent
Alexandre Cougnaud
DC RacingLigier JS P3
2017R1 Sean Rayhall
John Falb
United AutosportsLigier JS P3
2017R2 Jean Glorieux
Alexander Toril
DKR EngineeringNorma M30
2018R1 Mikkel Jensen
Kay Van Berlo
EuroInternationalLigier JS P3
2018R2 Michael Benham
Duncan Tappy
Lanan RacingNorma M30
2019R1 Adrien Chila
Nicolas Schatz
GraffNorma M30
2019R2 Laurents Hörr
François Kirmann
DKR EngineeringNorma M30

Eurocup Mégane Trophy

The Renault Eurocup Mégane Trophy was a one-make racing series created and managed by Renault Sport. The Renault Eurocup has run with various models under differing names since 1976.

Renault Sport Trophy

V de V Series

Challenge Monoplace

The V de V Challenge Monoplace is a championship for open wheel racing cars.

Challenge Endurance Proto

The V de V Challenge Endurance Proto is an endurance championship for prototype sports racing cars.
YearDriverTeamConstructorRace
2012 Thomas Accary
Sébastien Dhouailly
CD SportNorma M 20 FC4 Hours Endurance Race
2014 Marc-Antoine Dannielou
Maxime Pialat
CD SportNorma M 20 FC3 Hours Endurance Race
2016 Alain Ferté
Philippe Illiano
Ander Vilariño
TFTNorma M 20 FC4 Hours Endurance Race

Challenge GT Tourisme LMP3

The V de V Challenge Endurance GT Tourisme LMP3 is an endurance championship for GT sport cars and touring cars.
YearDriverTeamConstructorRace
2012 Patrice Milesi
Richard Balandras
IMSA Performance MatmutPorsche 997 RSR4 Hours Endurance Race
2014 Paul Lafargue
Patrice Lafargue
Ruffier RacingPorsche 911 GT3-R3 Hours Endurance Race
2016 Lawrence Tomlinson
Mike Simpson
Team LNTGinetta G574 Hours Endurance Race
2018 Arnold Robin
Maxime Robin
Philippe Paillot
TFTNorma M304 Hours Endurance Race

Motorcycle Races

French motorcycle Grand Prix

Superbike World Championship

European Supersport Championship

French Superbike Championship

FIM Sidecar World Championship

Bol d'Or

24 Hours of Le Mans Moto

The 24 Hours of Le Mans Moto is a motorcycle endurance race held annually since 1978 on the Bugatti Circuit.

1000 km of Le Mans

The 1000 km of Le Mans was a motorcycle endurance race held annually on the Bugatti Circuit before the creation of the 24 Heures Moto.

ACO Criterium

The ACO Criterium consisted of two races of 10 laps on the Circuit de la Sarthe. A Criterium winner was declared with a final standing resulting on the results of both races. It was the first time since the 1929 French Grand Prix that motorcycle raced on the full Circuit de la Sarthe. The 1970 races marked the last time motorcycle raced on the full Circuit de la Sarthe.
YearRace 1Race 2Criterium Winner
1961 Ralph Rensen Jack Findlay Ralph Rensen
Year350 cc500 ccCriterium Winner
1962 Bert Schneider Rudi Thalhammer Bert Schneider
1963 Raymond Bogaerdt Jack Findlay Raymond Bogaerdt
1964 Syd Mizen Jean-Pierre Beltoise Syd Mizen
1965 Rudi Thalhammer Robin Fitton Robin Fitton
1966 Robin Fitton Robin Fitton Robin Fitton
1967 Robin Fitton Billie Nelson Billie Nelson
1968 Bill Smith Pierre Monneret Kelvin Carruthers
1969 Kelvin Carruthers Keith Turner Kelvin Carruthers
1970 Gyula Marsovszky Christian Ravel Jack Findlay

FIM CEV Moto3 International Championship

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup is a 250cc class of KTM motorcycle, ridden by up and coming motorcycle riders that have not had experience in a Motorcycle Grand Prix previously.
YearDriverConstructor
2008 Luis SalomKTM

FIM e-Power International Championship

eRoad Racing World Cup

The 2013 FIM eRoad Racing World Cup season was the only season of the eRoad Racing championship for electric motorcycle road racing.
YearDriverTeamMotorcycle
2013 Ho Chi Fung ZongshenZongshen Prototypes