List of FIA World Endurance champions


The FIA World Endurance Championship is an endurance auto racing series held by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest since 2012 which awards international championships, cups, and trophies to the most successful drivers, teams, and manufacturers in each of the series' categories over the course of a season. Points are awarded based on individual race results as well as for earning pole position in qualifying, with the highest tally of points winning the respective championship, cup, or trophy. The highest awards in the series are the FIA World Endurance Drivers' Championship and the FIA World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship, both of which center around participants in the Le Mans Prototype categories.

World Championships

World Endurance Drivers' Championship

Held since the inception of the series, the Drivers' Championship was initially open to all participants in the FIA World Endurance Championship. This was altered for the 2013 season with the introduction of the FIA World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers as well as the FIA Endurance Trophies for LMP2 and LMGTE Am drivers. The Drivers' Championship was then limited to participants in the LMP1 and LMP2 categories, although LMP2 drivers and privately entered LMP1 drivers are also eligible for their own FIA Trophies.
SeasonDriversTeamManufacturerTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2012 André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Marcel Fässler
Audi Sport Team Joest Audi337172.5Race 8 of 813.5
2013 Allan McNish
Tom Kristensen
Loïc Duval
Audi Sport Team Joest Audi237162Race 7 of 812.75
2014 Anthony Davidson
Sébastien Buemi
Toyota Racing Toyota247166Race 7 of 839
2015 Timo Bernhard
Mark Webber
Brendon Hartley
Porsche Team Porsche546166Race 8 of 85
2016 Marc Lieb
Romain Dumas
Neel Jani
Porsche Team Porsche123160Race 9 of 912.5
2017 Timo Bernhard
Brendon Hartley
Earl Bamber
Porsche LMP Team Porsche248208Race 8 of 925
2018–19 Sébastien Buemi
Fernando Alonso
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota457198Race 8 of 841

World Endurance GT Drivers' Championship

The World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers was created in 2013 to give LMGTE drivers their own title separate from the World Drivers' Championship, before being promoted to World Championship status in 2017. Drivers in both the LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am categories are eligible for the overall championship, although LMGTE Am drivers are also eligible for their own FIA Trophy.
A gray background denotes a season in which the World Cup for GT Drivers was awarded
SeasonDriversTeamManufacturerTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2013 Gianmaria Bruni AF Corse Ferrari135145Race 8 of 810
2014 Gianmaria Bruni
Toni Vilander
AF Corse Ferrari445168Race 7 of 833.5
2015 Richard Lietz Porsche Team Manthey Porsche035145Race 8 of 813.5
2016 Nicki Thiim
Marco Sørensen
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin326156Race 9 of 922
2017 James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
AF Corse Ferrari037153Race 9 of 98
2018–19 Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre
Porsche GT Team Porsche126155Race 8 of 818.5

World Manufacturers' Championship

The Manufacturers' Championship has been exclusive to LMP1 entries supported by major automotive manufacturers. Points were awarded to the leading car from each manufacturer until the 2014 season when the top two finishers from each manufacturer were eligible for points. In 2014 the LMP1 class was also divided, with manufacturers limited solely to the LMP1-H category. For the 2012 season, manufacturers were required to drop their two lowest scoring finishes in events other than the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Following the 2017 season the Manufacturers' Championship was dropped due to a lack of manufacturer competition in LMP1. A new LMP1 World Championship was created to be awarded to teams instead.
SeasonManufacturerCarsTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2012 AudiAudi R18 TDI
Audi R18 ultra
Audi R18 e-tron quattro
5517173Race 4 of 877
2013 AudiAudi R18 e-tron quattro5615207Race 6 of 864.5
2014 ToyotaToyota TS040 Hybrid4512289Race 8 of 845
2015 PorschePorsche 919 Hybrid8613344Race 7 of 880
2016 PorschePorsche 919 Hybrid369324Race 8 of 958
2017 PorschePorsche 919 Hybrid5415337Race 8 of 950.5

LMP1 World Endurance Championship

With a lack of manufacturers in the LMP1 championship for the 2018–19 season, a new World Championship was created to be awarded to LMP1 teams in place of the former manufacturers' championship. Unlike the manufacturers' championship, only the top scoring car from each team is eligible to score points.
SeasonTeamCarsTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2018–19 Toyota Gazoo RacingToyota TS050 Hybrid8713216Race 7 of 882

World GT Manufacturers' Championship

As with the World Endurance GT Drivers' Championship, the World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers was elevated to World Championship status in 2017. The championship is open to all manufacturers participating in the LMGTE categories, although only entered manufacturers are eligible for points. All teams from the entered manufacturers are eligible for points. The top two finishers, regardless of category, are awarded points toward the championship.
A gray background denotes a season in which the World Cup for GT Manufacturers was awarded
SeasonManufacturerCarsPolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2012 FerrariFerrari 458 Italia GT27619338Race 6 of 8105
2013 FerrariFerrari 458 Italia GT22516255Race 8 of 88.5
2014 FerrariFerrari 458 Italia GT27516288Race 8 of 828
2015 PorschePorsche 911 RSR1516290Race 8 of 84
2016 FerrariFerrari 488 GTE
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2
3312294Race 9 of 97
2017 FerrariFerrari 488 GTE4511305Race 8 of 967.5
2018–19 PorschePorsche 911 RSR2310288Race 7 of 894

Trophies

LMP1 Private Teams Drivers' Trophy

The FIA Trophy for the drivers of private entries in the LMP1 category was created in 2014 to award non-manufacturer entries. Due to a lack of privateer LMP1 entries in 2017, the trophy was not awarded before eventually being dropped altogether.
SeasonDriversTeamTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2014 Mathias Beche
Nicolas Prost
Nick Heidfeld
Rebellion Racing058204Race 4 of 8111
2015 Mathias Beche
Nicolas Prost
Rebellion Racing026134Race 7 of 826
2016 Dominik Kraihamer
Alexandre Imperatori
Mathéo Tuscher
Rebellion Racing078193Race 7 of 984

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers

The Trophy for LMP2 Drivers was awarded from 2013 onward to allow LMP2 drivers their own title separate from the World Endurance Drivers' Championship.
SeasonDriversTeamTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2013 Bertrand Baguette
Martin Plowman
Ricardo González
OAK Racing125141.5Race 8 of 89
2014 Sergey Zlobin SMP Racing016146Race 8 of 89
2015 Roman Rusinov
Julien Canal
Sam Bird
G-Drive Racing447178Race 8 of 823
2016 Gustavo Menezes
Nicolas Lapierre
Stéphane Richelmi
Signatech Alpine247199Race 8 of 933
2017 Julien Canal
Bruno Senna
Vaillante Rebellion148186Race 9 of 911
2018–19 Nicolas Lapierre
Pierre Thiriet
André Negrão
Signatech Alpine Matmut 128181Race 8 of 815

Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers

The Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers is an additional title separate from the World Cup for GT Drivers, only open to drivers in LMGTE Am.
SeasonDriversTeamTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2013 Jamie Campbell-Walter
Stuart Hall
Aston Martin Racing124129Race 8 of 81
2014 Kristian Poulsen
David Heinemeier Hansson
Aston Martin Racing148198Race 7 of 834
2015 Viktor Shaytar
Aleksey Basov
Andrea Bertolini
SMP Racing236165Race 8 of 817
2016 Emmanuel Collard
François Perrodo
Rui Águas
AF Corse028188Race 9 of 937
2017 Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Racing747192Race 9 of 924
2018–19 Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti
Team Project 1126151Race 8 of 841

Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams

A teams title is not held for manufacturers in the LMP1 category, instead a Trophy is awarded to privately entered LMP1 teams. Note that points in this Trophy were awarded solely on the finishing position of private LMP1 entries, with manufacturer entries not included. Although teams may have earned points for a win in the Trophy, they did not score a win in the overall LMP1 standings. Due to a lack of privateer LMP1 entries in 2017, the trophy was not awarded before being dropped altogether.
SeasonTeamCarsTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2012 Rebellion RacingLola B11/60-Toyota
Lola B12/60-Toyota
0612205Race 7 of 857
2013 Rebellion RacingLola B12/60-Toyota067173.5Race 6 of 8105.5
2014 Rebellion RacingLola B12/60-Toyota
Rebellion R-One-Toyota
058204Race 4 of 8111
2015 Rebellion RacingRebellion R-One-AER026134Race 7 of 826
2016 Rebellion RacingRebellion R-One-AER078193Race 7 of 984

Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams

For the 2012 season, multi-car teams were awarded points based on their highest finishing entry. From 2013 onward, each entry was scored as its own team.
SeasonTeamCarsTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2012 Starworks MotorsportHPD ARX-03b437177Race 7 of 823
2013 OAK RacingMorgan LMP2-Nissan125141.5Race 8 of 87
2014 SMP RacingOreca 03-Nissan
Oreca 03R-Nissan
016146Race 8 of 89
2015 G-Drive RacingLigier JS P2-Nissan447178Race 8 of 823
2016 Signatech AlpineAlpine A460-Nissan247199Race 8 of 930
2017 Vaillante RebellionOreca 07-Gibson148186Race 9 of 911
2018–19 Signatech Alpine MatmutAlpine A470-Gibson 128181Race 8 of 815

Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams

For the 2012 season, multi-car teams were awarded points based on their highest finishing entry. From 2013 onward, each entry was scored as its own team. The Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams was dropped for the 2018–19 season.
SeasonTeamCarsTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2012 AF CorseFerrari 458 Italia GT2058201Race 6 of 859
2013 AF CorseFerrari 458 Italia GT2135145Race 8 of 816.5
2014 AF CorseFerrari 458 Italia GT2445168Race 7 of 820
2015 Porsche Team MantheyPorsche 911 RSR035154Race 8 of 85
2016 Aston Martin RacingAston Martin Vantage GTE326156Race 9 of 915
2017 AF CorseFerrari 488 GTE037164Race 9 of 918

Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams

For the 2012 season, multi-car teams were awarded points based on their highest finishing entry. From 2013 onward, each entry was scored as its own team.
SeasonTeamCarsTyrePolesWinsPodiumsPointsClinchedMargin
2012 Larbre CompétitionChevrolet Corvette C6.R138179Race 8 of 826
2013 8 Star MotorsportsFerrari 458 Italia GT2125136Race 8 of 83
2014 Aston Martin RacingAston Martin Vantage GTE148198Race 7 of 834
2015 SMP RacingFerrari 458 Italia GT2236165Race 8 of 817
2016 AF CorseFerrari 458 Italia GT2028188Race 9 of 937
2017 Aston Martin RacingAston Martin Vantage GTE748198Race 9 of 919
2018–19 Team Project 1Porsche 911 RSR126151Race 8 of 841