WEC Records and Superlatives
Stats and data are the order of the day as we look in to the best of the best in the world of WEC.
After four and a half seasons of top quality racing here are some super stats before the paddock heads to Mexico City next weekend.
Victories
Most Overall Victories: 10, Marcel Fässler / Andre Lotterer / Benoit Treluyer
Most Class Victories: 13, Gianmaria Bruni (GTE Pro)
Most LM P2 Class Victories: 12, Roman Rusinov
Most GTE Am Class Victories: 11, Pedro Lamy
Fast Laps
Most Fast Laps, Overall: 10, Andre Lotterer
Most Fast Laps, Class: 11, Olivier Pla (LM P2)
Most Fast Laps, GTE Pro: 7, Gianmaria Bruni / Stefan Mücke
Most Fast Laps, GTE Am: 7, Paolo Ruberti
In a Season
Winningest Driver Rosters in a Season
Overall: 4, Bernhard / Webber / Hartley, 2015
LM P2: 4, Conway / Rusinov / Martin, 2012 and Pla / Rusinov / Canal, 2015
GTE Pro: 4, Bruni / Vilander, 2014
GTE Am: 4, Heinemeier Hansson / Poulsen / Thiim, 2014
In the history of WEC....
Most Races and Perfect Attendance: 36, Marcel Fässler / Marc Lieb / Andre Lotterer / Stephane Sarrazin / Darren Turner
(Note that only Lotterer actually drove in all 36 races. Turner’s car retired before he drove at one race. Except for Lotterer the others did not start the aborted 2013 Fuji race and thus did not drive).
Multiple Champions:
GT Drivers: 2, Gianmaria Bruni
LM P1 Privateers: 2, Matthias Beche / Nicholas Prost
Total Number of Drivers: 412
Total Number of Drivers with at Least One Overall Win: 24
Total Number of Other Drivers with at Least One Class Win: 92
Nationality with Most Drivers: 83, France
Marque Victories
Most Overall Victories: 16, Audi
Most Total Class Victories: 27, Ferrari
Most LM P2 Class Victories: 15, Oreca-Nissan
Most GTE Pro Class Victories: 17, Ferrari
Most GTE Am Class Victories: 16, Aston Martin
Fast Laps
Most Fast Laps, Overall: 20, Audi
Most Total Class Fast Laps: 28, Aston Martin
Most Fast Laps, LM P2: 17, Oreca-Nissan
Most Fast Laps, GTE Pro: 17, Aston Martin
Most Fast Laps, GTE Am: 11, Aston Martin & Ferrari
In a Season...
Most Overall Victories in a Season: 6, Audi, 2013 and Porsche, 2015
Most LM P2 Victories in a Season: 4, Oreca, 2013
Most GTE Pro Victories in a Season: 5, Ferrari, 2012
Most GTE Am Victories in a Season: 7, Aston Martin, 2014
In WEC history.....
Marques Starting all 36 Races: Aston Martin, Audi, Ferrari, Oreca, Porsche
Most Total Starters: 194, Porsche
Best Finishing Percentage (more than 30 starts): 94%, Audi
Best Finishing Percentage, LM P2: 90%, Ligier
Best Finishing Percentage, GT: 91%, Porsche
Multiple Champions
LM P1: 2, Audi & Porsche
GTE Manufacturers: 3, Ferrari
Total Number of Starters: 1211
Total Number of Marques: 23 (The following four name variations are each considered as a single marque; Lotus / CLM, Dodge / SRT, Dome / Dome Strakka, Zytek / Gibson
Marques with at least one overall victory: 3
Marques with at least one class victory: 14
Team Records
Overall Records are the same for Teams as for Marques unless noted otherwise
Most Total Class Victories: 21, Aston Martin
Most LM P2 Class Victories: 12, G-Drive Racing
Most GTE Pro Victories: 17, AF Corse
Most GTE Am Victories: 17, Aston Martin Racing
Fast Laps
Most Total Class Fast Laps: 27, Aston Martin Racing
Most Fast Laps, LM P2: 14, G-Drive Racing
Most Fast Laps, GTE Pro: 17, Astom Martin Racing
Most Fast Laps: GTE Am: 11, Aston Martin Racing
In a Season
Most LM P2 class victories in a season: 4, G-Drive Racing, 2013, 2014 and 2015
Most GTE Pro class victories in a season: 5, AF Corse, 2012
Most GTE Am class victories in a season: 7, Aston Martin Racing, 2014
In WEC history.....
Teams Starting All 36 Races: AF Corse, Aston Martin Racing, and the combination of Proton Competition / Felbermayr / Abu Dhabi Competiton. Audi Sport is the only LM P1 team to have started every race.
Most Total Starters: 124, AF Corse
Best Finishing Percentage, LM P2: 92%, G-Drive Racing
Best Finishing Percentage, GT: 90%, Porsche Motorsport Manthey
Mutiple Champions:
LM P1 Privateers: 4, Rebellion Racing
GT Pro Teams: 3, AF Corse
Superlatives....
Most starters: 56, 2012 and 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours
Most starters, including non-WEC: 62, 2012 Sebring 12 Hours
Most Finishers: 43, 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours
Most finishers, including non-WEC: 51, 2012 Sebring 12 Hours
Highest Finishing Percentage: 100%, 2016 Bahrain 6 Hours
Fastest Race: 224.200 km/h, 2015 Le Mans 24 Hours
Fastest 6 Hour Race: 198.768, 2014 Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours
Fastest Qualifying Speed: 249.201 km/h, 2015 Le Mans 24 Hours (Porsche 919 Hybrid, Jani)
Fastest Qualifying Speed, other than Le Mans: 219.698 km/h, 2015 Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours (Porsche 919 Hybrid)
Fastest Race Lap: 248.459 km/h, 2015 Le Mans 24 Hours, (Audi R18 e-trom quattro, Lotterer)
Fastest Race Lap, other than Le Mans: 213.729, 2015 Spa-Francorchamps 6 Hours, (Porsche 919 Hybrid, Hartley)
Narrowest Margin of Victory: 0:01.901, 2013 Fuji 6 Hours (race ended under caution)
Narrowest Competitive Margin of Victory: 0:03.462, 2013 Silverstone 6 Hours
Widest Margin of Victory: 4 laps. 2012 Sebring 12 Hours
