There is no end to the statistics generated by the Le Mans 24 Hours. Here are some of the most surprising, spectacular and fun facts and figures. Today, the range is from 24 to 263,000!
24: The entire LM P1 class is fitted with Michelin tyres, so Michelin is sure to pull off a 24th victory this year.
30: The number of years since Toyota first entered the race.
31: Germany has won the race the most times, thanks to Audi, BMW, Porsche and Mercedes.
32: On Sunday 14 June, we shall undoubtedly see the 32nd victory for a closed cockpit car. But, we still have a long way to go to catch up with the open cockpits (51 victories).
40: Forty years ago, the first Nissan competed in the Le Mans 24 Hours, under the name of Datsun.
40: Toyota’s first participation in the Le Mans 24 Hours was 40 years ago, when the constructor provided the engine for the Sigma.
43: The combined number of victories for British drivers (a record) - 32 drivers in all.
50: Ferrari clinched its last overall win at Le Mans 50 years ago.
50: The number of podiums for Porsche since the race began. 16 victories, 17 second places and 17 third places.
52: On Sunday 14 June, we shall see the 52nd victory for a mid-engine car. Victories from 1963 to 1978 and 1980 to 2014
56: The number of cars taking part this year.
64: With 64 races in a row, Porsche is the most experienced marque at Le Mans. That represents 770 cars in all!
83: This year marks the 83rd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours.
90: The first Le Mans-style start was 90 years ago. The procedure was abandoned in 1970.
328: The number of drivers who have mounted the podium at least once. Emmanuele Pirro has the record for claiming a place on the podium nine times in a row.
339.1: The maximum speed reached by the n°2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro. This speed was recorded before the first chicane on the Mulsanne straight.
397: The number of laps completed by Bernhard, Dumas and Rockenfeller in their Audi R15 TDI+ at the 2010 Le Mans 24 Hours. A total of 5,410.713 kilometres. That’s a record on the current circuit.
1,678: The number of podiums for Porsche since the race began.
4,002: The number of cars that have run the Le Mans 24 Hours since 1923, not including this year.
263,300: The number of spectators at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2014. Will we break the record again this year?
David Bristol / ACO
Thanks to Info-course for the data.
