24h Le Mans
We’ve crunched the numbers on the race won yesterday by the Ferrari AF Corse #50 Ferrari 499P, driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen.
This weekend’s win makes eleven in all for the Italian carmaker. Ferrari is the third-highest ranking marque in terms of race wins at Le Mans behind Porsche (19) and Audi (13).
The distance covered by the winning car, at an average speed of 176.3 kph. The distance equates to 311 laps – 31 fewer than last year.
Kamui Kobayashi, driver of the Toyota Gazoo Racing #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid marked up the fastest lap time on the 254th lap.
The number of outright leader changes during the race. The #50 Ferrari 499P, #6 Porsche 963, #51 Ferrari 499P, #83 Ferrari 499P, #8Toyota GR010 Hybrid, #5 Porsche 963, #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid and the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R each took turns to head the field.
The highest peak speed recorded during this 92nd edition. Felipe Nasr in the Porsche Penske Motorsport #4 Porsche 963 recorded the highest speed.
Highest top speeds clocked in the other classes:
The number of retirements from the race. In 2023, 22 cars retired, 8 in 2022, 15 in 2021, 11 in 2019 and 16 in 2018. The Team WRT #15 BMW M Hybrid V8 was not classified.
The number of spectators at the track. That’s even more than last year for the Centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans will take place on 14–15 June, when Aston Martin joins Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Isotta Fraschini, Lamborghini, Peugeot, Porsche and Toyota in the Hypercar class. In the meantime, watch the highlights of this year’s race below.
