24 Hours of Le Mans, List Of Previous Winners And Predictions For 2021

24 Hours of Le Mans, List Of Previous Winners And Predictions For 2021

Know everything about the list of previous winners and predictions ahead of the 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend 2021

This August will see the 89th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the oldest endurance racing events in the world. Porsche and Audi have the most number of wins but it will be interesting to see who triumphs in this year’s Le Mans race.

However, Toyota will be hoping to replicate their wonderful performances from the past few years, considering their dominance of the last 3 years. Le Mans race will test every individual on the grid both mentally and physically for the 24 hours on the weekend.

24 Hours of Le Mans Previous winners list

2000  Frank Biela

 Tom Kristensen

 Emanuele Pirro

 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R8
2001  Frank Biela

 Tom Kristensen

 Emanuele Pirro

 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R8
2002  Frank Biela

 Tom Kristensen

 Emanuele Pirro

 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R8
2003  Tom Kristensen

 Rinaldo Capello

 Guy Smith

 Team Bentley Bentley Speed 8
2004  Seiji Ara

 Tom Kristensen

 Rinaldo Capello

 Audi Sport Japan Team Goh Audi R8
2005  JJ Lehto

 Marco Werner

 Tom Kristensen

 ADT Champion Racing Audi R8
2006  Frank Biela

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 Emanuele Pirro

 Marco Werner

 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI
2007  Frank Biela

 Emanuele Pirro

 Marco Werner

 Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI
2008  Tom Kristensen

 Allan McNish

 Rinaldo Capello

 Audi Sport North America Audi R10 TDI
2009  David Brabham

 Marc Gené

 Alexander Wurz

 Peugeot Sport Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
2010  Mike Rockenfeller

 Timo Bernhard

 Romain Dumas

 Audi Sport North America Audi R15 TDI plus
2011  Marcel Fässler

 André Lotterer

 Benoît Tréluyer

 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 TDI
2012  Marcel Fässler

 André Lotterer

 Benoît Tréluyer

 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro
2013  Tom Kristensen

 Allan McNish

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 Loïc Duval

 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro
2014  Marcel Fässler

 André Lotterer

 Benoît Tréluyer

 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro
2015  Nico Hülkenberg

 Earl Bamber

 Nick Tandy

 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid
2016  Romain Dumas

 Neel Jani

 Marc Lieb

 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid
2017  Timo Bernhard

 Brendon Hartley

 Earl Bamber

 Porsche LMP Team Porsche 919 Hybrid
2018  Sébastien Buemi

 Fernando Alonso

 Kazuki Nakajima

 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid
2019  Sébastien Buemi

 Fernando Alonso

 Kazuki Nakajima

 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid
2020  Sébastien Buemi

 Brendon Hartley

 Kazuki Nakajima

 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid

24 Hours of Le Mans 2021 Predictions

Toyota has been in splendid form and are confident of securing their fourth consecutive Le Mans Endurance race. Meanwhile, Audi will try to sabotage their plans of coming in the first position troubling the Japanese company.

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Endurance racing is a very difficult motorsport that requires patience and strong will power to withheld the challenges of 24 Hours of Le Mans. Alpine will be hoping to go the distance with their direct rivals Toyota and Glickenhaus  who have a more reliable car.

However, a simple lapse of concentration could be very costly as the cars travel at a very high speed and it is difficult to maneuver around the traffic on the circuit. It will be interesting to see how the story unfolds at the weekend of Le Mans 24 Hours.

Although the race might not hold the same charm and draw as the F1, the skill set it requires is massively more. Required to race during both inclement weather and the night at long stretches, the drivers involved in the longest race in the world are truly put to the sword in every sense of the word.

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