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.
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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