24h Le Mans
Ahead of the start of the 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans at 16:00 tomorrow, these stats illustrate the stunning performance level of the field. Of the 186 drivers competing, 19 hail from F1, From rookies to veterans, each figure is a hint of things to come this weekend.
...drivers of 34 different nationalities entered in the 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans, fourth round of the 2025 FIA WEC. The most represented are the U.K. and France with 31 each.
...cars taking the start this year with 21 Hypercars, 17 LMP2s and 24 LMGT3.
...rookies taking the start in their first 24 Hours. The only newcomer in the Hypercar category is Pascal Wehrlein driving Porsche Penske Motorsport's #4 Porsche 963. There are nine rookies in LMP2 and 26 in LMGT3.
...is the age of newcomer, Dutch driver Lin Hodenius, the youngest competitor this year. He is set to take the wheel of Iron Lynx's #61 Mercedes-AMG LMGT3.
...is the age of Thomas Flohr, driver of Vista AF Corse's #54 Ferrari 296 LMGT3, and oldest competitor this year. The Swiss driver has eight participations in the race to his credit, all with Ferrari.
...women taking the start in the 93rd 24 Hours:
...marks the most participations of any driver competing this year, credited to Richard Lietz at the wheel of Manthey 1st Phorm's #92 Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3. Note the driver with the oldest participation is local hero Sébastien Bourdais in Hertz Team JOTA's #38 Cadillac V-Series.R. He took his rookie start in the 24 Hours back in 1999.
...is the highest number of overall wins by a driver taking the start in the 2025 24 Hours year goes to Sébastien Buemi at the wheel of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid. The Swiss driver reached the top step on the podium in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022.
...is the number of former Formula 1 drivers competiting in the 93rd running of Le Mans: Felipe Nasr, Pascal Wehrlein, Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries, Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley, Will Stevens, Kevin Magnussen, André Lotterer, Jenson Button, Robert Kubica, Pietro Fittipaldi, Mick Schumacher, Sébastien Bourdais, Antonio Giovinazzi, Paul di Resta, Jean-Eric Vergne, Stoffel Vandoorne and Jack Aitken.
...is the number of drivers in Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA's #38 Cadillac V-Series.R, namely Earl Bamber, Sébastien Bourdais and Jenson Button, who are left-handed!
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