The 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans by the numbers

• 1st overall victory for Toyota in 20 participations, and the first win for drivers Fernando Alonso, Kazuki Nakajima and Sébastien Buemi
• 1st position on the starting grid for the No.8 Toyota TS050 HYBRID
• 2nd pole position at the 24 Hours for Kazuki Nakajima (No.8 Toyota TS050 HYBRID) after 2014
• 2nd win for a Japanese marque at Le Mans after Mazda in 1991
• 2nd Porsche victory in LMGTE Pro, with the No.92 911 RSR shared by Kevin Estre, Michael Christensen and Laurens Vanthoor, the last being in 2013. To leave nothing to chance, Porsche entered 10 911 RSRs at this edition and was the most represented marque of the field.

• 2: the number of drivers with more than 20 participations at the start, namely Olivier Beretta and Jan Lammers, the latter celebrating his 24th 24 Hours of Le Mans this last weekend
• 3rd win for a Japanese driver after Masanori Sekiya (McLaren in 1995) and Seiji Ara (Audi in 2004).
• 3:17.658 was the fastest lap time, clocked by Sébastien Buemi at the wheel of the No.8 Toyota in the fifth lap of the race
• 4th pole position for Toyota after 1999, 2014 and 2017
• 5th time an F1 world champion has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Fernando Alonso joining Mike Hawthorn, Graham Hill, Phil Hill and Jochen Rindt. The Spanish driver is the only two-time F1 world champion to win the race at his first attempt and is still active in F1! 

• 8: the racing number of the winning car, the fifth time in history the number 8 has come out on top after Bentley (1928), Alfa Romeo (1932) and Audi (2006, 2009)
• 10: there were 10 previous winners at the start of this 86th edition: André Lotterer, Marcel Fässler, Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard, Earl Bamber, Nick Tandy, Jan Lammers, Mike Rockenfeller, Loïc Duval and Neel Jani

• 11: the number of times the pole-sitter claimed the top step on the overall podium 24 hours later
• 14: the number of official retirements
• 18: the age of Phil Hanson (United Autosports No.22 Ligier JS P217-Gibson) and Julien Andlauer (Dempsey-Proton Racing No.77 Porsche 911 RSR), with the oldest driver being Mark Patterson (Algarve Pro Racing No.25 Ligier JS P217-Gibson, LMP2) at 66 years young
• 21: the number of consecutive overall wins for Michelin, starting with the Porsche 911 GT1 in 1998 (the French tyre manufacturer has a total of 28 to its credit) 
• 23: number of leader changes between the two Toyotas in LMP1
• 60: the number of competitors at the start of the 2018 24 Hours, for the third time since 2016 
• 77: the racing number of the winning Porsche 911 RSR in LMGTE Am, shared by Dempsey-Proton Racing’s Christian Ried and rookies Matt Campbell and Julien Andlauer

• 343.4 km/h: the fastest speed recorded during the race, clocked by Nicolas Lapierre at the wheel of Signatech Alpine Matmut's No.36 Alpine A470-Gibson
• 388: the total number of laps at this year's edition (5,288.666 km)
• 256,900: the number of spectators in attendance to witness Toyota's triumph

The 87th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans will take place 15-16 June 2019 as the spectacular finale of the World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) 2018-2019 Super Season. See you there!

With grateful thanks to the ACO