The Age of Information

The FIA WEC is a rich assortment of racing personalities and range in experience, backgrounds and characters. The human element is one of the most fascinating stories of the WEC, and the rich diversity among the racers and heroes is encapsulated in the ages of the protagonists below.

STARTERS

Youngest Starter:

Matthew McMurry, 2014 Le Mans, 16.6 years

Oldest Starter:

Jack Gerber, 2013 Shanghai, 68.7 years

Mean Age, all starters: 35.6 years

OVERALL WINNERS:

Youngest Overall Winner:

Earl Bamber, 2015 Le Mans, 24.9 years

Oldest Overall Winner:

Rinaldo Capello, 2012 Sebring, 47.8 years

Mean Age, all overall winners: 34.7 years

CLASS WINNERS:

Youngest Class Winner:

Mitch Evans, 2015 Spa-Francorchamps, 20.9 years (P2)

Oldest Class Winner:

Piergiuseppe Perazzini, 2012 Silverstone, 56.6 years (GTE Am)

Mean Age, all class winners: 34.4 years

OVERALL PODIUM FINISHERS:

Youngest Overall Podium Finisher:

Earl Bamber, 2015 Le Mans, 24.9 years (1^st)

Oldest Overall Podium Finisher:

Rinaldo Capello, 2012 Le Mans, 48.0 years (2^nd)

Mean Age, all podium finishers: 34.9 years

CLASS PODIUM FINISHER

Youngest Class Podium Finisher:

Matthieu Vaxiviere, 2014 Fuji, 19.9 years, 3^rd place, GTE Am

Oldest Class Podium Finisher:

Jack Gerber, 2013 Le Mans, 68.3 years, 3^rd place, GTE Am

Youngest and oldest for each class:

P2 winner:

Youngest: Evans, as above.

Oldest: Simon Dolan, 2015 Spa-Francorchamps, 46.0 years

P2, podium finisher:

Youngest: Evans, as above

Oldest: Mark Patterson, 2014 Bahrain, 63.0 years

GTE Pro, winner:

Youngest: Richie Stanaway, 2015 Spa-Francorchamps, 23.5 years

Oldest: Oliver Gavin, 2015 Le Mans, 42.7 years

GTE Pro, podium finisher:

Youngest: Richie Stanaway, 2013 Shanghai, 22.0 years

Oldest: Paul Dalla Lana, 2013 Silverstone, 47.2 years

GTE Am, winner:

Youngest: Nicki Thiim, 2013 Bahrain, 24.6 years

Oldest: Perazzini, as above.

GTE Am, podium finisher:

Youngest: Maximilian Vaxiviere, as above.

Oldest: Gerber, as above.

Champions’ Ages (taken on date of last race of the relevant year, oldest & youngest in red)

For WEC drivers (effective pre Shanghai, 2015)