24h Le Mans
To conclude our series of 45 Porsche stories, here is a quick update on a few Porsche statistics at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, following the win for Nico H
First 24 Hours, first win - Now six Porsche drivers have won at their first participation: Hurley Haywood, Alexander Wurz, Tom Kristensen, Laurent Aiello, Nico Hülkenberg and Earl Bamber.
German drivers and Porsche - Nico Hülkenberg is the seventh German driver to win at the 24 Hours at the wheel of a Porsche. He follows Hans Herrmann, Jürgen Barth, Klaus Ludwig, "John Winter" (real name Louis Krages), Hans-Joachim Stück and Manuel Reuter.
Victories and engines - In 1976, Porsche was the first manufacturer to win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with turbocharge technology. In 2015, Porsche put an end to a series of nine consecutive diesel engine victories (eight for Audi and one for Peugeot) by winning with its unique hybrid V4 turbo. The last 4-cylinder engine to win was in...1928 with the Bentley of Woolf Barnato-Bernard Rubin!
17, golden number - In 2015, Porsche scored it 17th pole position and 17th win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans...17 years after its last victory, won by Aiello-McNish-Ortelli.
Porsche's 17 wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1970 - Richard Attwood-Hans Herrmann (Porsche 917 K)
1971 - Helmut Marko-Gijs van Lennep (Porsche 917 K)
1976 - Jacky Ickx-Gijs van Lennep (Porsche 936)
1977 - Jacky Ickx-Jürgen Barth-Hurley Haywood (Porsche 936)
1979 - Klaus Ludwig-Don & Bill Whittington (Porsche 935 K3)
1981 - Jacky Ickx-Derek Bell (Porsche 936/81)
1982 - Jacky Ickx-Derek Bell (Porsche 956)
1983 - Hurley Haywood-Al Holbert-Vern Schuppan (Porsche 956)
1984 - Klaus Ludwig-Henri Pescarolo (Porsche 956)
1985 - Klaus Ludwig-Paolo Barilla-"John Winter" (Porsche 956)
1986 - Derek Bell-Hans Joachim Stück-Al Holbert (Porsche 962 C)
1987 - Derek Bell-Hans Joachim Stück-Al Holbert (Porsche 962 C)
1994 - Yannick Dalmas-Mauro Baldi-Hurley Haywood (Dauer Porsche 962 LM)
1996 - Alexander Wurz-Davy Jones-Manuel Reuter (Joest Porsche TWR WSC)
1997 - Michele Alboreto-Stefan Johansson-Tom Kristensen (Joest Porsche TWR WSC)
1998 - Laurent Aiello-Allan McNish-Stéphane Ortelli (Porsche 911 GT1)
2015 - Nico Hülkenberg-Nick Tandy-Earl Bamber (Porsche 919 Hybrid)
Click here for the preceding 45 Porsche stories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans article.
Jean-Philippe Doret / ACO - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO
Photo: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, SUNDAY JUNE 14 2015, FINISH. The honour of passing under the checkered flag the winner fell to Nico Hülkenberg, at his first participation.
