Photo : Thierry Desvigne - Fréderic Gaud - ACO/Nikon

The Daytona endurance race was first run in 1962, and ran over 24 hours from January 1966 onwards. Since then, 18 drivers have won both at Le Mans and in Florida.

Lorenzo Bandini (Italy): winner at Le Mans in 1963 at Daytona in 1967.
Pedro Rodriguez (Mexico): winner at Le Mans in 1968 at Daytona in 1970 and 1971.
Jacky Ickx (Belgium): winner at Le Mans in 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981 and 1982, at Daytona in 1972.
Hans Herrmann (Germany): winner at Le Mans 1970, at Daytona in 1968.
Henri Pescarolo (France): winner at Le Mans in 1972, 1973 and 1974, at Daytona in 1991.
Derek Bell (Britain): winner at Le Mans in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1987, at Daytona in 1986, 1987 and 1989.
Hurley Haywood (USA): winner at Le Mans in 1977, 1983 and 1994, at Daytona in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1991.
Al Holbert (USA): winner at Le Mans in 1983, 1986 and 1987, at Daytona in 1986 and 1987.
John Winter (Germany): winner at Le Mans in 1984 at Daytona in 1991.
Jan Lammers (Netherlands): winner at Le Mans in 1988 at Daytona in 1990.
Andy Wallace (Great Britain): winner at Le Mans in 1988 at Daytona in 1990 and 1999.
Martin Brundle (UK) & John Nielsen (Denmark): winner at Le Mans in 1990, and at Daytona in 1988.
Christophe Bouchut (France): winner at Le Mans in 1993 at Daytona in 1995.
Mauro Baldi (Italy): winner at Le Mans in 1994 at Daytona in 1998 and 2002.
Marco Werner (Germany): winner at Le Mans in 2005, 2006 and 2007, at Daytona in 1995.
Timo Bernhard (Germany): winner at Le Mans in 2010 at Daytona in 2003.
Mike Rockenfeller (Germany): winner at Le Mans and Daytona in 2010.

Also, Reinhold Joest had a victory at Daytona as a driver in 1980, but although he never won at Le Mans as a driver, has been behind the success of Audi at the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a team owner.

Jean-Philippe Doret

Photo: In 2010, Mike Rockenfeller was the sixth driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Daytona in the same year.