Photo of the Day - Fernando Alonso gives the start at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans
On October 16, 2005, Fernando Alonso became the first Spaniard to win the F1 World Champion title, with Renault. The driver was crowned once again the next year, and gave the start at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 14, 2014.
The same year, Fernando Alonso visited his friend Mark Webber in the paddock at the 6 Hours of Bahrain and became a full-blown fan of the 24 Hours of Le Mans after the surprise win for F1 driver Nico Hülkenberg with Porsche in 2015.
If you’re a fan of stats, read on! We have compiled some more facts and figures for you from the 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans won by the AF Corse #83 Ferrari 499P.
Porsche Penske Motorsport came within a whisker of victory at the 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans, eventually settling for a hard-won runner-up spot. Despite a solid strategy and the absence of technical hitches, the #6 Porsche 963 was eclipsed by the #83 Ferrari 499P of AF Corse.
On 18 June 2000, Audi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time. Twenty-five years later, this win by the R8 bearing the number 8 and driven by Frank Biela, Tom Kristensen and Emanuele Pirro is considered the key moment that paved the way to establishing the Audi legend at Le Mans.
Manthey Racing won the LMGT3 class for the second year in a row as the Manthey 1st Phorm #92 Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3 followed up on the Manthey EMA #91 car’s 2024 success. Austrian Richard Lietz was driver on both occasions – this time sharing the wheel with Ryan Hardwick and Riccardo Pera.
