The 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans in 24 numbers
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The 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans in 24 numbers

Though the winning trio failed to beat the distance record held since 2010 by Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Mike Rockenfeller in an Audi, it wasn't by much, and other records were beaten and certain numbers show the extent to which the 83rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans was competitive in all four classes. A look back at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans in 24 numbers.

1 number of participations for two of the three overall winners, Earl Bamber and Nico Hülkenberg.

2 number of laps short the winning trio Earl Bamber, Nico Hülkenberg and Nick Tandy was in beating the race's distance record

3 number of participations for Nick Tandy, the third man in the winning No. 19 Porsche 919 Hybrid

3:16:887 pole position time clocked by Neel Jani, in the No. 18 Porsche 919 Hybrid, a record for the 13.629 km track

4 number of safety car interventions on the track, two hours and four minutes total

4 number of the new record for best race laps, now held by André Lotterer, three of which are consecutive

5 number of podium finishes for the three-time winners of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer in six participations together

5 the gap, in laps, between the winning Corvette in LM GTE Pro and the next car, the No. 71 Ferrari

10 number of times the best race lap was beaten in the LM P1 class, André Lotterer had the last word

15 number of retirements during the race

17 new record for the number of wins by a constructor at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the record has been held by Porche for 17 years.

19 number sported by the winning Porsche 919 Hybrid - the first time the 19 has won!

20 number of "Slow Zones" during the race, one hour and 50 minutes

21 temperature at the start with dry weather for most of the race

24 number of Michelin wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 18th consecutive

27 number of leader changes during the race, overall and in the LM GTE Pro class won by Corvette Racing

32 number of victories for a German manufacturer at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

47 number of the winning car in LM P2, KCMG's Oreca 05-Nissan de KCMG, after having led for 23 hours

55 number of cars at the start of the 83rd edition after withdrawal for the No. 63 Corvette C7.R following the incident for Jan Magnussen, the victim of mechanical damage

64 number sported by the winning Corvette C7.R in the LM GTE Pro class; a feat for the American team only able to count on one car; Doug Fehan, Corvette Racing Program Director, fully deserved the "Spirit of Le Mans" trophy in 2014

72 number of the winning car in LM GTE Am, SMP Racing's Ferrari 458 Italia

248.5 average, in km/h, of the fastest lap during the race in the history of the 24 Hours, 3:17:475, completed by André Lotterer and his No. 7 Audi R18 e-tron quattro

395 number of laps raced by the winning Porsche 919 Hybrid; the record is 397 laps

263,500 number of spectators in attendance at the circuit during race week

Cécile Bonardel / ACO - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO

PHOTO: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, SUNDAY JUNE 14 2015, RACE. André Lotterer, having clocked the best race lap with the No. 7 Audi, became record-holder of the best race lap at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with four units.

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