Today's Photo Story - JJ Lehto, the first Finn to win Le Mans, in 1995
On December 6, 1917, Finland declared its independence after having been a part of the Kingdom of Sweden since the XIX century, then of Russia. On June 18, 1995, JJ Lehto (Jyrki Järvilehto) became the first Finn, and sole to-date, to win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the McLaren F1 GTR.
Though Scandinavia only boasts five 24 Hours of Le Mans winners, it does indeed have 14 wins total thanks of course to the Dane Tom Kristensen with nine victories himself! Kristensen and John Nielsen represent Denmark, Stanley Dickens and Stefan Johansson represent Sweden, and JJ Letho who won again in 2005 with the American Champion Racing team's Audi R8 represents Finland. No Norwegian driver has ever claimed the top step on the podium…
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