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The 15 Best Le Mans-Winning Cars of All Time

By YPB Team

Decades of endurance icons line up, from delicate postwar roadsters to thundering hybrid prototypes that conquered the twice-around-the-clock classic. Which is the greatest?

  1. Ford GT40 — ranked #11
    Ford GT40
    The American icon that ended Ferrari's reign with a famous 1-2-3 in 1966 and four straight wins.
    1000pts
  2. Porsche 917 — ranked #22
    Porsche 917
    Porsche's first overall Le Mans winner and one of the most legendary race cars ever built.
    849pts
  3. Ferrari 499P — ranked #33
    Ferrari 499P
    The hypercar that marked Ferrari's dramatic return to overall Le Mans glory in 2023.
    848pts
  4. Bentley Speed 8 — ranked #44
    Bentley Speed 8
    The car that returned Bentley to the top step of Le Mans in 2003.
    734pts
  5. Audi R8 — ranked #55
    Audi R8
    The dominant early-2000s prototype that launched Audi's Le Mans dynasty.
    734pts
  6. Peugeot 905 — ranked #66
    Peugeot 905
    The French prototype that won back-to-back Le Mans titles in 1992 and 1993.
    636pts
  7. Jaguar D-Type — ranked #77
    Jaguar D-Type
    The aerodynamic 1950s sports racer that won Le Mans three years running.
    636pts
  8. Ferrari 250 LM — ranked #88
    Ferrari 250 LM
    The mid-engined Ferrari that took the marque's last overall Le Mans win for decades in 1965.
    636pts
  9. Mazda 787B — ranked #99
    Mazda 787B
    The only rotary-engined car ever to win Le Mans, triumphant in 1991.
    636pts
  10. Audi R18 e-tron quattro — ranked #1010
    Audi R18 e-tron quattro
    The pioneering hybrid diesel that kept Audi winning into the 2010s.
    520pts
  11. McLaren F1 GTR — ranked #1111
    McLaren F1 GTR
    The road-car-derived supercar that stunned the field to win Le Mans in 1995.
    520pts
  12. Toyota TS050 Hybrid — ranked #1212
    Toyota TS050 Hybrid
    The car that finally gave Toyota its long-awaited first Le Mans victory.
    520pts
  13. Porsche 956 — ranked #1313
    Porsche 956
    The ground-effect Group C car that dominated Le Mans in the early 1980s.
    382pts
  14. Porsche 919 Hybrid — ranked #1414
    Porsche 919 Hybrid
    The high-tech hybrid that delivered three straight Le Mans wins from 2015 to 2017.
    382pts
  15. Aston Martin DBR1 — ranked #1515
    Aston Martin DBR1
    The elegant British roadster that gave Aston Martin its lone overall win in 1959.
    0pts
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Comments 1

Porsche has three cars in these fifteen, more than any other marque, and the two red ones bracket six decades: the 250 LM and the 499P: https://youpick.best/articles/ferrari-ranked-many-ways

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