Porsche

Porsche holds the absolute record at the 24 Hours of Le Mans: nineteen outright victories, a tally without equal. Present at La Sarthe since 1951 and long the master of the intermediate classes, the Stuttgart marque waited until 1970 for its first overall win, with the legendary 917 K of Hans Herrmann and Richard Attwood — a maiden triumph confirmed in 1971. Domination then came in waves. The 936 won in 1976 and 1977 with Jacky Ickx, and again in 1981. In between, Kremer Racing's 935 K3 took the rain-soaked 1979 edition, a rare victory for a production-derived car. Then came the Group C era, the most bountiful of all: the 956 and 962C strung together six consecutive wins from 1982 to 1987 — seven counting 1981 — shared between the Rothmans works team and customer outfits such as Joest Racing, twice a winner in 1984 and 1985. The 1990s added four victories of remarkable variety: the Dauer 962 in 1994, Joest's WSC-95 in 1996 and 1997, then the 911 GT1-98 in 1998. After a long absence from prototypes, Porsche returned to LMP1 and delivered a hat-trick with the 919 Hybrid in 2015, 2016 and 2017, against Audi and then Toyota, lifting the total to nineteen. Since 2023, the 963 LMDh, run with Penske, has carried Stuttgart's colours in the Hypercar class in both the FIA WEC and IMSA, establishing itself as one of the championship benchmarks. In 2026, Porsche Penske Motorsport continues the pursuit of a twentieth outright victory, while the 911 GT3 R maintains the brand's ubiquity in LMGT3. Beyond the numbers, Porsche remains inseparable from the very identity of the 24 Hours: no manufacturer has raced there as often, won as often, or left its mark on as many generations of fans. Its customer structure, which allows private teams to field the 963, also keeps a house tradition alive: many of Porsche's finest Le Mans chapters were written by its customers.

• Country : DEU
• Founded : 1931
• Le Mans wins : 19
• First win : 1970
• Last win : 2017