# The drivers with the most wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

Dane Tom Kristensen has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times, including six in a row from 2000 to 2005, ahead of Jacky Ickx (six) and Derek Bell, Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro (five each). Every driver who has won the great endurance race at least three times, up to the 2025 edition.

- 174 votes · 23 items
- Jan 23, 2026 · Bastien Legrand
- https://even.best/en/l/5416/the-drivers-with-the-most-wins-at-the-24-hours-of-le-mans

## Top 23

1. **Tom Kristensen** (18 · ▲19 ▼1) — Danish driver, 9 wins: 1997, 2000–2005, 2008, 2013. The race's record winner, nicknamed "Mr Le Mans".
2. **Jacky Ickx** (17 · ▲18 ▼1) — Belgian driver, 6 wins: 1969, 1975–1977, 1981–1982.
3. **Frank Biela** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — German driver, 5 wins: 2000–2002, 2006–2007.
4. **Olivier Gendebien** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — Belgian driver, 4 wins: 1958, 1960–1962.
5. **Derek Bell** (9 · ▲12 ▼3) — British driver, 5 wins: 1975, 1981–1982, 1986–1987.
6. **Emanuele Pirro** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Italian driver, 5 wins: 2000–2002, 2006–2007.
7. **Rinaldo Capello** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Italian driver, 3 wins: 2003–2004, 2008.
8. **André Lotterer** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — German driver, 3 wins: 2011–2012, 2014.
9. **Yannick Dalmas** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — French driver, 4 wins: 1992, 1994–1995, 1999.
10. **Phil Hill** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — American driver, 3 wins: 1958, 1961–1962.
11. **Marcel Fässler** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Swiss driver, 3 wins: 2011–2012, 2014.
12. **Luigi Chinetti** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Italian-American driver, 3 wins: 1932, 1934, 1949.
13. **Klaus Ludwig** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — German driver, 3 wins: 1979, 1984–1985.
14. **Hurley Haywood** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — American driver, 3 wins: 1977, 1983, 1994.
15. **Sébastien Buemi** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Swiss driver, 4 wins: 2018–2020, 2022.
16. **Henri Pescarolo** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — French driver, 4 wins: 1972–1974, 1984.
17. **Woolf Barnato** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — British driver, 3 wins: 1928–1930.
18. **Benoît Tréluyer** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — French driver, 3 wins: 2011–2012, 2014.
19. **Brendon Hartley** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — New Zealander driver, 3 wins: 2017, 2020, 2022.
20. **Allan McNish** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — British driver, 3 wins: 1998, 2008, 2013.
21. **Al Holbert** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — American driver, 3 wins: 1983, 1986–1987.
22. **Marco Werner** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — German driver, 3 wins: 2005–2007.
23. **Kazuki Nakajima** (-1 · ▲2 ▼3) — Japanese driver, 3 wins: 2018–2020.

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