Sébastien Buemi

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Driver Profile

SÉBASTIEN
BUEMI

Swiss racing driver (born 1988)

LMP1· 64Hypercar· 38
95Race Starts
28Overall Wins
56Podiums
0Titles
9Poles
16Fastest Laps
28Class Wins
2012 — 2026Career Span

Career Note

Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi is a Swiss racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota and in Formula E for Envision. In formula racing, Buemi competed in Formula One from 2009 to 2011, and won the 2015–16 Formula E Championship with Renault. In endurance racing, Buemi has won a joint-record four FIA World Endurance Championship titles—tied with Brendon Hartley—and is a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, all with Toyota.

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Career Constellation

Each season is a star — sized by overall wins, positioned by championship rank, coloured by primary class. Gold ring marks championship-winning campaigns; silver ring marks top-three finishes.

BEST RANKWORST RANK2012201320142015201620172018-192019-20202120222023202420252026Toyota RacingLMP1 · TOYOTA1Toyota RacingLMP1 · TOYOTA4Toyota RacingLMP1 · TOYOTAToyota RacingLMP1 · TOYOTATOYOTA GAZOO RACINGLMP1 · TOYOTA5TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGLMP1 · TOYOTA5TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGLMP1 · TOYOTA2TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGLMP1 · TOYOTA3TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGHYPERCAR · TOYOTA2TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGHYPERCAR · TOYOTA2TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGHYPERCAR · TOYOTA2TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGHYPERCAR · TOYOTATOYOTA GAZOO RACINGHYPERCAR · TOYOTA2Toyota RacingHYPERCAR · TOYOTA

Most Shared Cars

Frequent Teammates

Kazuki Nakajima

Kazuki Nakajima

JPN · Shared 51 entries

Brendon Hartley

Brendon Hartley

NZL · Shared 47 entries

Anthony Davidson

Anthony Davidson

GBR · Shared 46 entries

Ryo Hirakawa

Ryo Hirakawa

JPN · Shared 31 entries

Stéphane Sarrazin

Stéphane Sarrazin

FRA · Shared 12 entries

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso

ESP · Shared 8 entries

Every Race · 97 entries

Race Log

SeasonEventCircuitClassTeamCarPosClass Pos
2026Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarToyota RacingTR010 Hybrid· Toyota11
2026Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarToyota RacingTR010 Hybrid· Toyota33
2026Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSHypercarToyota RacingTR010 Hybrid· Toyota1010
2026Round 1 - IMOLAIMOLAHypercarToyota RacingTR010 Hybrid· Toyota11
2025Round 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2025Round 7 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota1616
2025Round 6 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota99
2025Round 4 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota1515
2025Round 4 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2025Round 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2025Round 2 - IMOLAIMOLAHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2025Round 1 - LOSAILLOSAILHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2024Round 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2024Round 7 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota1010
2024Round 6 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota1515
2024Round 5 - SAO PAULOSAO PAULOHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2024Round 4 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2024Round 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota66
2024Round 2 - IMOLAIMOLAHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2024Round 1 - LOSAILLOSAILHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 - Hybrid· Toyota88
2023Round 7 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota11
2023Round 6 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2023Round 5 - AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZAAUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZAHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota66
2023Round 4 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2023Round 3 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2023Round 2 - AUTODROMO DO ALGARVEAUTODROMO DO ALGARVEHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota11
2023Round 1 - SEBRINGSEBRINGHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2022Round 6 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2022Round 5 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota11
2022Round 4 - AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZAAUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZAHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2022Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota11
2022Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota——
2022Round 1 - SEBRINGSEBRINGHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2021Round 6 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 8 HOURSBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 8 HOURSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota11
2021Round 5 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 6 HOURSBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 6 HOURSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2021Round 4 - LE MANSLE MANSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota22
2021Round 3 - AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZAAUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZAHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota334
2021Round 2 - AUTODROMO DO ALGARVEAUTODROMO DO ALGARVEHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota11
2021Round 1 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSHypercarTOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR010 HYBRID· Toyota11
2019-20Round 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2019-20Round 7 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2019-20Round 6 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2019-20Round 5 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2019-20Round 4 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2019-20Round 3 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2019-20Round 2 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2019-20Round 1 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2018-19Round 8 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2018-19Round 7 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2018-19Round 6 - SEBRINGSEBRINGLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2018-19Round 5 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2018-19Round 4 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2018-19Round 3 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota325
2018-19Round 2 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2018-19Round 1 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2017Round 9 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2017Round 8 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2017Round 7 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2017Round 6 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2017Round 5 - AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZAUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2017Round 4 - NURBURGRINGNURBURGRINGLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2017Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota92
2017Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2017Round 1 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2016Round 9 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2016Round 8 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2016Round 7 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2016Round 6 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2016Round 5 - AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZAUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota——
2016Round 4 - NURBURGRINGNURBURGRINGLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2016Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota278
2016Round 1 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP1TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGTS050 - Hybrid· Toyota166
2015Round 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2015Round 7 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota66
2015Round 6 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2015Round 5 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2015Round 4 - NURBURGRINGNURBURGRINGLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota55
2015Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota88
2015Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota88
2015Round 1 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2014Round 8 - INTERLAGOSINTERLAGOSLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2014Round 7 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota118
2014Round 6 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2014Round 5 - FUJI SPEEDWAYFUJI SPEEDWAYLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2014Round 4 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2014Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2014Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2014Round 1 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP1Toyota RacingTS 040 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2013Round 9 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota11
2013Round 8 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITSHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUITLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota——
2013Round 7 - FUJI SPEED WAYFUJI SPEED WAYLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota275
2013Round 6 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASCIRCUIT OF THE AMERICASLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2013Round 4 - INTERLAGOSINTERLAGOSLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota——
2013Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota22
2013Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPSSPA FRANCORCHAMPSLMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota44
2013Round 1 - SILVERSTONESILVERSTONELMP1Toyota RacingTS030 - Hybrid· Toyota33
2012Round 3 - LE MANSLE MANSLMP1Toyota RacingTS 030 - Hybrid· Toyota5111

Time on track

Lap Aggregate

12,600Laps Completed
12,544Valid Laps
1:18.099Personal Best
2:28.882Career Avg

Year by year

Season Splits

SeasonEventsWinsClass WinsPodiumsPolesFL
20263222—1
20257——1——
2024822211
2023722621
2022622511
2021733513
2019-209228—1
2018-19955742
20179557—2
20169——1——
20159——1——
20149447—4
20139114——
20121—————

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From the answers archive

Questions about this driver

Drivers · 4 min read

Who is Sebastien Buemi?

[Sebastien Buemi](/drivers/sebastien-buemi) is a Swiss endurance and Formula E racing driver, currently the all-time WEC overall race-wins leader with 27 victories. Buemi has driven for [Toyota Gazoo Racing](/teams/toyota-gazoo-racing) in the WEC since 2014, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times (2018, 2019, 2020) in the LMP1-Hybrid era, the WEC Drivers' Championship in 2014 and 2018-2019, and the Formula E championship in 2015-2016. He remains on the WEC grid in 2026 with the No. 8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid.

Drivers · 5 min read

Who is Kamui Kobayashi?

[Kamui Kobayashi](/drivers/kamui-kobayashi) is a Japanese endurance racing driver and the team principal of [Toyota Gazoo Racing](/teams/toyota-gazoo-racing) Europe. He holds the WEC's all-time race fastest-lap record at 23 and shares the all-time pole record at 17 with his long-time team-mate [Mike Conway](/drivers/mike-conway). Kobayashi won the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans with the No. 7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid, set the all-time Le Mans qualifying record of 3:24.408 in 2022, and remains on the WEC grid in 2026 with the No. 7 entry he has driven since 2017.

Drivers · 4 min read

Who has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Hypercar era?

Five teams have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans since the Hypercar class arrived in 2021. Toyota Gazoo Racing took the first two runnings with the GR010 Hybrid. Ferrari has won every Le Mans since, taking three consecutive overall victories with the 499P from 2023 to 2025. Every winning crew so far has been all new to Le Mans victory at the time of the win.

Drivers · 4 min read

Who has the most WEC race fastest laps?

[Kamui Kobayashi](/drivers/kamui-kobayashi) has set the most race fastest laps in WEC history, with 23 across 102 race sessions since 2012. [Mike Conway](/drivers/mike-conway) sits second with 22, followed by [Jose Maria Lopez](/drivers/jose-maria-lopez) on 20, [Andre Lotterer](/drivers/andre-lotterer) on 17 and [Brendon Hartley](/drivers/brendon-hartley) on 16. The top five all share a Toyota Gazoo Racing connection at some point in their WEC careers, with Lotterer the only one to set most of his fastest laps for a different manufacturer.

Drivers · 4 min read

Which driver has the most WEC overall race wins?

[Sebastien Buemi](/drivers/sebastien-buemi) holds the record for the most overall WEC race wins with 27 victories, ahead of his long-time Toyota team-mate [Brendon Hartley](/drivers/brendon-hartley) on 24. The top five is rounded out by [Mike Conway](/drivers/mike-conway) with 19, [Kamui Kobayashi](/drivers/kamui-kobayashi) with 18 and [Kazuki Nakajima](/drivers/kazuki-nakajima) with 17. All five drove for Toyota Gazoo Racing across some part of the LMP1-Hybrid era.

Drivers · 4 min read

Which driver has the most WEC pole positions?

[Kamui Kobayashi](/drivers/kamui-kobayashi) and [Mike Conway](/drivers/mike-conway) share the all-time WEC pole record with 17 overall poles each. Both drove the [No. 7 Toyota](/teams/toyota-gazoo-racing) through the LMP1-Hybrid and early Hypercar eras, and they accumulated the record together over six seasons in the same car. [Brendon Hartley](/drivers/brendon-hartley) and [Jose Maria Lopez](/drivers/jose-maria-lopez) sit tied for third on 14 each, and [Timo Bernhard](/drivers/timo-bernhard) and [Sebastien Buemi](/drivers/sebastien-buemi) are fifth-equal on 9.