Circuit de la Sarthe
Le Mans lap record
Outright WEC record · LMP1
Fastest laps recorded in FIA WEC competition at Le Mans, by class and by year, from the official timing data in the circuit archive. Race records are complete for every WEC event here except 2016 (no timing data in the archive for that event); qualifying records list only sessions with published per-car best laps.
Hypercar
Fastest qualifying lap
Fastest race lap
| Year | Best qualifying lap | Best race lap |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3:22.564 Dries Vanthoor | 3:25.041 Ryo Hirakawa |
| 2025 | 3:22.742 Jack Aitken | 3:26.063 Sébastien Bourdais |
| 2024 | 3:24.465 Dries Vanthoor | 3:28.756 Kamui Kobayashi |
| 2023 | 3:22.982 Antonio Fuoco | 3:27.218 Antonio Fuoco |
| 2022 | 3:24.408 Brendon Hartley | 3:27.749 Jose Maria Lopez |
| 2021 | 3:23.900 Kamui Kobayashi | 3:27.607 Brendon Hartley |
LMP1
Fastest qualifying lap
Fastest race lap
| Year | Best qualifying lap | Best race lap |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3:15.267 Kamui Kobayashi | 3:19.264 Bruno Senna |
| 2019 | 3:15.497 Kamui Kobayashi | 3:17.297 Mike Conway |
| 2018 | 3:15.377 Kazuki Nakajima | 3:17.658 Sébastien Buemi |
| 2017 | 3:14.791 Kamui Kobayashi | 3:18.604 Sébastien Buemi |
| 2015 | 3:16.887 Neel Jani | 3:17.475 André Lotterer |
| 2014 | 3:21.789 Kazuki Nakajima | 3:22.567 André Lotterer |
| 2013 | 3:22.349 Loïc Duval | 3:22.746 André Lotterer |
| 2012 | 3:23.787 | 3:24.189 |
LMP2
Fastest qualifying lap
Fastest race lap
| Year | Best qualifying lap | Best race lap |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3:32.855 Esteban Masson | 3:35.910 Esteban Masson |
| 2025 | 3:34.657 Nick Yelloly | 3:36.267 Mathias Beche |
| 2024 | 3:32.827 Malthe Jakobsen | 3:38.284 Oliver Jarvis |
| 2023 | 3:32.923 Paul-Loup Chatin | 3:36.043 Robin Frijns |
| 2022 | 3:28.394 Robin Frijns | 3:30.918 Norman Nato |
| 2021 | 3:27.950 António Félix da Costa | 3:31.096 Will Stevens |
| 2020 | 3:24.528 Paul Di Resta | 3:27.508 Job Van Uitert |
| 2019 | 3:25.345 Loïc Duval | 3:27.611 Matthieu Vaxiviere |
| 2018 | 3:24.842 Paul-Loup Chatin | 3:27.200 Nathanael Berthon |
| 2017 | 3:25.352 Alex Lynn | 3:28.632 Ho-Pin Tung |
| 2015 | 3:38.032 Richard Bradley | 3:36.679 Oliver Turvey |
| 2014 | 3:37.609 Tristan Gommendy | 3:37.787 Nelson Panciatici |
| 2013 | 3:38.621 Olivier Pla | 3:38.059 Olivier Pla |
| 2012 | 3:38.181 | 3:38.803 |
LMGT3
Fastest qualifying lap
Fastest race lap
GTE Pro
Fastest qualifying lap
Fastest race lap
| Year | Best qualifying lap | Best race lap |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3:49.985 Nick Tandy | 3:48.356 Kévin Estre |
| 2021 | 3:46.011 Daniel Serra | 3:47.501 Alexander Sims |
| 2020 | 3:50.872 Marco Sørensen | 3:50.321 Alexander Lynn |
| 2019 | 3:48.000 Marco Sørensen | 3:49.831 Frédéric Makowiecki |
| 2018 | 3:47.504 Gianmaria Bruni | 3:49.448 Jan Magnussen |
| 2017 | 3:50.837 Darren Turner | 3:50.950 Daniel Serra |
| 2015 | 3:54.928 Richie Stanaway | 3:54.246 Richie Stanaway |
| 2014 | 3:53.700 Gianmaria Bruni | 3:53.763 Darren Turner |
| 2013 | 3:54.635 | 3:54.639 Frédéric Makowiecki |
| 2012 | 3:55.393 | 3:54.928 |
GTE Am
Fastest qualifying lap
Fastest race lap
| Year | Best qualifying lap | Best race lap |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3:51.877 Alessio Rovera | 3:50.439 Nicolas Varrone |
| 2022 | 3:52.559 Nicki Thiim | 3:50.445 Julien Andlauer |
| 2021 | 3:47.987 Julien Andlauer | 3:49.707 Dylan Pereira |
| 2020 | 3:51.266 Côme Ledogar | 3:52.449 Ross Gunn |
| 2019 | 3:51.439 Matteo Cairoli | 3:52.567 Matteo Cairoli |
| 2018 | 3:50.728 Matteo Cairoli | 3:52.600 Benjamin Barker |
| 2017 | 3:52.843 Fernando Rees | 3:53.320 Rob Bell |
| 2015 | 3:55.102 Pedro Lamy | 3:55.896 Jeroen Bleekemolen |
| 2014 | 3:54.665 Sam Bird | 3:54.480 Christoffer Nygaard |
| 2013 | 3:57.776 Allan Simonsen | 3:57.422 Rui Aguas |
| 2012 | 3:57.594 | 3:56.596 |
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