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24 Hours of Le Mans: ELMS facts and figures

Here are some facts and figures about the 89th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 2021 European Le Mans Series.

24 Hours of Le Mans: ELMS facts and figures
01/09/2021
  1. 20: The numbers of cars taking part in both the 2021 ELMS and 24 Hours of Le Mans.
  2. 18: Age of the youngest driver competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans - Franco Colapinto.The Argentine is also participating in the ELMS this season at the wheel of the n°26 G-Drive Racing Aurus 01 with Roman Rusinov and Nyck De Vries.
  3. 1: The best placed ELMS car in the LMGTE AM class. The n°83 AF Corse Ferrari of François Perrodo, Nicklas Nielsen and Alessio Rovera took the victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
  4. 1: The best placed ELMS car in the LMP2 Pro/ Am classification with the n°21 DragonSpeed USA Oreca 07.
  5. 3: Best placed ELMS car in the LMP2 class with the n°65 Panis Racing Oreca 07 (Julien Canal/ Will Stevens/ James Allen). The French team is also the first ELMS team to cross the finish line of the 89th edition and was classified 8th overall.
  1. 2: Number of women taking part in both the ELMS and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Rahel Frey and Michelle Gatting, driving the n° 85 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GTE Evo, finished 9th of the LMGTE AM class. Sarah Bovy, who is taking part in the 2021 Michelin Le Mans Cup, formed the third part of the three-driver crew.
  2. 306.5: Highest peak speed recorded during the race in the LMGTE Am category. This speed was set by the n°95 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR, which is also entered in the ELMS this season.
  3. 315: Most overtakes in LMP2 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans.This was done by Yifei Ye at the wheel of the n°41 Team WRT Oreca 07-Gibson.
  4. 14: ELMS cars that crossed the finished line on Sunday 22nd August to complete the 89th 24 Hours of Le Mans.

All the ELMS competitors will be back on track on the 18th and 19th of September for the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the 5th round of the 2021 European Le Mans Series.

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