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[HistoryFan]

We had a full F1 grid in Le Mans this year (former F1 drivers).

In which year were the most drivers with F1 experience driving at Le Mans?

[David McKinney]

Probably throughout the 1950s and 1960s

In 1956 for example there were more than 25 - and a good proportion of them were F1 drivers at the time

[scheivlak]

Just a quck count without much checking for the 1967 race: I found 31 drivers who had driven a F1 race at the time and 9 who did it later. Might have missed someone of course.

Edited by scheivlak, 18 June 2012 - 10:55.

[Arjan de Roos]

Weren't the end of the nineties years we saw the least drivers with F1 a/o GP experience race at Le Mans?

[Tomas Karlsson]

In the Fifties and Sixties the top drivers weren't just "F1 drivers". All F1 drivers raced in sportscars and other categories as well. They had to, a F1 seat didn't mean that you became a multi-millionaire in those days. F1 drivers usually had a seat in a team for the sportscar World Championship, which Le Mans was a part of.

[HistoryFan]

For 2017 18 former F1 drivers are confirmed so far (2016 we had 21)

Barrichello and Fisichella are race winners (together 14 GP wins)

 

I think the races with most Gp wins on the grid were

1) 1997 (49): Piquet 23, Andretti 12, Patrese 6, Alboreto 5, Boutsen 3

2) 1996 (46): Piquet 23, Andretti 12, Laffite 6, Alboreto 5

3) 2010 (36): Mansell 31, Fisichella 3, Alesi 1, Panis 1

[D28]

For 2017 18 former F1 drivers are confirmed so far (2016 we had 21)

Barrichello and Fisichella are race winners (together 14 GP wins)

 

I think the races with most Gp wins on the grid were

1) 1997 (49): Piquet 23, Andretti 12, Patrese 6, Alboreto 5, Boutsen 3

2) 1996 (46): Piquet 23, Andretti 12, Laffite 6, Alboreto 5

3) 2010 (36): Mansell 31, Fisichella 3, Alesi 1, Panis 1

You mean drivers who already won a GP right?

 

I suspect 1955 might rank high, as there were at least 8 winners including Moss and Fangio.

But you would want the wins as of Jun 1955, correct?

[HistoryFan]

yes just the Grand Prix already won.

If so Michael Schumacher's attendence in 1989 or 1990 would have top the list...

[GazChed]

Schumacher shared his Mercedes C11 with fellow Mercedes juniors Karl Wendlinger and Fritz Kreutzpointner at the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours . They were the only Mercedes to finish , coming home in fifth place . Curiously the winning Mazda was driven by two drivers who were current Grand Prix drivers , Herbert and Gachot and another who had competed in Formula One , Weidler , albeit failing to qualify his Rial in ten attempts .