Ferrari achieved six consecutive Le Mans wins from 1960 through 1965. The streak began with Olivier Gendebien and Paul Frère in a Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 and ended with Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory, alongside race newcomer Ed Hugus, in a Ferrari 250 LM.
Ferrari dominated the opening years of the 1960s through a combination of reliable V12 sports cars, strong factory support and highly experienced driver pairings. Gendebien was central to the run, winning four times in that span: 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963. Ferrari also won in 1964 with the 275 P and in 1965 with the 250 LM.
The sequence is sometimes confused with Ferrari’s total number of Le Mans victories or with Ford’s four straight wins from 1966 to 1969. Ferrari’s six-race run remains one of the event’s defining manufacturer streaks. Ford ended it in 1966, when the GT40 finished first and second after a famous photo finish that was officially decided in favour of the leading Ford.