Aston Martin has achieved one overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
That victory came in 1959, when the Aston Martin DBR1 won the race for the British manufacturer. Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby shared the winning car, completing 323 laps of the Circuit de la Sarthe. The result was the defining overall success of Aston Martin’s Le Mans history.
Aston Martin has had far more success in individual classes than in the overall classification. Its racing cars have recorded numerous class victories, including achievements by the DB3S, DBR1 and later GT machinery. Those results can make the company’s Le Mans record appear larger if class wins and overall wins are counted together.
The distinction matters because the overall winner is the car that completes the greatest distance in the race, regardless of category. Aston Martin’s single overall triumph places it among the manufacturers that have won the event, but well behind leaders such as Porsche, Audi and Ferrari. The 1959 DBR1 victory remains the marque’s only outright Le Mans win.