Which country's drivers have the most Le Mans overall wins, as listed through 2025?

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Drivers from the United Kingdom have the most overall Le Mans wins, with 46 victories listed through the 2025 race. British winners include legends such as Woolf Barnato, Derek Bell, Jacky Ickx, Allan McNish, Mike Conway and James Calado, although Ickx was Belgian and therefore is not part of the British total.

The United Kingdom’s lead reflects both the depth of British sports-car racing and the country’s long involvement with successful manufacturers and teams. British drivers have won in cars from Bentley, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Ford, Porsche, Audi, Toyota and Ferrari, among others. Philip Hanson’s 2025 victory in AF Corse’s Ferrari 499P helped extend the national total.

The count is by driver victories, not by the number of winning cars or manufacturers. Each driver sharing an overall-winning entry receives a win, so a three-driver crew contributes three victories to the nationality table. France is second on the cited list with 42 wins, followed by Germany with 31 and Italy with 21.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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