Which Formula One driver was one of Porsche's overall winners at Le Mans in 2015?

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Nico Hülkenberg was the Formula One driver who won Le Mans for Porsche in 2015.

Hülkenberg shared Porsche’s No. 19 919 Hybrid with Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy. The trio completed 395 laps and finished one lap ahead of Porsche’s sister car, giving the manufacturer its seventeenth overall victory in the 24-hour race. Hülkenberg became the first active Formula One driver to win Le Mans since Johnny Herbert and Bertrand Gachot in 1991.

The result is sometimes confused with other F1-linked Le Mans stories. Mark Webber was part of Porsche’s second-placed No. 17 crew in 2015, while Fernando Alonso won Le Mans later, in 2018 and 2019, with Toyota. Jenson Button also competed at Le Mans, but he was not Porsche’s 2015 overall winner.

Hülkenberg’s victory was remarkable because it came during his Formula One career and on his Le Mans debut. Porsche’s 2015 result was a one-two finish, with the No. 19 car leading the sister Porsche home after a largely trouble-free final phase.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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