Le Mans Winners: 10 F1 drivers who have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 2018 24h of Le Mans saw Toyota lifting the coveted trophy
The 2018 24h of Le Mans saw Toyota lifting the coveted trophy

#6 Jochen Mass

Jochen Mass (left) scored his solo Grand Prix win in Spain with McLaren
Jochen Mass (left) scored his solo Grand Prix win in Spain with McLaren

Jochen Mass scored his only Grand Prix win in Spain during his first full year with McLaren in 1975. The race was marred by tragedy when Rolf Stommelen's car collided into the barriers and it led to the death of four spectators.

In 1989, Jochen drove the Sauber Mercedes in Le Mans with Manuel Reuter and Stanley Dickens to cross the finish line in the first position. The German also finished second in the endurance race in 1982 with Porsche.


#5 Johnny Herbert

Johnny drove the Mazda 787B to victory along with Volker Weidler and Bertrand Gachot.
Johnny drove the Mazda 787B to victory along with Volker Weidler and Bertrand Gachot.

Johnny Herbert drove for seven different teams during the time he raced in Formula One, the most successful of which being Benetton in 1995. He scored two of his three wins that year and finished fourth in the championship standings. The British driver suffered from foot and leg injuries at an F3000 crash which led to a change in his driving style.

Despite the odds, Johnny scored a total of 98 points during the 12 years he was in the sport. The first of those points came when he finished fourth in Brazil, less than a year after the accident when he still had to be helped to get in the car.

In 1991, when Le Mans was a part of the World Sportscar Championship, Johnny drove the Mazda 787B to victory along with Volker Weidler and Bertrand Gachot. From 2002 to 2004, Herbert finished runners-up in the endurance race.

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