Youngest le mans driver

Oct, 2016 max had previously set the record for youngest driver to claim a formula one world championship point in march 2015, after finishing in seventh place in the malaysian grand prix driving for toro rosso a record that now looks unlikely to ever be beaten with the fia since changing its rules to impose an 18 years and over age limit for competing racers. Matt mcmurry, 16, to become youngest driver to race at le mans. Then it was the turn of alex brundle, the youngest british driver at the 24 hours of le mans in 20, to present him the jacket adorned with the emblem le mans drivers hall of fame. Feb 19, 2019 that made him the youngest driver to do it up to that time. Browse through latest information on your favorite le mans drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos.

Phil hanson professional endurance racing driver, 2017 alms champion, and youngest ever driver to finish in top 10 at le mans. Driving 20hour stints in the 24 hours of le mans is very much a thing of the past. Phil hanson, the 19yearold driver in his third le mans 24 hours. Matts first trip to the 24 hours of le mans was when he was eight years old. It does not include track marshals and spectators other race attendees, including the 1955 disaster which claimed the lives of 83 spectators. Records preceded by jose froilan gonzalez 29 years, 338 days 1952 italian gp youngest driver to set fastest lap in formula one 26 years, 1 days 1954 french grand prix succeeded by stirling moss 24 years, 303 days 1954 british gp. Not only are modern cars in the daylong classic very demanding, but the rules forbid it. Recordmaking youngest drivers at le mans there is a convention that exists in international motorsport, at least in europe, that youth pursues the single seater path to glory aspiring and dreaming of going to the big league aka formula one. If this vision is not fulfilled, as happens most of the time, a recalibration of ambitions takes place and other forms.

Matt mcmurry to become youngestever 24 hours of le mans. An unforgettable experience for these two men separated by 71 years of history, but united by the same passion. Who were the youngest and oldest drivers at the 24 hours of. Phil hanson is only 19, but the british driver is racing in his third le mans 24 hours, and has proved himself against teammates including fernando alonso and paul di resta. Test and reserve driver 20 le mans 24 hours toyota racing. Gopro cam hooked to garage 55 door records the moment matt mcmurry breaks ricardo rodriguezs 55year old record for youngest driver at the 24 hours of le mans.

He won the 2011 american le mans series season lmpc drivers championship and is the youngestever driver to finish the 24 hours of le mans. The 16yearold, secondgeneration racer from phoenix completed an eventful first stint in the. History will be set at the 82nd running of the 24 hours of le mans when 16yearold matt mcmurry becomes the youngest driver ever to participate in motorsports most famous endurance race. He just needed a win at indy to match graham hill, the only driver to achieve the crown. The youngest driver who won the race is alexander wurz 22 years and 91 days in 1996 the oldest winner is luigi chinetti 47 days and 343 days in 1949 david mcmurry is the youngest driver to start the race. Three years later, mcmurry is about to do exactly that. An unforgettable experience for these two men separated by. For a seventhgrade class assignment on longterm goals, he stated that he wanted to be the youngest driver to race at le mans. A final entry list for this years le mans 24 hours has been issued, confirming the driver lineups for all 62 cars entered for the race. Phil hanson will start the 2018 le mans 24 hours as the youngest driver in the 24 hours of le mans field, and, unusually, this is the second consecutive year that thats been the case. How carsand driverssurvive the brutal 24 hours of le mans. He even managed to get first place in 2015 at the super 1 national junior x30 championship. Porsche tackles endurance classic at le mans with top crews.

The 21yearold is the youngest indian race car driver to be part of the. Soon thereafter, the age of twelve, he became the youngest graduate of the bob bondurant school of high performance driving. May 20, 2014 history will be set at the 82nd running of the 24 hours of le mans when 16yearold matt mcmurry becomes the youngest driver ever to participate in motorsports most famous endurance race. May 21, 2014 history will be set at the 82nd running of the 24 hours of le mans next month when 16year old matt mcmurry becomes the youngest driver ever to participate in motorsports most famous endurance race. Jun 14, 2019 one of indias top motorcar racers, arjun maini will compete in the 24 hours le mans series this weekend. Jun 15, 2014 on the final lap of the 24 hours of le mans, matt mcmurry wasnt concerned about history or records. At le mans the team were looking to score at least a podium when gary ran a little.

That made him the youngest driver to do it up to that time. Le mans drivers complete list of all le mans drivers. These days a le mans driver can be behind the wheel only four consecutive hours in a 6hour period and no more than 14 hours during the event. Tomorrow november 1st, during the 6 hours of shanghai race, seventh round of the 2015 fia world endurance championship the 18 years old swiss driver matheo tuscher will, after his first stint, become the youngest driver ever to race in a fia wec race onboard a lmp1 car. At le mans this year, pilet will have come full circle. Andlauer clinched the championship in 2017, and in 2018, at the age of 18, became the youngest class winner at le mans in the gteam category. The finnish driver has started in over thirty 24 hour starts including le mans, the nurburgring and spa all driving a bmw, claiming multiple victories in the process. Mcmurry to set new world record at le mans le mans news. Leo roussel was the youngest driver on the grid at. Jack gerber is the oldest driver to start 68 years and 110 days in 20. Poughkeepsie, nymay 20, 2014history will be set at the 82nd running of the 24 hours of le mans june 1415 when sixteen yearold matt mcmurry becomes the youngest driver ever to participate in mot. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Youngest winner all categories combined, 18 years, 352 days. A 16yearold high school student from phoenix, mcmurry.

Jun 14, 2015 le mans, france nissans muchanticipated le mans challenger, the nissan gtr lm nismo, made its race debut at the le mans 24 hours this weekend. Female tv viewing figures for le mans presumably went up considerably when he made his first appearance in 2009 in a ferrari 430 gt2, while dempsey now. The new le mans film ford v ferrari triggers a wave of sweet memories for three men from texas a kid from texas was beyond ecstatic when he and his two brothers. Matt mcmurry to become youngestever 24 hours of le mans driver.

He went on to make his f1 debut in 2001 at the age of 19, setting a new record as the youngest. Phoenix teenager set to become youngest le mans driver. Charles leclerc became ferraris youngestever pole winner when he set the fastest time in qualifying for the 2019 bahrain grand prix, and took second place behind teammate sebastian vettel in. Hans herrmann born 23 february 1928 is a retired formula one and sports car racing driver from stuttgart, germany.

Le mans 24 hours records, facts and figures snaplap. On the final lap of the 24 hours of le mans, matt mcmurry wasnt concerned about history or records. Matt mcmurry becomes youngest driver ever to compete in. Such is the scale of the challenge to enter the top endurance class, nissan set a target of getting one of its three cars to the finish of the 24hour race. Matt mcmurry to guiness records as youngest ever le. For fernando alonso, a career of victories the new york. A 16yearold juniortobe at brophy college preparatory in phoenix, matt mcmurry will become the youngest competitor in the storied history of the 24 hours of le mans. Le mans, france nissans muchanticipated le mans challenger, the nissan gtr lm nismo, made its race debut at the le mans 24 hours this weekend.

Le mans is in mourning today for the 77 people killed when the blazing wreckage of a mercedes sports car crashed through the crowds two hours after the start of the 24hour. Jun 12, 2018 phil hanson will start the 2018 le mans 24 hours as the youngest driver in the 24 hours of le mans field, and, unusually, this is the second consecutive year that thats been the case. A 16yearold juniortobe at brophy college preparatory in phoenix, mcmurry will become the. Leo roussel is the youngest driver on the 2015 le mans 24. Mcmurry confirmed for history making le mans run sportscar365. One of indias top motorcar racers, arjun maini will compete in the 24 hours le mans series this weekend. Matthew merrill mcmurry born november 24, 1997 is an american racing driver from phoenix. Jaminet, now a porsche works driver, won the porsche carrera cup france in 2016. Hes already made appearances at several major races too. Le mans, ricardo rodriguez and youngest driver records. Henri pescarolo 1970 1999 most consecutive finishes. This is a list of records in the 24 hours of le mans, since 1923. After the porsche gt team clinched the manufacturers title in the fia wec at the previous sixhour race at spafrancorchamps belgium, the focus now turns to the duel between the porsche works pilots for the drivers world. Who were the youngest and oldest drivers at the 24 hours.

At that point, he had only been racing for three years. Le mans is in mourning today for the 77 people killed when the blazing wreckage of a mercedes sports car crashed through the. Arjun maini becomes youngest indian to race at le mans. Max had previously set the record for youngest driver to claim a formula one world championship point in march 2015, after finishing in seventh place in the malaysian grand prix driving for toro rosso a record that now looks unlikely to ever be beaten with the fia since changing its rules to impose an 18 years and over age limit for competing racers. The monaco grand prix may be the car worlds glitziest race, the indy 500 its most historic, but the 24 hours of le mans wins the award for most masochisticand therefore the most important to. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 10 championship points. Lining up on the grid are the current wec world drivers champions. The 24 hours of le mans on 1516 june marks the final round of the 20182019 super season of the fia world endurance championship. American teen sets record for youngest le mans finisher. You cant mention sarthe without the legendary le mans 24 hours, which attracts over. The most successful participant of all time at le mans, danish driver tom kristensen leads with nine wins during 199720, of which six were consecutive 20002005. This is a list of 24 hours of le mans fatal accidents, which consists of all the drivers who have died during a 24 hours of le mans weekend, or in prerace testing or practice sessions in preparation of the event. Leo roussel is the youngest driver on the 2015 le mans 24 hours starting grid lm p2 09062015 the pegasus racing team total, a 2015 european le mans series competitor, will take the start of the 2015 24 hours of le mans with a much more suitable level of preparation than last year.

Matt mcmurry to guiness records as youngest ever le mans driver. This season palttala will once again be paired with marsal looking to put the blue and. Motorsport images there seems little doubt that toyota will win this weekends le mans 24 hours race. History will be set at the 82nd running of the 24 hours of le mans next month when 16year old matt mcmurry becomes the youngest driver ever to participate in motorsports most famous endurance race. In 2017, he became the youngest driver to finish the race, in a creditable eleventh position. The new le mans film ford v ferrari triggers a wave of. May 20, 2014 sportscar team dyson racings protege matt mcmurry is set to make history in next months 24 hours of le mans, as the youngestever driver in the endurance classics long history. Grinbergas becomes youngest ever aco rules race winner. You may be surprised to learn that both the oldest and the youngest driver at le mans this year were in the lm p2 class. Experience the le mans 24 hours sarthe tourism weekend. Jun, 2014 matt mcmurry is now officially the youngest driver in the 82race history of the 24 hours of le mans.

Driver database notes that he competed in the michelin gt3 le mans in 2016 and the european le mans series in 2017. Matt mcmurry, 16, to become youngest driver to race at le mans the huffington post uk a young american is set to make racing history after being selected to race at the 24 hours of le mans at the. The 21yearold is the youngest indian race car driver to. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency. Matt mcmurry is now officially the youngest driver in the 82race history of the 24 hours of le mans. At 2014 le mans 24h he was 16 years and 202 days old. Instead, he drove a joest racing opel calibra v6 4x4 in the 1996 dtm and made his debut at le mans when sharing the teams porsche wsc95 with davy jones and manuel reuter. In f1, he participated in 19 world championship grands prix, debuting on 2 august 1953. The event represents one leg of the triple crown of motorsport. Youngest driver to start a race, 16 years 202 days, united. He is the defending champion of the porsche carrera cup deutschland.

In gte am, the 77 dempsey proton racing 911 handled by matt campbell, christian ried, and julien andlauer at 18, the youngest class winner in le. Jun 16, 2017 the youngest driver who won the race is alexander wurz 22 years and 91 days in 1996 the oldest winner is luigi chinetti 47 days and 343 days in 1949 david mcmurry is the youngest driver to start the race. This season palttala will once again be paired with marsal looking to put the blue and yellow turner bmw on the top of the podium. Gunnar jeannette born may 5, 1982 in west palm beach, florida is an american racing driver who competes in the imsa weathertech championship for weathertech racing.

The 10 youngest drivers in formula 1 history bleacher. This page is accurate up to and including the 2019 24 hours of le mans. For fernando alonso, a career of victories the new york times. Ginetta team driver a le mans record breaker pistonheads. In gte am, the 77 dempsey proton racing 911 handled by matt campbell, christian ried, and julien andlauer at 18, the youngest class winner in le mans history would win their class for the first. The 21yearold is the youngest indian race car driver to be part of the iconic race. The new le mans film ford v ferrari triggers a wave of sweet memories for three men from texas a kid from texas was beyond ecstatic when he. Test and reserve driver 2012 le mans 24 hours toyota racing. Phil hanson endurance racing car driver with united autosports. Youngest driver record at 24 hours of le mans youtube. Ricardo rodriguez packed much into the 20 years of his life already married, multiple national motorcycle champion, grand prix driver and veteran of four starts at le mans. Profile for racing driver ricardo rodriguez from mexico. Matt mcmurry, 16, to become youngest driver to race at le mans the huffington post uk a young american is set to make racing history after being selected to. Porsche names le mans drivers sports car illustrated.

At the time of his death he was the youngest driver to start a gp, and the youngest podium finisher in le mans history. Matt mcmurry becomes youngest driver ever to compete in the. Phil hanson, the 19yearold driver in his third le mans. Jun 15, 2019 2018 he and his team of toyota drivers won the 24 hours of le mans, one of the races in the triple crown. It is considered one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world 2 and has been called the grand prix of endurance and efficiency.