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

#2 Jacky Ickx

Jacky Ickx opposed a running start to Le Mans by walking to his car in 1969

Jacques Ickx is one driver who attained tremendous success at the 24h of Le Mans and was not far behind in Formula One either. The former Ferrari driver took his first Grand Prix victory in France and strung together seven more wins before he retired from the sport. He finished runners-up in the world championship with Ferrari on two occasions, in 1969 and 1970.

Jacky was able to conquer Le Mans six times out of which four victories came with Porsche. Back when the race included drivers rushing to their cars at the start, the Belgium driver walked over calmly to his before strapping himself in properly during 1969.

He ended up snatching victory from Porsche by the slightest margin. Ickx was the catalyst to abolish the trend and from 1970, the racers were sat in the cars with their seat belts tightened at the start of Le Mans.

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#1 Graham Hill

Graham Hill, the only driver to have ever won the Triple Crown

Graham Hill remains the only driver who has won the coveted Triple Crown of Motorsports, winning the Monaco Grand Prix, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500. The British driver won the Formula One world championship twice in 1962 and 1968 too.

Graham competed in Le Mans nine times from 1958 to 66 but success eluded him. It was during his comeback year in 1972 when he finally secured the trophy with Matra. For a while, the Briton held the record for most wins at Monaco before Ayrton Senna surpassed his five victories to hold the record.