86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 36, Races Part of Overall Championship (April 26, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 51 days away! This is the 36th day of the 86 Stats in 86 Days Until the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans blog.

Each day from now until the Friday before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

In more than half of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race has been held as a non-championship event (to be exact, 46 of 85 times). However, it has also been an integral part of an overall title, having awarded points as part of 39 championship seasons, spread across eight different series.

Races Part of Overall Championship

- World Endurance Championship: 11 times (1981-1985; 2012-2017)

- World Sportscar Championship: 10 times (1953-1955; 1957-1961; 1991-1992)

- International Championship of Makes: 8 times (1964-1971)

- World Championship of Makes: 4 times (1972-1974, 1980)

- World Sports-Prototype Championship: 3 times (1986-1988)

- Speed World Challenge: 1 time (1962)

- Speed and Endurance World Challenge: 1 time (1963)

- Intercontinental Le Mans Cup: 1 time (2011)