86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 39, Overall Pole Positions By Qualifications, By Nationality (April 29, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 48 days away! This is the 39th 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.

Here is a look at the driver nationalities represented with a pole position since qualifying for the race began in 1963. Drivers from 11 countries have earned the pole during qualifying, with French drivers giving the home country 20 poles, more than twice as many as the United Kingdom.

Overall Pole Positions By Qualifications, By Nationality

- France: 20

- United Kingdom: 8

- Italy: 6

- Germany: 6

- Belgium: 5

- Switzerland: 3

- United States: 2

- Japan: 2

- Mexico: 1

- New Zealand: 1

- Denmark: 1