86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 41, Oldest Polesitters (May 1, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 46 days away! This is the 41st 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 top-10 overall polesitters by age, as of the start of the race. Bob Wollek is the oldest polesitter since qualifying for the race began in 1963, at 43 years, 223 days, when the 1987 race began.

Oldest Polesitters (As of Race Day)

- Bob Wollek: 43 years, 223 days (1987 race)

- Jean-Louis Schlesser: 42 years, 285 days (1991 race)

- Rinaldo Capello: 42 years, 0 days (2006 race)

- Jean-Louis Schlesser: 40 years, 274 days (1989 race)

- Bob Wollek: 40 years, 227 days (1984 race)

- Michele Alboreto: 40 years, 175 days (1997 race)

- Martin Brundle: 40 years, 12 days (1999 race)

- Johnny Herbert: 39 years, 354 days (2004 race)

- Jochen Mass: 39 years, 244 days (1986 race)

- Philippe Alliott: 38 years, 328 days (1994 race)