86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 42, Youngest Polesitters (May 2, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 45 days away! This is the 42nd 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 youngest polesitters (overall)by age by qualifications, with the age being calculated at the starting date of the race. Pedro Rodriguez is the youngest polesitter since qualifying for the race began in 1963, when he started from the pole in that 1963 event. He was 23 years and 149 days old.

Youngest Polesitters (As of Race Day)

- Pedro Rodriguez: 23 years, 149 days (1963 race)

- Mark Blundell: 24 years, 70 days (1990 race)

- Rolf Stommelen: 25 years, 339 days (1969 race)

- William David: 26 years, 117 days (1995 race)

- Francois Cevert: 28 years, 106 days (1972 race)

- Jackie Oliver: 28 years, 302 days (1971 race)

- Kazuki Nakajima: 29 years, 155 days (2014 race)

- Bruce McLaren: 29 years, 285 days (1967 race)

- Arturo Merzario: 30 years, 91 days (1973 race)

- John Surtees: 30 years, 131 days (1964 race)