86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 69, Highest Finish By United States Driver, Per Race (May 29, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 18 days away! This is the 69th 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’s a look at the best finish by a driver from the United States in each 24 Hours of Le Mans. U.S.-born drivers have won the race 15 times and been classified in the top 10 overall in 55 of 85 races.

Highest Finish By United States Driver, Per Race

Year	Highest Finish		Position	Times
1923	None		1st	15
1924	None		2nd	3
1925	None		3rd	9
1926	None		4th	6
1927	None		5th	6
1928	None		6th	7
1929	DNF		7th	1
1930	None		8th	3
1931	None		9th	2
1932	None		10th	3
1933	None		11th	1
1934	14th		12th	2
1935	None		13th	5
1937	DNF		14th	3
1938	None		15th	1
1939	DNF		16th	0
1949	1st		17th	0
1950	3rd		18th	0
1951	8th		19th	0
1952	4th		20th	0
1953	3rd		21st	0
1954	3rd		22nd	0
1955	13th		23rd	1
1956	8th		24th	0
1957	6th		25th	0
1958	1st		37th	0
1959	1st		DNF	5
1960	5th		None	12
1961	1st		NC	0
1962	1st
1963	6th
1964	4th
1965	1st
1966	3rd
1967	1st
1968	DNF
1969	8th
1970	4th
1971	3rd
1972	6th
1973	13th
1974	6th
1975	9th
1976	10th
1977	1st
1978	3rd
1979	1st
1980	5th
1981	6th
1982	3rd
1983	1st
1984	2nd
1985	13th
1986	1st
1987	1st
1988	4th
1989	9th
1990	1st
1991	2nd
1992	DNF
1993	13th
1994	1st
1995	2nd
1996	1st
1997	10th
1998	4th
1999	5th
2000	5th
2001	3rd
2002	4th
2003	5th
2004	7th
2005	6th
2006	11th
2007	6th
2008	14th
2009	15th
2010	12th
2011	10th
2012	23rd
2013	12th
2014	14th
2015	13th
2016	5th
2017	3rd