86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 43, Fastest Average Speeds (May 3, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 44 days away! This is the 43rd 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 fastest races by average speed.

Fastest Average Speeds

- 2010 race: 225.228 kph/139.950 mph (Winners: Mike Rockenfeller/Timo Bernhard/Romain Dumas, Audi)

- 2015 race: 224.200 kph/139.311 mph (Winners: Nico Hulkenberg/Earl Bamber/Nick Tandy, Porsche)

- 1971 race: 222.304 kph/138.133 mph (Winners: Helmut Marko/Gijs van Lennep, Porsche)

- 1988 race: 221.765 kph/137.798 mph (Winners: Jan Lammers/Johnny Dumfries/Andy Wallace, Jaguar)

- 1989 race: 219.990 kph/136.695 mph (Winners: Jochen Mass/Manuel Reuter/Stanley Dickens, Mercedes-Benz)

- 1967 race: 218.040 kph/135.484 mph (Winners: A.J. Foyt/Dan Gurney, Ford)

- 2009 race: 216.664 kph/134.629 mph (Winners: David Brabham/Marc Gene/Alexander Wurz, Peugeot)

- 2016 race: 216.400 kph/134.465 mph (Winners: Romain Dumas/Neel Jani/Marc Lieb, Porsche)

- 2008 race: 216.300 kph/134.403 mph (Winners: Tom Kristensen/Allan McNish, Rinaldo Capello, Audi)

- 2004 race: 215.415 kph/133.853 mph (Winners: Seiji Ara/Tom Kristensen/Rinaldo Capello, Audi)