FIA WEC Numerator heading to Bahrain
Taking a look at notable tallies ahead of the season finale...
Our man with an abacus has been totalling up the figures heading to Bahrain International Cirucit for the culmination of the FIA World Endurance Championship 2022 season.
Driver stats
Most appearances in the series:
77 races – Christian Ried
74 races – Richard Lietz
70 races – Sebastien Buemi
67 races – Gianmaria Bruni
66 races – Paul Dalla Lana
64 races – Mike Conway
Five most successful drivers in each WEC class
Overall wins:
22 wins – Sebastien Buemi
19 wins – Brendon Hartley
17 wins – Kazuki Nakajima
12 wins – Timo Bernhard, Mike Conway
LMP2 wins:
17 wins – Roman Rusinov
12 wins – Julien Canal
9 wins – Nico Lapierre
8 wins – Filipe Albuquerque
7 wins – John Martin
GTE Pro wins:
16 wins – Gianmaria Bruni
12 wins – James Calado
11 wins – Alessandro Pier Guidi
10 wins – Richard Lietz
9 wins – Toni Vilander
GTE Am wins:
19 wins – Pedro Lamy
17 wins – Paul Dalla Lana
13 wins – Mathias Lauda
12 wins – Christian Ried
8 wins – Francois Perrodo
Most WEC wins across all classes combined:
22 wins – Sebastien Buemi (all outright)
19 wins – Pedro Lamy (all GTE Am), Brendon Hartley (all outright)
17 wins – Roman Rusinov (all LMP2), Kazuki Nakajima (all outright), Paul Dalla Lana (all GTE Am), Nico Lapierre (outright and LMP2),
16 wins – Mike Conway (LMP2 and outright) , Gianmaria Bruni (all GTE Pro)
15 wins – Julien Canal (GTE Am and LMP2)
Record number of WEC podiums by a driver:
44 – Nico Lapierre and Sebastien Buemi
Teams/manufacturer stats
Most WEC pole positions by manufacturer (all):
Overall:
33 poles – Toyota
20 poles – Porsche
16 poles – Audi
4 poles – Rebellion
2 poles – Alpine, Glickenhaus
LMP2:
48 poles - Oreca
12 poles - Ligier
7 poles - Alpine (Oreca)
4 poles - Morgan
3 poles - HPD
1 pole – Zytek, Lola, Aurus (Oreca)
GTE Pro:
27 poles – Aston Martin
22 poles - Porsche
19 poles - Ferrari
8 poles – Ford
1 pole – Corvette
GTE Am:
37 poles - Aston Martin
21 poles - Porsche
17 poles - Ferrari
2 poles - Corvette
Most WEC pole positions by team:
Overall: Same as above
LMP2 (top 5):
23 poles – G-Drive
7 poles – Signatech Alpine, United Autosport
5 poles – Jackie Chan DC Racing
4 poles – Jota Sport
3 poles – KCMG, ADR Delta, OAK Racing, Starworks
GTE Pro (top 3):
27 poles – Aston Martin Racing
18 poles – Porsche GT Team
17 poles – AF Corse
GTE Am (top 3):
29 poles – Aston Martin Racing
9 poles – Dempsey-Proton Racing
8 poles – TF Sport
Most WEC wins by manufacturer (all):
Overall:
38 wins – Toyota
17 wins – Audi, Porsche
3 wins – Rebellion Racing
2 wins - Alpine
LMP2:
51 wins - Oreca
8 wins - Alpine (Oreca), Ligier
4 wins - Morgan
3 wins - HPD
2 wins - Zytek
1 win - Gibson
GTE Pro:
30 wins – Ferrari
20 wins – Porsche
19 wins – Aston Martin
6 wins – Ford
2 wins – Corvette
GTE Am:
33 wins – Aston Martin
21 wins – Porsche
20 wins – Ferrari
3 wins - Corvette
Most WEC wins by team:
Overall: Same as above
LMP2 (5+ wins):
17 wins – G-Drive Racing
8 wins – Signatech Alpine, Jackie Chan DC Racing
7 wins – United Autosport
6 wins - Jota Sport
5 wins – KCMG, WRT
GTE Pro (top 3):
30 wins – AF Corse
19 wins – Aston Martin Racing
11 wins – Porsche GT Team
GTE Am (top 3):
26 wins – Aston Martin Racing (+ Northwest AMR)
10 wins - Dempsey-Proton Racing
9 wins – AF Corse
With thanks to 'Magic Alex' WECData
