List of FIA World Endurance champions
- For the World Endurance Championships awarded from 1981 to 1985, see the World Sportscar Championship.
The FIA World Endurance Championship is an endurance auto racing series held by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 2012 which awards international championships, cups, and trophies to the most successful drivers, teams, and manufacturers in each of the series' categories over the course of a season. Points are awarded based on individual race results as well as for earning pole position in qualifying, with the highest tally of points winning the respective championship, cup, or trophy. The highest awards in the series are the FIA World Endurance Drivers' Championship and the FIA World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship, both of which center around participants in the Le Mans Prototype categories.
World Championships
World Endurance Drivers' Championship
Held since the inception of the series, the Drivers' Championship was initially open to all participants in the FIA World Endurance Championship. This was altered for the 2013 season with the introduction of the FIA World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers as well as the FIA Endurance Trophies for LMP2 and LMGTE Am drivers. The Drivers' Championship was then limited to participants in the LMP1 and LMP2 categories, although LMP2 drivers and privately entered LMP1 drivers are also eligible for their own FIA Trophies.
Season | Drivers | Team | Manufacturer | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2012 | André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer Marcel Fässler |
Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi | M | 3 | 3 | 7 | 172.5 | Race 8 of 8 | 13.5 |
2013 | Allan McNish Tom Kristensen Loïc Duval |
Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi | M | 2 | 3 | 7 | 162 | Race 7 of 8 | 12.75 |
2014 | Anthony Davidson Sébastien Buemi |
Toyota Racing | Toyota | M | 2 | 4 | 7 | 166 | Race 7 of 8 | 39 |
2015 | Timo Bernhard Mark Webber Brendon Hartley |
Porsche Team | Porsche | M | 5 | 4 | 6 | 166 | Race 8 of 8 | 5 |
2016 | Marc Lieb Romain Dumas Neel Jani |
Porsche Team | Porsche | M | 1 | 2 | 3 | 160 | Race 9 of 9 | 12.5 |
World Manufacturers' Championship
The Manufacturers' Championship has been exclusive to LMP1 entries supported by major automotive manufacturers. Points were awarded to the leading car from each manufacturer until the 2014 season when the top two finishers from each manufacturer were eligible for points. In 2014 the LMP1 class was also divided, with manufacturers limited solely to the LMP1-H category. For the 2012 season, manufacturers were required to drop their two lowest scoring finishes in events other than the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Season | Manufacturer | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2012 | Audi | Audi R18 TDI Audi R18 ultra Audi R18 e-tron quattro |
M | 5 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 17[lower-alpha 1] | 173 | Race 4 of 8 | 77 |
2013 | Audi | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | M | 5 | 6 | 15[lower-alpha 1] | 207 | Race 6 of 8 | 64.5 |
2014 | Toyota | Toyota TS040 Hybrid | M | 4 | 5 | 12 | 289 | Race 8 of 8 | 45 |
2015 | Porsche | Porsche 919 Hybrid | M | 8 | 6 | 13 | 344 | Race 7 of 8 | 80 |
2016 | Porsche | Porsche 919 Hybrid | M | 3 | 6 | 9 | 324 | Race 8 of 9 | 58 |
World Cups
World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers
The World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers was created in 2013 to give LMGTE drivers their own title separate from the World Drivers' Championship. Drivers in both the LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am categories are eligible for the overall Cup, although LMGTE Am drivers are also eligible for their own FIA Trophy.
Season | Drivers | Team | Manufacturer | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2013 | Gianmaria Bruni | AF Corse | Ferrari | M | 1 | 3 | 5 | 145 | Race 8 of 8 | 10 |
2014 | Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander |
AF Corse | Ferrari | M | 4 | 4 | 5 | 168 | Race 7 of 8 | 33.5 |
2015 | Richard Lietz | Porsche Team Manthey | Porsche | M | 0 | 3 | 5 | 145 | Race 8 of 8 | 13.5 |
2016 | Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen |
Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | D | 3 | 2 | 6 | 156 | Race 9 of 9 | 22 |
World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers
The World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers is open to all manufacturers participating in the LMGTE categories, although only manufacturers entered in the Cup are eligible for points. All teams from the entered manufacturers are eligible for points. The top two finishers, regardless of category, are awarded points toward the Cup.
Season | Manufacturer | Cars | Poles[lower-alpha 2] | Wins[lower-alpha 2] | Podiums[lower-alpha 2] | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2012 | Ferrari | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 338 | Race 6 of 8 | 105 |
2013 | Ferrari | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 255 | Race 8 of 8 | 8.5 |
2014 | Ferrari | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 288 | Race 8 of 8 | 28 |
2015 | Porsche | Porsche 911 RSR | 1 | 5 | 16 | 290 | Race 8 of 8 | 4 |
2016 | Ferrari | Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 |
3 | 3 | 12 | 294 | Race 9 of 9 | 7 |
Trophies
LMP1 Private Teams Drivers' Trophy
The FIA Trophy for the drivers of private entries in the LMP1 category was created in 2014 to award non-manufacturer entries.
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2014 | Mathias Beche Nicolas Prost Nick Heidfeld |
Rebellion Racing | M | 0 | 5 | 8 | 204 | Race 4 of 8 | 111 |
2015 | Mathias Beche Nicolas Prost |
Rebellion Racing | M | 0 | 2 | 6 | 134 | Race 7 of 8 | 26 |
2016 | Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori Mathéo Tuscher |
Rebellion Racing | D | 0 | 7 | 8 | 193 | Race 7 of 9 | 84 |
Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers
The Trophy for LMP2 Drivers was awarded from 2013 onward to allow LMP2 drivers their own title separate from the World Endurance Drivers' Championship.
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2013 | Bertrand Baguette Martin Plowman Ricardo González |
OAK Racing | D | 1 | 2 | 5 | 141.5 | Race 8 of 8 | 9 |
2014 | Sergey Zlobin | SMP Racing | M | 0 | 1 | 6 | 146 | Race 8 of 8 | 9 |
2015 | Roman Rusinov Julien Canal Sam Bird |
G-Drive Racing | D | 4 | 4 | 7 | 178 | Race 8 of 8 | 23 |
2016 | Gustavo Menezes Nicholas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi |
Signatech Alpine | D | 2 | 4 | 7 | 199 | Race 8 of 9 | 33 |
Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers
The Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers is an additional title separate from the World Cup for GT Drivers, only open to drivers in LMGTE Am.
Season | Drivers | Team | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2013 | Jamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall |
Aston Martin Racing | M | 1 | 2 | 4 | 129 | Race 8 of 8 | 1 |
2014 | Kristian Poulsen David Heinemeier Hansson |
Aston Martin Racing | M | 1 | 4 | 8 | 198 | Race 7 of 8 | 34 |
2015 | Viktor Shaitar Aleksey Basov Andrea Bertolini |
SMP Racing | M | 2 | 3 | 6 | 165 | Race 8 of 8 | 17 |
2016 | Emmanuel Collard François Perrodo Rui Águas |
AF Corse | M | 0 | 2 | 8 | 188 | Race 9 of 9 | 37 |
Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams
A teams title is not held for manufacturers in the LMP1 category, instead a Trophy is awarded to privately entered LMP1 teams. Note that points in this Trophy were awarded solely on the finishing position of private LMP1 entries, with manufacturer entries not included. Although teams may have earned points for a win in the Trophy, they did not score a win in the overall LMP1 standings.
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2012 | Rebellion Racing | Lola B11/60-Toyota Lola B12/60-Toyota |
M | 0 | 6 | 12 | 205 | Race 7 of 8 | 57 |
2013 | Rebellion Racing | Lola B12/60-Toyota | M | 0 | 6 | 7 | 173.5 | Race 6 of 8 | 105.5 |
2014 | Rebellion Racing | Lola B12/60-Toyota Rebellion R-One-Toyota |
M | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | 8 | 204 | Race 4 of 8 | 111 |
2015 | Rebellion Racing | Rebellion R-One-AER | M | 0 | 2 | 6 | 134 | Race 7 of 8 | 26 |
2016 | Rebellion Racing | Rebellion R-One-AER | D | 0 | 7 | 8 | 193 | Race 7 of 9 | 84 |
Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams
For the 2012 season, multi-car teams were awarded points based on their highest finishing entry. From 2013 onward, each entry was scored as its own team.
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2012 | Starworks Motorsport | HPD ARX-03b | D | 4 | 3 | 7 | 177 | Race 7 of 8 | 23 |
2013 | OAK Racing | Morgan LMP2-Nissan | D | 1 | 2 | 5 | 141.5 | Race 8 of 8 | 7 |
2014 | SMP Racing | Oreca 03-Nissan Oreca 03R-Nissan |
M | 0 | 1 | 6 | 146 | Race 8 of 8 | 9 |
2015 | G-Drive Racing | Ligier JS P2-Nissan | D | 4 | 4 | 7 | 178 | Race 8 of 8 | 23 |
2016 | Signatech Alpine | Alpine A460-Nissan | D | 2 | 4 | 7 | 199 | Race 8 of 9 | 30 |
Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams
For the 2012 season, multi-car teams were awarded points based on their highest finishing entry. From 2013 onward, each entry was scored as its own team.
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2012 | AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 0 | 5 | 8 | 201 | Race 6 of 8 | 59 |
2013 | AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 1 | 3 | 5 | 145 | Race 8 of 8 | 16.5 |
2014 | AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 4 | 4 | 5 | 168 | Race 7 of 8 | 20 |
2015 | Porsche Team Manthey | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 0 | 3 | 5 | 154 | Race 8 of 8 | 5 |
2016 | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | D | 3 | 2 | 6 | 156 | Race 9 of 9 | 15 |
Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams
For the 2012 season, multi-car teams were awarded points based on their highest finishing entry. From 2013 onward, each entry was scored as its own team.
Season | Team | Cars | Tyre | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Points | Clinched | Margin |
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2012 | Larbre Compétition | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 1 | 3 | 8 | 179 | Race 8 of 8 | 26 |
2013 | 8 Star Motorsports | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 1 | 2 | 5 | 136 | Race 8 of 8 | 3 |
2014 | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 1 | 4 | 8 | 198 | Race 7 of 8 | 34 |
2015 | SMP Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 2 | 3 | 6 | 165 | Race 8 of 8 | 17 |
2016 | AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 0 | 2 | 8 | 188 | Race 9 of 9 | 37 |
Notes
- 1 2 3 Includes third manufacturer entries at events in which additional entries were not eligible for World Manufacturers' Championship points.
- 1 2 3 Includes wins, podiums, and pole positions in both LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am.
- ↑ Pole positions were not awarded in the LMP1-L category. A single pole position point was awarded for the entire LMP1 category.