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Best cars and lap times at Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans)

How real driver pace is distributed at Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans) in Le Mans Ultimate. Tiers are percentiles of the actual field, so a badge means the same thing on every circuit and nobody falls off the scale.

For which car to drive rather than how fast you are, jump to best cars at Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans): the fastest setup-shop lap, the race win, pick and podium leaders, and the car that gives up least between its mid-pack and its quick drivers.

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GT3

10,311 drivers
Qualifying · Field distributionbest lap, pooled across all race lengths, on open setup
p10 p25 p50 p75 p90 B1-2 B3 S1 S2+ ≥+10%: 323+0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%

Median by driver rating Bronze 1-2 4:10.127 Bronze 3 4:04.689 Silver 1 4:00.891 Silver 2+ 3:57.619

alien top 0.5% ≤ 3:55.087 gold top 10% ≤ 3:58.457 silver top 30% ≤ 4:00.821 bronze top 50% ≤ 4:02.746 rookie top 75% ≤ 4:05.909

10,311 drivers · p10 3:58.457 to p90 4:10.185 · σ 6.56s · pole 3:53.554

Per-car driveability

How far a mid-pack driver falls behind the quick drivers in the same car. Narrow is forgiving, wide is demanding. Not a speed ranking: each car is measured against its own top 5%, because which drivers pick a car distorts its outright pace.

Lexus RCF GT3
1,509 drv
4.86s
2.0%
BMW M4 GT3
3,185 drv
4.93s
2.1%
Ferrari 296 GT3
1,364 drv
4.98s
2.1%
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo
1,430 drv
5.02s
2.1%
Mercedes-AMG GT3
773 drv
5.28s
2.2%
Corvette Z06 GT3.R
632 drv
5.49s
2.3%
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
2,684 drv
5.64s
2.4%
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2
432 drv
6.05s
2.5%
Ford Mustang GT3
620 drv
6.29s
2.6%
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo
392 drv
6.70s
2.8%
its own top 5% +8% slower
Race length
Race · Field distributionrace laps from 20 to 40 minute races, sustained median lap, on open setup
p10 p25 p50 p75 p90 B1-2 B3 S1 S2+ ≥+10%: 363+0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%

Median by driver rating Bronze 1-2 4:10.502 Bronze 3 4:05.515 Silver 1 4:01.994 Silver 2+ 3:58.942

Each driver counts once, at the median lap of their best race here. Half that race's laps were quicker, so the figure reads as sustained pace rather than one low-fuel flyer. You will beat your own marker on individual laps. Everyone on the curve will too, which is why a handful of quick laps does not move you a tier up.

alien top 0.5% ≤ 3:56.279 gold top 10% ≤ 3:59.728 silver top 30% ≤ 4:02.132 bronze top 50% ≤ 4:03.972 rookie top 75% ≤ 4:07.088

8,085 drivers · p10 3:59.728 to p90 4:11.882 · σ 7.40s · quickest 3:54.705

Car Fastest setup-shop lap
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 3:53.476 GO↗
BMW M4 GT3 3:53.483 HY↗
Ford Mustang GT3 3:53.562 GO↗

Hypercar

2,997 drivers

Open setup

Qualifying · Field distributionbest lap, pooled across all race lengths, on open setup
p10 p25 p50 p75 p90 B3 S1 S2+ ≥+10%: 89+0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%

Median by driver rating Bronze 3 3:32.322 Silver 1 3:29.248 Silver 2+ 3:26.477

alien top 0.5% ≤ 3:23.580 gold top 10% ≤ 3:26.240 silver top 30% ≤ 3:28.252 bronze top 50% ≤ 3:29.780 rookie top 75% ≤ 3:32.368

2,997 drivers · p10 3:26.240 to p90 3:35.944 · σ 5.43s · pole 3:22.591

Per-car driveability

How far a mid-pack driver falls behind the quick drivers in the same car. Narrow is forgiving, wide is demanding. Not a speed ranking: each car is measured against its own top 5%, because which drivers pick a car distorts its outright pace.

Peugeot 9X8
248 drv
3.39s
1.7%
Porsche 963
603 drv
3.59s
1.7%
Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH
308 drv
3.59s
1.7%
BMW M Hybrid V8
802 drv
3.89s
1.9%
Alpine A424
123 drv
3.93s
1.9%
Toyota GR010 Hybrid
320 drv
4.23s
2.0%
Genesis GMR-001
189 drv
4.24s
2.1%
Peugeot 9X8 EVO
351 drv
4.52s
2.2%
Cadillac V-Series.R
385 drv
4.59s
2.2%
Ferrari 499P
431 drv
5.47s
2.6%
its own top 5% +8% slower
Race length
Race · Field distributionrace laps from 20 to 40 minute races, sustained median lap, on open setup
p10 p25 p50 p75 p90 B3 S1 S2+ ≥+10%: 94+0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%

Median by driver rating Bronze 3 3:35.812 Silver 1 3:32.377 Silver 2+ 3:29.044

Each driver counts once, at the median lap of their best race here. Half that race's laps were quicker, so the figure reads as sustained pace rather than one low-fuel flyer. You will beat your own marker on individual laps. Everyone on the curve will too, which is why a handful of quick laps does not move you a tier up.

alien top 0.5% ≤ 3:25.567 gold top 10% ≤ 3:29.143 silver top 30% ≤ 3:31.487 bronze top 50% ≤ 3:33.223 rookie top 75% ≤ 3:36.430

1,835 drivers · p10 3:29.143 to p90 3:40.408 · σ 7.51s · quickest 3:24.887

Car Fastest setup-shop lap
Peugeot 9X8 EVO 3:21.972 HY↗
Genesis GMR-001 3:22.253 HY↗
Cadillac V-Series.R 3:22.315 GO↗

LMP2

3,912 drivers

Open setup

Qualifying · Field distributionbest lap, pooled across all race lengths, on open setup
p10 p25 p50 p75 p90 B3 S1 S2+ ≥+10%: 272+0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%

Median by driver rating Bronze 3 3:34.919 Silver 1 3:31.356 Silver 2+ 3:28.583

alien top 0.5% ≤ 3:24.955 gold top 10% ≤ 3:28.398 silver top 30% ≤ 3:30.963 bronze top 50% ≤ 3:33.166 rookie top 75% ≤ 3:37.007

3,912 drivers · p10 3:28.398 to p90 3:41.503 · σ 6.55s · pole 3:23.318

Per-car driveability

How far a mid-pack driver falls behind the quick drivers in the same car. Narrow is forgiving, wide is demanding. Not a speed ranking: each car is measured against its own top 5%, because which drivers pick a car distorts its outright pace.

Oreca 07 Gibson ELMS
3,912 drv
5.81s
2.8%
its own top 5% +8% slower
Race length
Race · Field distributionrace laps from 20 to 40 minute races, sustained median lap, on open setup
p10 p25 p50 p75 p90 B3 S1 S2+ ≥+10%: 227+0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%

Median by driver rating Bronze 3 3:36.815 Silver 1 3:32.932 Silver 2+ 3:29.409

Each driver counts once, at the median lap of their best race here. Half that race's laps were quicker, so the figure reads as sustained pace rather than one low-fuel flyer. You will beat your own marker on individual laps. Everyone on the curve will too, which is why a handful of quick laps does not move you a tier up.

alien top 0.5% ≤ 3:26.612 gold top 10% ≤ 3:30.281 silver top 30% ≤ 3:32.740 bronze top 50% ≤ 3:34.766 rookie top 75% ≤ 3:37.985

3,130 drivers · p10 3:30.281 to p90 3:42.925 · σ 8.77s · quickest 3:24.890

Car Fastest setup-shop lap
Oreca 07 Gibson ELMS 3:23.592 HY↗
Oreca 07 Gibson 3:32.766 GO↗

LMP3

808 drivers
Qualifying · Field distributionbest lap, pooled across all race lengths, on open setup
p10 p25 p50 p75 p90 B3 S1 ≥+10%: 55+0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%

Median by driver rating Bronze 3 3:54.689 Silver 1 3:49.712

alien top 0.5% ≤ 3:43.417 gold top 10% ≤ 3:46.534 silver top 30% ≤ 3:49.370 bronze top 50% ≤ 3:52.006 rookie top 75% ≤ 3:56.902

808 drivers · p10 3:46.534 to p90 4:02.881 · σ 7.73s · pole 3:43.074

Per-car driveability

How far a mid-pack driver falls behind the quick drivers in the same car. Narrow is forgiving, wide is demanding. Not a speed ranking: each car is measured against its own top 5%, because which drivers pick a car distorts its outright pace.

Duqueine D09
230 drv
4.92s
2.2%
Ligier JS P325
123 drv
5.20s
2.3%
Adess AD25 LMP3
139 drv
5.52s
2.4%
Ginetta G61-LT-P325 EVO
358 drv
6.89s
3.1%
its own top 5% +8% slower
Race · Field distributionrace laps from 20 to 40 minute races, sustained median lap, on open setup
p10 p25 p50 p75 p90 B3 S1 ≥+10%: 64+0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%

Median by driver rating Bronze 3 3:55.270 Silver 1 3:50.138

Each driver counts once, at the median lap of their best race here. Half that race's laps were quicker, so the figure reads as sustained pace rather than one low-fuel flyer. You will beat your own marker on individual laps. Everyone on the curve will too, which is why a handful of quick laps does not move you a tier up.

alien top 0.5% ≤ 3:44.361 gold top 10% ≤ 3:47.169 silver top 30% ≤ 3:50.240 bronze top 50% ≤ 3:52.743 rookie top 75% ≤ 3:57.104

721 drivers · p10 3:47.169 to p90 4:04.314 · σ 9.93s · quickest 3:43.598

Car Fastest setup-shop lap
Duqueine D09 3:41.938 HY↗
Ligier JS P325 3:42.192 HY↗
Ginetta G61-LT-P325 EVO 3:42.193 HY↗

Best Cars at Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans)

Distributions answer "am I fast". This answers "what should I drive", from setup-shop pace, official win, pick and podium rates, and how much pace each car gives up between its quick and its mid-pack drivers.

No single car wins on all of them. How these rankings are built.

Best GT3 at Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans)

open setup

The fastest GT3 setup lap at Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans) is the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 (03:53.476, GO). By race win rate, the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) leads at 25.6% over 336 races. The most-picked GT3 is the BMW M4 GT3 (23.5%). On fixed setup, the BMW M4 GT3 and Ferrari 296 GT3 are level as the most forgiving GT3s: a mid-pack driver gives up about 4.51s to the quick drivers in the same car, against 5.44s in the Mercedes-AMG GT3, over the 4 cars with enough drivers to measure.

Highest win rate

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

25.6% wins

over 336 races

Most picked

BMW M4 GT3

23.5% of entries

popularity, not results

Most podiums

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

57.3% podiums

over 336 races

Most forgiving

BMW M4 GT3, Ferrari 296 GT3

4.51s from a mid-pack driver to the quick ones in the same car

Widest is the Mercedes-AMG GT3 at 5.44s. Measured on fixed setup, over the 4 cars with enough drivers. Not a speed ranking: each car is measured against its own quick drivers, so this says how hard a car is to extract pace from, not how fast it is.

Best qualifying lap per car

1 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 03:53.554
2 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 03:53.923
3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R 03:53.999

Best race lap per car

1 BMW M4 GT3 03:55.939
2 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 03:56.839
3 Ferrari 296 GT3 03:56.850

The quickest lap anyone has reached in each car, sorted so you can find your own. It is a best-of, so it improves with how many people have raced the car: a car 2,000 drivers have run shows a better lap than an equally quick car 200 have run. Read it as a target, not as a ranking of the cars. Race figures are single laps, the quickest anyone has set in that car in a race of that length, so they sit quicker than the sustained pace on the curve above.

Best Hypercar at Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans)

open setup

The fastest Hypercar setup lap at Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans) is the Peugeot 9X8 EVO (03:21.972, HY). By race win rate, the Peugeot 9X8 leads at 23.4% over 142 races. The most-picked Hypercar is the BMW M Hybrid V8 (20.5%). On open setup, the most forgiving Hypercar is the Peugeot 9X8: a mid-pack driver gives up 3.39s to the quick drivers in it, against 5.47s in the Ferrari 499P, over the 10 cars with enough drivers to measure.

Highest win rate

Peugeot 9X8

23.4% wins

over 142 races

Most picked

BMW M Hybrid V8

20.5% of entries

popularity, not results

Most podiums

BMW M Hybrid V8

43.3% podiums

over 142 races

Most forgiving

Peugeot 9X8

3.39s from a mid-pack driver to the quick ones in the same car

Widest is the Ferrari 499P at 5.47s. Measured on open setup, over the 10 cars with enough drivers. Not a speed ranking: each car is measured against its own quick drivers, so this says how hard a car is to extract pace from, not how fast it is.

Best qualifying lap per car

1 Peugeot 9X8 EVO 03:22.591
2 Genesis GMR-001 03:22.736
3 Toyota GR010 Hybrid 03:22.787

Best race lap per car

1 Peugeot 9X8 03:23.407
2 Peugeot 9X8 EVO 03:23.546
3 Toyota GR010 Hybrid 03:23.699

The quickest lap anyone has reached in each car, sorted so you can find your own. It is a best-of, so it improves with how many people have raced the car: a car 2,000 drivers have run shows a better lap than an equally quick car 200 have run. Read it as a target, not as a ranking of the cars. Race figures are single laps, the quickest anyone has set in that car in a race of that length, so they sit quicker than the sustained pace on the curve above.

Setup laps are the fastest still-valid benchmark from GoSetups, BeAlien and Hymo. Per-car best laps come from official Le Mans Ultimate sessions. Win, pick and podium rates are from official race results on BoP-stable patches.