JJ Lehto

The result that defines Lehto's record is the 1995 Le Mans win, and it is worth stating precisely why it matters. The car was a McLaren F1 GTR, a road-derived GT entered against purpose-built prototypes, and it won outright. It remains the only Le Mans victory in McLaren's history, and it made Lehto the first Finnish driver to win the race. A second overall win in 2005 put him among the small group of drivers with multiple Le Mans victories, and his Sebring wins in 1999 and 2005 plus the 2004 American Le Mans Series title round out a sportscar record that stands on its own. His Formula One career was shorter on results, with a single podium at Imola in 1991, but it lasted six seasons in an era of deep fields.