| Year | Start | Finish | Car # | Lead Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Qualifying Time | Laps |
| 1975 | 4 | 4 | 15 | Reinhold Joest | Ovoro Joest Racing | Porsche 908/3 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | | 3:55.1 | 325 |
| 1975 | 16 | 43 | 16 | Clemens Schickentanz | Joest Racing/Tebernum | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.0L Flat-6 | | 4:16.7 | 42 |
| 1976 | 23 | 7 | 17 | Ernst Kraus | Joest Racing Team | Porsche 908/3 | Porsche Type-935 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | | 4:07.7 | 313 |
| 1981 | 25 | 31 | 40 | Mauricio de Narvaez | Joest Racing | Porsche 935J | Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | 3:48.20 | 152 |
| 1981 | 3 | 39 | 14 | Reinhold Joest | Joest Racing | Porsche 908/80 | Porsche 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | 3:34.51 | 80 |
| 1982 | 3 | 20 | 4 | Bob Wollek | Belga Team Joest Racing | Porsche 936C | Porsche Type-935 2.5L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | 3:30.67 | 314 |
| 1983 | 9 | 4 | 12 | Volkert Merl | Sorga S.A./Joest Racing | Porsche 956 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | 3:29.48 | 361 |
| 1983 | 5 | 6 | 8 | Klaus Ludwig | Sorga S.A./Joest Racing | Porsche 956 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | 3:23.75 | 354 |
| 1983 | 21 | 49 | 15 | Jean-Michel Martin | Belga Team Joest Racing | Porsche 936C | Porsche Type-935 2.7L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | 3:38.67 | 9 |
| 1984 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Henri Pescarolo | New-Man Joest Racing | Porsche 956B | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | 3:28.42 | 360 |
| 1984 | 3 | 29 | 8 | Stefan Johansson | New-Man Joest Racing | Porsche 956 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | 3:26.10 | 170 |
| 1985 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Klaus Ludwig | New-Man Joest Racing | Porsche 956B | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | 3:20.03 | 374 |
| 1985 | 8 | 34 | 8 | Paul Belmondo | New-Man Joest Racing | Porsche 956 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Dunlop | 3:25.52 | 277 |
| 1986 | 11 | 3 | 8 | George Follmer | Joest Racing | Porsche 956 | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:27.37 | 355 |
| 1986 | 3 | 25 | 7 | Klaus Ludwig | Joest Racing | Porsche 956B | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:17.11 | 196 |
| 1987 | 11 | 44 | 8 | Frank Jelinski | Joest Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:31.38 | 7 |
| 1987 | 9 | 47 | 7 | Sarel van der Merwe | Joest Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:27.53 | 4 |
| 1988 | 5 | 3 | 8 | Frank Jelinski | Blaupunkt Joest Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:23.30 | 385 |
| 1988 | 20 | 5 | 7 | David Hobbs | Blaupunkt Joest Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:32.21 | 380 |
| 1989 | 5 | 3 | 9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Joest Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:19.80 | 382 |
| 1989 | 33 | 6 | 8 | Henri Pescarolo | Joest Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:35.42 | 371 |
| 1989 | 13 | 37 | 7 | Frank Jelinski | Joest Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:24.77 | 124 |
| 1990 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Joest Porsche Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | 3:36.08 | 350 |
| 1990 | 13 | 8 | 9 | John Winter | Joest Porsche Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | 3:40.01 | 346 |
| 1990 | 30 | 14 | 6 | Luca Riccitelli | Joest Porsche Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:45.77 | 328 |
| 1991 | 16 | 7 | 58 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Konrad Motorsport | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:40.526 | 347 |
| 1991 | 17 | 22 | 57 | John Winter | Konrad Motorsport | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:40.548 | 197 |
| 1993 | 8 | 9 | 18 | Bob Wollek | Joest Porsche Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:38.40 | 351 |
| 1993 | 7 | 32 | 17 | Manuel Reuter | Joest Porsche Racing | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:37.63 | 282 |
| 1994 | 7 | 1 | 36 | Yannick Dalmas | Le Mans Porsche Team | Dauer 962 Le Mans | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:54.85 | 344 |
| 1994 | 5 | 3 | 35 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Le Mans Porsche Team | Dauer 962 Le Mans | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:53.71 | 343 |
| 1996 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Davy Jones | Joest Racing | TWR Porsche WSC-95 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:47.383 | 354 |
| 1996 | 1 | 26 | 8 | Michele Alboreto | Joest Racing | TWR Porsche WSC-95 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:46.682 | 300 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Michele Alboreto | Joest Racing | TWR Porsche WSC-95 | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | Goodyear | 3:41.581 | 361 |
| 1998 | 20 | 29 | 8 | Pierre-Henri Raphanel | Porsche AG | Porsche LMP1-98 | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | 3:45.452 | 218 |
| 1998 | 9 | 38 | 7 | Michele Alboreto | Porsche AG | Porsche LMP1-98 | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | Michelin | 3:40.503 | 107 |
| 1999 | 10 | 3 | 8 | Frank Biela | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R8R | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | Michelin | 3:35.371 | 360 |
| 1999 | 9 | 4 | 7 | Michele Alboreto | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R8R | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | Michelin | 3:34.891 | 346 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Frank Biela | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | Michelin | 3:36.650 | 368 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Laurent Aïello | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | Michelin | 3:36.124 | 367 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Christian Abt | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | Michelin | 3:37.086 | 365 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Frank Biela | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | Michelin | 3:32.458 | 321 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Laurent Aïello | Audi Sport North America | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | Michelin | 3:32.429 | 320 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Frank Biela | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | Michelin | 3:30.219 | 375 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Johnny Herbert | Audi Sport North America | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | Michelin | 3:29.905 | 374 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Marco Werner | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | Michelin | 3:30.801 | 372 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Frank Biela | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:30.584 | 380 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Rinaldo Capello | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:30.466 | 367 |
| 2007 | 5 | 51 | 3 | Lucas Luhr | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:29.736 | 23 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Mike Rockenfeller | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:24.287 | 374 |
| 2009 | 7 | 17 | 3 | Timo Bernhard | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R15 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V10 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:27.106 | 333 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Mike Rockenfeller | Audi Sport North America | Audi R15 TDI plus | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V10 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:21.981 | 397 |
| 2010 | 7 | 2 | 8 | André Lotterer | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R15 TDI plus | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V10 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:23.605 | 396 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Tom Kristensen | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R15 TDI plus | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V10 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:22.176 | 394 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Marcel Fässler | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 TDI | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:25.738 | 355 |
| 2011 | 2 | 48 | 1 | Timo Bernhard | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 TDI | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:25.799 | 116 |
| 2011 | 5 | 54 | 3 | Tom Kristensen | Audi Sport North America | Audi R18 TDI | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:26.272 | 14 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | André Lotterer | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | Michelin | 3:23.787 | 378 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Allan McNish | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | Michelin | 3:25.433 | 377 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Oliver Jarvis | Audi Sport North America | Audi R18 ultra | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:26.420 | 375 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Marc Gené | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 ultra | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:24.078 | 366 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Allan McNish | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | Michelin | 3:22.346 | 348 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Marc Gené | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | Michelin | 3:24.341 | 347 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 1 | André Lotterer | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | Michelin | 3:23.696 | 338 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 2 | André Lotterer | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 4.0L Turbo V6 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:24.276 | 379 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Tom Kristensen | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 4.0L Turbo V6 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:25.814 | 376 |
| 2014 | 5 | 51 | 3 | Filipe Albuquerque | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 4.0L Turbo V6 (Diesel) | Michelin | 3:23.271 | 22 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 7 | André Lotterer | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi 4.0L Turbo Diesel V6 | Michelin | 3:20.561 | 393 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Loïc Duval | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi 4.0L Turbo Diesel V6 | Michelin | 3:19.866 | 392 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Marco Bonanomi | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi 4.0L Turbo Diesel V6 | Michelin | 3:20.997 | 387 |
