Betting Preview and Prediction for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (2022)

The 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans is set to go down on June 11-12. The 90th edition of the grueling race will occur at the iconic Circuit de la Sarthe – the spiritual home of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is undoubtedly one of the most arduous races in motorsport, but it is also one of the most exciting. If you want to take the excitement to a whole new level, you can bet on the race for real money.

I decided to create this 24 Hours of Le Mans betting preview to give gamblers a head start on the competition. Hopefully, the information on this page will put you in pole position!

My 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans betting guide covers all the top contenders for the race and some potential sleepers. I also look at the history of the race before sharing my 24 Hours of Le Mans prediction for 2022.

Let’s get this show on the road by checking out the best 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans betting sites.

Naturally, the best 24 Hours of Le Mans sportsbooks have the best 24 Hours of Le Mans odds. But that is merely the beginning. You can also take advantage of lucrative promotions and bonuses, heaps of betting markets, and quirky prop bets.

We are still waiting for the bookmakers to release their 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans betting odds. In light of this, I recommend keeping a close eye on the best motorsports betting sites to make sure you are among the first punters to access the prices.

Before we dive deeper into my 24 Hours of Le Mans betting preview, we need to study the history of the race. Ultimately, analyzing the stats and records will only aid your 24 Hours of Le Mans betting strategy.

The next section of this 24 Hours of Le Mans guide for 2022 covers the most successful teams and drivers in the race’s history. The information in this section should stand you in good stead for making a winning 24 Hours of Le Mans prediction.

Porsche is the most successful manufacturer in the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The German constructor has claimed 19 titles over the years, while 36 drivers have finished atop the podium in the team’s colors.

As you can see, Audi has also enjoyed plenty of success through the years – winning 13 races. Ferrari, Jaguar, Bentley, Alfa Romeo, Ford, and Toyota are the only other manufacturers to have clinched 4+ titles.

It is also worth noting that 15 other constructors have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bugatti, Aston Martin, BMW, Mazda, McLaren, and Mercedes-Benz are among the notable winners.

Tom Kristensen is undoubtedly the best driver in the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Dane won nine titles in 17 years between 1997 and 2013, including six in a row between 2000 and 2005.

Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell, Frank Biela, and Emanuele Pirro have also claimed 5+ titles, while Yannick Dalmas, Oliver Gendebien, and Henri Pescarolo have four titles to their name.

Fourteen drivers have secured three 24 Hours of Le Mans wins, including Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima. Between 2018 and 2020, Buemi and Nakajima won three straight titles with Toyota.

Funnily enough, Fernando Alonso was Buemi and Nakajima’s teammate in 2018 and 2019. Many believe that Alonso is one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time.

Drivers from France and the United Kingdom have dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans over the years. As the table below details, Germany has also produced its fair share of champions.

American drivers have enjoyed plenty of success, too, along with drivers from Italy, Belgium, Denmark, and Switzerland. In total, drivers from 20 different countries have won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Right, it’s time to examine the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2022 contenders.

Although the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans odds have yet to be released, we still know which teams and drivers are likely to compete for a spot on the podium. Let’s look at the top 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans contenders.

• Mike Conway (Great Britain)
• Kamui Kobayashi (Japan)
• Jose Maria Lopez (Argentina)

After winning last year’s race, Toyota Gazoo Racing’s team of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and Jose Maria Lopez is the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2022 favorite.

Driving the Toyota GR010 Hybrid, Conway, Kobayashi, and Lopez finished two laps clear of the chasing pack in 2021. They completed 371 laps in 24 hours, beating out the other Toyota Gazoo Racing team.

Conway, Kobayashi, and Lopez secured back-to-back second-place finishes in 2018 and 2019 before finishing third in 2020. Having triumphed last year, they are undoubtedly one of the most consistent teams in the competition.

• Sebastien Buemi (Switzerland)
• Brendon Hartley (New Zealand)
• Ryo Hirakawa (Japan)

Sebastien Buemi led Toyota Gazoo Racing to three consecutive victories between 2018 and 2020. The Swiss driver was joined by Fernando Alonso and Kazuki Nakajima in 2018 and 2019 before Brendon Hartley replaced Alonso in 2020.

This year, Buemi and Hartley will be joined by Ryo Hirakawa – a 28-year-old Japanese driver. If Hirakawa performs anything like his countryman, Nakajima, this Toyota team will almost certainly challenge for the chequered flag.

Buemi and Hartley were part of the Toyota team that finished second in 2021. They both know what it takes to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if they won this year.

• Nicolas Lapierre (France)
• Andrew Nagrao (Brazil)
• Matthieu Vaxiviere (France)

While Toyota Gazoo Racing dominated in 2021, Alpine Elf finished third. Given Toyota’s recent domination of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Alpine should be more than satisfied with last year’s performance.

Nicolas Lapierre, Andrew Nagrao, and Matthieu Vaxiviere completed four laps fewer than last year’s winners. Needless to say, they will be desperate to outperform Toyota this time around.

Alpine’s first and only 24 Hours of Le Mans triumph came all the way back in 1978 when the team was named Alpine Renault. Can Lapierre, Nagrao, and Vaxiviere end the team’s 44-year wait for another title?

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— Flyin18T Motorsports (@Flyin18T) June 6, 2022

• Pipo Derani (Brazil)
• Romain Dumas (France)
• Olivier Pla (France)

Since Glickenhaus was only founded in 2004, the American team has yet to win in Le Mans. However, the manufacturer from New York finished fourth last year – four laps shy of the winners.

Driving the Glickenhaus 007 LHM, Pipo Derani, Franck Mailleux, and Olivier Pla handed SCG its best-ever finish in 2021. This year, Derani and Pla will be joined by Romain Dumas, who previously raced in the other Glickenhaus.

It will be interesting to see how the Glickenhaus cars fare against the Toyotas and the Alpine. After pushing the frontrunners all the way last year, SCG will be confident of going one better in 2022.

• Ryan Briscoe (Australia)
• Franck Mailleux (France)
• Richard Westbrook (Great Britain)

Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook finished fifth in 2021, sharing a car with Dumas. But following Dumas and Mailleux’s switch, the Aussie and the Brit have a new teammate this year.

Last year, Briscoe and Westbrook’s car finished three laps behind the other Glickenhaus, while the winning Toyota finished seven laps ahead. That may seem like a lot of ground to make up, but let’s not forget that this race is 24 hours long!

This 24 Hours of Le Mans betting guide would not be complete without looking at the hopeful outsiders and potential sleepers. So, I have decided to pick out three teams that could beat the Le Mans odds in 2022.

Team WRT will have two cars racing in Le Mans this year, but I’m interested in the team that features Robin Frijns. In 2021, the Dutchman guided Team WRT to glory in the LMP2 class and an impressive sixth-place finish overall.

This year, the former Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion will be joined by Sean Gelael and Rene Rast. The trio will surely be confident of upsetting the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans odds.

Jota finished second in the LMP2 class last year, completing the same number of laps as Team WRT. Funnily enough, Gelael – who now represents Team WRT – was one of Jota’s drivers in 2021.

Antonio Felix da Costa and Will Stevens are on the Jota team this time around. Felix de Costa won the Formula E Drivers’ Championship in 2020, while Stevens has Formula One experience. Naturally, that makes them a force to be reckoned with.

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With Julien Canal in the driver’s seat, Panis Racing is in safe hands. The experienced Frenchman won his class on three straight occasions between 2010 and 2012 before finishing third in the LMP2 class in 2015, 2020, and 2021.

Canal will race alongside Nico Jamin and Job van Uitert this year. Jamin helped Panis Racing finish third in the LMP2 class back in 2020, so he will fancy his chances of beating the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans betting odds.

The years of Porsche and Audi’s dominance are over. Well, at least for now. With Porsche’s last victory coming back in 2017 and Audi’s last triumph coming in 2014, the race’s most successful manufacturers are no longer at the top.

So, who will win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2022?

Buemi led his team to three straight wins between 2018 and 2020 before finishing second in 2021. Last year, it was Conway and Lopez’s turn to taste victory. Needless to say, backing either of those teams is a smart move.

Alpine and Glickenhaus are also worth keeping an eye on, as are the sleepers I mentioned earlier. Still, Toyota remains the team to beat in Le Mans this year.

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