1000th lap by a man in 2009

964 of the 1213 laps to date have been completed by men and so it is almost certain that the 1000th lap by a man will be completed next year.

It took 19 years for the first 100 but the gaps between each century have become smaller and smaller.

These were the years when each target was reached:

1979 100
1990 200
1998 300
2001 400
2003 500
2004 600
2006 700
2007 800
2008 900