#83 AF CORSE FERRARI 499P WINS LE MANS!!!
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#83 AF CORSE FERRARI 499P WINS LE MANS!!!
Religion? Ferrari!
3 times in a row baby!
IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT - ENZO FERRARI
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Apparently Ferrari DO get to keep the trophy!!! as it's the same make and model that's one 3 in a row!
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Yes. The usual lack of discipline from the official drivers. FCY infringements, track limits, pit lane speed, fghting each other like lunatics,... Happily we have a superior car, we really need it. Kudos to Kubica team, really great drive and no mistakes. Ye was a good suprise.Originally Posted by Dune
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458 Italia, great reporting. thank you.
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You're welcome!458 Italia, great reporting. thank you.
I did have a couple of naps though!
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Toyota were miserable losers last year Porsche are miserable this year. I love to see it!
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Man I love to hear the Italian National Anthem
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202 points in the constructors champions, Toyota in 2nd with 90 something
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Ferrari wins third consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans
Le Mans 15 June 2025
For the third year running, Ferrari has triumphed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, securing the 93rd edition of the French endurance race with the number 83 499P driven by Prancing Horse’s official driver Yifei Ye, alongside Phil Hanson and Robert Kubica, who crossed the line in the AF Corse team’s Giallo Modena-liveried car. In the fourth round of the 2025 FIA WEC, the number 51 499P of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi took third, ahead of the other official Ferrari – AF Corse car, number 50, driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen.
Thanks to the Italian manufacturer’s extraordinary result, Ferrari will now keep the winners’ trophy forever – a right granted to those who secure victory in three consecutive editions.
After the wins in 2024 with Fuoco-Molina-Nielsen and the Centenary edition in 2023 with Pier Guidi-Calado-Giovinazzi, the Maranello manufacturer once again climbs to the top step of the podium with a car already etched in motorsport legend – the Ferrari 499P, which has won every race contested at the Circuit de La Sarthe since its competitive debut.
The Maranello manufacturer now boasts 12 overall victories in the world’s oldest and most prestigious endurance race between 1949 and 2025.
Ferrari has now secured three consecutive outright victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time since the 1960s, when the Prancing Horse won six editions in a row between 1960 and 1965. The last of those, achieved with the Ferrari 250 LM, was also the final overall triumph in France before its return to the top class of endurance racing starting in 2023.
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Comments after the Le Mans victory
Le Mans 15 June 2025
Ferrari triumphed at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans with official driver Yifei Ye, alongside Robert Kubica and Phil Hanson, taking the chequered flag first in the number 83 499P run by AF Corse. The Italian Constructor’s third consecutive win was further bolstered by a third-place finish for Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi in the number 51 499P from the official Ferrari – AF Corse team. Here are the drivers’ reactions from the Circuit de La Sarthe.
John Elkann, Ferrari Chairman: “Today is a great victory for Ferrari, for all those who work there, for all its people. Ferrari has won by working together, showing how unity leads to extraordinary results. Le Mans is a special moment for those who love motorsport, and what has been achieved is truly heroic.
Over the past three years, three different cars and nine drivers have shown what teamwork really means. I thank everyone at Ferrari: winning the Le Mans three times in a row is a historic achievement that makes us proud and honours our founder, Enzo Ferrari.”
Miguel Molina, 499P #50: "We gave our all in a race that proved challenging, and at the end of it, Ferrari can celebrate another extraordinary victory. Together with my teammates, we secured crucial points for the world championship standings, achieving the target we set ourselves ahead of the 24-hour race. There’s a bit of regret over not finishing higher with the number 50 499P, but we must be pleased with what the entire team has accomplished."
Alessandro Pier Guidi, 499P #51: "I’m not sure that without mistakes we could have won. Maybe we would have been closer and pushed even harder, but that’s how it went. It was a fiercely contested race—it felt like a qualifying race, and when you’re on the limit for 24 hours, mistakes can happen. I have to congratulate the #83 crew: they were fast and did a better job, scoring a lot of points."
James Calado, 499P #51: "Congratulations to the #83 drivers. Over the last two weeks, they’ve always been quicker, and we knew from the start it would be a big challenge. On our side, I think all three of us made some mistakes, which cost us a position, but in the end, a third place at Le Mans is still a good result—and positive for the championship."
Antonio Giovinazzi, 499P #51: "First, I want to congratulate the #83 crew—they deserved this win because they were excellent with strategy and every decision they made. Well done to them and to the whole Ferrari team. As for us, I think reaching the podium is a positive result, especially for the championship, as we scored valuable points. It certainly wasn’t an easy race. We performed well in every stint, though we had some issues in the final laps. Still, we kept pushing. We don’t know how it might have gone, but the #83 Ferrari 499P was simply too far ahead."
Yifei Ye, 499P #83: “The 499P was fantastic, we were put in a position from the start to fight for the win. We also made up for last year’s bad luck, when we led the race for 83 laps, like the car number, but a technical problem forced us to retire. Winning Le Mans with Ferrari is something unique.”
Antonello Coletta, Global Head of Ferrari Endurance and Corse Clienti: “We are very happy with this third consecutive win at Le Mans. In 2023 we returned to the top class winning; in 2024 we repeated it and this year we triumphed with the private team, the only one to field a 499P, albeit, of course, with our technical support.
This result is proof of how Ferrari builds its cars and can bring both official cars and those of the clients to victory. This is a very important aspect, reflecting Ferrari’s history, because the DNA of our company was born with endurance and with cars driven by gentlemen and managed by private teams.”
Ferdinando Cannizzo, Head of Ferrari Endurance Race Cars: “We achieved a historic and unforgettable result because repeating once again at Le Mans, with this hard-fought win, is truly fantastic. After an unremarkable qualifying, we focused everything on race pace, trying to optimise the car and make the best use of strategy, including tyre management. In the early hours we recovered positions, reaching the lead and then holding it for most of the 24 Hours. In the final stage, we had to defend against Porsche, which proved to be very competitive, thus signing the victory. I thank the whole team for the incredible work done in preparing for the race, allowing an exceptional passion, and throughout the event itself.”
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Extremely disappointing!#50 Ferrari disqualified from Le Mans 24 Hours over technical breach
The fourth-placed Ferrari was excluded from the final results following the French classic
The #50 Ferrari 499P has been disqualified from the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours after failing post-race scrutineering.
Driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen, the car had finished fourth overall, just 29.666s behind the race-winning satellite Ferrari and 1.179s away from the podium, but was found to have breached rear wing technical regulations in two ways.
Firstly, the rear wing support section was missing four bolts compared to the homologated version of the car, which Ferrari acknowledged was not compliant with the rules.
Furthermore, “a rear wing deflection of 52mm was recorded during the post-race test, whereas Article 3.8.7 of the LMH Technical Regulations sets the maximum permissible deflection at 15mm,” stewards reported.
Ferrari argued that “the excessive deflection was linked to the missing bolts” and insisted there had been “no performance gain”, but stewards noted the #50 Ferrari achieved its highest top speed on lap 380 out of 387 – implying there was a performance gain thanks to reduced drag.
A Ferrari mechanic reportedly noticed the absence of a bolt at 3:23pm, less than an hour before the end of the race, but the AF Corse-run squad did not take corrective action.
The car’s non-compliance with technical regulations was sufficient grounds for disqualification, stewards insisted, but most importantly they pointed out that it presented a potential hazard as “the irregular and incomplete assembly of the rear wing support presents a risk of structural failure under high-speed stress or fatigue”.
The #50 car’s disqualification promotes the #12 Cadillac (Lynn-Nato-Stevens) to fourth place, with the #7 Toyota, the #5 Porsche, the #38 Cadillac and every other classified competitor moving one position up the order.
It makes the #50 crew’s 2025 World Endurance Championship title bid significantly harder, as it is now 48 points behind the sister #51 car in the standings.
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https://www.autosport.com/le-mans/ne...s-block-anchor
Toyota doing what they do best again and whinging about how unfair everything is to them.
They used to be quite a humble team, I guess those years of dominating without any competition at the end of the LMP1 era went to their heads.
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Fantastic result.
So, when will Ferrari realize that A F Corse should be given the reigns of the F1 team.
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https://www.viprow.nu/auto-racing/nu...nline-stream-1
24 Hours Nurburgring
There is a lone Ferrari 296 GT3 running around.
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Was a relief to see the #83 take the win at Le Mans. They could have done it last year but had the collision with the BMW that ended their race effectively. The #50 and #51 had scrappy races - way too many mistakes and penalties. Quite disappointing to be honest, they should have put together a much better result. Still much better than the shambolic showing at the Canadian GP.
I will enjoy the Estre porker being beaten again today - I don't see how they can weasel their way out of the 1m40s penalty they've been given.
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Spa 24 Hours starts in 30 mins.
https://www.crowdstrike24hoursofspa.com/watch-live
AF Corse running 3 296 GT3s
#50 Eliseo DONNO Antonio FUOCO Arthur LECLERC
#51 Alessio ROVERA Vincent ABRIL Alessandro PIER GUIDI
#70 Custodio TOLEDO Blake MCDONALD Riccardo AGOSTINI Matthew BELL
Last edited by 458 Italia; 28th June 2025 at 16:42.
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Oh man #51 pitted did an out lap and came back in the pits, it's now been pushed into the garage.
was running in 3rd as well.
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Leclerc did a very good stint.
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AF Corse #51 and #50 finished 3rd and 4th.
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Ferrari Reveals 296 GT3 Evo for 2026 Debut
Italian manufacturer set to debut Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo in 2026…
Ferrari has officially taken the wraps off its new 296 GT3 Evo, which is set for a 2026 debut in GT3-eligible championships worldwide.
Unveiled Friday at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, site of this weekend’s CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, the latest-generation Prancing Horse, which initially debuted in 2023, will come with notable updates in aerodynamics, cooling, tunability and reliability.
While still powered by the same 3.0-liter V6 twin-turbo engine, the 296 GT3 Evo features modified suspension at the front and rear and a new gear ratio cascade to deliver improved torque at both low and highs speeds.
Almost all of the bodywork of the car has evolved, aimed at improving front vertical load stability, which has seen new profiles of both the splitter and front floor, as well as modified front bumper appendages.
At the rear, the diffuser has been modified to allow for expanded volumes and increased channels, while the front wheel arch louvers has also been further developed.
The 296 GT3 Evo now features two air intakes on the hood to improve cooling for the brakes and cockpit, as well as a new rear wing, which has a redesigned support structure and side panels.
There is also additional cooling in the front brakes, with airflow increased by more than 20 percent compared to the original model. NACA ducts on the underbody has also improved the cooling of the steering pump.
Additionally the air conditioning system inside the cockpit has been enhanced with an additional fan.
Ferrari’s global head of endurance Antonello Coletta confirmed the 296 GT3 Evo, which will be available to customers either a new turn-key car or an upgrade kit, will debut in 2026, although would not give a precise race debut date when asked by Sportscar365.
Pricing for either package has not yet been made available.
“When we changed the [GT3] project from the 488 to the 296, [it] was completely new, with a new engine, a new chassis, new aerodynamics,” Coletta told Sportscar365.
“For this matter, it was clear during the first and second seasons, ’23-’24, and now during the ’25 season, we understood a lot of [things] in terms of reliability, comfortability for the drivers, all of the aerodynamic needs.
“For example, when we follow another car we had some problem in terms of stability.
“We took all of this information and we started to think of an Evo version. We started with the first test and the last six, seven months we’ve worked a lot with our test team.
“Now, finally, we have [an updated car] that targets all these needs.
“We’re sure that we made good work and when we presented this car two-and-a-half years ago, it was real news in terms of GT3.
“This time, Ferrari created another good evolution of our beautiful project.”
The 296 GT3 has turned into one of the most successful GT3 cars of its time, with 140 victories and 56 pole positions in 343 races to date, including five titles in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, as well as key wins in the Nürburgring 24 and Rolex 24 at Daytona.
I forgot to post about this!
The Evo looks absolutely stunning, I really hope it races as good as it looks!
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It's going to be a struggle to remain competitive this weekend it seems.Ferrari hurt by BoP rules for Interlagos amid WEC 2025 dominance
The FIA has published the Balance of Performance for the Sao Paulo 6 Hours
Ferrari will run at the Hypercar minimum power for the first time at this weekend’s World Endurance Championship round at Interlagos.
The Italian manufacturer’s 499P Le Mans Hypercar, which is unbeaten in the WEC this year, will race at 480kW (644bhp) under the Balance of Performance for the Brazilian event on Sunday.
That means it has lost 35kW (47bhp) since last month’s Le Mans 24 Hours round and 9kW (12bhp) in comparison to the Spa 6 Hours in May.
It has also gained 27kg in minimum weight over Le Mans and 12kg over Spa levels.
The comparison with Spa is the key one because Le Mans uses a different BoP system to the regular WEC races as a result of the specificities of the 8.47-mile Circuit de la Sarthe.
A new system in force in WEC for the six-, eight- and 10-hour races this year is based on race averages from the previous three rounds (not including Le Mans), meaning the BoP for the Sao Paulo 6 Hours has been calculated on the Qatar, Imola and Spa rounds all won by the factory AF Corse Ferrari squad.
The 499P will also run heavier and with less power than at Interlagos 12 months ago, when the two factory cars finished only fifth and sixth.
It has gained 9kg and lost 23kW (30bhp) over 2024 levels, though the power gain figure, which will allow it increased power above 250km/h (155mph), is up from 1.8% to 5.5%.
Toyota’s GR010 HYBRID LMH, which dominated on the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace last year, will race at the same minimum weight of 1069kg as Spa but with an extra 5kW (7bhp).
It has gained 9kg in weight since 2024 and lost 21kW (28bhp), although the power gain figure is now plus 7.2% rather than 2.8%.
The Porsche 963 and Cadillac V-Series LMDhs have gained 7kw (9bhp) and 15kW (20bhp) respectively since Spa and both lost 2kg in minimum weight.
BMW’s M Hybrid V8 has had its power upped, by just 2kW (3bhp), but has had its minimum weight increased by 9kg.
Alpine with the best of its A424 LMDhs, has lost 8kW (11bhp) and gained 8kg since notching up its second podium of the year at Spa.
Peugeot’s 9X8 2024 LMH has returned to its pre-Le Mans BoP figures: it will run at the minimum weight allowed in Hypercar, 1030kg, and the maximum power of 520kW (697bhp).
The Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH will also run at the class minimum weight and maximum power.
Track action for the Sao Paulo 6 Hours, round five of the 2025 WEC, begins at 11:00 local time on Friday 11 July.
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