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    24 Hours of Le Mans

    AT THE HEART OF THE CHALLENGE

    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. Ferrari Chairman John Elkann and CEO Benedetto Vigna attended the event, which drew 332,000 spectators, celebrating the win with the team.
    Ferrari wins third consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans

    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. Motorsport history also welcomes the name of Yifei Ye, now the first Chinese driver to climb the top step of the 24 Hours of Le Mans podium.

    History. The Italian Constructor now counts 12 overall triumphs in the world’s oldest and most prestigious endurance race, spanning from 1949 to 2025.

    Legendary. 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.

    Winning streak. This season, Ferrari has taken four wins in as many world championship rounds—at Lusail (Qatar), Imola (Italy), Spa (Belgium) and Le Mans (France). With this memorable result at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 499P now has seven overall victories: the four this season add to the two in 2024 (at Le Mans and COTA with car number 83) and the 2023 24-hour race win.

    Championship standings. Ferrari leaves France leading the world manufacturers’ championship with 202 points, 111 clear of Toyota. In the world drivers’ standings, Pier Guidi-Calado-Giovinazzi lead with 105 points, ahead of Ye-Kubica-Hanson and Fuoco-Molina-Nielsen, second and third with 89 and 81 points respectively. In the FIA World Cup for Hypercar Teams, reserved for independent squads, AF Corse has strengthened its lead with 138 points.

    AF Corse
    1POSITION
    FASTEST LAP3:23.994
    PIT STOP32
    LAPS387
    TOTAL TIME24:02:53.332
    GAP FROM LEADER-
    AVERAGE SPEED219.3 km/h
    TOP SPEED345.6 km/h
    Ferrari – AF Corse
    3POSITION
    FASTEST LAP3:23.163
    PIT STOP35
    LAPS387
    TOTAL TIME24:03:21.819
    GAP FROM LEADER28.487
    AVERAGE SPEED219.2 km/h
    TOP SPEED349.0 km/h
    Ferrari – AF Corse
    DSQPOSITION
    FASTEST LAP3:23.273
    PIT STOP33
    LAPS387
    TOTAL TIME24:03:22.998
    GAP FROM LEADER29.666
    AVERAGE SPEED219.2 km/h
    TOP SPEED349.0 km/h

    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.
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        CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE
        The original Le Mans track harks back to 1923, when local roads around the French town were put into use for the 24 Hours, nowadays, the marquee event in endurance car racing.
        Circuit de la Sarthe - Le Mans (France)

        Over the years, the Circuit de la Sarthe has undergone numerous changes before settling for its current 13.5-kilometre length. It is characterised by its infamous long straight known as the Ligne Droite des Hunaudieres.

        This, like the race’s other straights, is notorious for the mechanical fatigue that cars are subjected to: with lengthy stretches of full-throttle acceleration, endless gear changes and abrupt braking. Particularly of note is the decisive final section of the Hunaudieres straight, taken virtually flat-out. It is no coincidence that disc brakes made their first appearance here at the Le Mans circuit.

        Furthermore, it was on this very track, where the first testing was carried out into the cut-off system, which stops fuel-flow into the engine during braking, thus reducing consumption. Fuel management has always been a decisive strategical factor for anyone aiming to win an endurance race.

        In 1990, in order to reduce speeds, two chicanes were introduced on the Hunaudieres straight. 

        The 13,626-metre Circuit de la Sarthe, near the French city of Le Mans, is one of the longest tracks in the world. It is also home to one of the world’s most renowned and captivating races: the 24 Hours.

        The circuit’s main feature is its use of stretches of public county roads which remain closed to traffic during competitions. These are used in conjunction with other permanent sections of track.

        DRIVERS

        #51
        Alessandro Pier Guidi
        #51
        James Calado
        #51
        Antonio Giovinazzi
        #50
        Antonio Fuoco
        #50
        Miguel Molina
        #50
        Nicklas Nielsen
        #83
        Yifei Ye
        It is one of the longest tracks in the world. Most of the layout is made up of public roads normally open to traffic (the D338 and D139). Over 9 km of the existing 13.6-kilometre circuit remain closed to road traffic during the periods of racing. Since its 1923 inauguration, structural modifications have led to continual variations in the track length.
        The landmark points on the circuit are the Dunlop, Esse de la Foret, Tertre Rouge, Mulsanne, Indianapolis and Arnage turns. Another renowned section is the Hunaudières straight: one of the stretches normally open to road traffic as part of the Route Nationale 158/D338, connecting Le Mans to the city of Tours. The 6.75-kilometre straight is the longest of any street circuit in the world.
        The circuit is famous for holding the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the blue riband event of the World Endurance Championship, organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The single-day race gets underway at 15:00 on Saturday and concludes 24 hours later. The competition is open to prototypes and Grand Touring vehicles.
        Until 1969 the 24 Hours got underway with what became known as the 'Le Mans start', with cars lined up on one side of the track and drivers on the other. At the stroke of three o’clock, with the French flag unfurled, drivers would dash across the track, board their cars and set off. This procedure became particularly hazardous and was eventually replaced in 1970 with a standing start. The following year, the rolling start was first introduced and remains to this day.
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