Ferrari to win three consecutive races in Le Mans 24:00
Jun 16, 2025
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In the fourth round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship, No. 51 499P, which was driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, and Antonio Giovinazzi, ranked third.
Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen were among the other Ferrari-AF Corses 50 vehicles. A total of 332,000 spectators gathered at the competition, and Ferrari Chairman John Elkann and Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna also visited the site and shared the joy of winning with the team.
With this victory, Ferrari qualified for a permanent collection of the Le Mans 24 o'clock trophy. This is a special honor only given to teams that have won three consecutive titles.
Ferrari once again came out on top this year with 499P, after Pierre Guidi-Calado-Giovinacci won the 2023 Le Mans Centennial and Puoco-Molina-Nilson won in 2024. The 499P has already established itself as a motorsport legend, winning every race at the La Sart circuit since its debut. In addition, through this competition, Efeiye was named the first Chinese driver to reach the top of the podium at 24:00 Le Mans.
"Three consecutive years of winning Le Mans is a proud historical achievement and the highest tribute to founder Encho Ferrari," Ferrari President John Elkann said. "Over the past three years, three vehicles and nine drivers have proven what true teamwork is, and how amazing the solidarity of everyone working together at Ferrari has produced."
"The performance of the 499P was really good, so we were in a position to compete for first place from the start," said Efei Ye, Ferrari's official driver and car driver No. 83 Efei, who won this year's championship. "Last year, I was very disappointed that I ran 83 laps as the lead like the car number, but I was able to make up for the bad luck of that time and I'm really happy to win Le Mans with Ferrari."
an all-time record
From 1949 to 2025, Ferrari won a total of 12 comprehensive victories in the world's most prestigious endurance race 'Le Mans 24 o'clock' and won the comprehensive championship for the first three consecutive years since the 1960s with the 24 o'clock Le Mans title this year. From 1960 to 1965, he won for six consecutive years and reached the top. The last top spot was Ferrari's 250 LM, the last overall win in France before returning to the top-tier class in 2023.
a winning streak
Ferrari won all four rounds of the world championships this season in Lusail, Qatar, Imola, Italy, Spa, Belgium and Le Mans, France. In particular, with an impressive record at 24:00 Le Mans in 2025, 499P will hold a total of seven overall wins. This is the result of four wins recorded this season, two wins recorded as 83 vehicles in Le Mans and COTA in 2024, and a record of 24:00 Le Mans in 2023.
Championship standings
Ferrari, who finished the 24:00 Le Mans race, maintains its overall lead with 202 points in the manufacturer section. The gap with second-place Toyota is 111. In the World Drivers' Championship, Pierre Guidicalado-Giovinacci group tops the list with 105 points, Yifei Yekubitsahanson group is second with 89 points, and Fuocomolina Nielsen group is third with 81 points. In the hypercar team category, where independent teams compete, AF Corse is firmly in the lead with 138 points.
Ferrari won the 2025 Le Mans 24:00 with its official driver Efei Ye driving the No. 83 499P run by the AF Corset team along with Robert Kubitsa and Phil Hanson. Ferrari's third consecutive victory added significance with third-place finishes from Alessandro Pierre Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovanni, who drove the 51st 499P for the official Ferrari AF Corset team.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
