24h Le Mans
Ferrari has unveiled the livery of the 499P Hypercars that will run for the Ferrari AF Corse works team in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship, including the 93rd 24 Hours of Le Mans (11-15 June).
While erring on the side of continuity, the Ferrari 499P’s new livery renders the Italian Hypercar instantly recognisable. And yet, closer examination reveals a modernised paint scheme. The 499P’s body is still predominantly red, but is a deeper hue (inspired by models from bygone eras), and contrasts smartly with the repositioned touches of Giallo Modena yellow in a nod to the success of the 312 PB, the Ferrari prototype that competed until 1973. The cockpit retains the yellow diagonal stripe seen on the 499P since 2023, but this feature now extends across the side pods instead of the lower side. This change is designed to maximise visibility and offer grandstand spectators a striking visual experience.
For the Qatar 1812km, the opening round of the 2025 season, the #50 and #51 Ferrari 499Ps will line up with the technical evolution package launched in São Paulo (Brazil) last term. The mid-season updates included a revised brake cooling duct system and the addition of flicks under the front headlamps to boost the car’s aerodynamics.
Ferrari’s winter workload aimed at optimising the overall technical package in the authorised track testing sessions and in the simulator. In a statement, the team also evoked “meticulous refinements within regulatory limits” to tweak every aspect where performance lagged behind that of their rivals.
The driver line-ups remain unchanged for 2025. The #50 car will once again be entrusted to Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen, winners of the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans. Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi will share the wheel of the #51 sister car.
With a third place in the Manufacturers’ world championship in 2024, after finishing as runners-up in 2023, Ferrari’s aim for 2025 is to clock up precious points at every round and fight for the manufacturers' and drivers' titles. Victory would offer the Prancing Horse its first world endurance crown since it triumphed in the World Championship for Makes in 1972.
