Ivan Vicario Martin
The centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans He has not disappointed with a five-way fight, eight leading cars and action until the last hour. He winner was Ferrari number 51 piloted by James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi. A milestone with which the brand of The Commendator he was done with his tenth victory in the year of his return to the test in which he forged his legend.
Ferrari had not prevailed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1965, an edition not without controversy, with the curious case of ed hugus. Also, she went back to participate as an official team for the first time since 1973 -hence the numbers and decoration of the cars-. The car with which he would take part was the Ferrari 499p, framed within the category of the Hypercar. It has a 3-liter biturbo 680 hp engine accompanied by a 200 kW electric.
WANTED VICTORY
After taking pole position with car number 50, in which the Spanish Miguel Molina competed, accompanied by Antonio Fuoco and Nicklas Nielsen, the aspirations were highest in the brand's box. Despite fierce opposition from Toyota, Cadillac, Porsche and Peugeot, Ferrari took the desired victory in one of the most competitive editions of the history of Le Mans.
To celebrate, he posted an emotional video in which he talks about how racing is the very DNA of Ferrarithe reason for its existence. And it is that, although now everything seems focused on Formula 1, the legend of the brand was mainly cemented in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. With this victory, the brand completes an incredible month, since on May 21 it won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. He did it with the Ferrari 296 GT3 of the Frikadelli Racing Team, driven by Earl Bamber, Nicky Catsburg, Felipe Fernández Laser and David Pittard.
ALL THE VICTORY OF FERRARI IN THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS |
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| No. | Year | Pilots | Car |
| 1 | 1949 | Luigi Chinetti / Peter Mitchell-Thomson | Ferrari MM 166 |
| 2 | 1954 | José Froilán González / Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari 375Plus |
| 3 | 1958 | Olivier Gendebien / Phil Hill | Ferrari 250TR/58 |
| 4 | 1960 | Paul Frere / Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari 250 TR59 / 60 |
| 5 | 1961 | Olivier Gendebien / Phil Hill | Ferrari 250 TRI/61 |
| 6 | 1962 | Olivier Gendebien / Phil Hill | Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Spyder |
| 7 | 1963 | Lorenzo Bandini / Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari 250P |
| 8 | 1964 | Jean Guichet / Nino Vaccarella | Ferrari 275P |
| 9 | 1965 | Masten Gregory / Jochen Rindt / Ed Hugus* | Ferrari 250LM |
| 10 | 2023 | James Calado / Antonio Giovinazzi / Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 499p |
| * Participation subject to controversy | |||
