The 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans delivered another dramatic chapter in Ferrari’s modern endurance racing revival, as the No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P claimed overall victory after a tense final battle at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye and Phil Hanson took the win in the customer-entered Ferrari, completing 387 laps and beating the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 by just 14.084 seconds. The result gave Ferrari its third consecutive Le Mans victory since returning to the top class in 2023. It also made Kubica the first Polish overall winner and Ye the first Chinese overall winner in the race’s history.
The No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse entry of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi completed the podium in third, while the No. 50 Ferrari initially finished fourth before officials disqualified it after the race for a technical infringement.
Ferrari controls the Hypercar fight
Ferrari entered the 2025 race as the team to beat after winning the previous two editions with the 499P. Once again, the Italian manufacturer placed itself at the centre of the Hypercar battle.
Across the race, Ferrari’s three cars looked capable of fighting for victory. The factory No. 50 and No. 51 entries both ran near the front, while the privately entered No. 83 AF Corse car stayed firmly in contention. As the race developed, the yellow Ferrari became a serious threat rather than simply a supporting contender.
That strength mattered in a highly competitive Hypercar field. Porsche, Toyota, Cadillac, BMW, Alpine and Peugeot all formed part of a deep top-class grid, but Ferrari’s pace and execution allowed it to shape the final hours.
The No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari rises to the front
The No. 83 crew built its victory through speed, consistency and strong execution. Kubica, Ye and Hanson kept the car in position during the key phases of the race, then capitalised as the factory Ferrari entries lost momentum in the closing hours.
The turning point came late in the race. During a full-course yellow, the No. 51 Ferrari came in for emergency service, then Pier Guidi spun while approaching the pits on the following lap for a mandatory full-length stop. That mistake cost around 50 seconds and dropped the No. 51 behind the No. 83 and No. 50 Ferraris.
From that point, the No. 83 car became Ferrari’s strongest route to victory. Kubica eventually brought the car to the chequered flag, securing a hugely emotional win after earlier Le Mans heartbreak in LMP2.
Porsche mounts a late charge
Although Ferrari looked on course for a dominant finish, Porsche turned the final phase into a genuine contest.
The No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport car, shared by Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and Matt Campbell, recovered strongly after starting from the back of the Hypercar field. In the final hours, Porsche used strategy and pace to close the gap to Ferrari.
Campbell passed the No. 51 Ferrari with two hours remaining, then the Porsche moved ahead of the No. 50 Ferrari through the next pit sequence after saving time by not taking fresh tyres. With two hours left, the No. 6 car sat around 20 seconds behind the leading No. 83 Ferrari.
However, AF Corse held firm. Kubica managed the final stint under pressure and crossed the line 14.084 seconds ahead, giving Ferrari a third straight Le Mans win and denying Porsche a remarkable comeback victory.
Ferrari’s third straight win makes history
Ferrari’s 2025 victory added another major achievement to the 499P programme. After winning in 2023 and 2024 with its factory cars, Ferrari completed a hat-trick with the customer-run No. 83 AF Corse entry in 2025.
The result also carried major personal significance. Kubica became the first Polish driver to win Le Mans overall, while Ye became the first Chinese driver to achieve the same feat. Hanson also secured his first overall Le Mans victory after previous success in prototype racing.
For AF Corse, the win reinforced its status as one of endurance racing’s leading operations. The team had long served as a key Ferrari partner in GT racing, but the 2025 result gave its privately entered Hypercar programme a landmark overall victory.
No. 50 Ferrari loses fourth after disqualification
Ferrari initially appeared to have placed three cars inside the top four. However, the final classification changed after the race when officials disqualified the No. 50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P.
The car, driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen, had crossed the line in fourth. However, officials excluded it for a technical infringement related to the rear-wing construction, including excessive deflection and a missing fixing screw.
As a result, Cadillac moved up the final order, while Ferrari still retained the overall win and a podium through the No. 51 car.
Inter Europol wins late LMP2 battle
The LMP2 contest also delivered late drama. The No. 43 Inter Europol Competition entry lost the class lead after receiving a penalty for speeding in the pit lane, which dropped it behind the No. 48 VDS Panis Racing car with one hour remaining.
However, the race swung again in the final 40 minutes when the No. 48 suffered a mechanical issue and lost power. That allowed Inter Europol to reclaim the class lead and secure the LMP2 victory.
IDEC Sport finished second in class with the No. 28 car, while AO by TF completed the podium with the No. 199 entry. The AO by TF car also led the LMP2 Pro/Am sub-class.
Manthey takes another LMGT3 win
Manthey continued its strong Le Mans form by winning the LMGT3 class with the No. 92 Porsche.
Ryan Hardwick, Riccardo Pera and Richard Lietz took the class victory, giving Manthey a second consecutive Le Mans class win. The result also marked the first Le Mans class win for Hardwick and Pera, while Lietz added another success to his long Le Mans record.
The No. 21 Vista AF Corse Ferrari finished second in LMGT3, while the No. 81 TF Sport Corvette completed the class podium. The pole-sitting No. 27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin finished fourth, ahead of the No. 87 Akkodis ASP Lexus in fifth.
Reliability shapes the final hours
As usual, Le Mans punished several contenders late in the race. The No. 78 Akkodis ASP Lexus suffered a race-ending suspension failure in hour 20, triggering a full-course yellow. The No. 8 Toyota then lost time with a front-left wheel nut failure shortly after a pit stop, forcing it to limp around the full circuit before repairs.
BMW also suffered trouble in the final stages. The No. 20 car lost 37 minutes to engine repairs, while the No. 15 repeatedly returned to the garage with hybrid cooling issues and lost 26 laps to the leader.
Those problems underlined the race’s central lesson. Even in the Hypercar era, outright pace cannot win Le Mans without reliability, pit execution and the ability to avoid costly mistakes.
Final overall podium
- No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P — Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, Phil Hanson
- No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 — Kévin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, Matt Campbell
- No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P — Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi
Class winners
- Hypercar / Overall: No. 83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P — Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, Phil Hanson
- LMP2: No. 43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07-Gibson
- LMGT3: No. 92 Manthey Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3
Ferrari leaves Le Mans with another statement win
The 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans strengthened Ferrari’s grip on the Hypercar era. Its third straight win with the 499P proved that its 2023 return was not a one-off success, while the AF Corse victory showed the depth of the wider Ferrari programme.
However, Porsche’s late charge also showed that the race remained far from predictable. The No. 6 Porsche came within 15 seconds of victory despite its difficult starting position, while LMP2 and LMGT3 both produced class battles shaped by late drama.
In the end, though, Le Mans belonged to Kubica, Ye, Hanson and AF Corse. Their victory combined Ferrari history, personal redemption and endurance racing execution, making the 2025 edition one of the most memorable races of the modern Hypercar era.
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