Ferrari 499P
The traditional official vehicle inspection took place in Le Mans
Official vehicle inspections and a parade run were held at a special venue in Republic Square in downtown Le Mans, with all three Ferrari 499Ps lined up.
Ferrari has achieved an unbeatable three consecutive victories since the opening round of the 2025 WEC season in Qatar. For the fourth round, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, three 499P cars were entered in the top hypercar class: Ferrari AF Corse No. 50 (Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, Niklas Nielsen), No. 51 (Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi), and AF Corse No. 83 (Robert Kubica, Ye Yifei, Philip Hansson).
Ferrari won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the No. 51 car in 2023 and the No. 50 car in 2023, and is aiming for a fourth consecutive victory this season and a third consecutive victory at Le Mans. In the free practice session on the official test day held on June 8, the two Ferrari AF Corse cars completed a total of 134 laps, while the No. 83 AF Corse completed 70 laps.
The 499P showed off its speed ahead of the qualifying round
During the two free practice sessions held on the 10th, the three Ferraris made adjustments for the qualifying and final races.
The first free practice session took place on the morning of the 8th in dry conditions with an air temperature of 19°C and a track temperature of 21°C. Car No. 83, sporting the vibrant Giallo Modena livery, recorded the fastest time of 3 minutes 27.010 seconds. Car No. 51 was fourth fastest with a time of 3 minutes 28.843 seconds, and Car No. 50 was eighth fastest with a time of 3 minutes 29.193 seconds.
The second free practice session, held in the afternoon, was forced to be interrupted several times by red flags. Conditions were dry, with an air temperature of 21°C and a track temperature rising to 33°C. The fastest Ferrari was car number 51, who recorded a time of 3 minutes 26.777 seconds, just 0.5 seconds behind the leading Toyota GR010 Hybrid car number 8, followed by car number 83 in third place with a time of 3 minutes 27.357 seconds. car number 50 was in seventh place with a time of 3 minutes 27.516 seconds.
There will be no track runs on the 9th and 10th, but two free practice sessions will be held on the 11th, with qualifying starting at 7:30pm on the same day. Hyperpole 1 will take place on the 12th from 9:05pm, with the top 15 qualifying cars, and the top 10 of these will advance to Hyperpole 2, which will start at 9:40pm. The top 10 grid positions for the final will be determined by a 15-minute attack.
