Ferrari celebration in Maranello honors a triumphant 2025 WEC season
Today, Thursday, December 18, Ferrari celebrated the remarkable achievements in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with a festive day centered in Maranello and beyond. The 2025 season in endurance racing was marked by extraordinary results, including the conquest of both the Constructors’ and Drivers’ World Championships, as well as a historic third consecutive victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. These achievements were shared today with all employees of the Prancing Horse, fans, and local residents, who joined the official drivers in a celebratory parade.
The World Championship titles were celebrated by Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen, the drivers of the Ferrari 499P car number 50, alongside Alessandro Pier Guidi and Antonio Giovinazzi, World Drivers’ Champions with the 499P car number 51, together with James Calado, who was absent due to personal commitments. In the morning, the drivers paraded through the internal roads of the Maranello headquarters in their Hypercars, receiving applause from the public and taking part in an autograph session before having lunch with the employees.
In the early afternoon, the event was also opened to motorsport enthusiasts visiting Maranello, who witnessed the Ferrari 499P Hypercars leaving the historic entrance on Via Abetone Inferiore. Greeted by cheering fans, the drivers then proceeded to the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, where a further public autograph session took place.
Ferrari’s triumphant run in the WEC
The 2025 season represented one of the most exciting chapters in Ferrari’s recent endurance history, providing fans with long-sought joy and success. Throughout the championship, the 499P proved itself to be a benchmark car, delivering consistently high performance and reliability across circuits of very different characteristics. The consistency of results, combined with an exceptionally solid strategic approach, enabled the team to build world championship success race after race, culminating in the conquest of both the Constructors’ and Drivers’ titles.
Ferrari achieved four consecutive victories, from Qatar to Le Mans, triumphing with both official driver lineups and reaching the top step of the podium at Le Mans with the AF Corse number 83 car. Challenges were not absent, particularly in Brazil and Japan, where Ferrari engineers expected to compete defensively. Despite the increased pressure from Porsche and Cadillac in the second half of the season, Ferrari sealed the Constructors’ and Drivers’ championships in Bahrain, completing a triple crown and returning Maranello to the pinnacle of endurance racing after 53 years.
Third consecutive victory at Le Mans in 2025
As mentioned, one of the season’s highlights was the 24 Hours of Le Mans, won by AF Corse with the driver lineup of Robert Kubica, Mike Hanson, and James Ye, following an intense and fiercely contested race at the Circuit de la Sarthe. This victory held immense sporting and historic value, further strengthening Ferrari’s bond with endurance racing and confirming the competitiveness of the Hypercar project, as well as the solidity of the work carried out between track and factory. Since the debut of the 499P, all LMh entries, both official and independent, have made their mark on the historic French classic, bringing Ferrari’s total Le Mans victories to 12 (just one fewer than Audi).
Next steps for Coletta’s team
Looking ahead, what are Ferrari’s plans? While Maranello was celebrating today, the team managed by Antonello Coletta is already focused on the future. As of now, there are no plans to use any Evo Joker upgrades for 2026, suggesting that the 499P still has performance potential. Tokens are instead being preserved with a view to 2027, when the WEC Hypercar class will welcome McLaren and Ford. In its fifth year of WEC competition, Ferrari could implement more substantial updates to the 499P platform, but the development plan will be rolled out gradually under the guidance of engineer Ferdinando Cannizzo, who believes the current specification can still deliver top-level performance on the World Endurance Championship circuits.
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