Ferrari presents its car to attack the 24 Hours of Le Mans

ferrari showed his car to rob the 24 Hours of Le MansThe Ferrari 499Pwhich will premiere on 1,000 Miles of Sebringthe race that will open the World of Resistance where the Italian team returns after 50 years.

499P is the name of the new Le Mans Hypercar that Ferrari will compete against FIA WEC World Endurance Championship in the elite category from 2023, a name that evokes the history of the ‘Cavallino Prancing’ manufacturer.

In the past, prototypes were identified by the letter “P”, which often preceded the engine’s displacement unit number. The 499P is no exception.

The car is the result of a vision proudly rooted in the past that gave way to the legend of today, enabling the company to achieve 22 world titles and 9 overall wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

However, he focused on the future, both in terms of technical content and the design presented by the prototype.

The livery in which the 499P will debut at the upcoming 1,000 Miles of Sebring includes a version of the famous 1970s 312 P color scheme to visually underline the historical connection with Ferrari’s last work 50 years ago.

Because of this, one of the endurance cars entered in Maranello will be adorned with the number 50, while the other will carry 51, one of the most successful race numbers in our history.

“At 499 P we are once again competing for absolute victory in the Endurance World Championship. When we decided to commit to this project, we embarked on a path of innovation and development, true to our tradition of seeing the track as the perfect terrain to push the limits of innovative technological solutions, solutions that will eventually be brought to our vehicles on the road,” said Ferrarin CEO, John Elkann.

“We approach this challenge with humility, but we are aware of a history that has led us to more than 20 world endurance titles and nine overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans,” added Elkann.