Ferrari’s 499P was the hypercar that won the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. The No. 51 Ferrari AF Corse entry, driven by James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi, took the overall victory on 11 June 2023.
The win was historic because it was Ferrari’s first overall Le Mans victory since 1965. It also marked the marque’s return to the top prototype class after a 50-year absence. The 499P was built for the Le Mans Hypercar regulations and shares its name with Ferrari’s tradition of combining engine displacement and cylinder count in model designations.
The winning Ferrari completed 342 laps at the Circuit de la Sarthe, finishing ahead of Toyota’s No. 8 GR010 Hybrid. Ferrari’s sister No. 50 499P, driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen, started from pole position but finished third after losing time during the race.
Readers sometimes confuse the 499P with Ferrari’s 499 GTB road-car naming or with earlier Ferrari sports prototypes such as the 330 P4. The 499P is a purpose-built endurance racer, not a production road car.