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Kubica Steers AF Corse Ferrari to Third Consecutive Le Mans Win

Climbing from 13th on the grid, the AF Corse Ferrari prevailed by 14.084 seconds after a pivotal safety car period reshuffled the order.

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Overview

  • The #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P, piloted by Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye and Philip Hanson, took overall honours at the 24-hour endurance classic.
  • Kubica secured his first Le Mans win more than a decade after a career-threatening rally crash, becoming the first Polish driver to claim the overall title.
  • Yifei Ye made history as the first Chinese racer on Le Mans’ top step in the same crew.
  • Porsche Penske Motorsport’s #6 Porsche 963 charged from the back of the hypercar field to finish runner-up.
  • Two factory Ferrari entries completed the top four in a 21-car Hypercar field that featured works efforts from Toyota, Cadillac and BMW in front of over 300,000 fans.