Overview
- Kubica, Yifei Ye and Phil Hanson propelled the Ferrari AF Corse #83 entry to victory, with Kubica driving the final four hours under intense pressure.
- The win marked the first Le Mans victory for a privateer Ferrari outfit in 20 years.
- After losing the lead on the last lap in 2021 because of an accelerator failure, Kubica achieved his first top-class Le Mans triumph.
- A 2011 rally crash that broke 42 bones in his right side and damaged his arm ultimately ended his Formula 1 career.
- Kubica joins Fernando Alonso as one of only two drivers this century to win both a Formula 1 Grand Prix and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.