Le Mans, 16 June 2024 – Ferrari as a legend at Le Mans. One year after conquering the Centenary editionthe Cavallino achieves new success in the most famous endurance race and emblazoned in the world.
The one who led the Red team to triumph was 499P number 50 of the official Ferrari-AF Corse team led to the finish line by Nicklas Nielsenwho shared the car with Miguel Molina and Antonio Fuoco. Twin hypercar number 51 came third Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzibehind the Toyota number 7 by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck De Vries..
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24 Hours of Le Mans, Valentino Rossi forced to retire
For Ferrari it is theeleventh overall victory at Le Mans: the precedents date back to 1949, 1954, 1958, and the years between 1960 and 1965. The roll of honor also includes 29 class victories: the overall victories, therefore, reach 40.
The race, valid as the fourth round of the FIA Wec 2024, also saw the 499P number 83 of the AF Corse team – a protagonist for a long time, also occupying the lead of the race – retired after 248 laps.
Unlucky debut for Valentino Rossi. The ‘Doctor’ was forced to retire with his BMW #46: teammate Al Harty, in fact, lost control in the rain and the Team Wrt car it ended up in the gravel near the Dunlop Chicane.
