Encore of the Ferrari who achieves new success at 24 Hours of Le Mans 2024the race endurance most famous and noble in the world. A victory that comes one year after the success of the Centenary edition (2023). To triumph and arrive first under the checkered flag is the red 499P, number 50of the official Ferrari – AF Corse team Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina And Antonio Fuoco. Second place for Toyota number 7 of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi And Nyck De Vrie. Third, however, was the twin Le Mans Hypercar, number 51 Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado And Antonio Giovinazzi.
For the Maranello team it is of the eleventh overall victory in the classic French endurance marathon, the second in a row after the one on 11 June 2023 with the 499P number 51. Not only that. The precedents date back to 1949, 1954, 1958 and the years included between 1960 and 1965. They also appear in the Prancing Horse’s roll of honor at Le Mans 29 class successes. Overall wins go up at 40. A race, today’s, which saw the 499P, number 83 of the AF Corse team, protagonist for a long time, also occupying the lead of the race, retire after 248 laps.