Ferrari lands first victory in 58 years

The #50 Ferrari received the centenary version of the 24 Hours of Le Mans on the (*58*) de la Sarthe from 16:00 Saturday, 10 June to 16:00 Sunday, 11 June.

Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi shared the 499P Le Mans Hypercar throughout the 24 hours. Pier Guidi drove the ultimate stint and accomplished 342 laps en path to victory forward of Toyota.

According to Motorsport.com it’s the lowest complete variety of laps since Audi’s win in 22 years in the past.

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THE ITALIAN TEAM WON THEIR FIRST 24 HOURS OF LE MANS IN 58 YEARS

The second Ferrari entry, the #51 499P Le Mans Hypercar began on pole however ended the race in fifth place.

Pier Guidi’s successful margin was just one minute and 21 seconds after a race marred by a number of crashes via the night time. 2022’s hypercar champions the #8 Toyota GR010 HYBRID completed second.

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THE #2 CADILLAC DROVE SUPERBLY TO FINISH ON THE PODIUM

Third place went to the American group in the #2 Cadillac V-Series.R. The drivers, Alex Lynn, Earl Bamber and Richard Westbrook, carried out extremely effectively to maintain themselves out of harms approach for almost all of the race.

Westbrook spun the Caddy in the course of the night time, however the trio merely didn’t have the tempo to match the Toyota and Ferrari and completed a lap down on the entrance two.

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Porsche have been celebrating their seventy fifth 12 months of sportscars, however had a Le Mans to neglect in the hypercar class. The best-placed Porsche was the #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport.

Factory driver Kevin Estre sarcastically crashed on the Porsche Curves attempting to overhaul slower LMP2 vehicles and the #6 automotive completed twenty second, 22 laps down on the successful Ferrari.

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