Ferrari have launched the 2025 version of the 499P, the car that's won Le Mans for the past two years running.
For those familiar with the 499P, this won't look that different. The red-with-yellow-accents colour scheme remains, with the yellow 'Giallo Modena' stripe now making its way from the cockpit down the car, on top of the sidepods, towards the rear wing.
The car also features the HP logo prominently, with the Italian manufacturer sponsored by the American computer giant both in the FIA World Endurance Championship, and in F1.
Ferrari says its focused on optimising the technical package of the car for 2025. The only development joker it has employed so far has been the brake cooling ducts and front fin around the headlights, which was new for the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo last year.
See the new livery and the 2025 499P here, plus hear from the six factory drivers — Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen in car #50, and Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, and Antonio Giovinazzi in car #51.
All images and video courtesy of Ferrari
'2025 will see us in our third consecutive year in the top class of the FIA WEC, aiming to build on all the strong results we have achieved so far and, above all, become even more consistent,' says Antonello Coletta, Ferrari's global head of Ferrari endurance and Corse Clienti.
'In previous seasons, we experienced highs and lows – mainly because 2023 was our debut year, and in 2024, the team had to continue progressing within a category that was still new to us. This learning phase has continued, and in the 2025 season, I hope we can be front-runners in the fight for the world championship title.
'We have to be humble, as we are competing against many manufacturers in this championship, some of whom are more experienced than us, having been involved in this category for much longer.
'We have made several organisational changes and continue to do so. I believe we have taken a crucial step forward, particularly in our technical knowledge of the car. Let’s remember that the technical development of the 499P took place in an exceptionally fast-paced and intense timeframe ahead of its race debut in 2023.
'If we had more time to begin with, we could have accelerated this learning phase, which instead, we continued during the races of the 2023 and 2024 seasons. We have therefore improved both our knowledge of the car and all operations, both on track and at Maranello, showing growth on all fronts.'
'Over the winter, we worked on the car and all our operational tools, seeking to optimise them in every area while improving our racing team,' Ferdinando Cannizzo, head of endurance race cars at Ferrari, said.
'From the second half of the 2024 season onwards, we introduced many modifications to the car, all compliant with the regulations. Half of these focused on improving reliability, around a quarter on regulatory updates, while for the rest, we sought to optimise all areas where we found performance gaps with our competitors.
'In 2025, while there are no ‘joker’ updates, there are many areas for improvement. Over the winter break, we worked hard to expand the set-up window, evaluating new philosophies aimed at better exploitation of the aerodynamics on the one hand and of tyre performance in all conditions on the other.
'To complement all this, we are committed to the continuous development of control systems. This aspect continues to improve across all areas to enhance precision and provide ever-faster responses to driver inputs.'
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