Ferrari officially marked the start of its third season in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s top class by unveiling the 2025 livery of the 499Ps which will compete under the official Ferrari – AF Corse team banner. The number 50 and 51 Le Mans Hypercars continue to uphold the legacy, prestige, and triumphs of the Maranello brand while reinterpreting the stylistic elements the 499P has inherited from the iconic 312 PB.
The crews remain unchanged in 2025, a season in which Ferrari aims to contest the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ World Championship titles while defending its Le Mans crown. Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen will share the number 50 car, while Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, and Antonio Giovinazzi will take the wheel of the number 51. The 499P, entrusted to the six drivers, will maintain the same technical configuration as the car that competed in the latter half of last season. The championship kicks off on Friday, 28 February, in Qatar.
The livery
While preserving continuity, the 2025 edition of the 499P unveils striking design elements that make it instantly recognizable. The defining theme remains the Maranello manufacturer’s signature red, which dominates the bodywork, complemented by Giallo Modena in a color scheme already ingrained in the collective memory after the team’s back-to-back victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
True to the philosophy of the Prancing Horse, the 2025 499P looks ahead, supported by the creativity of Ferrari’s designers. The livery has been modernized with a new composition, blending red – a darker shade that reinterprets the colours seen on Ferrari race cars from past decades – with Giallo Modena, accentuating the car’s body lines.
The 499P’s livery features a dominant glossy red finish, optimized for high car visibility, particularly in nighttime racing. This is complemented by matte accents that align with Scuderia Ferrari HP’s Formula 1 single-seater design. The cockpit retains the signature yellow diagonal stripe – a hallmark of the 499P since 2023 – but unlike last season, this graphic now extends across the side pods instead of the lower section of the side.
The car
At the opening round of the World Championship in Qatar, Ferrari will take to the track with the 499P in the technical configuration introduced in the fifth round of the 2024 season contested in São Paulo, Brazil. This marked the debut of the first technical evolution package (joker), which featured updates such as a redesigned brake cooling duct system and, aerodynamically, the addition of flicks beneath the front headlights.
The powertrain
The 499P has a hybrid powertrain that combines an internal combustion engine – a mid-rear-mounted twin-turbo V6 – with an electric unit, the ERS (Energy Recovery System), on the front axle. While possessing bespoke characteristics, the internal combustion engine is derived from Ferrari’s family of twin-turbo V6 engines, also found in road-going models – a testament to the technological transfer between racing and production cars. Current FIA WEC and Formula 1 regulations envisage the use of turbocharged V6 engines paired with an 800V hybrid system. This philosophy is exemplified by the Ferrari F80, the Maranello-based brand’s latest supercar, which shares the same six-cylinder engine architecture and several components derived from the 499P.
The goals
After finishing third in the Manufacturers’ World Championship standings in 2024 and second in 2023, Ferrari’s goal for 2025 is to score valuable points at every round of the championship to mount a challenge for both the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ World Championship titles. A title win would see the Prancing Horse claim its first endurance racing world championship trophy since 1972, when it last triumphed in the World Championship for Makes.
The calendar
The Lusail International Circuit will host the Prologue (21–22 February) and the Qatar 1812 km (28 February). The world championship will then stop at Imola, Italy (20 April), Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium (10 May), Le Mans, France (14–15 June), São Paulo, Brazil (13 July), COTA, USA (7 September), Fuji, Japan (28 September), and Sakhir, Bahrain (8 November).
Above content © 2025 Ferrari SpA, reviewed and edited by Rex McAfee
