Ferrari will area an extra 499P Hypercar within the 2024 World Endurance Championship for drivers Robert Kubica, Robert Shwartzman and Yifei Ye.
The trio’s #83 machine shall be formally entered by ‘AF Corse’, whereas the Italian producer’s two works entries – #50 and #51 – will race as soon as once more beneath the ‘Ferrari AF Corse’ banner.
Ferrari’s expanded WEC program comes on the heels of the Home of Maranello’s resounding success final season, the place the 499P claimed general victory within the Le Mans 24 Hours with the quantity 51 crew of Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi.
The endurance traditional was the one race wherein Toyota, the dominant power in WEC for a few years, didn’t safe general victory.
It was introduced final November that Kubica would step up from the WEC’s LMP2 class to affix the championship’s top-flight class, whereas it was all the time anticipated that Shwartzman – the Scuderia’s F1 reserve – can be assigned to Ferrari’s Hypercar programme.
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As for Yifei Ye, the Chinese language charger is not any stranger to the Hypercar division, having raced final season within the WEC a Porsche 963 with Hertz Staff Jota.
“After successful the LMP2 class in 2023 [with Team WRT], I’m very completely happy to have the ability to drive the AF Corse Ferrari 499P this season,” Kubica mentioned.
“We must attempt to hold our toes on the bottom and do our greatest. Particularly at the start of the season it won’t be straightforward, however we are going to attempt to maximise monitor time to realize essential expertise.”
Shwartzman, who raced final season with AF Corse within the GT World Problem Europe Endurance Cup, expressed his confidence in with the ability to struggle on the entrance of the sector with Ferrari’s 499P contender.
“We’re feeling assured and bold,” commented the Israeli-Russian driver. “Assured concerning the job we are going to do with the crew, and bold concerning the outcomes we wish to obtain this 12 months.
“We could have little time and plenty of issues to give attention to, however I’ll give my finest to adapt to the automobile, to the crew and every part as quick as potential.
“I’m assured that the season shall be constructive and I’m actually motivated to get good outcomes, with the ambition to win the world title.”
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Ferrari’s boosted presence within the WEC indicators the legendary producer’s dedication to turning into a serious power in endurance racing as soon as once more.
With a powerful driver line-up, confirmed expertise and a confirmed monitor report of success, Ferrari is poised to make a severe problem for the general title in 2024.
Antonello Coletta, International Head of Endurance and Corse Clienti added: “We’re delighted to present our official drivers the prospect to participate in the complete FIA WEC season within the quantity 83 Ferrari 499P of the AF Corse crew.
“Yifei has made a reputation for himself in current seasons by successful two endurance racing titles. Now he can show himself within the prime world championship class with a Ferrari Hypercar.
“In distinction, Robert will get to proceed on his path with a brand new problem after a profitable 2023 season that noticed him win in Barcelona with the 296 GT3 and adapt brilliantly to the 499P throughout rookie testing in Bahrain.”
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