Ferrari reveals livery for 499Ps ahead of 2025 World Endurance Championship
New livery, unchanged crew
Ferrari is set to begin its third consecutive year in the Hypercar class of FIA World Endurance Championship with two cars competing under the AF Corse team banner.
The number 50 and 51 Hypercars go into the 2025 season with unchanged crews as the Prancing Horse looks to defend its Le Mans title and potentially win its first endurance racing world championship title since 1972.
Maranello red complemented by Giallo Modena
The 2025 livery for the 499P takes inspiration from the 1971 Ferrari 312 PB prototype car and is dominated by the brand’s signature red in a glossy finish, with touches of Giallo Modena yellow, now a good luck charm following back-to-back wins at Le Mans. There are also matte accents, also a fixture on the Scuderia Ferrari F1 cars.
The cockpit’s yellow diagonal stripe extends across the side pods, instead of last season’s use on the lower section of the side.
Ferrari 499P powertrain
Sticking to current FIA WEC rules, the 499P contains a hybrid powertrain, combining a mid-rear mounted twin-turbo V6 with an electric unit on the front axle.
The recently revealed Ferrari F80 supercar shares the same six-cylinder engine architecture and several components derived from the 499P.
Who is driving for Ferrari in the 2025 WEC?
Number 50
Sharing driving responsibilities for the number 50 car will be the winners of the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans, Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen. The trio also boast six podiums and three Hyperpoles across the past two seasons.
Antonio Fuoco: “My wish is to contend for the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ world titles and try to repeat our victory at Le Mans.”
Miguel Molina: “Our aim for 2025 is to continue building on our work over the past two seasons. Competing for a third consecutive year alongside Antonio and Nicklas will be a great help, but we know the level of competition is constantly increasing.”
Nicklas Nielsen: “Winning at Le Mans in 2024 motivates us to compete for victory in this year’s 24 Hours as well, but I think our goal now is also to win the world championship. The race I am most looking forward to – aside from Le Mans, of course – is our ‘home’ event at Imola.”
Number 51
Behind the wheel of the number 51 car will be Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, and Antonio Giovinazzi who achieved the overall win at the centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023. Giovinazzi is set to combine endurance duties with his role as a reserve driver for the Scuderia Ferrari F1 team, alongside Zhou Guanyu.
Alessandro Pier Guidi: “Over the winter, we conducted a few track tests and carried out extensive simulator work, doing everything possible to optimise every aspect of the 499P. The 2025 calendar is identical to 2024, which allows us to optimise a lot of things at circuits where we have already proven our speed, and to improve on tracks where we have encountered some issues.”
James Calado: “Last year, we often found ourselves leading races, showing as a team that we know how to perform at a really high level. However, there is still room for improvement.”
Antonio Giovinazzi: “Last season, we delivered strong performances, and the entire team made significant progress. The 499P has already proven to be a fast and reliable car: by learning from past mistakes, we will aim to win again at Le Mans and compete with top-level rivals for the world championship title.”
A potentially smooth transition
Ferrari will hope to hit the ground running in 2025. The two cars that the six men are set to drive have the same technical configurations that were introduced to the 499P in the fifth round of the 2024 season in São Paulo, Brazil.
Updates to the 499P at that time included a redesigned brake cooling duct system and flicks beneath the front headlights for greater aerodynamics. Work continued beyond the end of the 2024 into the winter break, where the team used test sessions in the track and in the simulator to optimise the overall package.
Ferdinando Cannizzo, Head of Endurance Race Cars: “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. 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.”
Antonello Coletta, 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.”
When does the 2025 World Endurance Championship start?
A prologue event will take place at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar on February 21 and 22, a week before the opening round of the championship kicks off at the same track on Friday, 28 February.
The world championship will then head to Imola, Italy (20 April), Spa, 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).
words: Mike Booth
pictures: Ferrari North Europe