Ferrari has unveiled the up to date livery for the official 499P vehicles that may compete within the FIA World Endurance Championship for the 2025 season.
This marks the third yr that Maranello’s prototypes, managed in collaboration with AF Corse, will compete within the HYPERCAR class of the highest endurance racing collection and on the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The motive force line-ups had already been confirmed, with Antonio Fuoco/Miguel Molina/Nicklas Nielsen in automotive #50 and Alessandro Pier Guidi/James Calado/Antonio Giovinazzi in automotive #51. The one factor lacking was the presentation of the chosen livery, following the revealing of the brand-new racing fits for the six drivers on Wednesday.
In comparison with the earlier two liveries, this time Ferrari opted for a surprising darkish pink harking back to previous fashions from Emilia, much like the shade used on the 488 GTE in 2019. Some sections function a extra matte end, whereas the engine cowl fin and rear wing are in carbon black.
In fact, the enduring Giallo Modena stripes stay, although this yr they’ve been moved to the higher a part of the aspect panels to make room under for the brand new illuminated panel required by rules to show the automotive’s race place and different data. This additionally led to a brand new placement for the #50 and #51 numbers.
The colour representing Enzo Ferrari’s hometown can also be current on the cockpit roof, extending alongside the perimeters and rear wheel arches.
“2025 will mark our third consecutive yr within the prime class of the FIA WEC, with the objective of solidifying all the nice outcomes we now have achieved up to now and, above all, turning into much more constant in our performances,” stated Antonello Coletta, Head of Ferrari Endurance and Corse Clienti.
“In earlier seasons, we skilled ups and downs as a result of 2023 was our debut yr, and in 2024, the group needed to proceed progressing in a class that was new to us. We’ve continued this studying part, and in 2025, I hope we might be true contenders for the world championship title.”
“We should work with humility as a result of we’re competing in opposition to many producers, a few of whom have been on this class for for much longer than us.”
“We’ve made a number of modifications to our group and proceed to take action. I imagine we now have taken a big step ahead, significantly in our technical understanding of the automotive. The 499P’s improvement was carried out in a really quick and intense timeframe earlier than its race debut in 2023. If we had extra time initially, we may have accelerated our studying part, which as an alternative continued all through the 2023 and 2024 seasons.”
“We’ve now improved each our information of the automotive and all operations, each on monitor and in Maranello, demonstrating an general progress trajectory.”
The primary race for the 2 Ferraris would be the 1812km of Qatar from February 26-28, preceded by the collective Prologue assessments on February 21-22. Every week in the past, all three 499P vehicles, together with the #83 AF Corse entry, accomplished a shakedown at Fiorano to make sure the whole lot was so as earlier than being shipped to Lusail.
In the meantime, there are not any vital updates or evolutions, as the one ‘Joker Evo’ was utilized in mid-2024 and can stay unchanged for now, as beforehand acknowledged by Coletta and Ferdinando Cannizzo.
“In the course of the winter, we labored not solely on the automotive but additionally on all our instruments, optimizing each space and bettering our competitors group,” emphasised engineer Cannizzo.
“Because the second half of the 2024 season, we now have made quite a few changes throughout the limits of the rules. Half of those centered on bettering reliability, a couple of quarter on regulatory variations, and the remainder on optimizing areas the place we recognized efficiency gaps in comparison with our rivals.”
“In 2025, regardless of not introducing new jokers, there are numerous areas for enchancment. In the course of the winter break, we labored extensively to increase our setup window, evaluating new philosophies aimed toward higher aerodynamic effectivity on one hand and optimizing tire efficiency in all circumstances on the opposite.”
“Along with all this, we’re repeatedly creating our management methods, a side that retains bettering throughout all areas to supply extra exact and quicker responses to the drivers’ wants.”
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