Kubica steers Ferrari to third consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans
Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica took the chequered flag in his bright yellow 'privateer' Ferrari to give the Italian marque a third consecutive win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday.
AF Corse's British driver Philip Hanson (L) and AF Corse's Chinese driver Yifei Ye (2nd-L) celebrate as AF Corse's Polish driver #83 Robert Kubica wins in the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2025, at the Le Mans circuit, north-western France on 15 June 2025. Picture: JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP
LE MANS - Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica took the chequered flag in his bright yellow "privateer" Ferrari to give the Italian marque a third consecutive win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday.
In a thrilling race, which saw the top four separated by just over 20 seconds going into the final 15 minutes, Kubica and his co-drivers Philip Hanson and Ye Yifei (#83) finished just 15sec ahead of a Porsche driven by Kevin Estre, Matt Campbell and Laurens Vanthoor.
All three drivers of #83 are first-time winners with Kubica becoming the first Polish winner and Ye the first from China.
Two more Ferraris crossed the line for third and fourth, thwarted in their bid for a clean sweep of the podium, something they had achieved twice before in 1961 and 1965.
It was still a great day for the tifosi although joy will not be unconfined in Maranello. As the winning car was not entered directly by the manufacturer, but by the AF Corse team, Ferrari will not take the points for victory in the World Endurance Championship.