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WEC 24 Hours of Le Mans
Le Mans 24 Hours: Robert Kubica wins with Ferrari as Porsche spoils 1-2-3
Ferrari dominates race and achieves third consecutive Le Mans 24 Hours win with third different driver crew
Ben Vinel
Edited: Jun 17, 2025, 12:25 PM
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Winners #83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Robert Kubica, Yifei Ye, Philip Hanson
Photo by: Nikolaz Godet
Ferrari has won the 93rd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours with its satellite #83 entry, driven by Phil Hanson, Robert Kubica and Yifei Ye.
The Italian constructor could have been the first manufacturer to lock out the podium at La Sarthe since factory Audi outfit Joest Racing took a 1-2-3 in 2012, but the sister #50 (Fuoco-Molina-Nielsen) and #51 (Calado-Giovinazzi-Pier Guidi) cars were eventually outpaced by the #6 Porsche (Campbell-Estre-Vanthoor) which claimed second.
The race largely was a four-way fight between those cars, which all finished within 30 seconds of one another, though other Hypercar competitors did occasionally join the fray.
Ferrari benefitted greatly from a mid-race safety car period that nullified its deficit following several mistakes, after which the Scuderia’s race execution improved, leaving little opportunity to competitors.
The Cadillac Jota cars started 1-2 on the grid after impressing in Hyperpole, but Sebastien Bourdais’ fears about their raceability, related to a lack of top speed, proved well-founded.
It didn’t take more than a minute for Julien Andlauer (#5 Porsche) to take the lead at the expense of Will Stevens (#12 Cadillac) and Earl Bamber (#38 Cadillac).
The Cadillac Jota cars still maintained second and third in the first hour of the race, but by the end of hour three they had plummeted out of the top 10, though their deficit was under 45 seconds.
Start action
Photo by: Emanuele Clivati | AG Photo
Meanwhile, Porsche proved to be a serious contender for victory following the #6 car’s disqualification from qualifying due to being underweight. Kevin Estre scythed through the pack, going from 21st to fifth in an hour, then overtaking the Cadillacs for third.
Porsche’s Mathieu Jaminet (#5) lost the lead to Ferrari’s Antonio Fuoco (#50) two and a half hours into the race, with the Italian outdragging his opponent at the exit of Mulsanne corner. Jaminet lost second place to the sister #6 car when it was hindered by an LMGT3 car, then the #5 entry got a drive-through penalty for a slow-zone infringement.
Shortly after 8pm, the #51 Ferrari overtook the #6 Porsche, making it a Ferrari 1-2-3, but the Campbell-Estre-Vanthoor crew kept fighting and eventually took the lead back as the Scuderia made more and more mistakes.
The #51 car in particular suffered a left-front puncture in an incident with a Corvette that also led to a five-second penalty, then a 20-second stop-go penalty after malfunctioning brakes meant the car hit 73km/h instead of 60km/h at the pitlane speed trap.
Meanwhile, the #50 entry got a drive-through penalty for a yellow flag infringement. Two of the three Porsches also had to serve drive-throughs for slow-zone shenanigans, but crucially the #6 was not one of them.
Cem Bolukbasi’s crash at Tertre Rouge at 3:12am, ending Nielsen Racing’s #24 LMP2 entry’s race, reshuffled the cards as it caused the only safety car period of the race. The #51 and #50 Ferraris were two minutes down on the #6 Porsche, but that gap evaporated in a matter of minutes.
The #8 Toyota subsequently took the lead, but it was rather short-lived as Ryo Hirakawa was overtaken by Ye (#83) at 4:51am.
Sixteen hours into the race, the #51 and #83 Ferraris were leading by close to two minutes, but yellow-flag breaches meant they both got drive-through penalties, amid team order drama as Kubica (#83) grew increasingly upset with not being allowed to attack Giovinazzzi (#51).
#6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, Matt Campbell
Photo by: Marc Fleury
The Scuderia eventually agreed to a swap, but Kubica wasn’t close enough to make the move anymore.
However, the #51’s advantage was squandered at 11:09am when Pier Guidi lost control on the kerb as he came into the pits, spinning into the gravel trap; he had been leading by some 30 seconds. The Italian veteran dropped down to third after his pitstop, behind the #83 and #50 sister cars, with a 26-second deficit on the lead.
As the #8 Toyota was definitively taken out of the fight for the podium positions – or top 10, for that matter – by a loose wheel following a pitstop, the #83 car pulled away with a 33-second advantage.
Yet, the #6 Porsche couldn’t be discounted, and Matt Campbell had a remarkable stint. The Australian driver caught up with Calado (#51) and swiftly overtook him on the Mulsanne straight, then passed the #50 Ferrari in the pits, with both moves occurring shortly before 2pm.
Taking over from Campbell, Estre brought the gap to Kubica down to 10 seconds with just half an hour remaining on the clock, but was unable to make further inroads, though he still took second place.
Giovinazzi and Fuoco battled all the way to the chequered flag for the last spot on the podium, with the former’s #51 car prevailing.
The #12 Cadillac (Lynn-Nato-Stevens) had a very solid race, taking fifth position just two minutes away from victory, after a mostly trouble-free race. The sister #38 car can’t say as much, with a front-left puncture and a couple of driving errors by veteran Bourdais, who did set the fastest lap of the race with a 3m26.063s on lap 310.
#38 Cadillac Hertz Team Jota Cadillac V-SeriesR: Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais, Jenson Button
Photo by: Alexander Trienitz
The customer Cadillacs entered by Whelen and Wayne Taylor Racing both retired due to technical issues described as a loss of power.
The Alpines went largely unnoticed, except when Paul-Loup Chatin hit the #94 Peugeot at Mulsanne with the #35 car and Jules Gounon beached the #36 entry in the gravel at the same corner. That car also got two severe penalties for pitlane speeding.
Peugeot knew it was going to struggle after complaining about the Balance of Performance, but while the #93 car’s race took a turn for the worse as Paul Di Resta crashed in the first hour, the #94 entry was sometimes seen at the front early on, having opted for an alternate strategy with longer stints thanks to fuel-saving. It eventually finished 12th.
BMW suffered a horrid race with a mix of technical issues, penalties and driver errors, with both cars out of the top 15, while Aston Martin was very low-key – but for lack of actual speed, the Valkyries were consistent and largely stayed out of trouble, with its #009 car taking 13th.
LMP2: Inter Europol beats home favourites TDS Panis Racing
The LMP2 class went the way of Tom Dillmann, Jakub Smiechowski and Nick Yelloly in Inter Europol Competition’s #43 ORECA, which led for pretty much the last eight hours and survived a late-race drive-through penalty to win.
Oliver Gray, Esteban Masson and Franck Perera enjoyed a remarkably consistent race in VDS Panis Racing’s #48 entry and offered relentless competition to the winning car, but lost pace in the late stages of the race and failed to capitalise on their opponents’ penalty.
Third place and Pro/Am honours were taken by Dane Cameron, Louis Deletraz and P.J. Hyett for AO by TF, one lap down on the winning car, with the Swiss driver finally tasting success after losing LMP2 victory on the final lap in 2021 and finishing second in class or sub-class in the last three years.
#43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca 07 - Gibson: Jakub Smiechowski, Tom Dillmann, Nick Yelloly
Photo by: Alexander Trienitz
TDS Racing’s #29 entry, which Mathias Beche had qualified on pole, finished down in fifth with no major issues other than a couple of penalties, but the Swiss still took second place in the Pro/Am sub-class alongside team-mates Clement Novalak and Rodrigo Sales.
Fourth position went to the Iron Lynx – Proton #9 car, which started from the antepenultimate spot on the LMP2 grid and fought its way through the pack with drivers Maceo Capietto, Reshad de Gerus and Jonas Ried.
On top of Bolukbasi, there were only two further retirements in LMP2 – both IDEC Sport cars, due to losing wheels. Job van Uitert was travelling at high speed in the Porsche curves when it happened to him, but he escaped unharmed – though that #28 car lost a real shot at a podium finish as they were running in third.
LMGT3: Manthey Porsche prevails
In a much more attritional race, Ryan Hardwick, Richard Lietz and Riccardo Pera prevailed in Manthey’s #92 Porsche; their main competitors, Team WRT’s #46 BMW driven by Valentino Rossi, Ahmad Al Harthy and Kelvin van der Linde, retired shortly before the midway point after van der Linde went off at the Porsche curves.
It still was five different constructors in the top five, with Vista AF Corse’s #21 Ferrari (Heriau-Mann-Rovera) and TF Sport’s #81 Corvette (Andrade-Eastwood-van Rompuy) making up the podium ahead of Heart of Racing’s polesitting #27 Aston Martin and Akkodis ASP Team’s #87 Lexus.
Other brands had a tougher race, with United Autosports’ McLarens both retiring after suffering from alternator and drivetrain problems.
2025 Le Mans 24 Hours - Race results
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Cla Team # Drivers Car Laps Time Interval Pits Retirement Points 1
AF Corse HYPERCAR
83 R. Kubica
Y. Yifei
P. Hanson Ferrari 499P 387
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32 2
PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT HYPERCAR
6 K. Estre
L. Vanthoor
M. Campbell Porsche 963 387
+14.084
14.084
14.084 31 3
FERRARI AF CORSE HYPERCAR
51 A. Pier Guidi
J. Calado
A. Giovinazzi Ferrari 499P 387
+28.487
28.487
14.403 35 4
FERRARI AF CORSE HYPERCAR
50 A. Fuoco
N. Nielsen
M. Molina Ferrari 499P 387
+29.666
29.666
1.179 33 5
Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA HYPERCAR
12 W. Stevens
N. Nato
A. Lynn Cadillac V-Series.R 387
+2'18.639
2'18.639
1'48.973 33 6
Toyota Racing HYPERCAR
7 M. Conway
K. Kobayashi
N. de Vries Toyota GR010 - Hybrid 386
1 lap
33 7
PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT HYPERCAR
5 J. Andlauer
M. Christensen
M. Jaminet Porsche 963 386
+1 Lap
36.877
36.877 34 8
Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA HYPERCAR
38 E. Bamber
S. Bourdais
J. Button Cadillac V-Series.R 386
+1 Lap
1'21.548
44.671 34 9
PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT HYPERCAR
4 F. Nasr
N. Tandy
P. Wehrlein Porsche 963 386
+1 Lap
2'19.973
58.425 32 10
Alpine Endurance Team HYPERCAR
35 P. Chatin
F. Habsburg
C. Milesi Alpine A424 385
2 laps
33 11
Alpine Endurance Team HYPERCAR
36 M. Schumacher
F. Makowiecki
J. Gounon Alpine A424 384
3 laps
34 12
PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES HYPERCAR
94 L. Duval
M. Jakobsen
S. Vandoorne Peugeot 9X8 384
+3 Laps
41.045
41.045 31 13
Aston Martin THOR Team HYPERCAR
009 A. Riberas
M. Sorensen
R. De Angelis Aston Martin Valkyrie 383
4 laps
33 14
Proton Competition HYPERCAR
99 N. Jani
N. Pino
N. Varrone
Porsche 963 383
+4 Laps
1'13.288
1'13.288 32 15
Aston Martin THOR Team HYPERCAR
007 H. Tincknell
T. Gamble
R. Gunn Aston Martin Valkyrie 381
6 laps
33 16
Toyota Racing HYPERCAR
8 S. Buemi
B. Hartley
R. Hirakawa Toyota GR010 - Hybrid 380
7 laps
31 17
PEUGEOT TOTALENERGIES HYPERCAR
93 P. di Resta
M. Jensen
J. Vergne Peugeot 9X8 379
8 laps
33 18
BMW M Team WRT HYPERCAR
20 R. Rast
R. Frijns
S. Van Der Linde BMW M Hybrid V8 375
12 laps
32 19
INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION LMP2
43 J. Smiechowski
T. Dillmann
N. Yelloly Oreca 07 367
20 laps
36 20
VDS Panis Racing LMP2
48
O. Gray
E. Masson
F. Perera Oreca 07 367
+20 Laps
1'55.753
1'55.753 33 21
AO by TF LMP2
199 P. Hyett
D. Cameron
L. Deletraz Oreca 07 366
21 laps
36 22
Iron Lynx - Proton LMP2
9 J. Ried
M. Capietto
R. de Gerus Oreca 07 365
22 laps
36 23
TDS Racing LMP2
29 R. Sales
M. Beche
C. Novalak Oreca 07 365
+22 Laps
2'40.910
2'40.910 34 24
Proton Competition LMP2
11 G. Roda
R. Binder
B. Viscaal Oreca 07 365
+22 Laps
3'06.238
25.328 34 25
United Autosports LMP2
22 R. van der Zande
P. Fittipaldi
D. Heinemeier Hansson Oreca 07 364
23 laps
34 26
Algarve Pro Racing Team LMP2
25 M. Kaiser
L. Fluxá
T. Pourchaire Oreca 07 364
+23 Laps
22.709
22.709 37 27
AF Corse LMP2
183 F. Perrodo
M. Vaxiviere
A. Felix da Costa Oreca 07 364
+23 Laps
58.204
35.495 37 28
INTER EUROPOL COMPETITION LMP2
34 N. Boulle
J. Simmenauer
L. Ghiotto Oreca 07 363
24 laps
35 29
United Autosports LMP2
23 D. Schneider
O. Jarvis
B. Hanley Oreca 07 363
+24 Laps
3'00.743
3'00.743 33 30
RLR MSport LMP2
16
M. Jensen
R. Cullen
P. Pilet Oreca 07 362
25 laps
34 31
Algarve Pro Racing Team LMP2
45 G. Kurtz
N. Catsburg
A. Quinn
Oreca 07 362
+25 Laps
1'11.613
1'11.613 38 32
BMW M Team WRT HYPERCAR
15 D. Vanthoor
R. Marciello
K. Magnussen BMW M Hybrid V8 361
26 laps
32 33
CLX Pure Rxcing LMP2
37
A. Malykhin
T. Blomqvist
T. Vautier Oreca 07 358
29 laps
35 34
Manthey 1st Phorm LMGT3
92 R. Hardwick
R. Pera
R. Lietz Porsche 911 GT3 R 341
46 laps
34 35
Vista AF Corse LMGT3
21 F. Heriau
S. Mann
A. Rovera Ferrari 296 GT3 341
+46 Laps
33.259
33.259 34 36
TF Sport LMGT3
81 T. Rompuy
R. Andrade
C. Eastwood Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 341
+46 Laps
1'11.710
38.451 34 37
Heart of Racing Team LMGT3
27 I. James
M. Drudi
Z. Robichon Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 341
+46 Laps
2'15.122
1'03.412 35 38
AKKODIS ASP Team LMGT3
87
R. Umbrarescu
J. Lopez
C. Schmid Lexus RC F GT3 340
47 laps
35 39
Manthey LMGT3
90
A. Au
L. Hartog
K. Bachler Porsche 911 GT3 R 340
+47 Laps
2'19.262
2'19.262 34 40
TF Sport LMGT3
33 B. Keating
J. Edgar
D. Juncadella Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 339
48 laps
34 41
Kessel Racing LMGT3
57 T. Kimura
D. Serra
C. Stevenson Ferrari 296 GT3 339
+48 Laps
20.361
20.361 37 42
Proton Competition LMGT3
77 B. Sousa
B. Tuck
B. Barker Ford Mustang GT3 338
49 laps
33 43
AWA LMGT3
13 O. Fidani
L. Kern
M. Bell Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 338
+49 Laps
2.721
2.721 39 44
RICHARD MILLE AF CORSE LMGT3
150 C. Toledo
L. Wadoux
R. Agostini
Ferrari 296 GT3 338
+49 Laps
1'32.330
1'29.609 35 45
IRON LYNX LMGT3
61 M. Berry
L. Hodenius
M. Martin Mercedes AMG GT3 337
50 laps
35 46
Racing Spirit of Leman LMGT3
10 D. DeBoer
V. Hasse-Clot
D. Barrichello Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 336
51 laps
35 47
Ziggo Sport Tempesta LMGT3
193
J. Hui
C. Froggatt
E. Cheever Ferrari 296 GT3 335
52 laps
35 48
IRON LYNX LMGT3
63 S. Grove
B. Grove
L. Stolz Mercedes AMG GT3 334
53 laps
35 49
IRON DAMES LMGT3
85 C. Martin
R. Frey
S. Bovy Porsche 911 GT3 R 334
+53 Laps
44.756
44.756 32 50
United Autosports LMGT3
59
J. Cottingham
G. Saucy
S. Baud McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 314
72 laps
33 51
IDEC SPORT LMP2
28 P. Lafargue
J. Van Uitert
S. Alvarez Oreca 07 308
78 laps
28 52
AKKODIS ASP Team LMGT3
78
A. Robin
J. Hawksworth
F. Gehrsitz Lexus RC F GT3 268
118 laps
26 53
Cadillac Whelen HYPERCAR
311 J. Aitken
F. Drugovich
F. Vesti Cadillac V-Series.R 247
139 laps
22 54
IDEC SPORT LMP2
18 J. Chadwick
M. Jaubert
A. Lotterer Oreca 07 206
180 laps
19 55
Vista AF Corse LMGT3
54 T. Flohr
F. Castellacci
D. Rigon Ferrari 296 GT3 192
194 laps
19 56
Cadillac WTR HYPERCAR
101 R. Taylor
J. Taylor
F. Albuquerque Cadillac V-Series.R 189
197 laps
17 57
NIELSEN RACING LMP2
24
N. Rao
C. Bolukbasi
C. Braun Oreca 07 170
216 laps
16 58
The Bend Team WRT LMGT3
31 Y. Shahin
T. Boguslavskiy
A. Farfus BMW M4 GT3 168
218 laps
18 59
TEAM WRT LMGT3
46 A. Al Harthy
V. Rossi
K. van der Linde BMW M4 GT3 156
230 laps
16 60
United Autosports LMGT3
95 D. Leung
S. Gelael
M. Sato McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 80
306 laps
7 61
IRON LYNX LMGT3
60
A. Gilbert
L. Nicolas Hanafin
F. Rueda Mercedes AMG GT3 57
329 laps
8 62
Proton Competition LMGT3
88 S. Gattuso
G. Levorato
D. Olsen Ford Mustang GT3 46
340 laps
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