WEC - Ferrari unveils 2025 livery of 499P numbers 50 and 51

Ferrari officially marked the start of its third season in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s top class by unveiling the 2025 livery of the 499Ps which will compete under the official Ferrari – AF Corse team banner. The number 50 and 51 Le Mans Hypercars continue to uphold the legacy, prestige, and triumphs of the Maranello brand while reinterpreting the stylistic elements the 499P has inherited from the iconic 312 PB.

The crews remain unchanged in 2025, a season in which Ferrari aims to contest the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ World Championship titles while defending its Le Mans crown. Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen will share the number 50 car, while Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, and Antonio Giovinazzi will take the wheel of the number 51. The 499P, entrusted to the six drivers, will maintain the same technical configuration as the car that competed in the latter half of last season. The championship kicks off on Friday, 28 February, in Qatar.

The livery

While preserving continuity, the 2025 edition of the 499P unveils striking design elements that make it instantly recognisable. The defining theme remains the Maranello manufacturer’s signature red, which dominates the bodywork, complemented by Giallo Modena in a colour scheme already ingrained in the collective memory after the team’s back-to-back victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Set to make its race debut in Qatar on 28 February, the 499P thus pays homage to Ferrari’s recent history while still celebrating its predecessor, the 312 PB. This was Maranello’s last Sport Prototype, which competed until 1973 before a 50-year hiatus that ended in 2023 with Ferrari’s return to the top class of endurance racing.   

True to the philosophy of the Prancing Horse, the 2025 499P looks ahead, supported by the creativity of Ferrari’s designers. The livery has been modernised with a new composition, blending red – a darker shade that reinterprets the colours seen on Ferrari race cars from past decades – with Giallo Modena, accentuating the car’s body lines.

The 499P’s livery features a dominant glossy red finish, optimised for high car visibility, particularly in nighttime racing. This is complemented by matte accents that align with Scuderia Ferrari HP’s Formula 1 single-seater design.

The cockpit retains the signature yellow diagonal stripe – a hallmark of the 499P since 2023 – but unlike last season, this graphic now extends across the side pods instead of the lower section of the side.

This design choice accentuates the side pods longitudinally, further enhancing the car’s dynamic presence. The effect is particularly striking when viewing the 499P from above – such as from the grandstands – offering fans an original and innovative visual experience.

The car

At the opening round of the World Championship in Qatar, Ferrari will take to the track with the 499P in the technical configuration introduced in the fifth round of the 2024 season contested in São Paulo, Brazil. This marked the debut of the first technical evolution package (joker), which featured updates such as a redesigned brake cooling duct system and, aerodynamically, the addition of flicks beneath the front headlights.

Building on this configuration, the team worked throughout the winter to optimise the overall technical package, both in the permitted test sessions on the track and in the simulator. The winter development programme extended beyond the car itself – where meticulous refinements within regulatory limits enhanced reliability, incorporated regulatory updates, and fine-tuned every area where performance trailed the competition – but also focused on improving all race-related team operations.

The powertrain

The 499P has a hybrid powertrain that combines an internal combustion engine – a mid-rear-mounted twin-turbo V6 – with an electric unit, the ERS (Energy Recovery System), on the front axle.

While possessing bespoke characteristics, the internal combustion engine is derived from Ferrari’s family of twin-turbo V6 engines, also found in road-going models – a testament to the technological transfer between racing and production cars. Current FIA WEC and Formula 1 regulations envisage the use of turbocharged V6 engines paired with an 800V hybrid system. This philosophy is exemplified by the Ferrari F80, the Maranello-based brand’s latest supercar, which shares the same six-cylinder engine architecture and several components derived from the 499P.

The team

As previously announced, the Ferrari – AF Corse team retains the same driver line-up that has competed in the Hypercar class since the 2023 season.

In the 499P number 50, Fuoco-Molina-Nielsen – winners of the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans – will look to build on their endurance racing list of triumphs in the top class, which already includes six podiums and three Hyperpoles across the past two seasons, in addition to their Le Mans victory. Meanwhile, the sister car, the number 51, will again be crewed by Pier Guidi-Calado-Giovinazzi. They secured one victory – at the Centenary edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023 – three podium finishes, and one Hyperpole.

The goals

After finishing third in the Manufacturers’ World Championship standings in 2024 and second in 2023, Ferrari’s goal for 2025 is to score valuable points at every round of the championship to mount a challenge for both the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ World Championship titles. A title win would see the Prancing Horse claim its first endurance racing world championship trophy since 1972, when it last triumphed in the World Championship for Makes.