Ferrari: multi-year renewal for James Calado

Ferrari is pleased to announce the multi-year extension to its contract with James Calado, continuing the collaboration with the British driver that began in 2014.

Originally from Worcester, England, the Ferrari official driver won three Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ World Championships with the Maranello-based brand in the LMGTE Pro category of the FIA World Endurance Championship, in the 2017, 2021 and 2022 seasons, driving the AF Corse team’s 488 GTE alongside Alessandro Pier Guidi.

In addition to winning the overall victory at the Centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023 with the number 51 499P, the Englishman achieved two LMGTE class victories in the legendary French race, in 2019 and 2021.

The British driver, born in 1989, has achieved 27 wins and 62 podium finishes with Ferrari over the 130 races contested with the Prancing Horse. His first podium came in 2014, when he finished third in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps at the wheel of the 458 Italia GT2. His first World Championship victory instead arrived in 2016, at the 6 Hours of Nürburgring, driving the 488 GTE.

In addition to his commitment behind the steering wheel of Ferrari GT3s, with which he won the 24 Hours at Daytona in the GTD Pro class in 2024, Calado has been competing in the top category of the World Endurance Championship at the wheel of the Ferrari 499P since the 2023 season. With this car, the Englishman has achieved three victories (Le Mans 2023, Imola and Spa 2025) and seven podium finishes in 22 races so far.

James Calado: “I’m delighted to remain in the Ferrari family as an official driver. I’ve achieved many successes with the Prancing Horse in recent years and I’m convinced that together we can pass some big chequered flags in the future as well. There’s recently been a lot of speculation about what I was going to do in the future. In reality, all I wanted was to keep on competing for Ferrari. Now we’re crossing our fingers because in a few days we’ll be in Bahrain for the last round of the FIA WEC, aiming to achieve our dreams of becoming world champions.”

Antonello Coletta, Global Head of Ferrari Endurance and Corse Clienti: “The contract extension represents continuity: we take great satisfaction in pursuing a professional journey with James, who over the last 11 years has enabled us to achieve many titles and successes of particular importance, among which I’d like to recall victory at the Centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 2023. So it’s an honour to be able to keep counting on James’s contribution, a driver who’s a fully fledged member of the Ferrari family.”