FIA WEC. The crews of the 499Ps entered by the official Ferrari – AF Corse team remain unchanged in the top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, where the Maranello manufacturer begins the season defending the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ world titles won in 2025. Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen will share the number 50 car for the fourth consecutive year, while the sister car, the number 51 499P, will once again be crewed by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi, the 2025 Drivers’ World Champions.
The winners of the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, Yifei Ye and Phil Hanson, will continue alongside Robert Kubica in the number 83 499P entered by privateer team AF Corse. Ye enters his third season in the Giallo Modena-liveried prototype, while Hanson – who recently joined the ranks of Ferrari official drivers – begins his second year in the same car.
Alessio Rovera will once again be at the wheel of the number 21 Vista AF Corse-entered 296 LMGT3 Evo, while Davide Rigon lines up in the number 54.
IMSA. After the season-opening 24 Hours at Daytona, Daniel Serra and Davide Rigon will contest the remaining four Endurance Cup rounds of the American championship in the GTD Pro class with Risi Competizione’s 296 GT3 Evo. Alessandro Pier Guidi will return to action in the same car at the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans, the traditional venue for the final round at Road Atlanta.
Also in the GTD Pro, James Calado will contest all the endurance races in the number 033 Triarsi Competizione entry. Miguel Molina will join the crew at Sebring and Petit Le Mans.
In the GTD class, which features crews combining professional and gentleman drivers, Antonio Fuoco and Lilou Wadoux Ducellier will compete in all endurance events with AF Corse USA.
GTWC Europe. AF Corse retains its two 296 GT3 Evo entries in the Pro class of the Endurance Cup, part of Europe’s premier series for production-based cars. Arthur Leclerc and Lilou Wadoux will drive the number 50, while Ferrari official drivers Nicklas Nielsen, Alessio Rovera and Tommaso Mosca will line up in the number 51.
In the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, AF Corse will field the number 50 car in the Pro class for Leclerc and Thomas Neubauer.
Also in the Sprint Cup, a second Ferrari entered by AF Corse will race in the Gold class with Prancing Horse official driver Tommaso Mosca.
ELMS. A strong contingent of Ferrari official drivers will line up in the European Le Mans Series. Daniel Serra will be at the wheel of Car Guy’s number 57 296 LMGT3 Evo; Rigon will compete with an AF Corse entry, and Wadoux with the Richard Mille AF Corse team.
Other series. In Asia, Thomas Neubauer will contest the Suzuka 1000km, the fourth round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, in the Maezawa Racing 296 GT3 Evo.
In Europe, Neubauer will line up in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) in Germany, contesting all the early rounds in the Kondo Racing with the Rinaldi-run 296 GT3 Evo up to and including the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, with the exception of its qualifying race and the third race of the season.
In the International GT Open, last year’s runner-up Tommaso Mosca is expected to compete in all races (except in races concurrent with the GTWC Europe) in an AF Corse 296 GT3 Evo. Neubauer will race in another AF Corse car, taking part in all rounds except Spa, Hockenheim and Paul Ricard. Yifei Ye will contest the latter three events, standing in for the French driver. | |
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