Ferrari has
captured the Manufacturers’ title in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship,
marking an extraordinary milestone 53 years after its last world crown, thanks
to a remarkable performance at the 8 Hours of Bahrain, the season’s closing
round.
The victory
was complemented by the FIA World Endurance Drivers’ Championship title,
claimed by official Ferrari drivers Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, and
Antonio Giovinazzi, who steered the Ferrari – AF Corse 499P No. 51 to fourth
place at the finish line.
This
historic achievement comes in Ferrari’s third year since returning to the top
class of endurance racing and was made even more significant by the third-place
finish of the No. 50 Ferrari 499P, driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and
Nicklas Nielsen.
The No. 83 AF Corse 499P, featuring Yifei Ye, Robert Kubica, and Phil Hanson, completed the event in fifth position. With these results, Ferrari not only sealed the Manufacturers’ Championship, but also swept the top three positions in the Drivers’ standings: Pier Guidi–Calado–Giovinazzi in first place, Ye–Kubica–Hanson in second, and Fuoco–Molina–Nielsen in third.
From the
very start of the race, Ferrari’s entries proved to be front-runners,
showcasing exceptional pace, teamwork, and strategy. Flawless pit stops and
consistent driving ensured all three cars remained in contention throughout the
eight-hour contest.
In the closing laps, Pier Guidi yielded third position to Nielsen, allowing the No. 50 crew to step onto the podium and conclude the season in third place overall in the Drivers’ Championship — while Ferrari’s title victory was already assured.
This
success represents Ferrari’s 24th world endurance title across overall and
class categories since the FIA championship’s inception in 1953, and its ninth
overall world crown. The last such triumph came in 1972 with the legendary
Ferrari 312 P, a car whose legacy the 499P now carries forward.
It also
marks Ferrari’s first overall Drivers’ title in endurance racing’s top class —
a feat previously impossible during Ferrari’s earlier prototype era, when only
Manufacturers’ titles were awarded.
For Pier Guidi and Calado, already long-time stalwarts of Ferrari’s GT racing programs, this represents their fourth world title, following their LMGTE Pro championships in 2017, 2021, and 2022.
Since the
FIA WEC’s launch in 2012, Ferrari has now collected eight Manufacturers’ titles
(seven in GT and now one overall) and six Drivers’ titles (2013, 2014, 2017,
2021, 2022, and 2025).
This momentous win also brings a World Championship back to Maranello for the first time in 17 years, following the Formula 1 Constructors’ title with the Ferrari F2008, and echoes the Drivers’ title secured by Kimi Räikkönen in 2007.
With this
year’s result, Ferrari adds its ninth overall endurance title to its record,
alongside previous wins in 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, and 1972.
The 312 P dominated that 1972 season, winning 10 out of 11 races.
Including
class victories, Ferrari’s total rises to 24 Manufacturers’ Championships, the
most recent before 2025 being the 2022 GTE Manufacturers’ title. The Drivers’
World Championship count now stands at six, all achieved between 2012 and 2025.