Ferrari secured its third win in as many rounds of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship, triumphing at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, with the 499P number 51 driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi. The sister car from the Ferrari –AF Corse team finished second, with Nicklas Nielsen taking the chequered flag. The number 83 Ferrari, entered by the privateer AF Corse team, finished in 15th place.
The Prancing Horse strengthened its lead in both the Constructors’ and Drivers’ standings at the end of a weekend that saw over 98,000 spectators fill the stands at Spa. The victory of the 296 LMGT3 number 21 and the third-place finish of the number 54, both entered by Vista AF Corse in the class reserved for production-based cars, rounded off the Ferrarista celebration.
The race Throughout the race, the 499Ps of the Ferrari – AF Corse team, started by Nicklas Nielsen and James Calado, consistently ranked among the frontrunners. Despite fierce competition, particularly between the mid-point and final stages of the race, the team’s flawless strategy allowed the crews of Pier Guidi–Calado–Giovinazzi and Fuoco–Molina–Nielsen to maximise tyre performance and showcase the full potential of the 499P. In the end, the Italian driver crossed the line first, just four seconds ahead of his Danish teammate.
However, the 499P number 83 of the AF Corse team experienced an engine issue that required a turbo replacement. Thanks to swift work by the mechanics, the car was back on track by the second hour, allowing the crew – Ferrari official driver Yifei Ye, Robert Kubica and Phil Hanson – to finish the race and collect valuable points in the standings for independent teams.
Winning streak. The weekend at Spa began in the best possible way, with three Ferraris locking out the front of the grid. The number 50 crew secured pole position ahead of the 499P in Giallo Modena livery and the number 51 factory entry. With this latest result, the 499P’s tally of overall victories in endurance racing’s top class rises to six. The three wins in 2025 – in Qatar, Imola and Belgium – add to those achieved in 2024 (at Le Mans with the number 50, and at COTA with the number 83 of AF Corse), along with the unforgettable triumph at the Centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023, claimed by Pier Guidi, Calado and Giovinazzi.
Historical precedents. This achievement recalls Ferrari’s 1972 season in the World Sportscar Championship when the 312 PB secured three consecutive one-two finishes in the opening rounds: at the 1,000 Kilometres of Buenos Aires – where Peterson and Schenken finished ahead of Regazzoni and Redman – followed by the 6 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, both won by Andretti and Ickx ahead of Schenken and Peterson. That same year, Ferrari claimed ten victories out of eleven races on the calendar, including a one-two finish at the 1000 Kilometres of Spa, where Redman and Merzario took the win ahead of Ickx and Regazzoni.
The situation. Ferrari continues to lead the FIA WEC Constructors’ Championship with 136 points. In the Drivers’ standings, the Pier Guidi–Calado–Giovinazzi trio consolidated their lead at the top with 75 points, followed by Fuoco–Molina–Nielsen, who hold 36 and 18 points, respectively.
Calendar. The next FIA World Endurance Championship round will take place in France on 14–15 June with the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Maranello marque will aim to defend its back-to-back victories at the event in 2023 and 2024, secured respectively by the number 51 and number 50 crews.
