Ferrari has finally broken a 53-year dry spell in the most spectacular fashion. At the 8 Hours of Bahrain, in Sakhir this weekend, the Prancing Horse clinched both the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ titles in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship, sealing a season that reestablished Maranello at the top of global endurance racing.
Behind the wheel of the #51 Ferrari AF Corse 499P, Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, and Antonio Giovinazzi secured the Drivers’ crown with a fourth-place finish, while their teammates in the #50 car, Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, and Nicklas Nielsen, finished third. The privateer #83 Ferrari, driven by Yifei Ye, Robert Kubica, and Phil Hanson, came home fifth but still took second in the championship, giving Ferrari a clean sweep of the top three positions in the standings.
Ferrari’s return to endurance racing only began three seasons ago in 2023, yet the 499P program has already delivered beyond expectations. The 2025 campaign included wins in Qatar, Imola, and Spa, plus a 1-2-3 sweep at Lusail to open the season. The factory cars scored 245 points, finishing 75 ahead of Toyota, which managed to salvage a Bahrain victory to avoid a winless season for the first time in a decade.
For context, this is Ferrari’s first overall endurance world title since 1972, when the 312 P dominated the old World Championship for Makes. It’s also the brand’s first-ever overall Drivers’ title in endurance racing, since that award didn’t exist back in the 1970s. The win raises Ferrari’s endurance total to 24 world titles, with nine outright wins (1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1972, and now 2025). Pier Guidi and Calado now hold four personal championships, adding to their previous GT crowns in 2017, 2021, and 2022.
AF Corse’s achievement extends beyond the factory team. The independent #83 squad won the 2025 FIA World Cup for Hypercar Teams and a historic win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, giving Ferrari control of both works and customer honors.
Even with Toyota’s late rebound and Manthey’s Porsche taking the LMGT3 titles, 2025 belonged to Ferrari. The 499P program not only delivered big, but has also revived the brand’s racing identity, linking its endurance success with its Formula 1 heritage. The last time Ferrari held a world title of any kind was the 2008 F1 Constructors’ crown and the last Drivers’ title by Kimi Räikkönen back in 2007. Now, 17 years later, it’s back on top, this time on the global endurance stage.
The wider WEC landscape is shifting fast. Porsche Works Drivers won the 2024 FIA WEC, but the factory Porsche Hypercar team will exit the championship, signaling a major realignment among top-tier entrants.
However, with the FIA confirming its commitment to the Hypercar platform through 2032, encouraging even more luxury and exotic manufacturers to join Le Mans competition. Aston Martin entered the grid in 2025 as the lone non-hybrid contender, and several new entrants are on the horizon: Genesis in 2026, followed by McLaren and Ford in 2027.
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