Ferrari will return to Le Mans in 2023 with a hypercar

SnS_12 · 25th February 2021, 18:19

Ferrari has today confirmed it intends to race in the new ‘Hypercar’ class of endurance racing.

Fairly seismic news, you’ll agree, because it means for the first time since 1973 Ferrari will be competing for outright victory in the WEC and, of course, Le Mans.

Ferrari aims to enter the series in 2023 with an entirely new hypercar which will, let’s face it, be really bloody special. We’re told that it has kicked off the development phase of this new LMH car – stuff like design and simulation – with details like “the track testing programme, the name of the car and the drivers who will make up the official crews” to follow in due course.

It means another big, storied manufacturer is lining up to trade blows in cars that should bear some resemblance to road-going machinery. Manufacturers like Toyota, Peugeot, Porsche, Audi and even Glickenhaus have all confirmed an entry, and it’s all shaping up to be an incredibly exciting racing series.

Ferrari itself has a very, very respectable record at Le Mans; it’s won the race nine times outright, the last in 1965 with a 250 LM, when it was having a massive ding-dong with a little-known outfit called ‘Ford’.

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Source: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/mot...mans:Cheering:

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SnS_12 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,269 Thanked: 8,703 Times View My Garage	Ferrari will return to Le Mans in 2023 with a hypercar Ferrari has today confirmed it intends to race in the new ‘Hypercar’ class of endurance racing. Fairly seismic news, you’ll agree, because it means for the first time since 1973 Ferrari will be competing for outright victory in the WEC and, of course, Le Mans. Ferrari aims to enter the series in 2023 with an entirely new hypercar which will, let’s face it, be really bloody special. We’re told that it has kicked off the development phase of this new LMH car – stuff like design and simulation – with details like “the track testing programme, the name of the car and the drivers who will make up the official crews” to follow in due course. It means another big, storied manufacturer is lining up to trade blows in cars that should bear some resemblance to road-going machinery. Manufacturers like Toyota, Peugeot, Porsche, Audi and even Glickenhaus have all confirmed an entry, and it’s all shaping up to be an incredibly exciting racing series. Ferrari itself has a very, very respectable record at Le Mans; it’s won the race nine times outright, the last in 1965 with a 250 LM, when it was having a massive ding-dong with a little-known outfit called ‘Ford’. Source: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/mot...mans:Cheering: Last edited by SnS_12 : 25th February 2021 at 18:20.
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