Ferrari will return to its roots in 2023. The famous Italian brand announces the return to the top sports car competition alongside its F1 program.
Ferrari, which has won a total of nine awards and a total of 36 victories as well as 24 world titles at the Le Mans 24 Hours, has started developing a car for the brand new Le Mans hypercar class that will top the class of FIA endurance racing -World Championship.
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The announcement comes fifty years after Ferrari’s last official participation in the premier class of the sports car world championship in 1973.
“After a phase of investigation and analysis, Ferrari has started development of the new LMH vehicle to include the design and simulation phase over the past few weeks,” said a statement. “The track testing program, the name of the car and the drivers that make up the official crews will be part of future announcements.”
Ferrari President John Elkann added: “In over 70 years of racing on circuits around the world, we have led our closed-wheeled cars to victory by researching cutting-edge technological solutions: innovations that come from the track and every road car produce in Maranello extraordinary.
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“With the new Le Mans hypercar program, Ferrari is reaffirming its commitment to sport and its determination to be a protagonist in major global motorsport events.”
In the 1950s and 60s it was common for Ferrari’s Formula 1 drivers to dovetail their F1 commitments with the Le Mans race. Last year, current Ferrari racing driver Charles Leclerc took part in the Le Mans 24-hour virtual event – an experience he longed for the opportunity to try out the original …
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