The Ferrari 499P in Portimão for the second round of the FIA WEC

Ferrari is ready to make a comeback in the top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the 6 Hours of Portimão to be held over the weekend of 16 April. For the second time in its recent history, the Portuguese circuit, which opened in 2008, will host a round of the World Endurance Championship.

The two Ferrari 499P crews arrive in the Algarve after a positive debut on 17 March on American soil, where the no. 50 Le Mans Hypercar driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen took pole position and third place in the race, while the no. 51, crewed by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi, crossed the line in seventh place.

After the opening round the Ferrari – AF Corse team occupies second position in the Constructors' standings, 14 points behind Toyota, while in the Drivers' standings the crew of the no. 50 499P is third on 24 points and their no. 51 teammates hold seventh spot with 9 points.

The weekend at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão gets underway on Friday, 14 April with two free practice sessions scheduled for 10:30am and 3:30pm; on Saturday 15, after the third free practice session at 11:15am, there will be the qualifying session reserved for the Hypercar class at 4:20pm to determine the starting grid for the 6 Hours which will get underway at 12:00pm on Sunday, 16 April (all times indicated are local).

The first episode of “The Red Line”, an account of the World Endurance Championship weekends experienced alongside the Ferrari 499P team and drivers, is available. 

The format offers exclusive images and an unprecedented point of view to tell the story of the Prancing Horse’s return to the FIA WEC top class. The episodes will be replayed in the following championship rounds, with a video released two weeks after the event.