The Ferrari – AF Corse team’s 499Ps bid farewell to Brazil with fifth and sixth place finishes at the 6 Hours of São Paulo, round five of the 2024 FIA WEC. Alessandro Pier Guidi’s number 51 car was the first official car to cross the finish line, while Antonio Fuoco followed in sister car number 50. AF Corse’s 499P number 83 secured eleventh place overall and second place in the independent team standings.
The race. After 236 laps, Pier Guidi, Calado, and Giovinazzi, third at mid-race, were forced to relinquish fourth place in the closing stages and were fifth over the line. Fuoco, Molina, and Nielsen, last month’s winners at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finished just behind their teammates.
The fifth round of the World Endurance Championship allowed the official 499Ps to earn valuable championship points at the end of a race that, as anticipated, proved challenging on a new track for the Prancing Horse’s Le Mans Hypercar.
During the 6 Hours of São Paulo, held on a dry track without any interventions from the Safety Car, the crews of Ferraris number 51 and 50 maximised the potential of the 499Ps. Nevertheless, they were unable to contend for the top positions.
The Brazilian event also proved complex for the 499P number 83, driven by Ferrari official drivers Yifei Ye and Robert Shwartzman, alongside Robert Kubica. However, the trio at the wheel of the AF Corse Ferrari climbed the podium for independent teams for the third time this season.