For the second year in a row, Ferrari wins the most famous endurance race in motorsports
He Ferrari piloted by the Spanish Michael Molinathe Italian Antonio Fuoco and the danish Nicklas Nielsen was imposed this Sunday in the 92nd Edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mansin which the rain and the safety car of more than four hours at night were protagonists in the future of the race.
In addition, Molina had to overcome a mandatory pit stop with one hour and 42 minutes left, when the lock on the right door of his car failed, which seemed to compromise his chances of victory when he was comfortably leading, but the appearance, again and intensely, the rain allowed him to save a stop at the Ferrari 50 and reach the end of the race with one less stop than the rest of his competitors.
In second position he finished toyota 7 of the Argentine José María ‘Pechito’ Lópezthe Japanese Kamui Kobayashi and the dutch Nyck de Vrieswhich rose 21 positions after leaving last in the category due to a penalty during qualifying.
The Argentinian, at the wheel of the Japanese car in the last hours of the race, was unable to chase down, with more fuel, the Ferrari 50. In addition, he made three mistakes, with a spin included in one of them, in the dubbing of drivers from another category and with the complicated track conditions that cost him valuable time to take the victory.
The last place on the podium was occupied by Ferrari 51, winner in 2023 -so Ferrari wins for the second consecutive year, in his two participations in Hypercar-, formed by the Italians Alessandro Pier Guidi and Antonio Giovinazzi and the british James Calado.
A 92nd Edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in which the rain got the better of a night in which the race usually begins to be defined, since visibility problems caused the cars to run for more than four hours under the safety car, which even ran out of fuel due to the track time.
A rain that was the main protagonist. In the first half of the race, at night and also in the final stages that marked the future of the race.
Furthermore, the Italian Valentino Rossiwho premiered in 24 Hours of Le Manswas also unable to see the checkered flag after suffering a breakdown before the night when the nine-time motorcycle world champion was riding in the first positions of his LMGT3 category.
