Robert Kubica, along with teammates Phil Hanson and Yifei Ye, won the 93rd edition of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, marking the greatest achievement of their careers.
Photo: Rainier Ehrhardt
After 24 hours of intense racing, it was the non-factory Ferrari #83 — driven in rotation by Robert Kubica, Philip Hanson, and Yifei Ye — that claimed the prestigious Le Mans winner’s trophy. Notably, this was the first-ever Le Mans victory for both China and Poland.
They were joined on the podium by the Porsche Penske #6 in second place. Despite being disqualified during qualifying and forced to start at the very back of the grid, the trio of Kevin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor, and Matt Campbell delivered an incredible performance to fight their way up to second overall. The final podium spot went to the 2023 Le Mans winners: car #51 with drivers Antonio Giovinazzi, James Calado, and Alessandro Pier Guidi.
In the LMP2 category, it was once again a Polish triumph, this time by the Polish team Inter Europol Competition. Finishing in second place was car #48 of the VDS Panis Racing team, while third went to the eye-catching (at least in terms of appearance) “Dragon” car #199 from the AO by TF team.
Photo: Marc Fleury |
The LMGT3 category was dominated by the Manthey #92 team with drivers Ryan Hardwick, Riccardo Pera, and Richard Lietz. They were followed by car #21 from Vista AF Corse in second place, and car #81 from TF Sport rounded out the podium in third.
With the 93rd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans now behind us, the WEC series moves on to Interlagos in Brazil, where the next race will take place on July 13.