The 499Ps will be back in action at the Sakhir circuit, home of the 8 Hours of Bahrain, the final round of the 2025 FIA WEC, this coming weekend. Ferrari defends the lead in the World Manufacturers’ Championship, while Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi, forming the number 51 crew of the official Ferrari – AF Corse team who are first in the drivers’ standings, ahead of Yifei Ye, Robert Kubica and Phil Hanson, who share the number 83 499P of AF Corse. Fifth in the standings are Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen with the other official car in red livery, number 50.
The race will kick off on Saturday, 8 November at 2 p.m. and finish at 10 p.m., local time (in Italy the green flag is scheduled for 12 p.m. and the chequered flag will wave at 8 p.m.).
Ferrari Museum in Maranello. The Convention Center will host a live screening of the final FIA WEC 2025 race.
Here are the comments in the run-up to the decisive final round of the World Endurance Championship.
Antonio Fuoco, 499P #50: “The 8 Hours of Bahrain will be a very important race for the team: Ferrari is in contention for the world manufacturers’ title and all of us will do our best to clinch this goal, 53 years after the last endurance world title. The race will be tough, but the team has already proven over these three seasons that it can perform at its best even under pressure, as demonstrated by winning three consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans.”
Miguel Molina, 499P #50: “As the number 50 crew we are no longer in contention for the drivers’ world title, but our contribution to Ferrari’s victory in the world manufacturers’ championship will be decisive. We are one team and share a common objective for the Prancing Horse. For this reason, we must deliver an excellent race, doing the best work possible and trying to secure as many points as possible for Ferrari.”
Nicklas Nielsen, 499P #50: “This race will be crucial for Ferrari, considering we are fighting for both the manufacturers’ and drivers’ titles, together with our teammates in the 499Ps number 51 and number 83. The common goal is to do everything possible to bring a success back to Maranello that has been missing for many years and that would contribute, after winning three consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans, to writing another chapter of history featuring the 499P.”
Alessandro Pier Guidi, 499P #51: “In Bahrain we are playing for two world titles, Manufacturers’ and Drivers’: we have a dual, major objective that we will try to achieve to crown a season that has been positive so far. We are aware that the task will not be easy and of the strength of our rivals fighting alongside us for success, but we have prepared this race to the best of our abilities and will do our utmost to achieve the result. After the last two very complex races for us, our hope in Bahrain is to obtain better results on a circuit more suited to our 499P.”
James Calado, 499P #51: “This year Ferrari has been one of the main protagonists of the championship with its various crews, and we arrive in Bahrain with an advantage over our competitors both in the manufacturers’ and drivers’ standings with our crew. We face the final challenge where it will be essential to do everything at the highest level, from race preparation to its management. As a Ferrari official driver, my dream has always been to win, after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world title as well: with maximum determination and focus I will contribute to the team to reach this milestone.”
Antonio Giovinazzi, 499P #51: “We are leaders in both world standings and have the opportunity to achieve the result that, since the start of the season, we have declared to be our great objective: the World Manufacturers’ Championship. We are in a good position, but nothing is won yet, so we must approach the 8 Hours in the best way, paying attention to every detail and being aware of the capabilities of this team, which has already proven it can achieve great results. Our crew is also fighting for the Drivers’ world title: I am lucky because alongside me are Ale and James (Pier Guidi and Calado, Ed.) who together have already won three WEC world titles with Ferrari in LMGTE Pro: I believe their experience will be very important in this final challenge.”
Antonello Coletta, Global Head of Endurance and Corse Clienti: “We arrive in Bahrain with a decent advantage in both world standings: the Manufacturers' and Drivers'. We are also aware that the race will be difficult and that our rivals will arrive as determined as we are. Our primary objective is to win the world manufacturers’ championship, bringing back to Maranello an endurance trophy that has been missing for 53 years. To fulfil this dream, we must do everything at our best, attacking from the start and trying to occupy the top positions with all the cars. The race will last a full eight hours and, as is tradition in endurance racing, the verdict only comes at the chequered flag.”
Ferdinando Cannizzo, Head of Endurance Race Cars: “We come to this event by leading both the Manufacturers’ and Drivers’ standings, and our objective remains to secure both titles for Ferrari. However, our lead in the standings is not huge and the competition shown to be extremely strong in this second half of the season. The circuit of Sakhir is a very demanding track and presents unique challenges particularly on brakes and tires, especially with the ever-changing ambient conditions over the course of the 8-hour race. We have prepared meticulously to ensure we are ready for every scenario, knowing that a well-executed race and working as one team, will be fundamental to maximizing the potential of all three cars and bring these eagerly awaited and much-desired championship titles home for Ferrari and our fans around the world. It won’t be an easy task, but the team is ready to give it their all.”
