Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar Makes Nice Noises Throughout Imola Debut

Ferrari is returning to endurance racing subsequent yr with the 499P. The Le Mans Hypercar broke cowl over the weekend, introducing the world to the modern racer. It received’t make its official racing debut till subsequent yr, however the automotive did hit the monitor throughout its launch, which you’ll watch above.

The 499P debuted throughout this yr’s Ferrari Finali Mondiali on the Imola Circuit, an end-of-year occasion for the corporate’s motorsport fanatics. The automotive cruises across the monitor with gusto, regardless that the motive force isn’t pushing it to the boundaries. The Ferrari is powered by a mid-rear combustion engine and a front-mounted electrical motor. Racing laws restrict the engine’s output to 680 horsepower, whereas the electrical motor produces 272 hp (200 kW). Nonetheless, the whole mixed output is proscribed to 680 hp.

The electrified engine connects with a seven-speed sequential transmission. Powering the electrical motor is a 900-volt, F1-derived battery. Ferrari recharges it throughout deceleration and braking. The video above not solely captures the 499P’s outing on the monitor, however it additionally captures the exhaust observe. On the coronary heart of the automotive is a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 engine, and it sounds potent and promising.

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A Ferrari 296 GT3 race automotive joins the 499P in its laps round Imola. The 2 are linked via their V6 engine’s 129-degree structure, however they aren’t the identical, based on Ferrari. The automaker selected the V6 as a result of it was light-weight and compact.

The video additionally reveals off the automotive’s new purple livery in movement. Ferrari added yellow accents as a callback to the 312PB race automotive from 1972 and 1973. The Ferrari 499P will make its racing debut subsequent March on the Sebring 1000 miles, the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) inaugural race. When Ferrari hits the monitor, the 2 vehicles its campaigning will put on numbers 50 and 51. The automaker hasn’t introduced drivers but.

The race automotive has already undergone greater than 7,500 miles (12,000 kilometers) of testing. We anticipate Ferrari to rack up just a few extra miles earlier than making its racing debut, as the corporate ought to full homologation earlier than the tip of the yr. March is simply across the nook.