Ferrari brings record of three wins and 16 podiums to third straight WEC round at COTA
Ferrari heads to the Circuit of the Americas with three WEC victories and 16 podiums to its name as the Texas track hosts its third straight round.
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What Happened
The Circuit of the Americas, opened in 2012 and now one of the world's best-known motorsport venues, hosts a round of the FIA World Endurance Championship for the third consecutive year. The 5.513-kilometre Texas circuit has 20 turns and significant, abrupt elevation changes. Previously, the championship visited on six occasions, between 2013 and 2017 and during the 2019-20 season. Across those editions, Ferrari secured three victories, including one overall win, and 16 podiums at the Lone Star Le Mans, including results with production-derived cars.
Ferrari took pole position with Pier Guidi, Calado and Giovinazzi; won with Ye, Kubica and Shwartzman; and finished third with Fuoco, Molina and Nielsen. On 1 September, car number 83 claimed its first overall victory, the same day Charles
Ferrari took another pole, this time with Ye, Kubica and Hanson, while number 50 finished second and number 51 fifth. The edition drew 66,217 spectators. Number 83, the AF Corse car in Giallo Modena livery with Ye, Kubica and Phil Hanson, w
66,217spectators
Attendance for last season's edition at the Circuit of the Americas.
The 2025 race was particularly significant for Ferrari's number 83 car, run by AF Corse in Giallo Modena livery. It won the FIA World Cup for Hypercar Teams, the title for independent teams, after setting the fastest qualifying time, finishing seventh overall and first in class. The crew was official driver Yifei Ye with Robert Kubica and Phil Hanson. In 2024, the same car claimed its first overall victory on 1 September, the same day Charles Leclerc won his second Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
Previously from Ferrari N.V.
Ferrari's 499P endurance cars finished fifth and seventh at Le Mans, as shown in the team's 'Full Access: The Red Line' episode. That behind-the-scenes feature provided unseen footage from the race.
Background drawn from MotorClaw's earlier coverage of Ferrari N.V.'s official releases.
Why this matters
Ferrari's record at the Circuit of the Americas shows the 499P's competitiveness in the FIA WEC's Hypercar class ahead of the track's third consecutive WEC round. The 2025 event drew 66,217 spectators, and the number 83 car's independent-teams title shows the depth of the program. This matters to fans and WEC teams because COTA's elevation changes and 20 turns make it a distinctive test.
Terms in This Story
- FIA WEC
- The FIA World Endurance Championship, a global motorsport series for prototype and GT cars racing over long distances.
- Hypercar
- The top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, featuring purpose-built prototype race cars.
- Lone Star Le Mans
- The name of the World Endurance Championship race held at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas.
- Pole position
- The first-place starting spot on the grid, earned by the fastest qualifying time.
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