Scuderia Ferrari Le Mans History (Prototype Racing)

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Ferrari first participated in the prestigious 24 hours of Le Mans race in 1949. They have a respectable record at Le Mans and won the race nine times outright between 1949 and 1965. Ever since Ferrari hasn't won Le Mans, even with the F333SP, which was non-campaigned by Ferrari themselves but was a beast at winning championships. The GT Ferraris have been consistently successful over the years, winning a number of Le Mans in their class and earning podiums and victories, but Ferrari’s prototypes were stopped by Scuderia Ferrari in 1973 to focus on racing in Formula 1. Now the factory team is back to join LMH prototype racing after 50 years from 2023.

[@pivxtrex8698]

Ferrari 499p - LeMans 100 yrs winner today

[@workspilot.]

Ferrari got the job done!

[@coolpips]

Update: Ferrari just won 2023 Le Mans 🔥🔥🔥

[@horsepower523]

What a fantastic video. Absolutely loved those old archive footage clips of Ferrari's race cars through the years. As a Ferrari fan I'm so happy and excited to see Ferrari finally making a comeback to the prototype racing class. Hopefully the 499P will add another glorious chapter to Ferrari's illustrious racing heritage.

[@jeps1332]

Correction : Last Ferrari overall win at Le Mans was in 1965 not 1966 👍

[@christheradar]

I said 1965??

[@jeps1332]

@@christheradar welp i guess you are correct.. anyways great vid mate

[@colejones6312]

@@christheradar That's not how you use 'since' in this context. 'Since' should refer to the date of their last win, not the date they stopped winning. Ferrari haven't won overall since 1965.

[@christheradar]

@@colejones6312 Thanks for the correction

[@Archangel_exe]

Fun fact: It wasn't a Ferrari factory entry that won overall in 1965, instead it was the 250LM of the N.A.R.T (North American Racing Team). Overall, the '65 Le Mans was one of best races at the venue.

[@iKR-iKeysRacing]

Congrats for this nice video 👏 Le Mans 1966 was a huge defeat for Ferrari against Ford. But very often everybody forget that few months later (January 1967) Ferrari placed 3 cars in the top 3 spots at the 24h of Daytona. In what was considered a sort of home-soil for Ford. Cheers from Monza 🥂 Marco Lazzari [iKR] 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@clutch3615]

The 1967 Daytona 24h Ferrari 1-2-3 finish was Enzo's revenge on Ford. But the Americans conveniently choose to ignore that race. Ferrari whooped Ford's ass at Daytona lol.

[@jimiverson3085]

@@clutch3615 Of course, Ford won Le Mans again. Daytona never had the same cache as Le Mans. Then Ford cars won again in 1968 and 1969.

[@markzebr6463]

Not to forget that Ford attempted to as many as 13 gts against 2 or 3 Ferrari's . Thought process was outspend and outnumber Ferrari to win and they did.

[@iKR-iKeysRacing]

@@markzebr6463 thank you, very true what you say 👍

[@kinger41]

@@jimiverson3085 They also won Sebring that year as well, if I remember correctly.

[@rul9362]

Awesome video

[@kivinrepoio9288]

it was epic when ferrari made a 1-2-3 at daytona as a revenge to ford

[@1practicaljoker]

Terrific video, loved seeing all the Ferraris over the years

[@williamford9564]

I think the 333SP was actually an IMSA car and technically not legal for LeMans, just like the Panoz "Batmobile". The ACO allowed the cars to enter but put engine and other restrictions on them that made each uncompetitive against the Porsche, Mercedes, Toyota etc. LeMans prototypes.

[@christheradar]

You're right, the 333SP was an IMSA prototype sports car. It joined the IMSA series in 1994 and then joined Le Mans in 1995 - 1999. The 333SP was technically legal to race at Le Mans as it competed in the LMP1 class. Therefore it is a Le Mans Prototype.

[@kinger41]

Oh god, the holy 333 SP! One of the prettiest prototype race cars ever built.

[@cschnauz]

Ferrari did race the 312pb at Le Mans in ‘73. Brian Redman and Jacky Ickx led most of the race, but retired in the 22 hour with engine failure.

[@vintageman91]

Late 1950s to early 1970s was the era of the most beautiful Le mans cars.

[@grumholmes]

you have another one to add to that lot now !!!!! 🤗

[@cohenday1377]

And the 499P has won Le Mans

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

333sp will always be my favorite "modern" (yes i know its quite old now lol) lmp. Gorgeous. Really reminds me of the 312pbs. Throw in a v12, no paddle shifts or driver aids, and you have one of the last unadulterrated lmps ever built

[@svenmartin840]

I was at the 24 hours Daytona in 1996. And it was a dog fight. Between Ferrari and Oldsmobile. And the Oldsmobile will have lost the third year around midnight. And I was standing at turn one. And I could hear the guy rev up the engine in the Oldsmobile. Coming out of the road course and on to the banking and shift the gears from 2nd to 4th.And the battle on the tracks. Between Ford Ferrari and Oldsmobile. Was outstanding. But sadly Oldsmobile with us anymore. Now if Ford builds a hypercar. I was born in 67. So I never got to see them guys race. So it'd be pretty interesting if Ford builds a hypercar.

[@donaldfedosiuk1638]

I saw 333SPs race several times at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. when the IMSA circuit payed its yearly visit. An enduring memory is of encountering a bright red (what else?) example inching through a crowded paddock en route to the pre-grid. At one point, no more than ten or so feet away from ,me, the mechanic then behind the wheel goosed the throttles to clear the engine's throat, if you will , producing a sound that could break glass -- and probably did. Once heard, never forgotten. One of my very fave Ferraris.

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

@@svenmartin840 1st rolex i ever watched. I was hooked for life. And the legend of mad max was born

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

@@donaldfedosiuk1638 saw em at road america in 99 or 00 but they were running v10 judds by then 😔

[@donaldfedosiuk1638]

@@plisskenationbackfromthede3657 I'd forgotten the Judd transplants. Though I do remember the Riley & Scott chassis that were very fast for a few seasons. And I've never got to RA -- wish I had.

[@salzstreuer8065]

Oh my gawd the Project Cars background music, the memories of that game

[@notsergioocampo]

an amazing video!!

[@fabricefufu8816]

Incredible video...Viva Ferrari, Viva Italia!!!!!🤩

[@SmallDawgLexi]

These videos are great dude, wish I came across them earlier. And I'm not sure if you've done one yet, but I think a video on Bugatti would be amazing.

[@Puntatacosimuladores]

Nice GTR soundtrack Subscribed

[@barondegil1]

4:14 You're talking about Ferrari, but you're wrong, this timestamp shows their main competitor from Maserati🔱, 1957 450S. 😉

[@desteralberto4205]

Good video. However you made at least one key mistake. Ford did not "instantly" end Ferrari's winning streak. Ford tried and failed twice against that same Ferrari team (1964 and 1965) before their first victory. Also, Ford didn't make sure Ferrari ever won again. Ferrari kept competing and it was Porsche who gets that credit. After 1970, it was clear that beating Porsche would be a tremendous undertaking. Ferrari quit some years after that (1973). Ford had already quit endurance racing.

[@clutch3615]

Porsche doesn't get that credit either. Ferrari simply decided to concentrate only on Formula 1 because it was getting financially too difficult to keep racing in both F1 and prototype racing category. Nothing to do with any other car company.

[@svenmartin840]

Imagine this if Ferrari had balanced. Between Formula 1 and endurance racing. They would have beaten Porsche at least a couple of times at the 24 hours of Daytona the 12 hours of Sebring and the 24 hours of LeMans. And without that 3 L engine. We wouldn't have the iconic rally car. The Lancia Stratos. Which won 3 world rally championships 76,77 and 78. And if you follow endurance racing. I would look up the rallying.

[@mark6491]

'70 was Epic era

[@otanica]

The 499P is being run by AF Course.

[@seanrosete5360]

Great video! Can you do Bentleys racing history next please?

[@christheradar]

Sure, I will add that to my list in the wheel spin, and the vid will be coming soon.

[@TheJagjr4450]

I remember when they came out new I was heavy into sports car racing, had a 944 turbo at the time. The 333sp's were a deal when they were bought new, they came with a spare engine, 2 x sets wheels, 1 extra set of body work and a couple of splitters. for under 1million.

[@christheradar]

That is very very impressive ngl given that the engine is derived from F1 and yet costs beneath $1 million.

[@nicholascanjuga6000]

amazing video yet again man! porsche or jaguar at le mans/ sports car racing?

[@christheradar]

Yes!! And Audi too

[@nicholascanjuga6000]

@@christheradar 💯

[@baxwell3540]

they did it 🙂

[@jimbo1058]

Ferrari is coming for Porsche's record!

[@bubblefroggy1]

Great video! But the 312PB was at Le Mans 24h in 1973, with drivers Arturo Merzario - Carlos Pace finishing 2nd, 6 laps behind the winning Matra 670. The miracle could have happened again.

[@christheradar]

Did I miss something? Ferrari said they never raced the 312PB at the 24 hours of Le Mans though it was permitted to race there. Due to having concerns about the F1-based powerplant not lasting 24 hours in testing after research. Update: Okay, so the 312PB did intend 1973, Le Mans with an improved engine but was prone to unreliable, leading to the risk and stress of breaking down. Ironically, it was the only top-class Ferrari in the race to survive the 24 hours and finished 2nd place.

[@RobintalesfighterRacing]

It might be worth mentioning that the 488 GTEs that race in the GTE pro class are basically a factory effort. That program is done in the same way that the new 499p will be run by AF Corse. So yes this is the first factory ferrari prototype effort in 50 years, but not the first ferrari factory effort at le mans in the last 50 years.

[@christheradar]

Ooh, that's good to know. I thought the AF Corse is a customer team even when I researched before I made this video. That's until after reading this comment I searched again. AF Corse has been associated with Ferrari since 2006 and ran the factory WEC GTE Pro squad since 2012.

[@horsepower523]

All Ferraris that have ever raced in any competition are basically factory efforts because Ferrari has built all those cars. The AF Corse team logos even have "Racing with Ferrari" written on them.

[@RobintalesfighterRacing]

@@horsepower523 just because Ferrari has built those cars it doesn't mean it's a factory effort, it is only a factory effort if the program itself is funded by Ferrari. Otherwise it is a privateer effort

[@christheradar]

@@horsepower523 Not the F333SP

[@horsepower523]

@@christheradar It had a Ferrari engine and the chassis was made by Ferrari, so it may not have been officially run by Ferrari but it's still 100% a Ferrari and the credit for the victories goes to Ferrari. The name of the car is *Ferrari* 333 SP, not Dallara/Michelotto 333 SP or Risi Competizione 333 SP. Doesn't matter what privateer team it was run by because the car is Ferrari and without the car no team can win a race. It's that simple really. No need to get tangled up in semantics.

[@RogueBeatsARG]

Bro this game is a encyclopedia

[@aco_gt]

forza ferrari

[@fillman86]

cool video, consider using period correct sound effects though? I'm subing for more videos though :)

[@christheradar]

I don't know what you mean but thanks for the sub!

[@CCAA2233]

Anyone know the song from like 5:20 - 8:30?? Thanks!

[@giuseppe4909]

Great vid, Awesome cars….one suggestion…please spend a little time on an Italian translation app and work on your pronunciation of the names…. 👍

[@sleebanger]

1965 was ferrari's last victory at lemans.

[@Edelweiss1102]

Not anymore

[@ZedNinetySix_]

Chris, what would you do if someone gave you a ticket to Goodwood Festival of Speed?

[@christheradar]

I'd be very hyped and would be interested to go there. I have yet to still go to more car activities IRL.

[@stevej-lakecountyspaceport7478]

I liked the video overall, but I did find some minor issues with mispronunciations, misreads of car types and unnecessarily loud sound effects during image "pop-ins" and transitions. Also, your 1955 LeMams fill footage, showing the Macklin-Levegh accident was visually backwards. You also used footage from the movie "Le Mans" without giving proper ownership credit. Correct these problems, and you are on the doorstep of a truly professional video product.

[@christheradar]

Check out my latest videos! It's a big difference with improvement.

[@ValterBiolchi]

WoW 333sp!

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

One small correction, there was no petit le mans in 94. Wasnt created until 1999. Road atlanta was on the schedule but it was a normal 2-3 hour event and was much earlier in the season

[@christheradar]

Thanks, I didn't even know that because when it comes to Road Atlanta with endurance sports car racing, it's Petit Le Mans 10 hours.

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

@@christheradar kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWaWmoabhJ18oqs the full race is here

[@bocomoto]

Wrong!!-the 312PB (long tail version) ran at Lemans 1973

[@F8Tributo]

0:37- "day-bued". The "t" is silent.

[@jackytwickx5330]

It's pronounced 'Mille Millia'... 1000 miles

[@mark_n_r]

Ferrawi ???

[@Gois83]

Why use a replica Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR instead of the real deal? Also, the 1971 312 P was never called officially "312 PB".

[@christheradar]

The Ferrari was officially called the "312 P" but is often known as the 312 PB to avoid confusion with a previous car of the same name from 1969. And what replica?? That's the real 300 SLR.

[@Gois83]

@@christheradar Oh no, it isn't! Just look at the oversized wheels (which should be wire wheels btw) and skinny tyres, undersized exhausts and oversized steering wheel to see that's NOT an original 300 SLR. In fact, that's a quite smaller (and more modern) car underneath, for sure!

[@christheradar]

@@Gois83 It's not that big of a deal. I didn't realize it. Most cars don't usually stay the same as when they first came out.

[@donkeymarco]

To remember that since '60's first years Ferrari had big financial troubles. So much that Ford tried Ferrari acquisition in 1963, the deal was almost done, but Enzo Ferrari refused when discovered he had not all control over the budget for racing activities. About 1965 GM tried to acquire Ferrari. By 1968 Ferrari was near bankrupt. Fiat purchased the 50%, saved the company, got control over road car and Enzo Ferrari had full control over racing activities includong the budget. Ferrari is back in endurance races since F1 budget rules introduced by FIA starting season 2022.

[@ultimategmoneyremaber1821]

History of the ford mustang in racing like nascar and endurance racing please

[@christheradar]

Hey dude, not to stop you from suggesting, but one at a time please.

[@ultimategmoneyremaber1821]

Ok

[@Kowalamaster]

founded not invented

[@phillipnigro4384]

Did you know that this new car got beat by a nascar Chevy Camaro entire 😂true it's garage 56 but that's got to hurt when the as light as it can be but still heavy stock car race car beats your stream lined V6 super car 😅

[@bogdanrus9402]

It didnt beat the new prototype (it was significantly slower than all prototypes,and it was supposed to). It would've beat the GTE spec 488s (which are V8s) but it didnt because it blew up and finished last.

[@rohanalias9053]

Finishing 39 th against slower cars.... doesn't have a transmission that lasts 24 hrs take your American trash elsewhere peasant

[@vanwallgt1]

Why is Adler on the Livery? Those provided cars for the Nazis back in 1937-1939 in Le Mans

[@christheradar]

I have no idea what are you talking about?

[@veryrare7647]

nazis had lots of providers including dr. porsche. it is what it is

[@twofiftyseven5365]

That's not even the same company lol. The Adler Pelzer Group that sponsors Ferrari is not the German automobile manufacturer that raced in 1937 Le Mans.

[@dochammer3047]

Enzo is single handedly responsible for the creation of car companies that would whoop his ass.

[@clutch3615]

Which car companies are you talking about? Ford only won because of limitless amounts of money and after that they haven't won anything, while Ferrari has kept on winning including Le Mans 24h this year. And lambo has never even won a single race and Ferrari just keeps humiliating lambo everywhere. Get your facts straight before you comment some delusional nonsense.

[@kpwhitton]

@@clutch3615couldn’t have said it better

[@silverschannel8578]

I know you want to say the top prototype class of WEC or WSC that races in Le Mans, but LMP wouldn't be the right terminology, Ferrari has never made and now never will make any LMP

[@christheradar]

Uhh, I can argue the 50s - 70s Ferrari prototype cars were LMP back in the day. And yes they have... Ferrari built the F333SP and raced it from 1994-2003. Now they are returning back to Le Mans Prototype racing in 2023. In between that 20-year-hiatus, there were rumors (since 2014 or whenever) that Ferrari would finance an LMP-1 program (back when LMP1 existed) and Ferrari was and still is linked with Formula One. But Ferrari's return to prototype racing seemed unlikely at the time because of its reputation of losing in F1 and because its money couldn't afford to take a beating at Le Mans. That's until 2021 when FIA and ACO announced the new Le Mans Hypercar and LMDh program, Ferrari built the car under LMH regulations.

[@silverschannel8578]

@@christheradar I understand what you mean and I apologize for being pedantic, but LMP doesn't just mean "P"rototypes that race at "L"e "M"ans, it's a specific set of regulations that began from 1992. The 333 SP was not an LMP, it was an IMSA WSC. The 1966 Ferrari P4 was a Group 6 Prototype, not an LMP, in fact LMP didn't exist until more than 2 decades afterwards. And the upcoming LMH car wouldn't be an LMP either because it will be, well, and LMH

[@christheradar]

@@silverschannel8578 Well said. Can't argue. However quick correction though, that's literally what LMP stands for, "L"e"M"ans"P"prototype. Ferrari classified the F333SP as a "Le Mans Prototype" or "sportscar prototype" (doesn't matter what you call it tho) Yes, it did campaign in IMSA WSC and Le Mans, after conducting research. But you are correct about everything else. (Group 6, C, LMP, and LMH and LMDh are prototype classes) I should change the title of the video.

[@silverschannel8578]

@@christheradar thank you for the correction mate! also thank you for the great video, probably should have started with that lol

[@workspilot.]

@@silverschannel8578 You make it seem, as if you were alive back then; and racing too!

[@stuffthings3728]

I'm a few videos in, DTM, La Mans and De Tomaso... Yeah 👌

[@christheradar]

I made a video about De Tomaso a few days ago, and BMW DTM History.

[@stuffthings3728]

@@christheradar found them good job