Ferrari has pulled the covers off its Hypercar it will use to try win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023.

Dubbed the Ferrari 499P, the car’s reveal comes on the 50th anniversary since the Ferrari 312 P made its debut in the famed French endurance race.

The Scuderia will also contest the FIA World Endurance Championship in full next year, marking the first time Ferrari has fielded a factory-backed effort in half a century.

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Ferrari has confirmed the prototype’s technical specifications but not who will race the prototypes.

The 499P is powered by a hybrid 3.0-litre V6, derived from Ferrari’s road-going sportscars that is also used in the all-new Ferrari 296 GT3. 

The 499P name comes from the sum of the engine’s capacity, 3000cc, divided by the number of cylinders, six in total. The ‘P’ refers to Ferrari’s line of prototype cars.

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The car is dressed in Ferrari’s trademark red with flashes of yellow, which pays homage to the World Sportscar Championship-winning Ferrari 312PB on 1972.

“The 499P sees us return to compete for outright victory in the WEC series,” said Ferrari Executive Chairman John Elkann.

“When we decided to commit to this project, we embarked on a path of innovation and development, faithful to our tradition that sees the track as the ideal terrain to push the boundaries of cutting-edge technological solutions, solutions that in time will be transferred to our road cars. 

“We enter this challenge with humility, but conscious of a history that has taken us to over 20 world endurance titles and nine overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.”

Ferrari will go head-to-head with Toyota, Peugeot, Porsche, and Cadillac in 2023 in the top Hypercar class.

The championship, which airs exclusively on Stan Sport, will visit seven different locations next year.

The season will begin with the 1000 Miles of Sebring at Sebring International Raceway on March 17. 

Six-hour races follow at  Algarve International Circuit in Portugal and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium across April 16 and April 29 respectively.

The famed 24 Hours of Le Mans at Circuit de la Sarthe takes place across June 10-11 followed by a month-long break before returning to Monza in Italy for a six-hour race on July 9.

The penultimate round, another six-hour race, will be held at Fuji Speedway in Japan on September 10.

The season then concludes with an eight-hour race at Bahrain International Circuit on November 4.

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