Ferrari celebrated a golden night under the Bahrain lights on Saturday after clinching both the FIA World Endurance Championship drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles — its first top-class prototype crown in over half a century.
The #51 499P of James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi, and Antonio Giovinazzi charged to a determined fourth place, sealing the championship ahead of the #83 AF Corse Ferrari and Porsche’s #6 Penske entries.
Their triumph, supported by a strong podium finish for teammates Miguel Molina, Nicklas Nielsen, and Antonio Fuoco in the #50 car, capped a landmark season that restored the Prancing Horse to endurance racing glory.
While Toyota’s #7 crew of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway, and Nyck de Vries finally broke their team’s winless run with victory in the Bahrain 8 Hours, the night – and the championship – belonged unmistakably to the House of Maranello.
