Ferrari winners James Calado (left), Antonio Giovinazzi (right) and Alessandro Pier Guidi. (Photo: AFP)
LE MANS (FRANCE): Ferrari made a triumphant return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans after a 50-year absence on Sunday.
The celebrated Italian constructor won the centenary edition to foil Toyota’s hunt for a sixth successive win in motorsport’s fabled endurance classic.
Alessandro Pier Guidi was at the wheel of Ferrari’s No.51 car to take the chequered flag of a race first run in 1923 in front of a sell-out 300,000 crowd at the Bugatti circuit.
Italian Pier Guidi shared driving duties with his compatriot and former Formula One driver Antonio Giovinazzi and Briton James Calado.
“We’re back at Le Mans after 50 years and we’ve won, we…
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