Kubica returns to Le Mans aiming to defend his 24 Hours title with AF Corse Ferrari

Robert Kubica will return to Circuit de la Sarthe for the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours, defending the title he claimed with AF Corse’s #83 Ferrari 499P alongside Yifei Ye.

Kubica’s presence at Le Mans carries a weight that goes beyond a single race entry. The Polish driver suffered severe injuries in a 2011 rallying accident that threatened to end his career entirely, yet he fought back to reclaim an F1 seat with Williams between 2019 and 2019 before transitioning to endurance racing. His Le Mans victory stands as the most prominent result of that second chapter.

The AF Corse Ferrari 499P programme represents one of the marquee factory-backed efforts in the GTE and Hypercar era, and Kubica’s role within it has elevated his profile in the World Endurance Championship. Returning to the Sarthe as a defending winner places him among the most closely watched drivers in the field.

Kubica’s story — from a dominant pre-accident career that had him tipped as a future world champion, through years of rehabilitation, back to the F1 grid, and ultimately to Le Mans success — continues to be one of the most compelling in the sport.