Ferrari wins centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Ferrari will be quick to tell you that the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans is their first attempt to win the race overall since 1973. What they might be less happy to tell you is how their original program ended: the 330 P4 line beaten by the Ford GTs, the 512 line beaten by the Porsche 917s, and the 312PBs beaten by Matra-Simca.
The Ferrari team, which had not extensively endurance tested and had already seen a mechanical issue on one car overnight, had just one more scare left. The No. 51 failed to re-fire again on the final stop of the day, leaving a tense 30 seconds of waiting. The car eventually fired, and the margin for error built up by the Toyota's mistake made the stall a non-issue. Ferrari would go on to win Le Mans for the first time since 1965.
The No. 8 Toyota finished second, two minutes short of Toyota's sixth straight overall win. Cadillacs from Chip Ganassi Racing finished third and fourth, marking a successful race for the brand that saw all three of its cars finish on debut. After up-and-down days, the top finishers from Peugeot and Porsche finished eighth and ninth, respectively.
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