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Ferrari sets June target for Le Mans Hypercar test debut

Ferrari sets June target for Le Mans Hypercar test debut

The car will then go on an extensive testing programme, ahead of its debut in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship – which will herald its return to the top class at the Le Mans 24 Hours, a race it has won overall on nine occasions, the last coming in 1965.

It is dovetailing development of the hypercar, which is being run by AF Corse, with its next-generation 296 GT3 car, which is currently under construction at Oreca.

“We will start [testing] with the new hypercar I hope in June, or July, and the new GT3 car on more or less the first day of April, and these activities will be very important to make a base for the future,” said Coletta, who is the boss of Ferrari’s Attivita Sportive GT department.

“We will start in our track in Fiorano – because it’s tradition and takes minimum effort to open the doors, start the engine and go – I can just open my office window and watch!

“And after that we will see. Our technicians have already created a map of the test…

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