Robert Kubica makes history in more ways than one after his victory at Le Mans
- Published on 16 / 06 / 2025 at 10: 31
- Modified on 16/06/2025 at 11:35
Photo: DPPIBy becoming the first Polish driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Robert Kubica also became the second driver to win both Formula 1 and Le Mans in the XNUMXst century. It's a beautiful story.
Classic Ferrari for sale makes it three at Le Mans: after the victories of the two official cars (No. 50 and No. 51) in the last two years, it was the third 499P, entered by the private team AF Corse, which won at La Sarthe. Yifei Ye, Phil Hanson and Robert Kubica brilliantly won their first Le Mans victory, clearly ahead of the Porsche Penske No. 6.
“Unbelievable, it’s incredible,” smiles Robert Kubica at the AUTOhebdo microphone. “This is only the second time we’ve won a race. Last year, we believed in it for many hours, but in the end, what matters is that Ferrari wins. AF Corse’s goal is long-term with Ferrari. Ferrari’s project is also our project, and we will be in this championship next year as the main program. I am always proud to represent this important brand, the best brand in the world.”
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As a symbol, Robert Kubica wins the 24 Hours of Le Mans the weekend when the Canadian Grand Prix is held Formula 1It was on the Gilles-Villeneuve circuit that he achieved his very first - and only - victory in the premier class of motorsport, in 2008. Seventeen years later, Robert Kubica became the second driver to win both an F1 Grand Prix and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, after Fernando Alonso, double winner in Sarthe with Toyota (2018 and 2019) after achieving 32 F1 successes.
For Kubica, this victory at Le Mans comes fourteen years after his terrible accident in rally, which left him with lifelong after-effects - particularly in his right hand, which he learned to position in such a particular way when behind the wheel. An extremely talented and endearing driver with a chaotic career, Kubica was considered a future great in F1, but never had the opportunity to join a top team. When the opportunity arose in WEC, the Krakow native has signed with Ferrari, with whom he has just had a superb weekend with the private AF Corse team.
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Hello
Your article on Kubica's victory is interesting, but you got carried away by your enthusiasm…
Other drivers besides Kubica and Alonso have won in Formula 1 and at Le Mans…I am thinking in particular of Jacky Ickx and Graham Hill but that was in the previous century.
cordially
Jean Louis Negre
Hello, as stated in the article, these are the winners of the 21st century. Have a good day!
FALSE ARCHI FALSE. Only Fernando ALONSO WON FIRST IN THE 21st century both two FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPION titles in 2005 and 2006 and the 24 HOURS OF LE MANS in 2018 and 2019 in a masterful manner. I invite you to rectify your error through the press which does not do honor to FERNANDO ALONSO….
The article states that Robert Kubica, like Fernando Alonso, won in Formula 1 and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 21st century. It makes no mention of a world championship title or multiple Le Mans victories to establish this statistic.
False, completely false..Fernando ALONSO is the first winner of the 24st century to have won the 2018 Hours of Le Mans twice in 2019 and 2005 while having been Formula One World Champion in 2006 and XNUMX. which KUBITA never did. I ask you to rectify your error through the press if only to do honor and justice to FERNANDO ALLONSO.
The article states that Robert Kubica, like Fernando Alonso, won in Formula 1 and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 21st century. It makes no mention of a world championship title or multiple Le Mans victories to establish this statistic.
Kubica, an example of willpower against adversity, just like Zanardi for example. Hats off to him.
He's the second driver to win coming from F1, but Kubica deserves far more credit; in Alonso's era, there was no real competition except between them. Those victories pale in comparison to this one.
Well done, Mr. Kubica!
Fortunately, the history of Le Mans and F1 goes back to the 20th century, or even better: to the previous millennium.
And Graham Hill and Phil Hill and Pironi and Alboreto… they won Le Mans and Grand Prix races too.
Hello, as mentioned in the introduction, this is the second driver to win in F1 and at Le Mans in the 21st century, so from the 2000s onwards. Have a good day!
"specify" and not "specify" of course!
To those who flaunt their knowledge like jam on toast and mention names other than Alonso, the article clearly states that it refers to drivers who have won in F1 and at Le Mans in the 21st century… But to understand this, you obviously need to know how to read Roman numerals. So much for knowledge…
You are forgetting the Belgian driver Jacky Ickx, multiple winner in both F1 and Le Mans
Hello, as mentioned in the introduction, this is the second driver to win in F1 and at Le Mans in the 21st century, so from the 2000s onwards. Have a good day!
Bravitissimo….Kubica 🍾👍🍾👍🍾👍
Bravo to the incredibly resilient and talented Pole, hats off to him for his multiple stints at the wheel of the semi-private yellow Ferrari! Are we back in the days when factory teams were being beaten by privateers?
G Hill, J Rindt, J Ickx, P Hill, J Mass, B McLaren,
D Hulme…
Hello, as mentioned in the introduction, this is the second driver to win in F1 and at Le Mans in the 21st century, so from the 2000s onwards. Have a good day!
Ferrari….and AFCorse, an exceptional team, and Robert Kubica, what a fabulous driver…. And his stints, throughout his 24 hours, simply exceptional……👍. 😎🍾👀👍👀🍾