24H of Le Mans
Robert Kubica makes history in more ways than one after his victory at Le Mans
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Ferrari 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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Jean Louis Negre
16/06/2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Hello, Your article on Kubica's victory is interesting, but you got carried away by your enthusiasm... Drivers other than Kubica and Alonso have won in Formula 1 and at Le Mans... I'm thinking in particular of Jacky Ickx and Graham Hill, but that was in the previous century. Best regards, Jean Louis Negre
Cyprien Juilhard
17/06/2025 at 12:43 a.m.
Hello, as stated in the article, these are the winners of the 21st century. Have a nice day!
DIER LODS
16/06/2025 at 04:07 a.m.
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….
Michael Duforest
16/06/2025 at 04:11 a.m.
The article states that Robert Kubica, like Fernando Alonso, won Formula 1 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the XNUMXst century. There is no mention of a world championship title or multiple Le Mans victories to establish this statistic.
LODS
16/06/2025 at 04:01 a.m.
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.
Michael Duforest
16/06/2025 at 04:11 a.m.
The article states that Robert Kubica, like Fernando Alonso, won Formula 1 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the XNUMXst century. There is no mention of a world championship title or multiple Le Mans victories to establish this statistic.
vincent moyet
16/06/2025 at 12:53 a.m.
Kubica, an example of willpower against adversity, as Zanardi was, for example. Hats off.
Breizh
16/06/2025 at 12:10 a.m.
He is the second driver to win from F1, but Kubica deserves much more credit. In Alonso's time, there was no competition between them. Victories that have no real value compared to this one. Bravo, Mr. Kubica.
Hilton Leon
16/06/2025 at 12:10 a.m.
Fortunately, the history of LE MANS and F1 dates back to the XNUMXth century, or even better: to the previous millennium.
Jean Guicheteau
16/06/2025 at 11:51 a.m.
And Graham Hill and Phil Hill and Pironi and Alboreto... they won Le Mans and Grands Prix too.
Cyprien Juilhard
16/06/2025 at 12:05 a.m.
Hello, as mentioned in the intro, he is the second driver to win in F1 and Le Mans in the 2000st century, so starting in the XNUMXs. Have a nice day!
Little Pimousse
16/06/2025 at 09:25 a.m.
"precise" and not "precise" of course!
Little Pimousse
16/06/2025 at 09:24 a.m.
To those who spread their culture like jam on toast and who indicate names other than Alonso's, the article clearly specifies that these are the drivers who have won in F1 and at Le Mans in the 21st century... But to understand this, you have to know how to read Roman numerals, obviously. As culture...
Phils
16/06/2025 at 08:57 a.m.
You are forgetting the Belgian driver Jacky Ickx, multiple winner in both F1 and Le Mans
Cyprien Juilhard
16/06/2025 at 12:06 a.m.
Hello, as mentioned in the intro, he is the second driver to win in F1 and Le Mans in the 2000st century, so starting in the XNUMXs. Have a nice day!
Alain Féguenne (Luxembourg)
15/06/2025 at 11:07 a.m.
Bravitissimo….Kubica 🍾👍🍾👍🍾👍
Yves-Henri RANDIER
15/06/2025 at 06:40 a.m.
Congratulations to the very resilient and talented Pole, hats off to him for his multiple stints at the wheel of the semi-private yellow Ferrari! Could this be the era when official teams were beaten by privateers?
HOLUIGUE jp
15/06/2025 at 06:27 a.m.
G Hill, J Rindt, J Ickx, P Hill, J Mass, B McLaren, D Hulme…..
Cyprien Juilhard
16/06/2025 at 12:06 a.m.
Hello, as mentioned in the intro, he is the second driver to win in F1 and Le Mans in the 2000st century, so starting in the XNUMXs. Have a nice day!
Alain Féguenne (Luxembourg)
15/06/2025 at 06:25 a.m.
Ferrari….and AFCorse, an exceptional team, and Robert Kubica, what a fabulous driver…. And his stints, throughout his 24 hours, simply exceptional……👍. 😎🍾👀👍👀🍾