AF Corse unveils its Hypercar: the Ferrari 499P for the Asian Le Mans Series

The Asian Le Mans Series has been well established for many years and, just like the European Le Mans Series, for example, forms part of the world of Le Mans organiser the ACO (Automobile Club de l’Ouest). In recent years, the Asian Le Mans Series has mainly been held in Abu Dhabi and Dubai – but for reasons that are well known, it is currently quite difficult to organise races in this region. Consequently, the 2026/27 season will be held in southern Europe.

What’s more, in the 2026/27 season, the Asian offshoot of the FIA WEC will feature Hypercars for the very first time. AF Corse and Cetilar Racing will each field a Ferrari 499P – although Cetilar Racing is not strictly speaking an independent team, as technical support is also provided by AF Corse.

Luís Pérez Companc will be at the wheel of the AF Corse 499P, alongside works drivers Nicklas Nielsen and Yifei Ye. This is also reflected in the livery of the Ferrari 499P, with blue and a touch of yellow as the main colours. The colour scheme is strongly reminiscent of the car Luís Pérez Companc most recently drove in the American IMSA series.

The drivers have also been confirmed: the Cetilar Racing 499P will be driven by Roberto Lacorte, Nicola Lacorte and Ferrari works driver Antonio Fuoco.

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