Information has been in pretty short supply on the progress with Ferrari’s planned 2023 Hypercar entry on to the FIA WEC, but there are a few pieces coming together.
Firstly, despite some internet rumours, the programme is very much alive.
There will be two cars, planned for the full 2023 season in FIA WEC with additional races in IMSA being evaluated but not confirmed. This will be Ferrari’s first top class sportscar entry as a factory for 50 years.
There will be two cars only in 2023, no customer cars are planned for at least the first season, and they will be run, as announced, by AF Corse.
The design is complete, and build and testing of the hybrid drivetrain is progressing with track testing currently due to begin in July with a full test programme mapped out after the traditional Fiorano roll-out.
The car will feature Ferrari road car styling cues but will be a pure race machine – echoes of late Group C era styling are understood to be part of the low slung look of the car with a wing well to the rear. The recent Italian magazine ‘spy’ render was greeted by one insider DSC source with pretty much utter disdain!
No date has even been teased for a public unveiling of the car but some form of significant programme update during Le Mans week is looking distinctly likely.
On the driver front, again no formal announcement has been made but several current members of the Ferrari GT Competizione squad are believed to be in the mix along with others from the extended Ferrari racing family.
