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The first practice session for the FIA World Endurance Championship at Imola featured Ferrari at the top of the timing screens but with the privateer No. 83 499P on top, a tenth and a half up on the No. 50 from the factory team.
Ferrari's trio of 499Ps put in a dominant performance during qualifying for the 6 Hours of Imola, finishing 1-2-3 in Hypercar Hyperpole. The Italian brand's charge was led by Antonio Fuoco in the No. 50 499P, who snatched pole position by four-tenths with a rapid 1m29.
Porsche Penske Motorsport will once again field three Porsche 963 race cars at the Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans in the 2024 season. The organiser, ACO, confirmed that the Porsche works team will campaign a third car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. French works driver Mathieu Jaminet will helm the No. 4 car, with the other drivers announced at a later date. In addition to the three hybrid prototypes from Porsche Penske Motorsport, the customer teams Hertz Team Jota and Proton Competition will.