Ferrari 499P

The 499P is the FIA WEC Le Mans Hypercar Ferrari built under the Hypercar regulations introduced in 2021 — a class that combines factory prototypes with hybrid road-relevant powertrains. The 499P's name is a calculated reference: '499' echoes the 333 SP and earlier Ferrari sports prototypes by adding 166 (the 166 MM was Ferrari's first Le Mans winner, in 1949), and the 'P' designates Prototipo. The car's 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 mid-mounted, derived from the 296 GT3 unit, pairs with a front-axle MGU (motor-generator unit) for a combined ~671 hp peak (limited by the Hypercar Balance of Performance system).

Scuderia Ferrari entered the 499P in the 2023 FIA WEC season — its first top-class endurance return since 1973. The car won the 24 Hours of Le Mans on debut: car #51, driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado and Antonio Giovinazzi, took the centenary-edition race after 342 laps and ended Toyota Gazoo Racing's five-year streak. Ferrari repeated in 2024, this time with #50 (Antonio Fuoco / Miguel Molina / Nicklas Nielsen) leading the #51 sister car home in a 1–3 finish. A third consecutive Le Mans victory followed in 2025 — including a privateer-entered 499P-AF Corse run — completing a hat-trick at La Sarthe that no other modern Hypercar has managed.

LEGO® 77261 is the full-size 8-stud Speed Champions release. It supersedes the 62-piece 2025 polybag (30709 Ferrari 499P — Hypercar) by giving the same subject a full retail set treatment with one driver minifigure and the racing-yellow accents on Scuderia Ferrari's signature red. The 8-stud chassis cell makes it a natural pair with 76916 Porsche 963 — Porsche's contemporary Hypercar rival — and the Ferrari road-and-race shelf the LEGO® line has gradually built out (F40 Supercar, F40 Competizione, SF-24, SF90 XX, 812 Competizione, 70 Ferrari 512 M).