Former Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica took victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours with a privately entered Ferrari. The number 83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P, also driven by China's Yifei Ye and Britain's Phil Hanson, took the chequered flag 14.084 seconds ahead of the number six Porsche 963 of France Kevin Estre.

Robert Kubica claiming his maiden Le Mans 24 Hours victory proved popular amongst the Formula 1 paddock, with various members paying tribute to him on Sunday.Kubica, who had three separate stints in F1,

Ferrari won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the third straight year Sunday, but a late surge from Porsche Penske Motorsport denied the Italian manufacturer a podium sweep.