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

Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica has long since tackled the demons of a near-fatal accident 14 years ago but Sunday's victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans is arguably his greatest achievement yet.

Robert Kubica, Ye Yifei and Philip Hanson have given Ferrari its third consecutive win at Le Mans, driving the privately entered AF Corse Ferrari.

History was made at the Le Mans 24 Hours as Robert Kubica helped the No.83 Ferrari 499 win the iconic race. He becomes only the second driver this century to win it and also win a Formula 1 race.

Fourteen years on from his devastating rally crash, Robert Kubica has revealed he suffered 42 fractures and lost three quarters of his blood.

Robert Kubica has downplayed the performance of the Ferrari 499P following last Sunday’s 24 Hours of Le Mans test day, raising concerns about the ‘raceability’ of the Italian car due to having the least power in Hypercar above 250 km/h.