Fresh from securing the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship title with Ferrari, Alessandro Pier Guidi carries the calm confidence of a driver who has fought for every step of his career. From GTE Pro battles to the top class of endurance racing, he has become one of Ferrari’s most successful modern champions. Yet behind the achievements lies a story of resilience, teamwork, and a journey built brick by brick.

Winning in Hypercar compared to GT

Pier Guidi says the emotional experience of securing a world title remains constant, regardless of the category.

“Well, as a feeling, winning a world title is more or less the same,” he explains. “Of course, if you win overall, in terms of advertising, it is at a much higher level.

He points to the 2017 GTE Pro crown as a reference point for pure competitiveness when we went up against works teams from Porsche, Aston Martin and Ford. “That first title we won in 2017, with a lot of manufacturers in GTE Pro, and this one now, they are more or less the same level of competition.”

Hypercar brings something extra.

“In the Hypercar class, it is something we will always remember. It is historic for Ferrari, so that is obviously a bonus. But every time you win a world title, it is something incredible, whatever the class.”

A season where everything finally aligned

The key difference in 2025 was not a performance breakthrough. Instead, it was the absence of the repeated setbacks that defined the previous year.

“Actually, we did not change so much compared to last year,” he says. “In 2024 we always had the performance, we were quick every time, but something always happened and we were not able to achieve the target.

“This year was a normal season for us. We did a very good year, of course, but we did not improve the performance so much. We just had the possibility to score the points we deserved, and maybe also deserved last year. In motorsport it is like this. Sometimes you have a bad season and you need to accept it.”

How becoming a Ferrari factory driver changed everything

Before becoming a multiple world champion, Pier Guidi spent years as a fast yet largely overlooked driver, building his reputation in everything from Italian GT and Formula Renault to the high-powered Superleague Formula single-seater series. Many assume a clear turning point must have sparked his rise to the top, but he disagrees.

“Actually, there was not a big click in my career,” he says. “The biggest difference is that I became a factory driver for Ferrari and had the opportunity to race in the Pro class with a factory car. From that moment I started to achieve a lot of results.

His appointment as a Ferrari factory driver in 2017 transformed the trajectory of his career, turning years of underdog experience into championship-winning maturity. “I will always be grateful to Ferrari and to Antonello Coletta for giving me this opportunity,” he adds. “I tried to use this chance as best as I could.”

A career built through experience

Pier Guidi has progressed through the sport without shortcuts.

“Creating your career step by step is more difficult,” he admits. “Of course, I would prefer to arrive very young and have an easier life. But from the other side, you build a much bigger background. You get a lot of experience in more difficult or less professional situations, where you need to be more involved in the team.

“With very professional teams you focus on your small part. This earlier experience helps you have a better view of all the aspects behind performance.”

The most demanding machinery he has driven

His career has taken him through GT cars, GTE machinery, Hypercars and powerful single-seaters. The toughest physically was the old Superleague Formula car.

“It was like a Formula 3000. In terms of physical condition and physical demand, it was the most difficult,” he says.

Today’s challenges are different.

“Even if the Hypercar is less physical because we have power steering and everything, it needs more mental effort. There are so many parameters to manage. To be quick you do not just stay flat out and brake later. You need to control all the performance aspects of the car. Hypercars are very demanding mentally.”

Remaining a GT racer at heart

Despite becoming a world champion in Ferrari’s Hypercar, Pier Guidi still considers himself a GT driver.

“At the end, the rest did not change. I am still racing in GT World Challenge and in IMSA,” he says. “This year we won the IMSA North American Endurance Championship.”

He explains that Ferrari deliberately keeps its drivers involved in both programmes.

“We stay trained in both categories, and it is something I like. Sometimes switching between cars is difficult, but when you get used to it, it is possible. It is what all of us are doing.”

Helping develop Ferrari’s modern Hypercar

Pier Guidi was instrumental during the early stages of the project that brought Ferrari back to the top class for the first time since 1973.

“In the last few years I have been quite involved in the development, especially when the Hypercar was born,” he says. “We had a lot of decisions to make when the car did not exist yet. We were just using the simulator. There were many doubts and many choices to make.

“In the end, most of them were good because the car showed great potential from the first race. But it is difficult to point to one specific thing I pushed for. We work together as a team. I give my feedback, they look at the data, and we make decisions together.”

Living with Ferrari’s increased visibility

Ferrari’s return to the top class has drawn huge attention from fans and media, and Pier Guidi has felt the effects.

“When Ferrari came back to the WEC, the noise around the brand was a lot. You see how the number of people at the track has grown. There is always a lot of support,” he says.

“There is more media interest and this is something only Ferrari can do. It is great to drive for a brand that can move the interest of the fans and the media. I think it is great for the WEC as well.”

What about the attention on himself?

“At the end, I did not change. I do what I was doing before. I have more media commitments, but I am not worried. It is part of the job, but it does not make performance.”

Looking ahead without looking too far

With another world championship secured, Pier Guidi prefers not to speculate about the distant future.

“For now I enjoy driving, developing the car, making tests, racing. I am focused on this,” he says. “I do not think too much about the far future. If you do your best, you do not need to be worried.”

Proud to write Ferrari history

Reflecting on 2025, he speaks with sincere pride.

“If I look back at this season, it is something amazing,” he says. “I am really proud to be part of the team for what we achieved. And I am proud to be a small part of the history of Ferrari. That is something not for everyone, and I am grateful to Ferrari for giving me this opportunity.”

Daniele Paglino contributed to this report.