法国勒芒（美联社）——罗伯特·库比卡从一场几乎终结职业生涯的事故中漫长复出之路，于上周日达到巅峰：他随法拉利车队在勒芒24小时耐力赛中夺冠，助法拉利实现该项赛事三连冠。
若非保时捷潘世奇车队在最后时刻的奋力冲刺，这家意大利制造商本可包揽领奖台全部席位。
在第93届这项拥有102年历史的传奇赛事中，由罗伯特·库比卡、叶一飞和菲利普·汉森驾驶的83号法拉利499P赛车夺得冠军，这是法拉利车队第12次在该赛事中获胜。这辆由AF Corse车队私人参赛的亮黄色赛车，击败了保时捷及两辆厂商车队直接运营的法拉利赛车。
周日下午，库比卡（Kubica）经历了一场马拉松式的鏖战后率先冲过终点方格旗，锁定了胜局。
“这漫长的24小时终于结束了，”库比卡通过无线电对车队说道，并用意大利语向他们致谢。“好好享受吧。”
由潘世奇车队运营的6号保时捷963赛车，在车手凯文·埃斯特雷、劳伦斯·范索尔和马特·坎贝尔的驾驶下，于比赛后期发力超越另外两辆法拉利赛车，最终以落后冠军14秒的成绩获得亚军。
库比卡的漫长复出之路
对于库比卡和叶一飞而言，这是他们的救赎之战——去年他们的赛车（当时第三车手是罗伯特·施瓦茨曼）本极有希望夺冠，却接连遭遇撞车事故、处罚判罚，最终因机械故障退赛。
对于40岁的波兰车手罗伯特·库比卡来说，这是其职业生涯的高光时刻。他原本前途无量的F1生涯在2011年因一场拉力赛严重车祸导致重伤而中断。
库比卡的右臂和手部曾遭受部分截肢，并伴有多处骨折。经过手术和物理治疗，他于2013年重返赛场参加世界汽车拉力锦标赛，最终在2019年随威廉姆斯车队奇迹般回归F1——这甚至是他自己曾认为几乎不可能实现的壮举。他最近一次参加F1赛事是在2021年。
库比卡（Kubica）是首位在勒芒24小时耐力赛中夺冠的波兰车手，叶（Ye）则成为首位达成这一成就的中国车手。
叶（Ye）对媒体表示：“这是一个很棒的故事，我们最终和罗伯特（Robert）一起画上了完美的句号。从外面看似乎很容易，但在车里却并非如此。这简直令人难以置信。”
从第13位发车逆袭夺冠
法拉利在排位赛中表现不佳，两辆厂队赛车仅位列第7和第11位，最终冠军得主更是排在第13位发车。然而周六网球名将罗杰·费德勒挥动起跑旗后，法拉利在长距离比赛中的速度优势很快显现出来。
在去年与丰田车队激烈角逐后，本次赛事中法拉利车队几乎全程掌控局面。周日凌晨，该车队有望实现自2012年以来首个由单一制造商包揽顶级赛事领奖台的壮举。
不过，法拉利在最后几个小时里并非一帆风顺。
亚历山德罗·皮尔·圭迪驾驶51号赛车进站时发生打滑，失去了领先位置，而状态回升的6号保时捷则持续施压。
勒芒24小时耐力赛既是对车手意志力的考验，也是对赛车可靠性的挑战。在这场异常平静的比赛中，双方都表现出色，避免了夜间常见的戏剧性场面，重大碰撞寥寥无几，全场仅出动过一次安全车。
波兰Inter Europol Competition车队夺得LMP2组别冠军，Manthey车队则驾驶保时捷911在GT3组别折桂。
本文已更正。该赛事为第93届，自创办以来已历经102年，而非第102届。
美联社赛车新闻专栏：
LE MANS, France (AP) Robert Kubicas long road back from a crash which nearly ended his career culminated in victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday as Ferrari won for the third year running.
Only a late surge from Porsche Penske Motorsport denied the Italian manufacturer a podium sweep.
The No. 83 Ferrari 499P crew of Robert Kubica, Ye Yifei and Philip Hanson took the win as Ferrari won for the 12th time in the 93rd edition of the storied race, which began 102 years ago. Their bright-yellow car, privately entered by the AF Corse team, got the better of Porsche and the two official factory-entered Ferraris.
Kubica took the checkered flag after a marathon spell at the wheel Sunday afternoon to make sure of the win.
It has been a long 24 hours, Kubica said to his team over the radio and thanked them in Italian. Enjoy.
The Penske-operated No. 6 Porsche 963 of Kvin Estre, Laurens Vanthoor and Matt Campbell surged late in the race to finish second ahead of the two other Ferraris, 14 seconds behind the winner.
Kubicas long comeback
For Kubica and Ye, it was redemption after their car then with Robert Shwartzman as third driver was a strong contender to win last years race before a crash, a penalty and finally a race-ending mechanical failure.
Its a career highlight for 40-year-old Polish driver Kubica, whose promising Formula 1 career was interrupted in 2011 when a crash while competing in a rally left him with severe injuries.
Kubicas right arm and hand were partially severed and he had multiple fractures. After surgery and physical therapy, Kubica joined the World Rally Championship in 2013 and eventually made it back to F1 with Williams in 2019, something that even he had once considered almost impossible. He last raced in F1 in 2021.
Kubica is the first driver from Poland to win Le Mans outright, and Ye is the first from China to achieve that feat.
Its a great story that we finally put a perfect ending with Robert, Ye told broadcasters. It looks easier from the outside than it is in the car. Its just unbelievable.
Winning from 13th on the grid
Ferrari was off the pace in qualifying, with the two factory cars 7th and 11th on the grid and the eventual winner 13th. But once tennis great Roger Federer waved the starting flag Saturday, Ferraris pace over long race runs soon became clear.
After a close fight with Toyota in last years race, this time Ferrari often seemed in near-total control. Early Sunday morning, it was on target for the first top-class podium sweep by one manufacturer since 2012.
Ferrari didnt have it all its own way in the final hours, though.
Alessandro Pier Guidi spun in the No. 51 car on his way into the pits, losing the lead, while the resurgent No. 6 Porsche piled on the pressure.
Le Mans is as much a test of drivers resilience as it is the cars reliability. Both held up well in an unusually calm race that avoided much of the usual nighttime drama with few significant crashes and just one safety-car period.
Polish team Inter Europol Competition won the LMP2 class and Manthey won the GT3 class in a Porsche 911.
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This story has been corrected. It was the 93rd edition of the race and 102 years since it began, not the 102nd edition of the race.
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