Chinese
Ye Yifei (Yifei Ye, born 16 June 2000 in Xi'an) is a Chinese racing driver best known for his endurance success, including overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Junior single-seaters
Ye won the 2016 French F4 Championship with what was described as the largest winning margin in the series' history. After spells in junior formulae he contested the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech Grand Prix, a difficult campaign in which he finished 21st with a single top-ten result. He then returned to dominance in junior machinery, winning the 2020 Euroformula Open with 11 wins, 13 poles and 12 fastest laps.
Endurance career
Ye found his form in sportscars. In 2021 he won both the Asian Le Mans Series and European Le Mans Series LMP2 titles. He stepped up to the FIA World Endurance Championship's top Hypercar class in 2023, initially with Porsche, before switching to Ferrari in 2024, racing the AF Corse Ferrari 499P (car #83) alongside Robert Kubica and Phil Hanson.
His defining result came at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, where his crew won overall, making Ye the first Chinese driver to take an outright victory in the race. He finished runner-up in the 2025 FIA WEC standings, cementing his status as one of China's most successful international racing drivers.