The #50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P Hypercar has been disqualified from its fourth-place end in final weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, spherical 4 of this yr’s FIA World Endurance Chmpionship, on account of a technical infringement.
The automotive – shared by final yr’s Le Mans winners Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina – was a contender for victory all through the race, however the in a single day security automotive intervention dealt a blow to its prospects and the automotive finally took the chequered flag fourth, simply over a second shy of the sister #51 Ferrari, which claimed the ultimate podium place.
Nevertheless, post-race scrutineering decided that the automotive’s rear wing assist was “not in compliance with the deflection take a look at indicated in Article 3.8.7 of the 2025 LMH Technical Rules and the homologation kind for Automotive #50”.
The Stewards’ choice no. 225 highlighted the next irregularities:
“Lacking Elements on Rear Wing Help: 4 bolts had been discovered to be lacking from the rear wing assist, as per the automotive’s homologation kind. The Workforce Supervisor confirmed and accepted the non-compliance with the homologation specs. “Rear Wing Deflection: A rear wing deflection of 52mm was recorded in the course of the post-race take a look at, whereas Article 3.8.7 of the LMH Technical Rules units the utmost permissible deflection at 15mm. The Workforce Supervisor accepted the consequence and confirmed that the take a look at process carried out by the scrutineers was appropriate. The Competitor didn’t dispute the measurement.”
The #50 automotive was duly disqualified from the ultimate race outcomes, elevating the pole-sitting #12 Cadillac Hertz Workforce JOTA V-Sequence.R to fourth and the #7 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR010 Hybrid to fifth. The stewards’ choice doesn’t have an effect on the opposite two Ferrari Hypercars, which completed first (#83) and third (#51).
