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 12 months’s FIA World Endurance Chmpionship, attributable to a technical infringement.
The automobile – shared by final 12 months’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 automobile intervention dealt a blow to its prospects and the automobile 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 automobile’s rear wing help 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 type for Automotive #50”.
The Stewards’ decision no. 225 highlighted the next irregularities:
- “Lacking Parts on Rear Wing Assist: 4 bolts have been discovered to be lacking from the rear wing help, as per the automobile’s homologation type. The Group 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 Group Supervisor accepted the outcome 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 automobile was duly disqualified from the ultimate race outcomes, elevating the pole-sitting #12 Cadillac Hertz Group JOTA V-Sequence.R to fourth and the #7 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR010 Hybrid to fifth. The stewards’ resolution doesn’t have an effect on the opposite two Ferrari Hypercars, which completed first (#83) and third (#51).
