The manufacturing unit No. 6 Porsche Penske 963 has been disqualified from qualifying for the 24 Hours of Le Mans for not complying with the minimal weight requirement.
Porsche’s workforce supervisor was summoned to the stewards following the opening section of qualifying for an alleged breach of Article 4.1 of technical laws, which stipulates a minimal weight restrict for every automobile in qualifying.
With scrutineering checks revealing that the No. 6 Porsche was underweight, the stewards knowledgeable Porsche of its choice to ship the automobile to the again of the Hypercar subject.
Kevin Estre had initially certified the No. 6 Porsche he shares with Laurens Vanthoor and Matt Campbell in fourth place, two tenths down on the session-topping #12 Cadillac of Alex Lynn.
It was the best-placed Porsche within the session, with the No. 5 963 ending seventh and the extra No. 4 entry ending up 14th.
The most important beneficary from the No. 6 Porsche’s exclusion is the No. 009 Aston Martin of Valkyrie of Alex Riberas, Marco Sorensen and Roman De Angelis, which has been promoted into Thursday’s Hypercar qualifying on the British producer’s return to the highest class at Le Mans.
Full stewards verdict
“The Technical checks was performed on the finish of the qualifying session with the presence of Crew representatives,” it stated. “There, after having examined the Technical Delegate report, the Stewards thought-about the minimal automobile weight didn’t adjust to the related laws.
“Throughout the listening to, the Crew Supervisor confirmed and accepted the process of the scrutineering and the measurements. Consequently, the Stewards determined to impose the disqualification of automobile 6 from the qualifying session. The automobile 6 will begin behind the grid of his class in response to the Article 10.2.2 of 2025 24 hours of Le Mans supplementary laws.”
“In consequence, the Stewards determined that the rivals categorized behind automobile 6 on the finish of the qualifying session will likely be moved up within the classification in accordance with article 12.19 of FIA Sporting Code.
“Rivals are reminded that they’ve the appropriate to attraction sure choices of the Stewards, in accordance with Article 15 of the FIA Worldwide Sporting Code and Chapter 4 of the FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Guidelines, inside the relevant deadlines.”
