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No.50 Ferrari disqualified from Le Mans for tech infringement

The No. 50 Ferrari – AF Corse 499P, which crossed the line in fourth position overall in the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans, has been disqualified after post-race scrutineering for a technical infringement.

The car was found to have an issue relating to four bolts that were missing from the rear wing support. That irregularity put the car outside its homologation specification, but in addition, because of the missing bolts, the rear wing recorded a deflection of 52 millimetres during post-race testing against a permitted maximum deflection of 15 millimetres.

Ferrari – AF Corse responded to the scrutineers that the excessive deflection was linked to the missing bolts and claimed no performance gain was achieved.

The other two Ferrari 499Ps in the race, the race-winning No. 83 AF Corse and the sister factory No. 51 car, were both found in complete compliance with regulations.

With the removal of the car from the official results, the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R has inherited fourth place overall, with the No. 7 Toyota moving into the top five.

The No. 5 Porsche, No. 38 JOTA Cadillac, No. 4 Porsche and No. 35 and No. 36 Alpines complete the top 10.

If Ferrari does not appeal, or if an appeal is unsuccessful, the No. 50 crew of Nicklas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina will lose the 24 points they gained at Le Mans and would sit on 57 points to the 89 of the Le Mans winning No. 83 crew and 105 of the championship-leading No. 51 trio.

The points boost for the No. 12 Cadillac would lift its crew to equal fourth in the drivers’ championship, with the No. 6 Porsche squad on 42 points.

In the manufacturers’ standings, if the decision stands, Ferrari would take a 30-point hit from its current total of 202 points. The scoring manufacturers’ totals for Cadillac, Toyota, Alpine and Peugeot would be boosted, with Aston Martin looking set to score its first points as a result.