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#50 Ferrari disqualified from Le Mans 24h over extreme wing deflection

The fourth-placed Ferrari was excluded from the final results following the French classic

#50 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina

Photo by: Emanuele Clivati | AG Photo

The #50 Ferrari 499P has been disqualified from the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours after failing post-race scrutineering.

Driven by Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen, the car had finished fourth overall, just 29.666s behind the race-winning satellite Ferrari and 1.179s away from the podium, but was found to have breached rear wing technical regulations in two ways.

Firstly, the rear wing support section was missing four bolts compared to the homologated version of the car, which Ferrari acknowledged was not compliant with the rules.

Furthermore, “a rear wing deflection of 52mm was recorded during the post-race test, whereas Article 3.8.7 of the LMH Technical Regulations sets the maximum permissible deflection at 15mm,” stewards reported.

Ferrari argued that “the excessive deflection was linked to the missing bolts” and insisted there had been “no performance gain”, but stewards noted the #50 Ferrari achieved its highest top speed on lap 380 out of 387 – implying there was a performance gain thanks to reduced drag.

A Ferrari mechanic reportedly noticed the absence of a bolt at 3:23pm, less than an hour before the end of the race, but the AF Corse-run squad did not take corrective action.

#50 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina

#50 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen, Miguel Molina

Photo by: Emanuele Clivati | AG Photo

The car’s non-compliance with technical regulations was sufficient grounds for disqualification, stewards insisted, but most importantly they pointed out that it presented a potential hazard as “the irregular and incomplete assembly of the rear wing support presents a risk of structural failure under high-speed stress or fatigue”.

The #50 car’s disqualification promotes the #12 Cadillac (Lynn-Nato-Stevens) to fourth place, with the #7 Toyota, the #5 Porsche, the #38 Cadillac and every other classified competitor moving one position up the order.

It makes the #50 crew’s 2025 World Endurance Championship title bid significantly harder, as it is now 48 points behind the sister #51 car in the standings.

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