Ferrari #50 Hypercar disqualified from 24 Hours of Le Mans

The car – piloted by former Le Mans winners Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina – was a contender for victory throughout the race, but the overnight safety car intervention dealt a blow to its prospects and the car ultimately took the chequered flag fourth, just over a second shy of the sister #51 Ferrari, which claimed the final podium position.

However, post-race scrutineering determined that the car’s rear wing support was ‘not in compliance with the deflection test indicated in Article 3.8.7 of the 2025 LMH Technical Regulations and the homologation form for Car #50’.

The stewards’ decision highlighted the following irregularities: 

• Missing Components on Rear Wing Support: Four bolts were found to be missing from the rear wing support, as per the car’s homologation form. The Team Manager confirmed and accepted the non-compliance with the homologation specifications.
• Rear Wing Deflection: 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. The Team Manager accepted the result and confirmed that the test procedure carried out by the scrutineers was correct. The Competitor did not dispute the measurement.

The Competitor stated that the excessive deflection was linked to the missing bolts, and claimed no performance gain was achieved.

It was further explained that during the last pit-stop at 15:23, a mechanic noticed the absence of only one bolt on the rear wing support, but no corrective action was taken before the end of the race. The Competitor explained this decision was made after reviewing the car telemetry, which allegedly showed no change to the car’s speed.

The Stewards noted that Car 50 achieved its highest top speed on lap 380 out of 387.

Moreover, the scrutineers, who are the competent authority on safety matters, considered the rear wing assembly non-compliance to present a potential safety risk. In particular, the irregular and incomplete assembly of the rear wing support presents a risk of structural failure under high-speed stress or fatigue, which cannot be overlooked.

The #50 car was duly disqualified from the final race results, elevating the pole-sitting #12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R to fourth and the #7 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR010 Hybrid to fifth. The stewards’ decision does not affect the other two Ferrari Hypercars, which finished first (#83) and third (#51).

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