The #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar has been disqualified from qualifying for this week’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, meaning the reigning world champions will begin the race from the back of the Hypercar category grid.
A stewards’ decision following the conclusion of the session read as follows:
The technical checks were conducted at the end of the qualifying session with the presence of team representatives. There, after having examined the Technical Delegate’s report, the Stewards considered the minimum car weight did not comply with the relevant regulations.
During the hearing, the Team Manager confirmed and accepted the procedure of the scrutineering and the measurements. Consequently, the Stewards decided to impose the disqualification of car #6 from the qualifying session. Car #6 will start at the back of the grid in its category according to Article 10.2.2 of the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans supplementary regulations.
As a result, the Stewards decided that the competitors classified behind car #6 at the end of the qualifying session will be moved up in the classification in accordance with article 12.19 of the FIA Sporting Code.
This means that for the first time, one of the Aston Martin THOR Team Valkyries will participate in Hyperpole, in the shape of the #009 entry crewed by Marco Sørensen, Alex Riberas and Roman De Angelis.
