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 staff supervisor was summoned to the stewards following the opening phase of qualifying for an alleged breach of Article 4.1 of technical rules, which stipulates a minimal weight restrict for every automotive in qualifying.
With scrutineering checks revealing that the No. 6 Porsche was underweight, the stewards knowledgeable Porsche of its resolution to ship the automotive to the again of the Hypercar area.
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 carried out on the finish of the qualifying session with the presence of Staff representatives,” it stated. “There, after having examined the Technical Delegate report, the Stewards thought of the minimal automotive weight didn’t adjust to the related rules.
“Throughout the listening to, the Staff Supervisor confirmed and accepted the process of the scrutineering and the measurements. Consequently, the Stewards determined to impose the disqualification of automotive 6 from the qualifying session. The automotive 6 will begin behind the grid of his class in line with the Article 10.2.2 of 2025 24 hours of Le Mans supplementary rules.”
“Consequently, the Stewards determined that the opponents categorised behind automotive 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.
“Opponents are reminded that they’ve the appropriate to enchantment sure selections of the Stewards, in accordance with Article 15 of the FIA Worldwide Sporting Code and Chapter 4 of the FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Guidelines, throughout the relevant cut-off dates.”
