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Ferrari’s No. 50 Prototype Disqualified From Le Mans for Rear Wing Breach

Post-race testing showed wing deflection far above the 15mm limit under LMH rules, prompting scrutineers to invalidate the car’s finish.

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Overview

  • Technical delegates disqualified the No. 50 Ferrari 499P overnight on June 16 after finding it violated LMH rear wing deflection rules.
  • Post-race tests recorded a 52mm deflection under specified loads, exceeding the 15mm cap set by Article 3.8.7.
  • Officials also discovered four missing bolts on the rear wing support, a discrepancy acknowledged by the team manager.
  • Ferrari maintained that the absent bolts caused the flex and insisted the breach did not yield a straight-line performance boost.
  • Scrutineers warned the irregular wing assembly risked structural failure at speed and recorded the car’s top velocity on lap 380.