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"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. ... "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.

I've also read that all cars were checked for this (don't have a source for this though), and also considering the nature of this failure, neither the 51 nor the 83 should be affected.

Ferrari has won the 93rd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours with its satellite #83 entry, driven by Phil Hanson, Robert Kubica and Yifei Ye.
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The LMP2 class went the way of Tom Dillmann, Jakub Smiechowski and Nick Yelloly in Inter Europol Competition’s #43 ORECA, which led for pretty much the last eight hours and survived a late-race drive-through penalty to win.
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In a much more attritional race, Ryan Hardwick, Richard Lietz and Riccardo Pera prevailed in Manthey’s #92 Porsche; their main competitors, Team WRT’s #46 BMW driven by Valentino Rossi, Ahmad Al Harthy and Kelvin van der Linde, retired shortly before the midway point after van der Linde went off at the Porsche curves.

At Le Mans today, McLaren Racing and United Autosports formally unveiled the next stages of its plans to go Hypercar racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship as McLaren United AS. McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown (pictured above) took time to discuss further details about the program as it stands, with the world premiere of its new LMDh prototype on the horizon tomorrow, and the first on-track tests to take place in the first half of 2026.

"The British organisation unveiled a full-scale model of the LMDh prototype that will race in the Hypercar class of the WEC from 2027 ahead of this year's Le Mans 24 Hours, 30 years on from its victory in the French enduro with the F1 GTR.

"The track-day car is being developed in parallel to the racing machine, in conjunction with Dallara, and will be powered by the same twin-turbo V6 engine.

Cadillac has made history at the Le Mans 24 Hours with a first-ever pole position, in a one-two on the grid.

Cross-posted from "Porsche to unveil road-legal 963 in June" by @[email protected] in [email protected]

Cross-posted from "Info DTM season opener in Oschersleben 2025: TV, livestream, schedule and much more." by @[email protected] in [email protected]

DTM Oschersleben 2025 schedule (all times CEST)

Friday, April 25

11:00 am: 1st practice

3:35 pm: 2nd practice

Saturday, April 26

09:10 am: 1st qualifying

12:55 pm: 1st race

Sunday, April 27

09:10 am: 2nd qualifying

12:55 pm: 2nd race

To check availability in your region: DTM website or Youtube region restriction checker

Cross-posted from "DTM Legend Gerd Ruch, Bringing The Legendary Mustang Back To The Paddock" by @[email protected] in [email protected]

Cross-posted from "Drudi Joins Walkenhorst Pro Lineup at N24 – Sportscar365" by @[email protected] in [email protected]

PDF file from ADAC press portal:

https://media.adac-motorsport.de/dl.php?dID=2614%2C2740%2C3274&fID=84550

Cross-posted from "JMR Corvette Drivers for 24H Spa, Suzuka 1000km Revealed – Sportscar365" by @[email protected] in [email protected]

Cross-posted from "Wickens to Make N24 Debut in Hyundai TCR – Sportscar365" by @[email protected] in [email protected]

Genesis Magma Racing has revealed the livery that its GMR-001 LMDh prototypes will sport in the Korean brand’s debut FIA WEC Hypercar season next year.

"Porsche are expected to have a full reveal of the car in the Summer, with a full customer rollout in 2026. Before then the car will makes its debut in this weekends 12 Hours of Spa in the 24H series. "

Cross-posted from "McLaren Announces 2027 Hypercar Program – Sportscar365" by @[email protected] in [email protected]