The Vaillante Rebellion #13 car lost its podium in the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest announced.
The stewards detected certain irregularities During the post-race technical checks on the Vaillante Rebellion team’s #13 Oreca 07-Gibson. The result was the car’s disqualification from the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The organisers of the race released the following statement:
“Two infractions were noted by the technical marshals:
- Modification to the body found to be in technical non-compliance (decision of the stewards #58)
- Unauthorised intervention in the closed park after the race (decision of the stewards #59)”
“The Vaillante Rebellion has confirmed its intention to file an appeal with the officials.”
“This disqualification causes a change in the overall classification for the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans. Jackie Chan DC Racing’s second car, the #37 driven by Cheng-Gommendy-Brundle, now claims the third step on the podium just behind its sister car, the #38, and the #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid.”
The Vaillante Rebellion #13 car was disqualified from the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans
@24hoursoflemans The #13 Vaillante @RebellionRacing disqualified @FIAWEC #LEMANS24 #WEC https://t.co/Cyz9ng4pCH
— 24 Hours of Le Mans (@24hoursoflemans) June 19, 2017
