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Ferrari loses second place in WEC Bahrain race for exceeding tyre allocation
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Ferrari loses second place in WEC Bahrain race for exceeding tyre allocation

By Miles Cooper November 2, 2024
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The second-placed manufacturing unit Ferrari has been penalised for exceeding its tyre allocation in Saturday’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain and has dropped out of the factors.

Ferrari’s #51 499P Le Mans Hypercar shared by Antonio Giovinazzi, James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi acquired a penalty of 4m55s for utilizing two extra tyres than the permitted most of 26 allowed for qualifying and the race at an eight-hour occasion.

The time penalty was transformed to 2 racing laps, dropping the automotive to 14th within the classification, and signifies that Peugeot has notched up its first podium of the season.

Mikkel Jensen, Nico Muller and Jean-Eric Vergne at the moment are categorised third within the Bahrain 8 Hours aboard the #93 9X8 2024 LMH, equalling the French producer’s greatest outcome notched up at Monza in 2023 since its return to top-flight endurance racing in 2022.

It additionally signifies that new 2024 WEC Hypercar drivers’ champions Laurens Vanthoor, Andre Lotterer and Kevin Estre transfer into the factors with tenth place.

Ferrari’s penalty can’t be appealed.

Ferrari loses second place in WEC Bahrain race for exceeding tyre allocation

#51 Ferrari AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Alessandro Pier Guidi, James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi

Photograph by: Ferrari

Hypercar tyre provider Michelin has additionally been fined for not declaring the proper checklist of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags and barcodes 48 hours earlier than the beginning of the race assembly in Bahrain as per the sequence guidelines.

These weren’t equipped to the organisers till 11:00 on Saturday, simply three hours earlier than the beginning of the race.

Michelin has been fined €15,000 with €10,000 suspended.

The French tyre firm might be allowed to attraction the choice of the stewards.

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