24H Le Mans: No.13 Vaillante Rebellion disqualified (updated)

During post-race technical checks certain irregularities were detected on the No.13 Vaillante Rebellion ORECA 07-Gibson, resulting in the car's disqualification from the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Two infractions were noted by the technical delegates:

• Modification to the bodywork, found to be in non-compliance of the technical regulations (Stewards’ Decision No.58)
• Unauthorized intervention in Parc Fermé after the race (Stewards’ Decision No.59)

The Vaillante Rebellion team has confirmed its intention to file an appeal with the officials.**

This disqualification results in a change to the overall classification for the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans. Jackie Chan DC Racing's second car, the No.37 driven by Cheng-Gommendy-Brundle, now claims the third step on the podium just behind its sister car, the No.38, and the winning No.2 Porsche 919 Hybrid.

New race classification and points standings can be found HERE

** From a team press release dated 23 June:  

The team took the necessary time to investigate all the relevant aspects of the situation before publicly announcing their decision.

This major event has been marked by inappropriate intervention, breaking the management chain, causing an incident that could not be prevented. This mistake was made during the last hours of the competition, which highlights that regardless of fatigue, an endurance race must be perfectly managed at all levels.

The Vaillante REBELLION team, true to its convictions, takes responsibility for what happened and accepts its consequences.