A Ferrari has been disqualified from the 2025 Le Mans 24hr race

Don’t worry, Robert Kubica’s fairytale Le Mans win isn’t in jeopardy, and neither is Ferrari’s, nor its position at the top of the WEC’s drivers’ and manufacturers’ tables.

However, following a post-race check, the number 50 Ferrari 499P that finished fourth overall was disqualified for a ‘technical infringement’.

The infringement? Four missing bolts from the central rear wing support.

Said Ferrari: “As reported by the Stewards, during the number 50 car’s last pit stop at 3.23pm on Sunday 15 June, a Ferrari AF Corse team mechanic noticed that only one of the bolts securing the central rear wing support was missing.

“Given the design of the element, the absence of one or more of these components did not compromise the car’s safety in any way. The subsequent loss of the remaining bolts during the final 37 minutes of the race provided no advantage in terms of performance or the final standings.

“The top speed of the number 50 499P reported by the Stewards in their decision was recorded during the car’s final seven laps while it was running in the slipstream of its sister car, the number 51 499P.”

Ferrari reported it was ‘surprised’ by the disqualification, while expressing ‘complete confidence’ in its team, and FIA regs.

“With full confidence in those same regulations, even though the incident in question offered no competitive advantage to the crew, nor did it compromise the safety of our drivers or that of other competitors, Ferrari is already at work ahead of the next rounds of a season that resumes under the global spotlight in July, in Brazil,” Ferrari added.

A season it currently leads: Ferrari sits on 172 points in the manufacturers’ championship, while its trio of Pier Guidi, Calado and Giovinazzi top the drivers’ standings with 105 points.