Vaillante Rebellion does not contest its disqualification

The story of a Oreca 07 LM P2 in Vaillante colors of Rebellion Racing on the podium 24 Hours of Le Mans was beautiful. With the trio of No. 13 Nelson Piquet Jr, David Heinemeier-Hansson and Mathias Beche, the Swiss team had a superb race only to fail behind the Porsche 919 Hybrid n°2 winner and the Oreca 07 n°38 Jackie Chan DC Racing.

However, more than twenty-four hours after the arrival, the joy subsided for Bart Hayden's men, since No. 13 was decommissioned following an intervention under closed park regime and a modification of the bodywork, a hole having been made to be able to access the starter without having to remove the engine cover.

A sanction which thus offered a double podium for Jackie Chan DC Racing, Signatech Alpine recovering third place in LM P2. The Vaillante Rebellion team indicated this Friday that they clearly accepted the commissioners' decision, and no appeal will be made.

“The team took the necessary time to investigate the ins and outs of this situation before making its decision public, comments the team in a press release. This major event was marred by an untimely intervention, breaking the management chain and making it impossible to avoid the incident. This error was made in the final hours of the competition and it highlights the fact that despite fatigue, an endurance race must be managed perfectly at all levels. 

The Vaillante Rebellion team, faithful to its convictions, assumes and accepts the consequences, sporting institutions must be respected. The team's values ​​shared by the association of Rebellion and Michel Vaillant are courage and bravery and this error of judgment must in no way damage these leitmotifs dear to the entire team. 

The Swiss team wishes to highlight the exceptional work of its entire team, the excellent performances of the two cars and the exemplary cohesion between the drivers and the technical staff. It is a historic result celebrated by a podium with the fans of Vaillante Rebellion, it will forever be an anthology race where the emotion will have been very great. »