The #911 Porsche 91 RSR loses its second place

Porsche was also hit with a disqualification at Silverstone, with the #911 91 RSR of Gianmaria Bruni and Richard Lietz excluded for being checked too low.

Published on 20/08/2018 à 08:44

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The #911 Porsche 91 RSR loses its second place

The downgrades of both Toyota TS050 Hybrid at the end of the 6 Hours of Silverstone was not the only post-race incident in England. Second in GTE Pro behind Ferrari 488 n°51 by James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, Gianmaria Bruni and Richard Lietz (Porsche 911 RSR n°91) lost their result after the technical checks.

In question, a 911 RSR deemed too low (48 mm against 50 mm authorized by the regulations). Porsche did not contest the measure taken by the commissioners, arguing however that the car had suffered from very significant degradation of the rubber.

In fact, the No. 67 Ford GT of Harry Tincknell and Andy Priaulx climbs into second position in the category, ahead of the second No. 911 Porsche 92 RSR of Kevin Estre and Michael Christensen.

Discover the full report and analysis of the 6 Hours of Silverstone, produced by our special correspondent in England, in AUTO issue 2179hebdo, available this evening in digital version and this Wednesday on newsstands.