Both Toyotas excluded from Silverstone WEC race, Rebellion wins
Both Toyotas have been excluded from the Silverstone World Endurance Championship race, handing outright victory to privateer LMP1 squad Rebellion Racing
The front part of Fernando Alonso, Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima's winning #8 car's skidblock was reported to have "deflected 6mm on the right-hand side and 8mm on the left-hand side under the specified 2500N load at the front of the skidblock".
The second-placed #7 Toyota's infraction was slightly different, as "the front part of the skid block deflected 9mm under the specified 2500 N load on both sides of the skid block".
It means Rebellion drivers Gustavo Menezes, Thomas Laurent and Mathias Beche inherit victory, ahead of the sister #1 car of Neel Jani and Andre Lotterer.
SMP Racing pair Stephane Sarrazin and Egor Orudzhev move up to the final place on the podium.
Stewards' bulletins relating to the exclusion of both Toyotas said the team had explained that both its cars sustained damage to their skidblocks in-race but that this was not deemed a valid excuse.
They read: "Although there are no reports of the car being involved in any specific incident, the competitor stated that his only explanation for the non-conformity must have been as a result of the car running off-track and sustaining some sort of damage to the internal stays that fix that portion of the car.
"The stewards considered this possibility but determined that the design of the car must be able to withstand the normal rigours of a six-hour endurance race."
The #3 Rebellion inherited what became victory as a result of the #1 car requiring a change of rear bodywork in the final hour in order to fix a faulty tail-light.
Revised race result
| Pos | Class | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | M.Beche, T.Laurent, G.Menezes | Rebellion Racing | Rebellion/Gibson | 193 | 6h02m10.579s |
| 2 | LMP1 | N.Jani, A.Lotterer, B.Senna | Rebellion Racing | Rebellion/Gibson | 192 | 1 Lap |
| 3 | LMP1 | S.Sarrazin, E.Orudzhev | SMP Racing | BR Engineering/AER | 192 | 1 Lap |
| 4 | LMP2 | H-Pin Tung, G.Aubry, S.Richelmi | Jackie Chan DC Racing | ORECA/Gibson | 185 | 8 Laps |
| 5 | LMP2 | J.Jaafar, W.Tan, N.Jeffri | Jackie Chan DC Racing | ORECA/Gibson | 185 | 8 Laps |
| 6 | LMP2 | N.Lapierre, A.Negrao, P.Thiriet | Signatech Alpine Matmut | Alpine/Gibson | 183 | 10 Laps |
| 7 | LMP2 | R.Gonzalez, P.Maldonado, A.Davidson | DragonSpeed | ORECA/Gibson | 181 | 12 Laps |
| 8 | LMP2 | F.van Eerd, G.van der Garde, N.de Vries | Racing Team Nederland | Dallara/Gibson | 181 | 12 Laps |
| 9 | LMP2 | E.Creed, R.Ricci, Y.Mori | Larbre Competition | Alpine/Gibson | 176 | 17 Laps |
| 10 | LMP2 | F.Perrodo, M.Vaxiviere, L.Duval | TDS Racing | ORECA/Gibson | 173 | 20 Laps |
| 11 | GTE Pro | A.P.Guidi, J.Calado | AF Corse | Ferrari | 172 | 21 Laps |
| 12 | GTE Pro | A.Priaulx, H.Tincknell | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Ford | 172 | 21 Laps |
| 13 | GTE Pro | M.Christensen, K.Estre | Porsche GT Team | Porsche | 172 | 21 Laps |
| 14 | GTE Pro | A.Lynn, M.Martin | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | 171 | 22 Laps |
| 15 | GTE Pro | M.Tomczyk, N.Catsburg | BMW Team MTEK | BMW | 171 | 22 Laps |
| 16 | GTE Pro | S.Mucke, O.Pla | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | Ford | 170 | 23 Laps |
| 17 | GTE Am | C.Ried, J.Andlauer, M.Campbell | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Porsche | 168 | 25 Laps |
| 18 | GTE Am | S.Yoluc, J.Adam, C.Eastwood | TF Sport | Aston Martin | 168 | 25 Laps |
| 19 | GTE Am | J.Bergmeister, P.Lindsey, E.Perfetti | Team Project 1 | Porsche | 168 | 25 Laps |
| 20 | GTE Am | P.D.Lana, P.Lamy, M.Lauda | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | 168 | 25 Laps |
| 21 | GTE Am | Mok W.S., K.Sawa, M.Griffin | Clearwater Racing | Ferrari | 167 | 26 Laps |
| 22 | GTE Am | M.Wainwright, B.Barker, A.Davison | Gulf Racing | Porsche | 167 | 26 Laps |
| 23 | GTE Am | M.Ishikawa, O.Beretta, E.Cheever | MR Racing | Ferrari | 167 | 26 Laps |
| 24 | GTE Am | G.Roda, G.Roda, M.Cairoli | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Porsche | 167 | 26 Laps |
| 25 | LMP1 | H.Hedman, B.Hanley, R.van der Zande | DragonSpeed | BR Engineering/Gibson | 165 | 28 Laps |
| 26 | GTE Am | T.Flohr, F.Castellacci, G.Fisichella | Spirit of Race | Ferrari | 158 | 35 Laps |
| 27 | GTE Pro | D.Rigon, S.Bird | AF Corse | Ferrari | 157 | 36 Laps |
| 28 | GTE Pro | M.Sorensen, N.Thiim | Aston Martin Racing | Aston Martin | 155 | 38 Laps |
| - | LMP1 | S.Buemi, K.Nakajima, F.Alonso | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota | 197 | Disqualified |
| - | LMP1 | M.Conway, K.Kobayashi, J.M.Lopez | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota | 197 | Disqualified |
| - | GTE Pro | R.Lietz, G.Bruni | Porsche GT Team | Porsche | 172 | Disqualified |
| - | GTE Pro | A.Farfus, A.F.da Costa | BMW Team MTEK | BMW | 116 | Retirement |
| - | LMP1 | O.Webb, R.Binder | ByKOLLES Racing Team | ENSO CLM/NISMO | 59 | Retirement |
| - | LMP1 | M.Aleshin, V.Petrov, J.Button | SMP Racing | BR Engineering/AER | 23 | Retirement |
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