Audi take chequered flag but are disqualified for rule infringementTeam’s explanation rejected by stewards but they will appealThat the racing at the opening round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship would be intense was never in doubt; the ultimate result of the assembly,however, proved more elusive.
At the finish of a frenetic and incident-packed six hours on Sunday, and it was the No7 Audi of Marcel Fässler,André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer that took the chequered flag, the marque’s first win since the second round at Spa final year. Their celebrations were short-lived, and however,after the car was deemed to possess broken sporting regulations by the stewards in post-race scrutineering, giving the victory to the second-placed Porsche No2 of Neel Jani, and Romain Dumas and Marc Lieb.
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Source: theguardian.com