{"id":553276,"date":"2026-03-22T13:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T13:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/553276\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T13:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T13:16:10","slug":"max-verstappen-disqualified-from-nls2-win-over-tyre-rule-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/553276\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen disqualified from NLS2 win over tyre rule breach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen, Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella have lost their victory in Saturday’s NLS2 Nordschleife race due to a technical nightmare that has disqualified the trio.<\/p>\n

The #3 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 dominated the contest from pole, but then the technical commission discovered that the team had utilised seven sets of tyres and not six.<\/p>\n

This therefore exceeded the permitted amount so the Verstappen party has received a post-race disqualification, handing victory to the #99 Rowe Racing BMW duo of Dan Harper and Jordan Pepper<\/p>\n

Winward team boss\u00a0Christian Hohenadel said: “The disqualification is tough to take. Unfortunately, we made an internal error that left the stewards with no choice but to exclude the winning car.<\/p>\n

“It was our first outing as a full Mercedes-AMG Performance Team on the Nordschleife, and I want to apologise to all the fans who were cheering us on. We\u2019ll analyse every single process today, learn from it, and come back even stronger for the 24 Hours.”<\/p>\n

\"Max <\/p>\n

Max Verstappen<\/p>\n

Photo by: VLN<\/p>\n

It means the\u00a0#44 Falken Porsche of Tim Heinemann and Sven Muller, plus the Losch 48 Motorsport by Black Falcon Porsche driven by Dylan Pereira, Tobias Muller and Patrick Assenheimer have respectively joined Harper\/Pepper on the podium.<\/p>\n

This was one of Verstappen’s preparation races for the Nurburgring 24 Hours in May and should he elect to contest another warm-up, it would be on the 11 April.<\/p>\n

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