The #96 Rutronik Racing Porsche has received a five-second penalty for an unsafe release during Saturday night's Sprint Cup race at Magny-Cours.
The car took the chequered flag in first place, but drops to third in the final classification. The team was adjudged to have released the #96 into the path of the #71 AF Corse Ferrari during its mid-race pit stop. Click here to read the stewards' decision
As a result of the penalty, the #32 Team WRT BMW of Dries Vanthoor and Charles Weerts moves up to first position, followed by the #48 Winward Racing Team Mann-Filter Mercedes-AMG.
The #96 Porsche is classified third, with all other positions unaffected. The weekend's second Fanatec GT Europe Sprint Cup race gets underway 14:45 CEST and can be watched live on the GT World YouTube channel.
> Final Result: Race 1, Magny-Cours 2024