The result of the 2024 FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is now final, after Ferrari’s appeal — first revealed by RACER back in June — was rejected by the FIA International Court of Appeal. The decision means that the No. 12 Hertz Team JOTA Porsche, driven by Will Stevens and Callum Ilott, has been confirmed as the winner of the race.
The controversy of the results arose after the stewards of the event decided to restart the race for 1 hour and 40 minutes after a lengthy red flag following Earl Bamber’s huge incident on the Kemmel Straight in the Cadillac Racing V-Series.R. That decision, and the subsequent final result declared, was appealed by Ferrari AF Corse — which led at the time of the red flag — to the stewards, who rejected it.
The race-leading Ferrari — and much of the remainder of the Hypercar field — were forced to pit for fuel when the restarted race went back to green flag running. The No. 12 was catapulted up the order as it had pitted just before the red flag halted proceedings.
The judgment published today rejected the AF Corse Ferrari appeal, principally on the procedural grounds that a stewards decision cannot be the subject of a protest under article 13.2.1 of [the] FIA International Sporting Code.
The full decision can be found here.