Four Cars Found Out of Compliance Following Superpole
Sportscar365 • • sports
Key Points:
- Nearly half of the cars participating in Superpole for the Indianapolis 8 Hour faced technical infractions related to ground clearance, leading to significant changes in the starting grid order.
- Four cars—the No. 32 GMG Racing Porsche, No. 69 Archangel Motorsports McLaren, No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG, and No. 28 RS1 Porsche—had their lap times invalidated and were repositioned lower on the grid.
- The No. 12 AF Corse Ferrari was initially flagged for boost level violations but was cleared after it was confirmed the team followed SRO's instructions regarding pboost settings.
- The final starting grid was confirmed with the No. 29 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 EVO now leading the 27-car field, replacing original pole-sitter Robby Foley.
- On race day morning, SRO Motorsports Group issued revised Balance of Performance adjustments, reducing BMW's boost across most RPMs and slightly increasing Ferrari's power at mid-to-high RPMs, with no changes to minimum weights.
