After a rollercoaster performance at the Indy 500, the chaos that was the 109th running of the event has yet to slow down after two of Andretti Global’s cars and one from Prema Racing failed their post-race technical inspections.
IndyCar announced Monday that the No. 27 car of Kyle Kirkwood, and No. 28 car of Marcus Ericsson, along with Callum Ilott‘s No. 90 Prema car all failed their post-race inspections following the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
The No. 27 and No. 28 Andretti Global cars were found to have modified the “Dallara-supplied Energy Management System (EMS) covers and cover-to-A-arm mounting points with unapproved spacers and parts.” As IndyCar outlined in its latest release, “these modifications provided the capability of enhanced aerodynamic efficiency to both cars.”
Callum Ilott, Prema Racing
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On Prema Racing’s No. 90 entry, the front wing did not meet the minimum endplate height and location specifications. The series specifically highlights that the team failed to meet the left endplate height, and a rule that states that the endplates, wing flaps and mainplanes remain in the designed locations.
For their discrepancies and violations, all three cars have been reordered to the back of the field in the official Indy 500 standings, which massively reorders the final results of the race. Ericsson’s 2nd-place finish is now 31, Kirkwood’s 6th is now 32nd, and Ilott’s 13th to 33rd. Each car was also fined $100,000 and their teams and competition managers will serve a one-race suspension to be served at this weekend’s upcoming race in Detroit.
Prema Racing and Andretti Global have yet to release statements regarding the penalties. We will update this story as news develops.
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