Cetilar Oreca Loses Podium After Refueling Infringement

Photo: Asian Le Mans Series

The No. 47 Cetilar Racing Oreca 07 Gibson has lost its podium finish in Sunday’s 4 Hours of Dubai following a refueling infringement found in post-race technical scrutineering.

A refueling test on the LMP2 championship-leading car was found to not have met the minimum 40 second refueling time, with scrutineers having performed two tests after the race, which both resulted in 39.5-second full fuel times.

Stewards have imposed a ten-second post-race penalty to the Antonio Fuoco, Charles Milesi and Roberto Lacorte-driven Oreca as a result, dropping the AF Corse-run entry to a fourth place finish in the race.

As a result, it gave Algarve Pro Racing a 1-2-3 sweep of the overall podium, with the No. 20 car inheriting third.

More importantly, the fourth place result now means the No. 47 Cetilar entry is now tied for the LMP2 championship lead with CrowdStrike by APR’s George Kurtz, Malthe Jakobsen and Louis Deletraz, who swept the weekend in taking both race wins.

The 2025-26 season concludes with a pair of title-deciding races at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi next weekend.

RESULTS: 4H Dubai Race 2 (Final)

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