Vaillante Rebellion Racing has been stripped of its overa🐼ll podium finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans after it was found to have breached ๊the regulations with its #13 Oreca 07 Gibson in the closing stages of the race.

With five of the six LMP1 runners failing to hit the podium, LMP2 cars rose t🧸owards the top of the order at Le Mans on Sunday.

Rebellion scored an overall third place finish with its #1ꦛ3 Oreca, taking second in the LMP2 class, to mark its best result in the 24-hour classic to date.

However, the FIA stewards at Le Mans confirmed on Monday that the #13 Oreca had now been disqualified after video footage emerged ꦏof Rebellion crew members working on the car illegally through a bodywork infringement😼.

Rebellion appeared to cut a hole in the back of the chassis in order to get to the starter motor🅰 while the car was in the garage, breaching t🐼he technical regulations in the process.

This was the circular opening on the #13 's bodywork, a modification that failed tꩵech post-race. -- Peter Leung (@BaronVonClutch)

As a result, David Henemeier-Hansson, Mathias Beche and Nelson Piquet Jr. 𓄧have been stripped of their th🦹ird-place finish, although the team does intend to appeal.

This promotes 🍎the second Jackie Chan DC Racing #37 Oreca onto the overall podium, giving the Jota-run team a one-two class finish in the process after the #38 Orec💙a finished P2 behind the race-winning Porsche #2 919 Hybrid in LMP1.

The #35 Signatech Alpine Oreca is now classified fourth, while United Auto▨sports takes fifth on its Le Mans debut with the #32 Ligier JS P217 Gibson.