Audi has chosen not to lodge an appeal following their exclusion from the race win in the FIA World Endurance Championship season opener at Silverstone.

After Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer had won the Silverstone 6 Hours their #7 Audi R18 was excluded post-race from the classification due to a violation of the LMP1 class Technical Regulations.

The thickness of the skid block of the Audi R18 breached Article 3.5.6 a3 of the regulations, according to the assessment of the Technical Delegate.

“We accept the exclusion from the classification and, in the interest of the sport, jointly look ahead,” said Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich, justifying the decision.

The skid block suffered above-average wear during the season opener. An analysis revealed that its wear was attributable to unexpectedly heavy “bouncing,” in other words an up and downward movement of the race car.

“It it is our job to avoid increased wear, we accept this responsibility,” Dr. Ullrich said. “We made our decision in the interest of the sport and hope that the eight remaining world championship rounds will be similarly thrilling as the season opener.”