Aston Martin says clerical error led to Heart of Racing tech violation at VIR

Aston Martin has issued a statement explaining that a mislabeling on its part of a damper component led to the Heart of Racing team's No. 27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo being stripped of its second-place finish in GTD in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round at VIRginia International Raceway earlier this month.

"We support IMSA in its diligence in the application of the technical rules which govern the championship," the statement read. "This is a big part of why IMSA is a fantastic championship, and one that Aston Martin Racing [AMR] takes great pride in competing in.

"Unfortunately in this case, The Heart of Racing, through no fault of its own, have fallen foul of an AMR clerical error in relation to the labeling of an AMR homologated damper mount. Whilst this error did not impact performance in any way, the team have lost a result which was well-earned and deserved based on their on-track performance. The issue has been identified and resolved internally."