Glossary / General

disqualified

8 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Disqualified means that a driver or team has been kicked out of the race results because they broke the rules.

Technical Definition

In motorsports, being disqualified means a team or driver has been removed from the results of a race due to a violation of the rules. This can happen for various reasons, including technical failures or infractions.

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"Senna was later disqualified for skipping the chicane where he and Prost initially collided, and Prost walked away with the championship."
S2 Ep6: How Japan Embarrassed the Racing World Past Gas 09:00

"series yeah he's got disqualified at Lincoln for sounds like there was some communication issues with the tower and the pit guy and pits his clothes before"
Episode 397 - Memorial Day Weekend Review and Mansfield Growing Pains Dirt Nerds Podcast 57:53

"...they got disqualified in Las Vegas, which was really an unforced area on the technical team that they just didn't prepare the cars correctly..."
Episode 229: James Allen: President, Autosport Business & F1 at Motorsport Network Cars & Culture with Jason Stein 07:20