Jose Maria Lopez has been ruled out of this weekend’s WEC Six Hours of Spa after not being cleared to race following his heavy accident at Silverstone last month.
It has been revealed that the Argentinean sustained “minor damage” to two vertebrae in the accident, which saw him limp the No. 7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid to the pits and eventually return to the race.
A consultation with FIA Medical Delegate Dr. Jacques Tropenat and Toyota’s team doctor at Spa on Thursday determined that the three-time WTCC champion will sit out the event.
Lopez will return to the wheel of the LMP1 contender in a private test at the end of the month, prior to the Le Mans Test Day on June 4.