Austrian Grand Prix
Hamilton penalty, Austrian GP 20193-place grid penalty for impeding
OutcomeA drop of 3 grid positions of the Formula One Sporting Regulations. (1 penalty point awarded, 1 points in total for the 12 month period) - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Hamilton · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Impeding by Hamilton on Räikkönen at turn 3.
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 11 rulings in 2019: +3 grid ×9 · No action ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. 31.4
- Penalty points
- +1point
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence and heard from the driver of Räikkönen (Kimi Raikkonen) and the driver of Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton) and the team representatives and determined that Hamilton unnecessarily impeded Räikkönen at turn 3. Hamilton had just come out of the pits and was informed of the cars approaching, including Räikkönen. Although Hamilton tried to take evasive action when he be… full reasoning ↗
Source: FIA stewards' decision document (PDF, fia.com). The Time Penalty links to the official document and, where it can, summarises the outcome in a sentence; it does not host or alter the document.
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