Belgian Grand Prix
Offence
Kvyat penalty, Belgian GP 2019 - 5-place grid penalty for gearbox
OutcomeDrop of 5 grid positions
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Kvyat
- What happened
- The gearbox has been changed.
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Stewards' reasoning
- The gearbox of Kvyat has been changed before 6 consecutive events have expired. This penalty does not change the fact that the competitor is required to start the race from the rear of the starting grid for a prior infringement (document 12).
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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