Brazilian Grand Prix
Hülkenberg penalty, Brazilian GP 20195s for illegal overtake
Outcome5 second time penalty 1 penalty points imposed (total of 1 in the 12 month period) - safety-car infringement
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Hülkenberg
- What happened
- Overtaking Magnussen during a safety car period.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Illegal overtake - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 1 ruling in 2019: +5s ×1
- Penalty points
- +1point (FIA-stated total: 1)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence from multiple angles including on-board cameras, broadcast, CCTV cameras as well as timing data. Hülkenberg overtook Magnussen before the line during the restart. This is a breach of the regulation. Magnussen re-overtook Hülkenberg in turns 1& 2. However, the Stewards determined that this was a regular pass and that Hülkenberg did not give way in a deliberat… 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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