French Grand Prix
Ricciardo penalty, French GP 20191 penalty point for off track, gained time
OutcomeA time penalty of 5 seconds is imposed after the race (5 seconds added to the elapsed race time). 1 penalty point imposed (total of 5 in the 12 month period) - track limits
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Ricciardo
- What happened
- Left the track and gained a lasting advantage passing another car.
- Offence
- Track limits - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 51 rulings in 2019: Deleted lap ×41 · +5s ×4 · +1 pt ×2
- Penalty points
- +1point (FIA-stated total: 5)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence, heard from the driver of Ricciardo (Daniel Ricciardo), the driver of Räikkönen (Kimi Raikkonen) and team representatives. Following the incident at turn 8 with Norris, Raikkonen managed to pass both Norris and Ricciardo. Ricciardo, who by then had regained control of his car then chased Raikkonen from turn 9 and subsequently passed Raikkonen. Raikkonen defe… 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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