Mexican Grand Prix
Offence
Grosjean penalty, Mexican GP 2019 - lap times deleted for track limits
OutcomeDeletion of lap time (1:25.868) as per and of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Grosjean
- What happened
- Grosjean did not use the track at the exit of turn 11, and was deemed to have gained a lasting advantage.
- What this outcome means
- Deleted lap time explained →
- Offence
- Track limits - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 127 rulings: Deleted lap ×93 · +5s ×19 · +10s ×6
- Regulation cited
- Art. 12.3.1.d, Art. 31.4
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video and received timing information from the Race Director. The car left the track during practice 1 and set a fast time. Penalty was applied according to 12.4. a) of the Race Directors Event
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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