Monaco Grand Prix
Giovinazzi penalty, Monaco GP 20193-place grid penalty for impeding
OutcomeA drop of 3 grid positions of the Formula One Sporting Regulations. 1 penalty point imposed (total of 1 in the 12 month period) - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Giovinazzi
- What happened
- Giovinazzi unnecessarily impeded Hülkenberg in turn 18.
- 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 (FIA-stated total: 1)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence and heard from the driver of Giovinazzi (Antonio Giovinazzi) and the driver of Hülkenberg (Nico Hulkenberg) and the team representatives. The driver of Giovinazzi was between turn 16 and turn 18 when he was warned exceptionally late that Hülkenberg was behind him. At the time he was in the middle of the track and clearly impeded Hülkenberg. The Stewards cons… 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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