Austrian Grand Prix
Hamilton penalty, Austrian GP 2020lap times deleted for off track, gained time
OutcomeDeletion of lap time (1:03.061) and Art 31.4 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations
← This resolved the original summons
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Hamilton · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Hamilton did not use the track at the exit of turn 10.
- What this outcome means
- Deleted lap time explained →
- Offence
- Track limits - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 19 rulings in 2020: Deleted lap ×15 · +5s ×4
- Regulation cited
- Art. 12.3.1.e
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton) and the team representative and have reviewed video, evidence. The car left the track. As no lap time has been achieved in the lap following the infringement, only the lap time in which the infringement had happened is being deleted. The penalty was applied in accordance with point 21.2.a) of the Race Director’s 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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