Italian Grand Prix
Offence
Hamilton penalty, Italian GP 2020 - 10s stop-go for pit-lane infringement
Outcome10 second Stop-and-go penalty (2 penalty points imposed, total of 8 points in the 12-month period) - pit-lane speeding
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2020 Italian Grand Prix. It carries 2 penalty points toward a 12-point race ban.
- Driver
- Hamilton · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Entered the pit lane when it was closed.
- What this outcome means
- Stop-and-go penalty explained →
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 8)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards viewed video evidence, noted that the pit lane was closed at 15:41:47. The pit lane closed message was displayed on the Time Page 3, and the pit lane closed lights were displayed on light panels 16 and 17 at the same time. Hamilton entered the pit lane 15:41:59 We note that this is a mandatory penalty under the Sporting Regulations.
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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