Italian Grand Prix
Offence
Pérez penalty, Italian GP 2021 - 5s for off track, gained time
Outcome5 second time penalty (1 penalty points imposed, total of 7 points in the 12 month period) - track limits
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2021 Italian Grand Prix. It carries 1 penalty point toward a 12-point race ban.
- Driver
- Pérez
- What happened
- Pérez left the track in turn 5 and gained a lasting advantage.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Track limits - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 176 rulings: Deleted lap ×126 · +5s ×24 · +10s ×12
- Penalty points
- +1point (FIA-stated total: 7)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The stewards reviewed video evidence including in car cameras. Pérez was attempting to pass Leclerc going into Turn 4. Pérez turned behind the kerb at Turn 5 and completed the pass by doing so and gained a lasting advantage.
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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