Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Offence
Verstappen penalty, Saudi Arabian GP 2021 - 5s for off track, gained time
Outcome5 second time penalty 1 penalty points (total of 5 for the 12 month period)
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. It carries 1 penalty point toward a 12-point race ban.
- Driver
- Verstappen
- What happened
- Leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Track limits - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 122 rulings: Deleted lap ×92 · +5s ×16 · +10s ×6
- Penalty points
- +1point (FIA-stated total: 5)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed the video evidence and determined that VER left the track at Turn 1 and rejoined gaining 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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