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Gasly penalty, Japanese GP 2022drive-through for red-flag breach

OutcomeDrive-through penalty imposed after the end of the race. (20 seconds added to elapsed race time). 2 penalty points (total of 9 for the 12 month period)

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Offence · Published

Driver
Gasly
What happened
Speeding under Red Flag Conditions.
What this outcome means
Drive-through penalty explained →
Penalty points
+2points (FIA-stated total: 9)
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards heard from the driver of Gasly (Pierre Gasly) and team representative and reviewed video and telemetry evidence. After passing the scene of the incident, Gasly continued under the red flag situation, at speeds which exceeded 200 km/h on multiple occasions, and which reached 251 km/h at one point. The driver conceded that he now understood that there could have been marshals or obst… full reasoning ↗
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