Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Ricciardo penalty, Saudi Arabian GP 20223-place grid penalty for impeding
OutcomeDrop of 3 grid positions to Ricciardo and a fine of €10,000 to the team. 1 Penalty point (1 point in a 12 month period) - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Ricciardo
- What happened
- Impeding of Ocon by Ricciardo in turn 9
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 19 rulings in 2022: Reprimand ×8 · No action ×7 · Fine ×3
- Penalty points
- +1point
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Ricciardo (Daniel Ricciardo), the driver of Ocon (Esteban Ocon) and team representatives, and examined video, team radio evidence and found that Ricciardo impeded Ocon. The driver admitted that he did not know that Ocon was coming on a fast lap as he was not told of that by his team. By the time he saw Ocon approaching, it was too late. The team representat… full reasoning ↗
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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