United States Grand Prix
Gasly penalty, United States GP 20225s for safety car
Outcome5 second time penalty 2 penalty points (total of 9 for the 12-month period) - safety-car infringement
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Gasly
- What happened
- Gasly fell more than 10 car lengths behind during the Safety Car period.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Safety-car infringement - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 5 rulings in 2022: No action ×4 · +5s ×1
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 9)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video and car positioning evidence. It was clear from the evidence that Gasly was significantly more than 10 car lengths behind the car in front.
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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