United States Grand Prix
Ocon penalty, United States GP 2022pit-lane start for parc fermé
OutcomeRequired to start the race from the pit lane
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Ocon
- What happened
- The following Power Unit Elements have been used: 6th Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) 4th Energy Store (ES) 4th Control Electronics (CE)
- Offence
- Parc fermé breach - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 9 rulings in 2022: +5 grid ×5 · Fine ×2 · pit-lane start ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. 40.3, Art. 40.9
- Stewards' reasoning
- The changed PU elements were replaced whilst the car was in parc ferme without the approval of the Technical Delegate. As the PU elements were changed without approval of the Technical Delegate this is not in accordance with Article 40.3 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations. The competitor is therefore required to start the race from the pit lane per article 40.9 b) of the FIA Formula On… full reasoning ↗
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