Australian Grand Prix
Pérez penalty, Australian GP 2023pit-lane start for parc fermé
OutcomeRequired to start the race from the pit lane - parc fermé breach
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Pérez
- What happened
- The following Power Unit elements have been used and changes made to suspension while under Parc Ferme. 3rd Energy Store (ES) 3rd Control Electronics (CE) All Power Unit elements were replaced without the approval of the FIA Technical Delegate during Parc Ferme.
- Offence
- Parc fermé breach - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 17 rulings in 2023: pit-lane start ×14 · +10 grid ×1 · +10s ×1
- 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. Further changes were made to the suspension with the approval of the Technical Delegate. As such this setup is different from what was run in Qualifying. As the PU elements were changed without prior approval of the Technical Delegate this is not in accordance with Article 40.3… 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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