Australian Grand Prix
Sainz penalty, Australian GP 20235s for collision
Outcome5 second time penalty. 2 penalty points (total of 2 for the 12 month period) - collision
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Sainz · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Causing a collision
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Causing a collision - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 22 rulings in 2023: +5s ×17 · No action ×5
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 2)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence and determined that on the first corner of the restart, a collision occurred between Sainz and Alonso. We determined that Sainz was wholly to blame for the collision. Alonso was significantly ahead of Sainz at the first corner and nevertheless Sainz drove into Alonso, causin… 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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