Austrian Grand Prix
Leclerc penalty, Austrian GP 20233-place grid penalty for impeding
OutcomeDrop of 3 grid positions for the next race - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Leclerc
- What happened
- Leclerc unnecessarily impeded Piastri in turn 9 at 12:09.
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 29 rulings in 2023: No action ×12 · +3 grid ×10 · +2 grid ×3
- Regulation cited
- Art. 37.5
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Leclerc (Charles Leclerc), the driver of Piastri (Oscar Piastri), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. The driver of Piastri stated that as he approached Turn 9 he saw that Leclerc was travelling slowly and had to brake, reducing his speed by approximately 45 k… 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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