Canadian Grand Prix
Sainz penalty, Canadian GP 20233-place grid penalty for impeding Gasly
OutcomeDrop of 3 grid positions for the next race - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Sainz · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Sainz unnecessarily impeded Gasly in turn 13. Infringment Breach of Article 37.5 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations.
- 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
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Sainz (Carlos Sainz), the driver of Gasly (Pierre Gasly), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, and in-car video evidence. The driver of Sainz stated that he was surprised that the driver of Tsunoda overtook him into Turn 13 and as a result he accelerated late to start his fast lap. The driver of Gasly stated… 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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