Hungarian Grand Prix
Zhou penalty, Hungarian GP 20235s for collision
Outcome5 second time penalty. 2 penalty points (total of 4 for 12-month period) - collision
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Zhou
- 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
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2 · driving standards (Appendix L)
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 4)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video and in-car video evidence and determined that Zhou failed to slow down and brake in time and collided with Ricciardo at the start of the race, just before Turn 1. The resulting collision caused a chain reaction upfront. Although this was a lap one incident, where some leeway is given to the drivers who get caught up in the middle… 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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