Japanese Grand Prix
Pérez penalty, Japanese GP 20235s for illegal overtake
Outcome5 second time penalty. 2 penalty points (total of 5 for the 12 month period) - safety-car infringement
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Pérez
- What happened
- Pérez overtaking Alonso under Safety Car conditions at 14:08.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Illegal overtake - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 2 rulings in 2023: +5s ×1 · No action ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 55.8
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 5)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed timing and video evidence. PER overtook ALO just before entering the pit lane under safety car conditions.
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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