Japanese Grand Prix
Sargeant penalty, Japanese GP 20235s for collision
Outcome5 second time penalty. 2 penalty points (total of 4 for the 12 month period)
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Sargeant
- What happened
- Turn 11 incident between Sargeant & Bottas.
- 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 video, in-car video evidence. BOT was about to overtake SAR at turn 11 on the outside. The Stewards determined that SAR was predominantely to blame for the collision. Applying the 2023 Driving Standard Guidelines for overtaking on the outside of a corner, the Stewards noted that BOT left plenty of room for SAR, while he came alongside. SAR braked late, locked his tyres and… 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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