Monaco Grand Prix
Russell penalty, Monaco GP 20235s for unsafe rejoin
Outcome5 second time penalty. 2 penalty points (total of 6 for the 12 month period)
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Russell
- What happened
- Left and rejoined the track in an unsafe manner at turn 5. Infringment Breach of Appendix L, Chapter IV, Article 2 c) of the International Sporting Code.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Unsafe rejoin - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 1 ruling in 2023: +5s ×1
- Penalty points
- +2points (FIA-stated total: 6)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. Russell spun into the runoff at Turn 5 then rejoined the track in an unsafe manner directly in front of Pérez, Perez, thus causing a collision.
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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