Qatar Grand Prix
Leclerc penalty, Qatar GP 20235s for off track, gained time
Outcome5 second time penalty imposed after the Sprint. (5 seconds added to elapsed Sprint time)
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Leclerc
- What happened
- Leaving the track without a justifiable reason multiple times.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Track limits - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 32 rulings in 2023: +5s ×25 · +10s ×3 · No action ×3
- Regulation cited
- Art. 33.3
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. The car left the track on four (4) occasions without justifiable reason.
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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