Qatar Grand Prix
Hülkenberg penalty, Qatar GP 202310s for incorrect starting location
Outcome10 second time penalty
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Hülkenberg
- What happened
- Incorrect starting location.
- What this outcome means
- 10-second penalty explained →
- Regulation cited
- Art. 48.1
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video evidence, showing that at the time of the start signal, Hülkenberg was in the incorrect grid position. In fact Hülkenberg took the starting position that was allocated to Sainz which was not able to start the race, so he started the race from P12 instead of P14. Due to the severity of the infringement compared to precedents in which cars were out of position by only… 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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