Spanish Grand Prix
Tsunoda penalty, Spanish GP 20235s for forced off track
Outcome5 second time penalty. 1 penalty point (total of 5 for the 12 month period)
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Tsunoda · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Tsunoda forced Zhou off the track at turn 1. Infringment Breach of Appendix L, Chapter IV Article 2b of the International Sporting Code.
- 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
- Penalty points
- +1point (FIA-stated total: 5)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video, and in-car video evidence. Zhou was in front at and after the apex of Turn 1 and hence under the Driving Standards Guidelines was entitled to racing room. Tsunoda moved across to the outside of the corner, forcing Zhou off the track.
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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