Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Infringement
Bottas penalty, Abu Dhabi GP 2024 - 5-place grid penalty for collision
OutcomeDrop of 5 grid positions for the next race. 3 penalty points (total of 5 for the 12 month period) - collision
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It carries 3 penalty points toward a 12-point race ban.
- Driver
- Bottas
- What happened
- Bottas caused a collision with Magnussen in turn 6.
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Causing a collision - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 89 rulings: +10s ×33 · No action ×27 · +5s ×19
- Regulation cited
- Art. 2 · driving standards (Appendix L)
- Penalty points
- +3points (FIA-stated total: 5)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed video and in-car video evidence. Bottas was on the inside of Magnussen on the approach to Turn 6, misjudged his braking significantly and collided with Magnussen which was entering the corner on the regular racing line. As Bottas retired from the race, the Steward determine that a grid drop is warranted which is the equivalent of a drive-through penalty and three penalty p…
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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