Australian Grand Prix
Pérez penalty, Australian GP 20243-place grid penalty for impeding Hülkenberg
OutcomeDrop of 3 grid positions for the next race - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Pérez
- What happened
- Pérez unnecessarily impeding Hülkenberg in Turn 13.
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 16 rulings in 2024: +3 grid ×5 · No action ×5 · Fine ×4
- Regulation cited
- Art. 37.5
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Pérez (Sergio Perez), the driver of Hülkenberg (Nico Hulkenberg), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. Hulkenberg was on a fast lap when he approached turn 13. Perez, who was on an out lap was at the apex of the turn and Hulkenberg had to leave the racing line to drive… 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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