Belgian Grand Prix
Zhou penalty, Belgian GP 20243-place grid penalty for impeding Verstappen
OutcomeDrop of 3 grid positions for the next race - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Zhou
- What happened
- Zhou impeding Verstappen in turn 17 at 16:12.
- 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 Zhou (Zhou Guanyu), the driver of Verstappen (Max Verstappen), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. Zhou stayed on the racing line through Turn 17 when Verstappen was closing in despite not going at full racing speed. Verstappen had to lift the throttle for a brief mom… 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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