Belgian Grand Prix
Infringement
Zhou penalty, Belgian GP 2024 - 3-place grid penalty for impeding Verstappen
OutcomeDrop of 3 grid positions for the next race - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix.
- 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 116 rulings: No action ×41 · +3 grid ×31 · Fine ×14
- 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…
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