Belgian Grand Prix
Russell penalty, Belgian GP 2024disqualified for technical breach
OutcomeRussell is disqualified from the Race classification. All other drivers move up in the classification
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Russell
- What happened
- Weight of Russell (796.5 kg) was below the minimum weight required (798.0 kg).
- What this outcome means
- Disqualification (DSQ) explained →
- Offence
- Technical breach - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 5 rulings in 2024: Disqualified ×5
- Regulation cited
- Art. 4.1
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the team representative of Russell (George Russell), the FIA Technical Delegate, the FIA Single Seater Director and the FIA Single Seater Technical Director. Russell was weighed on the FIA inside and outside scales with both scales showing the same result of 796.5 kg. The calibration of both scales was confirmed and witnessed by the competitor. During the hearing the tea… 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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