Dutch Grand Prix
Infringement
Hamilton penalty, Dutch GP 2024 - 3-place grid penalty for impeding Pérez
OutcomeDrop of 3 grid positions for the next race - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Hamilton · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Hamilton unnecessarily impeded Pérez in turn 9.
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →Going rate across 48 rulings: +3 grid ×15 · No action ×14 · Warning ×10
- Regulation cited
- Art. 37.5
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Pérez (Sergio Perez), the driver of Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. The driver of Hamilton, being on an in lap, was informed by the team that Pérez was approaching on a fast lap when he entered Turn 8. He then drove off line at t…
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