Dutch Grand Prix
Hamilton penalty, Dutch GP 20243-place grid penalty for impeding Pérez
OutcomeDrop of 3 grid positions for the next race - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Hamilton · 1/12 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 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 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… 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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