Qatar Grand Prix
Hamilton penalty, Qatar GP 20245s for false start
Outcome5 second time penalty - false start
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Hamilton · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- False start.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Offence
- Jump start - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 6 rulings in 2024: +5s ×5 · No action ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 48.1
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing and in-car video evidence. The FIA transponder indicated a false start. This was confirmed by examination of the video evidence from the on-board camera of Hamilton. As the start of Hamilton was only very slightly ahead of the start signal, the minimum penalty is applied.
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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