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O Paulo Grand Prix

Stewards' document

Verstappen penalty, O Paulo GP 2024 - 5s for safety car

Outcome5 second time penalty imposed after the Sprint. 1 penalty point (total of 7 for the 12 month period)

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An official FIA stewards' document from the 2024 O Paulo Grand Prix. It carries 1 penalty point toward a 12-point race ban.

Driver
Verstappen
What happened
The driver was above the minimum time at VSC End.
What this outcome means
5-second penalty explained →
Offence
Safety-car infringement - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 50 rulings: No action ×19 · Warning ×17 · +5s ×7
Regulation cited
Art. 56.5
Penalty points
+1point (FIA-stated total: 7)
Stewards' reasoning
The Stewards heard from the driver of Verstappen (Max Verstappen), team representative and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, timing, telemetry evidence. Article 56.5 states in part “All cars must also be above this minimum time when the FIA light panels change to green.” The driver was 0.63 seconds below the minimum time at VSC End when the FIA light panels changed to green. This in…
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