Belgian Grand Prix - corrected result →
Infringement - Colapinto - Changes Made during Parc Fermé
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix.
OutcomeRequired to start the Sprint from the pit lane - parc fermé breach
- Driver
- Colapinto · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- The rear wing specification has been changed while under Parc Ferme.
- Regulation cited
- Art. 40.9, Art. 40.3
- Stewards' reasoning
- BWT Alpine F1 Team changed the rear wing assembly of Colapinto under Parc Ferme without the approval of the Technical Delegate, this not being in accordance with Article 40.3 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations. The assembly is of a different specification, which is a breach of Article 40.9 and Colapinto is required to start the Sprint from pit lane in accordance with Article 40.9 b).
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.