Japanese Grand Prix
Sainz penalty, Japanese GP 2025€20,000 fine for national anthem
OutcomeThe Driver Carlos Sainz is fined €20,000 of which €10,000 is suspended for a period of 12 months subject to there being no further breach of the above during that period
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Sainz · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- The driver was not in place for the National Anthem at the specified time of 1344hrs.
- Regulation cited
- Art. 19.4, Art. 19.4.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.
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