Qatar Grand Prix
Sainz penalty, Qatar GP 2025€5,000 fine for unsafe release
OutcomeThe competitor (Atlassian Williams Racing) is fined €5,000
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Sainz · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Sainz was released from the pits with floor stickers from the garage attached to the rear tyres.
- Offence
- Unsafe release - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 11 rulings in 2025: Fine ×5 · +5s ×3 · +10s ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 34.14
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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