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Corrected Infringement - Alonso - Change to Power Unit Components
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix.
OutcomeDrop of 20 grid positions for the next race. (Subject to Alonso being classified in the results of qualifying, Alonso will be allocated a grid position in the race of the FIA F1 Regulations)
- Driver
- Alonso
- What happened
- The following Power Unit elements have been used: 5th Energy Store (ES) 5th Control Electronics Unit (PU-CE) 7th Power Unit Ancillary Component (PU-ANC)
- Regulation cited
- Art. B8.2.2, Art. B2.5.4b.iv, Art. B8.2.8, Art. B8.2.8.b
- Stewards' reasoning
- The penalty is imposed in accordance with Article B8.2.8 of the FIA F1 Regulations. The use of Energy Store and Control Electronics additional elements in this case carries a 5 grid place penalty by virtue of Article B8.2.8.b FIA F1 Regulations, the use of the 7th Ancillary Component carries a 10 grid place penalty by virtue of Article B8.2.8.a FIA F1 Regulations. Therefore there is an accumula…
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