Canadian Grand Prix - corrected result →
Bottas penalty, Canadian GP 2026pit-lane start for parc fermé
OutcomeRequired to start the Sprint from the pit lane - parc fermé breach
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Bottas
- What happened
- The setup of the car has been changed while under Parc Ferme.
- Offence
- Parc fermé breach - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 16 rulings in 2026: pit-lane start ×14 · +10 grid ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. B3.5.3, Art. B3.5.3b · parc fermé
- Stewards' reasoning
- Cadillac Formula 1 Team changed the setup of Bottas under Parc Ferme, without the approval of the Technical Delegate, this not being in accordance with Article B3.5.3 of the FIA F1 Regulations. The F1 car is therefore required to start the Sprint from pit lane as per Article B3.5.3b of the FIA F1 Regulations.
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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