Hungarian Grand Prix - corrected result →
Hamilton penalty, Hungarian GP 20263-place grid penalty for impeding Piastri
OutcomeDrop of 3 grid positions for the next Sprint/Race in which the driver participates - impeding
← This resolved the original summons
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Hamilton · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Hamilton unnecessarily impeded Piastri.
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Impeding - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 13 rulings in 2026: Warning ×6 · No action ×4 · +3 grid ×3
- Regulation cited
- Art. B4.1.1
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Hamilton (Lewis Hamilton), the driver of Piastri (Oscar Piastri), team representatives and reviewed video, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. At the approach to Turn 1, Hamilton was travelling at a significantly reduced speed on the racing line while Piastri was approaching on a push lap. The driver of Hamilton explained that he had just compl… full reasoning ↗
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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