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Tsunoda investigation, Italian GP 2026no further action for start procedure
OutcomeNo further action
← This resolved the original summons
Decision · Published
- Driver
- Tsunoda · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- An extra formation lap was commenced and it was a result of a decision by Race Control based on the approach to, and position of, Tsunoda on the grid.
- Offence
- Start-procedure infringement - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 18 rulings in 2026: Warning ×6 · Reprimand ×4 · Fine ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. B5.9.4, Art. B5.1.1c
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from Tsunoda (Yuki Tsunoda), the team representative, the FIA Race Director and the FIA Sporting Director of the Single Seater Department, and reviewed video and in-car video evidence. Tsunoda approached the grid initially heading for the left hand side of the grid, then realising he was headed for the wrong grid position, the driver changed direction and positioned his car in the correct grid box and in the correct position within the grid box. This was verified by the Stewards with video from multiple camera angles. The Race Director, in evidence, stated that it was his call, based on the behaviour of the car on the approach to the grid box, to commence an extra formation lap. He stated he was not comfortable starting the race with the car in that position. The team representative stated that: (i) The car was not in a “false start” position - referring to Article B5.1.1c of the F1 regulations, because no contact patch of the front tyres was outside the grid box lines (front and side) (ii) At the Drivers meeting, the Race Director advised that for the start, the track limits were the pit walls and in this case, even though the car was pointed to the right,… 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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