Mexico City Grand Prix - corrected result →
Liam Lawson penalty, Mexico City GP 2026disqualified for technical breach
OutcomeLawson is disqualified from the results of the Provisional Qualifying Classifications
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Lawson · 4/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Lawson did not comply with with the requirements of Articles C5.12.6 and C5.12.7 of the F1 Regulations
- What this outcome means
- Disqualification (DSQ) explained →
- Offence
- Technical breach - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 6 rulings in 2026: Disqualified ×3 · Fine ×2 · Reprimand ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. C5.12.6
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the team representatives of Lawson (Liam Lawson), the driver, the Single Seater Sporting Director and members of the FIA Technical team including the FIA Technical Delegate. Evidence submitted, which was accepted by all parties present, showed that after the control line at the end of his fastest lap in Q2, the driver did not lift off the power immediately. This resulted in the rate of reduction of MGUK deployment required to achieve the regulated “step down”, not being achieved. The team argued that this did not provide any performance advantage however it is clear that non-compliance with the Technical Regulations is not excused if no performance advantage is gained. Further, these regulations require that a car must comply with them at all times during an event. The Stewards note in particular that the team self-disclosed the breach however there are a multitude of precedents that require us, despite all mitigating circumstances, to impose a penalty of Disqualfication where a car does not comply with the Technical 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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