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Stewards' decisionsafety car, Spanish GP 2026
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Decision · Published
- What happened
- The F1 cars below exceeded the 1:42.0 time limit between the Safety Car lines. No. Car Driver Competitor Time of Day Lap Time 1 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mastercard F1 Team 16:03:54 L2 (Q1) 2 63 George Russell Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team 16:05:55 L4 (Q1) 3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mastercard F1 Team 16:05:59 L3 (Q1) 4 3 Max Verstappen Oracle Red Bull Racing 16:06:00 L4 (Q1) 5 63 George Russell Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team 16:09:01 L5 (Q1) 6 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi Revolut F1 Team 16:09:31 L5 (Q1) 7 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mastercard F1 Team 16:09:57 L5 (Q1) 8 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi Revolut F1 Team 16:10:02 L5 (Q1) 9 10 Pierre Gasly BWT Alpine F1 Team 16:10:28 L4 (Q1) 10 43 Franco Colapinto BWT Alpine F1 Team 16:10:37 L4 (Q1) 11 22 Yuki Tsunoda Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team 16:15:43 L8 (Q1) 12 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac Formula 1 Team 16:16:53 L8 (Q1) 13 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mastercard F1 Team 16:38:53 L15 (Q2) 14 10 Pierre Gasly BWT Alpine F1 Team 16:41:10 L12 (Q2) 15 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi Revolut F1 Team 16:41:35 L13 (Q2)
- Offence
- Safety-car infringement - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 12 rulings in 2026: Warning ×6 · No action ×4 · +5s ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. B1.8.5, Art. 12.2.1.i · dangerous driving
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