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Bearman penalty, Spanish GP 2026pit-lane start for parc fermé
OutcomeRequired to start the Race from the Pit Lane - parc fermé breach
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Bearman · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- The following Power Unit elements have been used: 4th Energy Store (ES) 4th Control Electronics Unit (PU-CE) 4th MGU-K All Power Unit elements were replaced without the approval of the FIA Technical Delegate during parc fermé. Furthermore, Bearman was not covered two (2) hours after chequered flag of Q3.
- Offence
- Parc fermé breach - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 28 rulings in 2026: pit-lane start ×22 · +10 grid ×3 · +5 grid ×3
- Regulation cited
- Art. B8.2.2, Art. B3.5.4, Art. B3.5.3a · parc fermé
- Stewards' reasoning
- TGR Haas F1 Team changed the above Power Unit elements under Parc Fermé before the start of the Race, without the approval of the Technical Delegate. This is not in accordance with Article B3.5.4 of the FIA F1 Regulations. Bearman is therefore required to start the Race from Pit Lane as per Article B3.5.3a of the FIA F1 Regulations. The change of Power Unit elements would normally require a grid drop penalty, but due to the fact that a pit lane start is already warranted by another infringement, issuing a grid drop is redundant.
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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