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Colapinto penalty, United States GP 202610-place grid penalty for parc fermé
OutcomeDrop of 10 grid positions for the next race
Infringement · Published
- Driver
- Colapinto · 4/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- The following Power Unit elements has been used: 4th Control Electronics Unit (PU-CE)
- What this outcome means
- Grid penalty explained →
- Offence
- Parc fermé breach - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 26 rulings in 2026: pit-lane start ×21 · +10 grid ×3 · +5 grid ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. B8.2.2, Art. B8.2.3, Art. B8.2.8a
- Stewards' reasoning
- The penalty is imposed in accordance with Article B8.2.8a of the FIA F1 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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