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F1 5-second penalty

What a 5-second penalty means, when it escalates, and every one on record.

Five seconds added to the driver’s race time, or served at their next pit stop before any work is done on the car. The most common in-race sanction.

When it escalates
For a more serious offence the stewards move up to a 10-second penalty, then a drive-through or stop-and-go.

251 on record (2019-2026):

  1. Penalty: Bearman +5s Blue flagsHungarian GP
  2. Penalty: Hamilton +5s Pit-lane speedingHungarian GP
  3. Penalty: Sainz +5s Collision with PiastriHungarian GP
  4. Penalty: Hamilton +5s Collision with RussellBelgian GP
  5. Penalty: Stroll 3 × +5s (+15s) Off track, gained timeBritish GP
  6. Penalty: Antonelli +5s Off track, gained timeBritish GP
  7. Penalty: Hamilton +5s False startBritish GP
  8. Penalty: Hülkenberg +5s Off track, gained timeBritish GP
  9. Penalty: Alonso +5s Pit-lane speedingAustrian GP
  10. Penalty: Antonelli +5s Track limitsBarcelona-Catalunya GP
  11. Penalty: Stroll +5s Track limitsMonaco GP
  12. Penalty: Piastri +5s Pit-lane speedingMonaco GP
  13. Penalty: Gasly +5s Pit-lane speedingMonaco GP
  14. Penalty: Russell +5s Pit-lane speedingMonaco GP
  15. Penalty: Colapinto +5s Pit-lane speedingMonaco GP
  16. Penalty: Gasly +5s Pit-lane speedingMonaco GP
  17. Penalty: Hamilton +5s Pit-lane speedingMonaco GP
  18. Penalty: Bortoleto +5s Safety carCanadian GP
  19. Penalty: Bottas +5s Pit-lane speedingCanadian GP
  20. Penalty: Hülkenberg +5s Pit-lane speedingCanadian GP
  21. Penalty: Verstappen +5s Pit-lane incidentMiami GP
  22. Penalty: Antonelli +5s Track limitsMiami GP
  23. Penalty: Pérez +5s Safety carChinese GP
  24. Penalty: Stroll +5s More than one change of directionAbu Dhabi GP
  25. Penalty: Bearman +5s More than one change of directionAbu Dhabi GP
  26. Penalty: Gasly +5s Track limitsAbu Dhabi GP
  27. Penalty: Albon +5s Pit-lane speedingAbu Dhabi GP
  28. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s More than one change of directionAbu Dhabi GP
  29. Penalty: Lawson +5s Erratic drivingAbu Dhabi GP
  30. Penalty: Stroll +5s Pit-lane speedingQatar GP
  31. Penalty: Ocon +5s False startQatar GP
  32. Penalty: Antonelli +5s Track limitsQatar GP
  33. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s Track limitsQatar GP
  34. Penalty: Albon +5s Collision with HamiltonLas Vegas GP
  35. Penalty: Antonelli +5s False startLas Vegas GP
  36. Penalty: Lawson +5s Collision with BearmanSao Paulo GP
  37. Penalty: Hamilton +5s Collision with ColapintoSao Paulo GP
  38. Penalty: Bearman +5s Dangerous drivingSao Paulo GP
  39. Penalty: Sainz +5s Pit-lane speedingMexico City GP
  40. Penalty: Hamilton +5s Track limitsSingapore GP
  41. Penalty: Alonso +5s False startAzerbaijan GP
  42. Penalty: Piastri +5s False startAzerbaijan GP
  43. Penalty: Antonelli +5s Erratic drivingItalian GP
  44. Penalty: Ocon +5s Forced off trackItalian GP
  45. Penalty: Antonelli +5s Pit-lane speedingDutch GP
  46. Penalty: Leclerc +5s Erratic drivingHungarian GP
  47. Penalty: Hülkenberg +5s False startHungarian GP
  48. Penalty: Colapinto +5s Forced Piastri off trackAustrian GP
  49. Penalty: Norris +5s Collision with PiastriCanadian GP
  50. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s Pit-lane speedingMiami GP
  51. Penalty: Lawson +5s Collision with AlonsoMiami GP
  52. Penalty: Albon +5s Safety carMiami GP
  53. Penalty: Bearman +5s Unsafe releaseMiami GP
  54. Penalty: Verstappen +5s Off track, gained timeSaudi Arabian GP
  55. Penalty: Doohan +5s Track limitsBahrain GP
  56. Penalty: Lawson +5s Collision with StrollBahrain GP
  57. Penalty: Norris +5s Start procedureBahrain GP
  58. Penalty: Antonelli +5s Unsafe releaseAustralian GP
  59. Penalty: Bortoleto +5s Unsafe releaseAustralian GP
  60. Penalty: Stroll +5s Track limitsAbu Dhabi GP
  61. Penalty: Zhou +5s False startAbu Dhabi GP
  62. Penalty: Russell +5s Safety carQatar GP
  63. Penalty: Hamilton +5s False startQatar GP
  64. Penalty: Piastri +5s Start procedureLas Vegas GP
  65. Penalty: Verstappen +5s Safety carSao Paulo GP
  66. Penalty: Pérez +5s False startMexico City GP
  67. Penalty: Mclaren +5s Right of reviewUnited States GP
  68. Penalty: Norris +5s Off track, gained timeUnited States GP
  69. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s Forced off trackUnited States GP
  70. Penalty: Russell +5s Forced off trackUnited States GP
  71. Penalty: Gasly +5s Forced off trackUnited States GP
  72. Penalty: Piastri +5s Forced Gasly off trackUnited States GP
  73. Penalty: Ricciardo +5s Forced Hülkenberg off trackItalian GP
  74. Penalty: Stroll +5s Pit-lane speedingDutch GP
  75. Penalty: Norris +5s Track limitsAustrian GP
  76. Penalty: Albon +5s Crossing the line at pit entryAustrian GP
  77. Penalty: Hamilton +5s Crossing the line at pit entryAustrian GP
  78. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s Pit-lane speedingSpanish GP
  79. Penalty: Hülkenberg +5s Pit-lane speedingSpanish GP
  80. Penalty: Magnussen +5s False startSpanish GP
  81. Penalty: Ricciardo +5s False startCanadian GP
  82. Penalty: Sainz +5s CollisionMiami GP
  83. Penalty: Magnussen +5s Track limitsMiami GP
  84. Penalty: Gasly +5s Crossing the line at pit exitAustralian GP
  85. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s Unsafe releaseSaudi Arabian GP
  86. Penalty: Pérez +5s Unsafe releaseSaudi Arabian GP
  87. Penalty: Pérez +5s CollisionAbu Dhabi GP
  88. Penalty: Russell +5s CollisionLas Vegas GP
  89. Penalty: Verstappen +5s Forced off trackLas Vegas GP
  90. Penalty: Bottas +5s CollisionMexico City GP
  91. Penalty: Albon +5s Off track, gained timeUnited States GP
  92. Penalty: Zhou +5s Off track, gained timeUnited States GP
  93. Penalty: Russell +5s Off track, gained timeUnited States GP
  94. Penalty: Pérez 2 × +5s (+10s) Off track, gained timeQatar GP
  95. Penalty: Albon 2 × +5s (+10s) Off track, gained timeQatar GP
  96. Penalty: Stroll +5s Off track, gained timeQatar GP
  97. Penalty: Pérez +5s Off track, gained timeQatar GP
  98. Penalty: Gasly 3 × +5s (+15s) Off track, gained timeQatar GP
  99. Penalty: Stroll +5s Off track, gained timeQatar GP
  100. Penalty: Leclerc +5s Off track, gained timeQatar GP
  101. Penalty: Stroll +5s Off track, gained timeQatar GP
  102. Penalty: Pérez +5s Illegal overtakeJapanese GP
  103. Penalty: Pérez +5s CollisionJapanese GP
  104. Penalty: Sargeant +5s CollisionJapanese GP
  105. Penalty: Pérez +5s CollisionSingapore GP
  106. Penalty: Alonso +5s Crossing the pit entry lineSingapore GP
  107. Penalty: Hamilton +5s CollisionItalian GP
  108. Penalty: Piastri +5s Off track, gained timeItalian GP
  109. Penalty: Russell +5s Off track, gained timeItalian GP
  110. Penalty: Sargeant +5s CollisionItalian GP
  111. Penalty: Magnussen +5s RestartDutch GP
  112. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s CollisionDutch GP
  113. Penalty: Pérez +5s Pit-lane speedingDutch GP
  114. Penalty: Gasly +5s Pit-lane speedingDutch GP
  115. Penalty: Hamilton +5s CollisionBelgian GP
  116. Penalty: Sargeant +5s Pit-lane speedingBelgian GP
  117. Penalty: Zhou +5s CollisionHungarian GP
  118. Penalty: Leclerc +5s Pit-lane speedingHungarian GP
  119. Penalty: Stroll +5s CollisionBritish GP
  120. Penalty: Gasly +5s Off track, gained timeAustrian GP
  121. Penalty: de Vries +5s Forced off trackAustrian GP
  122. Penalty: Ocon +5s Unsafe releaseAustrian GP
  123. Penalty: Albon +5s Off track, gained timeAustrian GP
  124. Penalty: Magnussen +5s Off track, gained timeAustrian GP
  125. Penalty: Sargeant +5s Off track, gained timeAustrian GP
  126. Penalty: Sainz +5s Off track, gained timeAustrian GP
  127. Penalty: Hamilton +5s Off track, gained timeAustrian GP
  128. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s Off track, gained timeAustrian GP
  129. Penalty: Norris +5s Unsportsmanlike behaviourCanadian GP
  130. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s Forced off trackSpanish GP
  131. Penalty: Russell +5s Unsafe rejoinMonaco GP
  132. Penalty: Sargeant +5s Pit-lane speedingMonaco GP
  133. Penalty: Hülkenberg +5s CollisionMonaco GP
  134. Penalty: Sainz +5s Pit-lane speedingMiami GP
  135. Penalty: Sainz +5s CollisionAustralian GP
  136. Penalty: Alonso +5s Incorrect starting locationSaudi Arabian GP
  137. Penalty: Hülkenberg +5s Off track, gained timeBahrain GP
  138. Penalty: Ocon +5s Pit-lane speedingBahrain GP
  139. Penalty: Ocon +5s Inaccurate start positionBahrain GP
  140. Penalty: Russell +5s Unsafe releaseAbu Dhabi GP
  141. Penalty: Schumacher +5s CollisionAbu Dhabi GP
  142. Penalty: Gasly +5s Pit-lane speedingBrazilian GP
  143. Penalty: Norris +5s Collision with LeclercBrazilian GP
  144. Penalty: Verstappen +5s Collision with HamiltonBrazilian GP
  145. Penalty: Alonso +5s Collision with OconBrazilian GP
  146. Penalty: Gasly +5s Off track, gained timeMexican GP
  147. Penalty: Albon +5s Off track, gained timeUnited States GP
  148. Penalty: Schumacher +5s Off track, gained timeUnited States GP
  149. Penalty: Russell +5s Incident with SainzUnited States GP
  150. Penalty: Latifi +5s Incident with SchumacherUnited States GP
  151. Penalty: Gasly +5s Safety carUnited States GP
  152. Penalty: Leclerc +5s Off track, gained timeJapanese GP
  153. Penalty: Pérez +5s Sc -Singapore GP
  154. Penalty: Magnussen +5s Off track, gained timeItalian GP
  155. Penalty: Sainz +5s Unsafe releaseDutch GP
  156. Penalty: Vettel +5s Blue flagsDutch GP
  157. Penalty: Zhou +5s Pit-lane speedingDutch GP
  158. Penalty: Leclerc +5s Pit-lane speedingBelgian GP
  159. Penalty: Ricciardo +5s CollisionHungarian GP
  160. Penalty: Ocon +5s CollisionFrench GP
  161. Penalty: Zhou +5s CollisionFrench GP
  162. Penalty: Sainz +5s Unsafe releaseFrench GP
  163. Penalty: Zhou +5s Track limitsAustrian GP
  164. Penalty: Vettel +5s Track limitsAustrian GP
  165. Penalty: Norris +5s Track limitsAustrian GP
  166. Penalty: Gasly +5s Track limitsAustrian GP
  167. Penalty: Russell +5s CollisionAustrian GP
  168. Penalty: Gasly +5s CollisionAustrian GP
  169. Penalty: Albon +5s Forced off trackAustrian GP
  170. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s CollisionBritish GP
  171. Penalty: Alonso +5s More than one change of directionCanadian GP
  172. Penalty: Norris +5s Pit-lane speedingCanadian GP
  173. Penalty: Latifi 2 × +5s (+10s) Blue flagsAzerbaijan GP
  174. Penalty: Ocon +5s CollisionMonaco GP
  175. Penalty: Albon +5s Off track, gained timeMonaco GP
  176. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s Track limitsSpanish GP
  177. Penalty: Gasly +5s Collision with StrollSpanish GP
  178. Penalty: Alonso +5s Off track, gained timeMiami GP
  179. Penalty: Magnussen +5s Collision with StrollMiami GP
  180. Penalty: Ricciardo +5s Off track, gained timeMiami GP
  181. Penalty: Alonso +5s Collision with GaslyMiami GP
  182. Penalty: Ocon +5s Unsafe releaseEmilia Romagna GP
  183. Penalty: Stroll +5s More than one change of directionAustralian GP
  184. Penalty: Zhou +5s Off track, gained timeSaudi Arabian GP
  185. Penalty: Ocon +5s CollisionBahrain GP
  186. Penalty: Verstappen +5s Off track, gained timeSaudi Arabian GP
  187. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s CollisionSaudi Arabian GP
  188. Penalty: Gasly +5s Collision with AlonsoTurkish GP
  189. Penalty: Alonso +5s Collision with SchumacherTurkish GP
  190. Penalty: Gasly +5s Collision with AlonsoTurkish GP
  191. Penalty: Mazepin +5s Collision with SchumacherItalian GP
  192. Penalty: Pérez +5s Off track, gained timeItalian GP
  193. Penalty: Ocon +5s Collision with VettelItalian GP
  194. Penalty: Giovinazzi +5s Re-joining the track in an unsafe mannerItalian GP
  195. Penalty: Russell +5s Pit-lane speedingDutch GP
  196. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s Crossing the white line at pit entry -Austrian GP
  197. Penalty: Stroll +5s Pit-lane speedingAustrian GP
  198. Penalty: Norris +5s Forced off trackAustrian GP
  199. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s Crossing the white line at pit entryAustrian GP
  200. Penalty: Pérez 2 × +5s (+10s) Forced off trackAustrian GP
  201. Penalty: Giovinazzi +5s Illegal overtakeAustrian GP
  202. Penalty: Gasly +5s False startSpanish GP
  203. Penalty: Mazepin +5s Blue flagsPortuguese GP
  204. Penalty: Stroll +5s Off track, gained timeEmilia Romagna GP
  205. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s Off track, gained timeEmilia Romagna GP
  206. Penalty: Grosjean 2 × +5s (+10s) Off track, gained timeEmilia Romagna GP
  207. Penalty: Kvyat +5s Off track, gained timePortuguese GP
  208. Penalty: Stroll +5s Off track, gained timePortuguese GP
  209. Penalty: Stroll +5s Collision with NorrisPortuguese GP
  210. Penalty: Albon +5s Collision with KvyatEifel GP
  211. Penalty: Hamilton 2 × +5s (+10s) Start procedureRussian GP
  212. Penalty: Albon +5s Rd instruction turn 2Russian GP
  213. Penalty: Ricciardo +5s Rd instructionRussian GP
  214. Penalty: Hamilton 2 × +5s (+10s) Start procedureRussian GP
  215. Penalty: Räikkönen +5s Pit entryTuscan GP
  216. Penalty: Albon +5s Incident with GrosjeanItalian GP
  217. Penalty: Albon +5s Blue flagsSpanish GP
  218. Penalty: Kvyat +5s Blue flagsSpanish GP
  219. Penalty: Pérez +5s Blue flagsSpanish GP
  220. Penalty: Magnussen +5s Re-joined the track in an unsafe manner70TH Anniversary GP
  221. Penalty: Giovinazzi +5s Safety carBritish GP
  222. Penalty: Albon +5s Incident with MagnussenBritish GP
  223. Penalty: Latifi +5s Unsafe releaseHungarian GP
  224. Penalty: Räikkönen +5s False startHungarian GP
  225. Penalty: Hamilton +5s Incident with AlbonAustrian GP
  226. Penalty: Pérez +5s Pit-lane speedingAustrian GP
  227. Penalty: Hülkenberg +5s Illegal overtakeBrazilian GP
  228. Penalty: Hamilton +5s Incident with AlbonBrazilian GP
  229. Penalty: Kubica +5s Unsafel release from a pit stopBrazilian GP
  230. Penalty: Ricciardo +5s Incident with MagnussenBrazilian GP
  231. Penalty: Kvyat +5s Incident with PérezUnited States GP
  232. Penalty: Magnussen +5s Off track, gained timeRussian GP
  233. Penalty: Albon +5s Off track, gained timeItalian GP
  234. Penalty: Hamilton +5s Pit entryGerman GP
  235. Penalty: Pérez +5s Off track, gained timeFrench GP
  236. Penalty: Vettel +5s Re-joinged unsafely and forced hamilton of the trackCanadian GP
  237. Penalty: Grosjean +5s Pit exitMonaco GP
  238. Penalty: Stroll +5s Off track, gained timeMonaco GP
  239. Penalty: Verstappen +5s Unsafe releaseMonaco GP
  240. Penalty: Kvyat +5s Pit-lane speedingBahrain GP