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F1 grid penalty

What a grid penalty means, when it escalates, and every one on record.

A number of places dropped on the starting grid of the next race - commonly for power-unit or gearbox component changes, or a penalty carried across the weekend.

When it escalates
If the drop is bigger than the available grid slots, the driver simply starts from the back of the grid.

173 on record (2019-2026):

  1. Penalty: Stroll +40 grid Power unit components changedSpanish GP
  2. Penalty: Piastri +3 grid Impeding LawsonItalian GP
  3. Penalty: Lawson +35 grid Change to power unit componentsItalian GP
  4. Penalty: Albon +20 grid Changes to power unit componentsItalian GP
  5. Penalty: Antonelli +30 grid Changes to power unit componentsItalian GP
  6. Penalty: Antonelli +3 grid Yellow flagsHungarian GP
  7. Penalty: Hamilton +3 grid Impeding PiastriHungarian GP
  8. Penalty: Sainz +10 grid Change to power unit componentsBelgian GP
  9. Penalty: Alonso +20 grid Change to power unit componentsBelgian GP
  10. Penalty: Hadjar +30 grid Changes to power unit componentsBelgian GP
  11. Penalty: Stroll +10 grid Parc ferméBelgian GP
  12. Penalty: Norris +10 grid Parc ferméBelgian GP
  13. Penalty: Stroll +10 grid Power unit components changedBritish GP
  14. Penalty: Gasly +3 grid Impeding StrollBritish GP
  15. Penalty: Bortoleto +5 grid Collision with StrollLas Vegas GP
  16. Penalty: Sainz +5 grid Collision with AntonelliUnited States GP
  17. Penalty: Stroll +5 grid Collision with OconUnited States GP
  18. Penalty: Hamilton +5 grid Yellow flagsDutch GP
  19. Penalty: Bearman +10 grid Red-flag breachBritish GP
  20. Penalty: Antonelli +3 grid Collision with VerstappenAustrian GP
  21. Penalty: Hadjar +3 grid ImpedingCanadian GP
  22. Penalty: Tsunoda +10 grid Red-flag breachCanadian GP
  23. Penalty: Hamilton +3 grid Impeding VerstappenMonaco GP
  24. Penalty: Stroll +3 grid ImpedingMonaco GP
  25. Penalty: Bearman +10 grid Red-flag breachMonaco GP
  26. Penalty: Stroll +1 grid Incident with LeclercMonaco GP
  27. Penalty: Colapinto +1 grid Ignored race directorEmilia Romagna GP
  28. Penalty: Antonelli +1 grid Ignored race directorBahrain GP
  29. Penalty: Russell +1 grid Ignored race directorBahrain GP
  30. Penalty: Sainz +3 grid Impeding HamiltonJapanese GP
  31. Penalty: Bottas +5 grid CollisionAbu Dhabi GP
  32. Penalty: Hülkenberg +3 grid Ignored race directorAbu Dhabi GP
  33. Penalty: Colapinto +5 grid Rnc changesAbu Dhabi GP
  34. Penalty: Leclerc +10 grid Power unit componentsAbu Dhabi GP
  35. Penalty: Albon +5 grid Rnc changesAbu Dhabi GP
  36. Penalty: Verstappen +1 grid Driving too slowlyQatar GP
  37. Penalty: Bottas +5 grid Power unit componentsLas Vegas GP
  38. Penalty: Verstappen +5 grid Power unit componentsSao Paulo GP
  39. Penalty: Car 97 +5 grid Yellow flagsMexico City GP
  40. Penalty: Zhou +5 grid Power unit componentsUnited States GP
  41. Penalty: Hamilton +3 grid Impeding PérezDutch GP
  42. Penalty: Zhou +3 grid Impeding VerstappenBelgian GP
  43. Penalty: Verstappen +10 grid Power unit componentsBelgian GP
  44. Penalty: Sargeant +3 grid Impeding StrollSpanish GP
  45. Penalty: Ocon +5 grid CollisionMonaco GP
  46. Penalty: Piastri +3 grid Impeding MagnussenEmilia Romagna GP
  47. Penalty: Bottas +3 grid Incident with PiastriMiami GP
  48. Penalty: Ricciardo +3 grid Illegal overtakeChinese GP
  49. Penalty: Pérez +3 grid Impeding HülkenbergAustralian GP
  50. Penalty: Stroll +5 grid Yellow flagsLas Vegas GP
  51. Penalty: Sainz +10 grid Parc ferméLas Vegas GP
  52. Penalty: Ocon +2 grid ImpedingSao Paulo GP
  53. Penalty: Gasly +2 grid ImpedingSao Paulo GP
  54. Penalty: Russell +2 grid ImpedingSao Paulo GP
  55. Penalty: Sargeant +10 grid Yellow flagsMexico City GP
  56. Penalty: Russell +3 grid Impeding LeclercUnited States GP
  57. Penalty: Tsunoda +3 grid Impeding HamiltonDutch GP
  58. Penalty: Magnussen +3 grid Impeding LeclercBelgian GP
  59. Penalty: Verstappen +5 grid Rnc changesBelgian GP
  60. Penalty: Leclerc +3 grid ImpedingAustrian GP
  61. Penalty: Hülkenberg +3 grid Red-flag breachCanadian GP
  62. Penalty: Stroll +3 grid Impeding OconCanadian GP
  63. Penalty: Tsunoda +3 grid Impeding HülkenbergCanadian GP
  64. Penalty: Sainz +3 grid Impeding GaslyCanadian GP
  65. Penalty: Leclerc +15 grid Power unit componentsSpanish GP
  66. Penalty: Gasly 2 × +3 grid (+6 grid) ImpedingSpanish GP
  67. Penalty: Leclerc +3 grid Impeding NorrisMonaco GP
  68. Penalty: Leclerc +10 grid Power unit componentsSaudi Arabian GP
  69. Penalty: Ricciardo +3 grid CollisionBrazilian GP
  70. Penalty: Sainz +5 grid Parc ferméBrazilian GP
  71. Penalty: Magnussen +5 grid Parc ferméMexican GP
  72. Penalty: Stroll +3 grid CollisionUnited States GP
  73. Penalty: Tsunoda +5 grid Rnc changesUnited States GP
  74. Penalty: Leclerc +10 grid Power unit componentsUnited States GP
  75. Penalty: Alonso +5 grid Parc ferméUnited States GP
  76. Penalty: Zhou +5 grid Parc ferméUnited States GP
  77. Penalty: Pérez +5 grid Parc ferméUnited States GP
  78. Penalty: Latifi +5 grid Collision with ZhouSingapore GP
  79. Penalty: Schumacher +10 grid Rnc changesItalian GP
  80. Penalty: Schumacher +5 grid Power unit componentsItalian GP
  81. Penalty: Ocon +5 grid Power unit componentsItalian GP
  82. Penalty: Magnussen +15 grid Power unit componentsItalian GP
  83. Penalty: Tsunoda +3 grid Yellow flagsItalian GP
  84. Penalty: Bottas +15 grid Power unit componentsItalian GP
  85. Penalty: Sainz +10 grid Rnc changesItalian GP
  86. Penalty: Verstappen +5 grid Power unit componentsItalian GP
  87. Penalty: Pérez +10 grid Power unit componentsItalian GP
  88. Penalty: Zhou +10 grid Rnc changesBelgian GP
  89. Penalty: Bottas +5 grid Rnc changes - replacementBelgian GP
  90. Penalty: Verstappen +5 grid Rnc changesBelgian GP
  91. Penalty: Bottas +10 grid Rnc changesBelgian GP
  92. Penalty: Schumacher +10 grid Rnc changesBelgian GP
  93. Penalty: Leclerc +10 grid Rnc changesBelgian GP
  94. Penalty: Bottas +15 grid Power unit componentsBelgian GP
  95. Penalty: Bottas +10 grid Power unit componentsAustrian GP
  96. Penalty: Stroll +3 grid CollisionAustralian GP
  97. Penalty: Albon +3 grid Incident with StrollSaudi Arabian GP
  98. Penalty: Ricciardo +3 grid ImpedingSaudi Arabian GP
  99. Penalty: Verstappen +5 grid Yellow flagsQatar GP
  100. Penalty: Bottas +3 grid Yellow flagsQatar GP
  101. Penalty: Hamilton +5 grid Parc ferméBrazilian GP
  102. Penalty: Stroll +5 grid GearboxMexican GP
  103. Penalty: Russell +5 grid GearboxMexican GP
  104. Penalty: Bottas +5 grid Power unit componentsUnited States GP
  105. Penalty: Giovinazzi +5 grid GearboxRussian GP
  106. Penalty: Bottas +15 grid Power unit componentsRussian GP
  107. Penalty: Gasly +5 grid GearboxItalian GP
  108. Penalty: Bottas +10 grid Parc ferméItalian GP
  109. Penalty: Latifi +5 grid GearboxDutch GP
  110. Penalty: Norris +5 grid GearboxBelgian GP
  111. Penalty: Stroll +5 grid CollisionHungarian GP
  112. Penalty: Bottas +5 grid CollisionHungarian GP
  113. Penalty: Schumacher +5 grid GearboxHungarian GP
  114. Penalty: Russell +3 grid CollisionBritish GP
  115. Penalty: Vettel +3 grid ImpedingAustrian GP
  116. Penalty: Tsunoda +3 grid ImpedingStyrian GP
  117. Penalty: Bottas +3 grid Pit-lane incidentStyrian GP
  118. Penalty: Norris +3 grid Red-flag breachAzerbaijan GP
  119. Penalty: Schumacher +5 grid GearboxMonaco GP
  120. Penalty: Mazepin +3 grid ImpedingSpanish GP
  121. Penalty: Tsunoda +5 grid Gearbox has been changedEmilia Romagna GP
  122. Penalty: Vettel +5 grid Yellow flagsBahrain GP
  123. Penalty: Leclerc +3 grid CollisionSakhir GP
  124. Penalty: Latifi +5 grid GearboxRussian GP
  125. Penalty: Albon +5 grid GearboxRussian GP
  126. Penalty: Pérez +1 grid Collision with RäikkönenTuscan GP
  127. Penalty: Ocon +3 grid Impending russell70TH Anniversary GP
  128. Penalty: Kvyat +5 grid New gearboxBritish GP
  129. Penalty: Giovinazzi +5 grid GearboxStyrian GP
  130. Penalty: Leclerc +3 grid ImpedingStyrian GP
  131. Penalty: Norris +3 grid Yellow flagsStyrian GP
  132. Penalty: Hamilton +3 grid Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  133. Penalty: Leclerc +10 grid Parc ferméBrazilian GP
  134. Penalty: Verstappen +3 grid Yellow flagsMexican GP
  135. Penalty: Kubica +5 grid GearboxJapanese GP
  136. Penalty: Magnussen +5 grid GearboxJapanese GP
  137. Penalty: Albon +5 grid GearboxRussian GP
  138. Penalty: Albon +15 grid Power unit componentsRussian GP
  139. Penalty: Albon +5 grid Power unit componentsRussian GP
  140. Penalty: Gasly +5 grid Power unit componentsRussian GP
  141. Penalty: Verstappen +5 grid Power unit componentsRussian GP
  142. Penalty: Ricciardo +10 grid Power unit componentsSingapore GP
  143. Penalty: Pérez +5 grid GearboxSingapore GP
  144. Penalty: Räikkönen +5 grid GearboxItalian GP
  145. Penalty: Norris +5 grid Power unit componentsItalian GP
  146. Penalty: Giovinazzi +5 grid GearboxBelgian GP
  147. Penalty: Kubica +5 grid GearboxBelgian GP
  148. Penalty: Sainz +10 grid Power unit componentsBelgian GP
  149. Penalty: Kvyat +5 grid GearboxBelgian GP
  150. Penalty: Ricciardo +5 grid Power unit componentsBelgian GP
  151. Penalty: Hülkenberg +5 grid Power unit componentsBelgian GP
  152. Penalty: Sainz +5 grid Power unit componentsBelgian GP
  153. Penalty: Giovinazzi 3 × +3 grid (+9 grid) ImpedingHungarian GP
  154. Penalty: Vettel +10 grid Parc ferméGerman GP
  155. Penalty: Hamilton +3 grid ImpedingAustrian GP
  156. Penalty: Russell +3 grid ImpedingAustrian GP
  157. Penalty: Magnussen +5 grid GearboxAustrian GP
  158. Penalty: Hülkenberg +5 grid Power unit componentsAustrian GP
  159. Penalty: Magnussen +10 grid Parc ferméCanadian GP
  160. Penalty: Magnussen +5 grid Gearbox changeCanadian GP
  161. Penalty: Sainz +3 grid ImpedingCanadian GP
  162. Penalty: Gasly +3 grid ImpedingMonaco GP
  163. Penalty: Giovinazzi +3 grid ImpedingMonaco GP
  164. Penalty: Giovinazzi +5 grid GearboxSpanish GP
  165. Penalty: Russell +5 grid GearboxSpanish GP
  166. Penalty: Ricciardo +3 grid IncidentAzerbaijan GP
  167. Penalty: Gasly +5 grid GearboxAzerbaijan GP
  168. Penalty: Giovinazzi +10 grid Parc ferméAzerbaijan GP
  169. Penalty: Albon +5 grid GearboxChinese GP
  170. Penalty: Grosjean +3 grid ImpedingBahrain GP