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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.

190 on record (2019-2026):

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