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F1 safety-car infringement penalties

Every stewards' decision for safety-car infringement on record (2019-2026) - the going rate, and who's been penalised most. Straight from the FIA documents.

Breaching the rules under a safety car or virtual safety car - speeding, or too great a gap to the car ahead.

The going rate

Across 54 classified rulings for safety-car infringement, the stewards handed down:

  1. No action20
  2. Warning19
  3. +5s7
  4. No penalty4
  5. Reprimand2
  6. +10s1
  7. drive-through1

Most penalised - drivers

  1. Gasly7
  2. Verstappen7
  3. Albon5
  4. Leclerc5
  5. Stroll5
  6. Antonelli4
  7. Ocon4
  8. Piastri4
  9. Tsunoda4
  10. Hadjar3
  11. Norris3
  12. Bearman2

Most penalised - teams (2026)

  1. McLaren4
  2. Aston Martin3
  3. Haas3
  4. Mercedes3
  5. Red Bull3
  6. RB2
  7. Williams2
  8. Audi1
  9. Cadillac1
  10. Ferrari1

142decisions on record:

  1. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesUnited States GP
  2. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesSingapore GP
  3. No further action: Bearman Safety carSingapore GP
  4. Other document: Summons - Bearman - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesSingapore GP
  5. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesSingapore GP
  6. Warning: Stroll 2× Safety carBahrain GP
  7. Other document: Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia - Summons - Stroll - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesBahrain GP
  8. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesSpanish GP
  9. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesDutch GP
  10. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesHungarian GP
  11. Warning: Antonelli Safety carHungarian GP
  12. Other document: Summons - Antonelli - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesHungarian GP
  13. Other document: Summons - Williams - Alleged Safety Car InfringementBritish GP
  14. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesBritish GP
  15. Warning: Lindblad Safety carBritish GP
  16. Warning: Albon Safety carBritish GP
  17. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesBritish GP
  18. Other document: Summons - Lindblad - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesBritish GP
  19. Other document: Summons - Albon - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesBritish GP
  20. No further action: Piastri Safety carAustrian GP
  21. Other document: Summons - Piastri - Race Director's Instructions between the Safety Car LinesAustrian GP
  22. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesAustrian GP
  23. Warning: Hadjar Safety carAustrian GP
  24. Other document: Summons - Hadjar - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesAustrian GP
  25. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesBarcelona-Catalunya GP
  26. No further action: Hadjar Safety carMonaco GP
  27. No further action: Hamilton Safety carMonaco GP
  28. No further action: Safety carCanadian GP
  29. Penalty: Bortoleto +5s Safety carCanadian GP
  30. Warning: Antonelli Safety carCanadian GP
  31. Warning: Safety carCanadian GP
  32. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesCanadian GP
  33. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesMiami GP
  34. Other document: Decision - Sprint Safety Car Line TimesMiami GP
  35. Other document: Decision - Norris - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesMiami GP
  36. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesMiami GP
  37. Other document: Summons - Norris - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesMiami GP
  38. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesJapanese GP
  39. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesChinese GP
  40. Penalty: Pérez +5s Safety carChinese GP
  41. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesChinese GP
  42. Other document: Summons - Ocon - Alleged Driving Unnecessarily Slowly during VSCAustralian GP
  43. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesAustralian GP
  44. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesAbu Dhabi GP
  45. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesQatar GP
  46. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesQatar GP
  47. Other document: Decision - Race Safety Car Line Times - NorrisLas Vegas GP
  48. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesSao Paulo GP
  49. Other document: Decision - Sprint Reconnaissance Laps Safety Car Line TimesSao Paulo GP
  50. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesSao Paulo GP
  51. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesUnited States GP
  52. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesUnited States GP
  53. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesSingapore GP
  54. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesAzerbaijan GP
  55. Other document: Decision - Reconnaissance Laps Safety Car Line TimesDutch GP
  56. No further action: Verstappen Safety carDutch GP
  57. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesDutch GP
  58. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesBelgian GP
  59. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesBelgian GP
  60. Other document: Summons - Tsunoda - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesBelgian GP
  61. Other document: Summons - Russell - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesBelgian GP
  62. Penalty: Piastri +10s Safety carBritish GP
  63. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesBritish GP
  64. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesAustrian GP
  65. Warning: Sainz Safety carCanadian GP
  66. Warning: Leclerc Safety carCanadian GP
  67. Warning: Gasly Safety carCanadian GP
  68. Warning: Piastri Safety carCanadian GP
  69. Warning: Ocon Safety carCanadian GP
  70. Warning: Antonelli Safety carCanadian GP
  71. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesCanadian GP
  72. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesSpanish GP
  73. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesMonaco GP
  74. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesEmilia Romagna GP
  75. Penalty: Albon +5s Safety carMiami GP
  76. Other document: Summons - Albon - Alleged Safety Car InfringementMiami GP
  77. Reprimand: Verstappen Safety carMiami GP
  78. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesMiami GP
  79. Other document: Summons - Verstappen - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesMiami GP
  80. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesJapanese GP
  81. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesChinese GP
  82. No further action: Stroll Safety carChinese GP
  83. No further action: Leclerc Safety carChinese GP
  84. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesChinese GP
  85. Other document: Summons - Stroll - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesChinese GP
  86. Other document: Summons - Leclerc - Race Director's Instructions Safety Car Line TimesChinese GP
  87. No penalty applied: Albon Safety carAustralian GP
  88. No penalty applied: Tsunoda Safety carAustralian GP
  89. No penalty applied: Hamilton Safety carAustralian GP
  90. No penalty applied: Alonso Safety carAustralian GP
  91. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesAustralian GP
  92. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesAbu Dhabi GP
  93. Penalty: Russell +5s Safety carQatar GP
  94. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesQatar GP
  95. No further action: Zhou Safety carQatar GP
  96. Other document: Summons - Zhou - Race Director's Instructions (Safety Car Line Times)Qatar GP
  97. No further action: Safety carLas Vegas GP
  98. Penalty: Verstappen +5s Safety carSao Paulo GP
  99. Other document: Summons - Verstappen - Alleged Virtual Safety Car InfringementSao Paulo GP
  100. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesSao Paulo GP
  101. No further action: 3× Safety carUnited States GP
  102. Warning: Ocon Safety carAzerbaijan GP
  103. Warning: Gasly Safety carAzerbaijan GP
  104. Warning: Hülkenberg Safety carAzerbaijan GP
  105. Warning: Verstappen Safety carAzerbaijan GP
  106. Other document: Summons - Ocon - Alleged Virtual Safety Car InfringementAzerbaijan GP
  107. Other document: Summons - Gasly - Alleged Virtual Safety Car InfringementAzerbaijan GP
  108. Other document: Summons - Hülkenberg - Alleged Virtual Safety Car InfringementAzerbaijan GP
  109. Other document: Summons - Verstappen - Alleged Virtual Safety Car InfringementAzerbaijan GP
  110. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesAzerbaijan GP
  111. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesItalian GP
  112. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesDutch GP
  113. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesHungarian GP
  114. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesBritish GP
  115. Penalty: Magnussen drive-through Safety carMiami GP
  116. Other document: Summons - Magnussen - Entering Pit Lane during Safety Car PeriodMiami GP
  117. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesMiami GP
  118. Other document: Decision - Sprint Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesMiami GP
  119. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesJapanese GP
  120. No further action: Safety carSaudi Arabian GP
  121. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesAbu Dhabi GP
  122. No further action: Safety carLas Vegas GP
  123. Other document: Decision - Sprint Shootout Safety Car Line TimesSao Paulo GP
  124. Other document: Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line TimesSao Paulo GP
  125. No further action: Safety carUnited States GP
  126. Warning: Gasly Safety carQatar GP
  127. Other document: Decision - Sprint Shootout Safety Car Line TimesQatar GP
  128. Penalty: Gasly +5s Safety carUnited States GP
  129. No further action: Vettel Safety carCanadian GP
  130. Other document: Summons - Vettel - Safety Car InfringementCanadian GP
  131. No further action: Tsunoda Safety carAustralian GP
  132. No further action: Gasly Safety carAustralian GP
  133. No further action: Schumacher Safety carAustralian GP
  134. Other document: Summons - Tsunoda - Incident Behind the Safety CarAustralian GP
  135. Other document: Summons - Gasly - Incident Behind the Safety CarAustralian GP
  136. Other document: Summons - Schumacher - Incident Behind the Safety CarAustralian GP
  137. Penalty: Giovinazzi +5s Safety carBritish GP
  138. Reprimand: Leclerc Safety carMonaco GP
  139. Other document: Summons - Leclerc (VSC)Monaco GP