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

  1. No action19
  2. Warning17
  3. +5s7
  4. No penalty4
  5. Reprimand2
  6. +10s1
  7. drive-through1

Most penalised - drivers

  1. Gasly7
  2. Verstappen7
  3. Albon5
  4. Leclerc5
  5. Antonelli4
  6. Ocon4
  7. Piastri4
  8. Tsunoda4
  9. Hadjar3
  10. Norris3
  11. Hamilton2
  12. Hülkenberg2

Most penalised - teams (2026)

  1. McLaren4
  2. Mercedes3
  3. Red Bull3
  4. RB2
  5. Williams2
  6. Audi1
  7. Cadillac1
  8. Ferrari1
  9. Haas1

134decisions on record:

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