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F1 start-procedure infringement penalties

Every stewards' decision for start-procedure infringement on record (2025-2026) - the going rate, and who's been penalised most. Straight from the FIA documents.

Breaching the starting procedure - wrong grid slot, or a formation-lap / practice-start rule.

The going rate

Across 18 classified rulings for start-procedure infringement, the stewards handed down:

  1. Warning5
  2. Fine3
  3. No penalty3
  4. Reprimand3
  5. stop+go2
  6. +5s1
  7. No action1

Most penalised - drivers

  1. Pérez6
  2. Albon4
  3. Hülkenberg4
  4. Lawson3
  5. Sainz2
  6. Stroll2
  7. Alonso1
  8. Bortoleto1
  9. Colapinto1
  10. Hadjar1
  11. Norris1
  12. Russell1

Most penalised - teams

  1. Cadillac6
  2. Williams6
  3. Audi5
  4. Aston Martin3
  5. RB3
  6. Alpine1
  7. McLaren1
  8. Mercedes1
  9. Red Bull1

29decisions on record:

  1. Warning: Pérez Start procedureHungarian GP
  2. Other document: Summons - Pérez - Starting ProcedureHungarian GP
  3. No penalty applied: Lawson Start procedureAustrian GP
  4. No penalty applied: Pérez Start procedureAustrian GP
  5. Fine: Sainz €5,000 Start procedureBarcelona-Catalunya GP
  6. Fine: Albon €5,000 Start procedureBarcelona-Catalunya GP
  7. Other document: Summons - Sainz - Start Procedure InfringementBarcelona-Catalunya GP
  8. Other document: Summons - Albon - Start Procedure InfringementBarcelona-Catalunya GP
  9. Reprimand: Pérez Start procedureMonaco GP
  10. Other document: Summons - Pérez - Alleged Starting ProcedureMonaco GP
  11. Other document: Summons - Pérez - Practice Start InfringementMonaco GP
  12. Reprimand: Lawson Start procedureCanadian GP
  13. Penalty: Hülkenberg stop+go Start procedureCanadian GP
  14. Other document: Summons - Lawson - Starting Procedure InfringementCanadian GP
  15. Other document: Summons - Hülkenberg - Starting Procedure InfringementCanadian GP
  16. No penalty applied: Stroll Start procedureCanadian GP
  17. Other document: Decision - Hadjar - Permission to StartMiami GP
  18. Other document: Decision - Alonso - Permission to StartMiami GP
  19. Other document: Decision - Stroll - Permission to StartMiami GP
  20. Reprimand: Albon Start procedureChinese GP
  21. Other document: Summons - Albon - Alleged Breach of Practice Start ProcedureChinese GP
  22. Penalty: Colapinto stop+go Start procedureAustralian GP
  23. No further action: Hülkenberg Start procedureAustralian GP
  24. Warning: Russell Start procedureAustralian GP
  25. Fine: Oracle Red Bull Racing €50,000 Start procedureUnited States GP
  26. Penalty: Norris +5s Start procedureBahrain GP
  27. Warning: Hülkenberg Start procedureChinese GP
  28. Warning: Tsunoda Start procedureChinese GP
  29. Warning: Bortoleto Start procedureChinese GP