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F1 start-procedure infringement penalties

Every stewards' decision for start-procedure infringement on record (2019-2026) - 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 35 classified rulings for start-procedure infringement, the stewards handed down:

  1. Warning11
  2. +5s6
  3. Reprimand6
  4. No action4
  5. Fine3
  6. No penalty2
  7. stop+go2
  8. drive-through1

Most penalised - drivers

  1. Pérez6
  2. Sainz5
  3. Tsunoda5
  4. Albon4
  5. Colapinto4
  6. Hamilton4
  7. Hülkenberg4
  8. Stroll4
  9. Hadjar3
  10. Lawson3
  11. Magnussen2
  12. Verstappen2

Most penalised - teams (2026)

  1. Williams9
  2. Cadillac6
  3. RB5
  4. Aston Martin4
  5. Audi3
  6. Red Bull3
  7. Alpine2
  8. Mercedes1

60decisions on record:

  1. Warning: Stroll Start procedureSingapore GP
  2. Other document: Decision - Permission to StartSingapore GP
  3. Warning: Hadjar Start procedureAzerbaijan GP
  4. Warning: Sainz Start procedureAzerbaijan GP
  5. Other document: Summons - Hadjar - Race Director's Instructions - Practice StartAzerbaijan GP
  6. Other document: Summons - Sainz - Race Director's Instructions - Practice StartAzerbaijan GP
  7. Other document: Decision - Permission to StartSpanish GP
  8. No further action: Tsunoda Start procedureItalian GP
  9. Other document: Summons - Tsunoda - Alleged Start Procedure InfringementItalian GP
  10. Reprimand: Colapinto Start procedureItalian GP
  11. Warning: Sainz Start procedureDutch GP
  12. Warning: Pérez Start procedureHungarian GP
  13. Other document: Summons - Pérez - Starting ProcedureHungarian GP
  14. No penalty applied: Lawson Start procedureAustrian GP
  15. Other document: Decision - Pérez - Alleged Practice Start InfringementAustrian GP
  16. Fine: Sainz €5,000 Start procedureBarcelona-Catalunya GP
  17. Fine: Albon €5,000 Start procedureBarcelona-Catalunya GP
  18. Other document: Summons - Sainz - Start Procedure InfringementBarcelona-Catalunya GP
  19. Other document: Summons - Albon - Start Procedure InfringementBarcelona-Catalunya GP
  20. Reprimand: Pérez Start procedureMonaco GP
  21. Other document: Summons - Pérez - Alleged Starting ProcedureMonaco GP
  22. Other document: Summons - Pérez - Practice Start InfringementMonaco GP
  23. Reprimand: Lawson Start procedureCanadian GP
  24. Penalty: Hülkenberg stop+go Start procedureCanadian GP
  25. Other document: Summons - Lawson - Starting Procedure InfringementCanadian GP
  26. Other document: Summons - Hülkenberg - Starting Procedure InfringementCanadian GP
  27. No penalty applied: Stroll Start procedureCanadian GP
  28. Other document: Decision - Hadjar - Permission to StartMiami GP
  29. Other document: Decision - Alonso - Permission to StartMiami GP
  30. Other document: Decision - Stroll - Permission to StartMiami GP
  31. Reprimand: Albon Start procedureChinese GP
  32. Other document: Summons - Albon - Alleged Breach of Practice Start ProcedureChinese GP
  33. Penalty: Colapinto stop+go Start procedureAustralian GP
  34. No further action: Hülkenberg Start procedureAustralian GP
  35. Warning: Russell Start procedureAustralian GP
  36. Fine: Oracle Red Bull Racing €50,000 Start procedureUnited States GP
  37. Penalty: Norris +5s Start procedureBahrain GP
  38. Warning: Hülkenberg Start procedureChinese GP
  39. Warning: Tsunoda Start procedureChinese GP
  40. Warning: Bortoleto Start procedureChinese GP
  41. No further action: Magnussen Start procedureAbu Dhabi GP
  42. Penalty: Piastri +5s Start procedureLas Vegas GP
  43. Warning: Colapinto Start procedureItalian GP
  44. Other document: Summons - Colapinto - Alleged Practice Start InfringementItalian GP
  45. Reprimand: Tsunoda Start procedureEmilia Romagna GP
  46. Other document: Summons - Tsunoda - Alleged Practice Start InfringementEmilia Romagna GP
  47. No further action: Start procedureAustralian GP
  48. Other document: Decision - Starting ProcedureBrazilian GP
  49. Warning: Verstappen Start procedureBelgian GP
  50. Other document: Summons - Verstappen - Alleged Practice Start InfringementBelgian GP
  51. Other document: Decision - Ocon - Permission to Start the RaceMiami GP
  52. Other document: Decision - Stroll - Permission to Start the RaceAustralian GP
  53. Other document: Summons - Räikkönen - Alleged Rolling Restart Procedure InfringementEmilia Romagna GP
  54. Reprimand: Magnussen Start procedureAbu Dhabi GP
  55. Penalty: Hamilton 4 × +5s (+20s) Start procedureRussian GP
  56. Other document: Decision - Ricciardo (permission to Start the Race)Singapore GP
  57. Penalty: Kubica drive-through Start procedureAzerbaijan GP