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F1 unsafe release penalties

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

Releasing a car from the pit box into an unsafe situation - into the path of another car in the pit lane, or with a wheel not safely fitted.

Regulation: Art. B1.6.2 (unsafe release)

The going rate

Across 67 classified rulings for unsafe release, the stewards handed down:

  1. Fine31
  2. No action14
  3. +5s12
  4. +10s3
  5. 10s stop+go3
  6. Reprimand2
  7. Warning2

Most penalised - drivers

  1. Norris9
  2. Verstappen8
  3. Gasly7
  4. Sainz7
  5. Ocon6
  6. Stroll6
  7. Tsunoda6
  8. Albon5
  9. Kvyat5
  10. Antonelli4
  11. Bortoleto4
  12. Hamilton4

Most penalised - teams (2026)

  1. Alpine5
  2. Audi5
  3. Aston Martin4
  4. RB2
  5. McLaren1
  6. Mercedes1

129decisions on record:

  1. Fine: Hülkenberg €30,000 Unsafe releaseBahrain GP
  2. Other document: Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia - Summons - Hülkenberg - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseBahrain GP
  3. No further action: Gasly Unsafe releaseDutch GP
  4. Other document: Summons - Bortoleto - Alleged Unsafe Release by GaslyDutch GP
  5. Other document: Summons - Gasly - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseDutch GP
  6. Warning: Bortoleto Unsafe releaseDutch GP
  7. Other document: Summons - Bortoleto - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseDutch GP
  8. Fine: Ferrari €30,000 Unsafe releaseBelgian GP
  9. Other document: Summons - Ferrari - Alleged Unsafe Release HamiltonBelgian GP
  10. Fine: Lindblad €5,000 Unsafe releaseBritish GP
  11. Other document: Summons - Piastri - Alleged Unsafe Release by LindbladBritish GP
  12. Other document: Summons - Lindblad - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseBritish GP
  13. Fine: Stroll €7,500 Unsafe releaseCanadian GP
  14. Fine: Alonso €5,000 Unsafe releaseCanadian GP
  15. Other document: Summons - Stroll - Alleged Released in an Unsafe ConditionCanadian GP
  16. Other document: Summons - Alonso - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseCanadian GP
  17. Fine: Gasly €5,000 Unsafe releaseChinese GP
  18. Other document: Summons - Gasly - Alleged Unsafe Release of GaslyChinese GP
  19. Fine: Antonelli €7,500 Unsafe releaseAustralian GP
  20. Fine: Gasly €5,000 Unsafe releaseAustralian GP
  21. Other document: Summons - Antonelli Alleged Released in an Unsafe ConditionAustralian GP
  22. Other document: Summons - Gasly Alleged Released in an Unsafe ConditionAustralian GP
  23. Fine: Albon €5,000 Unsafe releaseAbu Dhabi GP
  24. Fine: Antonelli €10,000 Unsafe releaseAbu Dhabi GP
  25. Other document: Summons - Tsunoda - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseAbu Dhabi GP
  26. Other document: Summons - Antonelli - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseAbu Dhabi GP
  27. Other document: Summons - Ocon - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseAbu Dhabi GP
  28. Other document: Summons - Albon - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseAbu Dhabi GP
  29. Penalty: Bearman 10s stop+go Unsafe releaseQatar GP
  30. Fine: Sainz €5,000 Unsafe releaseQatar GP
  31. Other document: Summons - Williams - Unsafe Release of SainzQatar GP
  32. Fine: Leclerc €10,000 Unsafe releaseSingapore GP
  33. Other document: Summons - Norris - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseSingapore GP
  34. Other document: Summons - Leclerc - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseSingapore GP
  35. Warning: Verstappen Unsafe releaseHungarian GP
  36. Other document: Summons - Verstappen - Allegedly Being Released in an Unsafe ConditionHungarian GP
  37. Penalty: Bearman +5s Unsafe releaseMiami GP
  38. Penalty: Verstappen +10s Unsafe releaseMiami GP
  39. Fine: Hadjar €5,000 Unsafe releaseChinese GP
  40. Other document: Summons - Hadjar - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseChinese GP
  41. Other document: Summons - Verstappen - Alleged Unsafe Release by HadjarChinese GP
  42. Penalty: Antonelli +5s Unsafe releaseAustralian GP
  43. Penalty: Bortoleto +5s Unsafe releaseAustralian GP
  44. Penalty: Lawson 10s stop+go Unsafe releaseAbu Dhabi GP
  45. Fine: Sainz €5,000 Unsafe releaseQatar GP
  46. Other document: Summons - Hamilton - Alleged Unsafe Release of SainzQatar GP
  47. Other document: Summons - Sainz - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseQatar GP
  48. Fine: Gasly €5,000 Unsafe releaseUnited States GP
  49. Other document: Summons - Verstappen - Alleged Unsafe Release of GaslyUnited States GP
  50. Other document: Summons - Gasly - Alleged Unsafe Release of GaslyUnited States GP
  51. Fine: Piastri €10,000 Unsafe releaseItalian GP
  52. Other document: Summons - Verstappen - Alleged Unsafe Release of PiastriItalian GP
  53. Other document: Summons - Piastri - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseItalian GP
  54. Fine: Zhou €5,000 Unsafe releaseDutch GP
  55. Fine: Albon €5,000 Unsafe releaseDutch GP
  56. Other document: Summons - Albon - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseDutch GP
  57. Other document: Summons - Stroll - Alleged Unsafe Release by AlbonDutch GP
  58. Other document: Summons - Ricciardo - Alleged Unsafe Release by ZhouDutch GP
  59. Other document: Summons - Zhou - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseDutch GP
  60. No further action: Verstappen Unsafe releaseAustrian GP
  61. Fine: Hamilton €5,000 Unsafe releaseAustrian GP
  62. Other document: Summons - Hamilton - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseAustrian GP
  63. Penalty: Albon 10s stop+go Unsafe releaseEmilia Romagna GP
  64. Penalty: Ocon +10s Unsafe releaseMiami GP
  65. Fine: Russell €5,000 Unsafe releaseJapanese GP
  66. Other document: Summons - Piastri - Alleged Unsafe Release of RussellJapanese GP
  67. Other document: Summons - Russell - Alleged Unsafe Release of RussellJapanese GP
  68. Penalty: Tsunoda +5s Unsafe releaseSaudi Arabian GP
  69. Penalty: Pérez +5s Unsafe releaseSaudi Arabian GP
  70. Other document: Summons - Tsunoda - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseSaudi Arabian GP
  71. Fine: de Vries €5,000 Unsafe releaseBritish GP
  72. Other document: Summons - Alphatauri - Alleged Unsafe Release of de VriesBritish GP
  73. No further action: Tsunoda Unsafe releaseAustrian GP
  74. Penalty: Ocon +5s Unsafe releaseAustrian GP
  75. Fine: Haas €5,000 Unsafe releaseAustrian GP
  76. Other document: Summons - Haas - Unsafe Release of HülkenbergAustrian GP
  77. No further action: Hamilton Unsafe releaseCanadian GP
  78. No further action: Norris Unsafe releaseCanadian GP
  79. Fine: Tsunoda €5,000 Unsafe releaseAzerbaijan GP
  80. No further action: de Vries Unsafe releaseBahrain GP
  81. Other document: Summons - Norris - Alleged Unsafe Release of de VriesBahrain GP
  82. Other document: Summons - de Vries - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseBahrain GP
  83. Penalty: Russell +5s Unsafe releaseAbu Dhabi GP
  84. Other document: Summons - Schumacher - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseSingapore GP
  85. Penalty: Sainz +5s Unsafe releaseDutch GP
  86. Fine: Norris €5,000 Unsafe releaseDutch GP
  87. Other document: Summons - Tsunoda - Alleged Unsafe Release by NorrisDutch GP
  88. Other document: Summons - Norris - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseDutch GP
  89. Penalty: Sainz +5s Unsafe releaseFrench GP
  90. Fine: Vettel €5,000 Unsafe releaseCanadian GP
  91. Other document: Summons - Magnussen - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseCanadian GP
  92. Other document: Summons - Vettel - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseCanadian GP
  93. Fine: Stroll €5,000 Unsafe releaseSpanish GP
  94. Other document: Summons - Norris - Alleged Unsafe Release by StrollSpanish GP
  95. Other document: Summons - Stroll - Alleged Unsafe Release by StrollSpanish GP
  96. Reprimand: Ocon Unsafe releaseMiami GP
  97. Other document: Summons - Russell - Unsafe ReleaseMiami GP
  98. Other document: Summons - Ocon - Unsafe ReleaseMiami GP
  99. Penalty: Ocon +5s Unsafe releaseEmilia Romagna GP
  100. Reprimand: Sainz Unsafe releaseBahrain GP
  101. Other document: Summons - Sainz - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseBahrain GP
  102. Penalty: Räikkönen +10s Unsafe releaseHungarian GP
  103. Fine: Giovinazzi €5,000 Unsafe releaseHungarian GP
  104. Other document: Summons - Giovinazzi - Alleged Unsafe ReleaseHungarian GP
  105. No further action: Unsafe releaseAbu Dhabi GP
  106. No further action: Latifi Unsafe releaseAbu Dhabi GP
  107. Other document: Summons - Red Bull - Alleged Unsafe Release of LatifiAbu Dhabi GP
  108. Other document: Summons - Williams - Alleged Unsafe Release of LatifiAbu Dhabi GP
  109. No further action: Stroll Unsafe releaseBritish GP
  110. No further action: Leclerc Unsafe releaseBritish GP
  111. Penalty: Latifi +5s Unsafe releaseHungarian GP
  112. Fine: Toro Rosso €5,000 Unsafe releaseAbu Dhabi GP
  113. Other document: Summons - Kvyat (alleged Unsafe Release of Kvyat)Abu Dhabi GP
  114. Other document: Summons - Grosjean (alleged Unsafe Release of Kvyat)Abu Dhabi GP
  115. No further action: Kvyat Unsafe releaseMexican GP
  116. Other document: Summons - Kvyat (alleged Unsafe Release of Kvyat)Mexican GP
  117. Other document: Summons - Ricciardo (alleged Unsafe Release of Kvyat)Mexican GP
  118. Fine: Ferrari €5,000 Unsafe releaseGerman GP
  119. No further action: Kvyat Unsafe releaseGerman GP
  120. Other document: Summons - Grosjean (alleged Unsafe Release by Kvyat)German GP
  121. Other document: Summons - Kvyat (alleged Unsafe Release)German GP
  122. No further action: Norris Unsafe releaseBritish GP
  123. Penalty: Verstappen +5s Unsafe releaseMonaco GP
  124. Fine: Magnussen €5,000 Unsafe releaseAustralian GP
  125. No further action: Pérez Unsafe releaseAustralian GP
  126. Other document: Summons - Pérez (alleged Unsafe Release)Australian GP
  127. Other document: Summons - Magnussen (alleged Unsafe Release)Australian GP
  128. Fine: Norris €5,000 Unsafe releaseAustralian GP
  129. Other document: Summons - Norris (alleged Unsafe Release)Australian GP