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F1 yellow-flag infringement penalties

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

Failing to slow sufficiently, or improving a lap time, under a yellow flag.

Regulation: Art. B1.8.4 (yellow flags)

The going rate

Across 98 classified rulings for yellow-flag infringement, the stewards handed down:

  1. No action31
  2. Deleted lap30
  3. Reprimand8
  4. +3 grid6
  5. +5 grid5
  6. 10s stop+go4
  7. +10s3
  8. No penalty3
  9. Warning3
  10. +3 pts2
  11. drive-through2
  12. +10 grid1

Most penalised - drivers

  1. Hamilton13
  2. Sainz10
  3. Stroll8
  4. Russell7
  5. Bortoleto6
  6. Hülkenberg6
  7. Pérez6
  8. Verstappen6
  9. Leclerc5
  10. Norris5
  11. Tsunoda5
  12. Albon4

Most penalised - teams (2026)

  1. Williams8
  2. Alpine4
  3. Ferrari3
  4. Haas3
  5. Mercedes3
  6. Audi2
  7. RB2
  8. Red Bull2
  9. Aston Martin1

160decisions on record:

  1. Lap times deleted: Qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsSpanish GP
  2. Ruling published - summary pending: Infringement - Free Practice 3 Deleted Lap Times Yellow FlagsSpanish GP
  3. Ruling published - summary pending: Infringement - Free Practice 1 Deleted Lap Times - Double YellowsSpanish GP
  4. Ruling published - summary pending: Decision - Russell - Alleged Failure to Slow for Yellow FlagsItalian GP
  5. No penalty applied: Sainz Yellow flagsItalian GP
  6. Reprimand: Albon Yellow flagsItalian GP
  7. Other document: Summons - Sainz - Alleged Failure to Slow for Yellow FlagsItalian GP
  8. Other document: Summons - Albon - Alleged Failure to Slow for Yellow FlagsItalian GP
  9. Lap times deleted: FP3 lap times deleted Yellow flagsItalian GP
  10. Lap times deleted: FP1 lap times deleted Yellow flagsItalian GP
  11. Penalty: Lawson +10s Yellow flagsDutch GP
  12. Penalty: Colapinto +10s Yellow flagsDutch GP
  13. Penalty: Lindblad drive-through Yellow flagsDutch GP
  14. Penalty: Colapinto drive-through Yellow flagsDutch GP
  15. Lap times deleted: FP1 lap times deleted Yellow flagsDutch GP
  16. No further action: Leclerc Yellow flagsHungarian GP
  17. Penalty: Antonelli +3 grid Yellow flagsHungarian GP
  18. Lap times deleted: Qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsHungarian GP
  19. Other document: Summons - Antonelli - Alleged Yellow Flag InfringementHungarian GP
  20. No further action: Sainz Yellow flagsBelgian GP
  21. Lap times deleted: FP3 lap times deleted Yellow flagsBelgian GP
  22. Other document: Summons - Sainz - Alleged Failure to Slow for Double Yellow FlagsBelgian GP
  23. Other document: Summons - Verstappen - Sainz Alleged Failure to Slow for Double Yellow FlagsBelgian GP
  24. Reprimand: Hülkenberg Yellow flagsBelgian GP
  25. Other document: Summons - Hülkenberg - Alleged Yellow Flag InfringementBelgian GP
  26. Reprimand: Hamilton Yellow flagsBritish GP
  27. Other document: Summons - Hamilton - Alleged Yellow Flag InfringementBritish GP
  28. No further action: Ocon Yellow flagsBritish GP
  29. Other document: Summons - Ocon - Alleged Failing to Slow for Yellow FlagsBritish GP
  30. No further action: Albon Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  31. Lap times deleted: Qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  32. Lap times deleted: FP2 lap times deleted Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  33. Lap times deleted: FP1 lap times deleted Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  34. Penalty: Colapinto +10s Yellow flagsBarcelona-Catalunya GP
  35. Other document: Summons - Colapinto - Alleged Yellow Flag InfringementBarcelona-Catalunya GP
  36. Lap times deleted: FP3 lap times deleted Yellow flagsMonaco GP
  37. Lap times deleted: FP2 lap times deleted Yellow flagsMonaco GP
  38. Lap times deleted: FP1 lap times deleted Yellow flagsMonaco GP
  39. Penalty: Hadjar 10s stop+go Yellow flagsCanadian GP
  40. Lap times deleted: Sprint qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsCanadian GP
  41. Lap times deleted: FP1 lap times deleted Yellow flagsCanadian GP
  42. No further action: Alonso Yellow flagsMiami GP
  43. No further action: Albon Yellow flagsMiami GP
  44. No further action: Ocon Yellow flagsMiami GP
  45. Lap times deleted: Qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsMiami GP
  46. Lap times deleted: Sprint qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsMiami GP
  47. Lap times deleted: FP1 lap times deleted Yellow flagsMiami GP
  48. Lap times deleted: FP3 lap times deleted Yellow flagsJapanese GP
  49. Lap times deleted: FP2 lap times deleted Yellow flagsJapanese GP
  50. Lap times deleted: Qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsChinese GP
  51. Lap times deleted: Sprint qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsChinese GP
  52. Lap times deleted: 2 × Qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsAustralian GP
  53. No further action: Bortoleto Yellow flagsLas Vegas GP
  54. Other document: Summons - Bortoleto - Alleged Yellow Flag InfringementLas Vegas GP
  55. Reprimand: Hamilton Yellow flagsSao Paulo GP
  56. Lap times deleted: Sprint qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsSao Paulo GP
  57. Other document: Summons - Hamilton - Alleged Double Yellow Flag InfringementSao Paulo GP
  58. No further action: Hülkenberg Yellow flagsSingapore GP
  59. No further action: Tsunoda Yellow flagsSingapore GP
  60. No further action: Bortoleto Yellow flagsSingapore GP
  61. No further action: Russell Yellow flagsSingapore GP
  62. Lap times deleted: Qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsSingapore GP
  63. Other document: Summons - Bortoleto - Alleged Yellow Flag InfringementSingapore GP
  64. Other document: Summons - Hülkenberg - Alleged Yellow Flag InfringementSingapore GP
  65. Other document: Summons - Tsunoda - Alleged Yellow Flag InfringementSingapore GP
  66. Lap times deleted: Qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsAzerbaijan GP
  67. Reprimand: Antonelli Yellow flagsAzerbaijan GP
  68. No penalty applied: Hülkenberg Yellow flagsAzerbaijan GP
  69. Other document: Summons - Antonelli - Alleged Overtaking Under Yellow Flag ConditionsAzerbaijan GP
  70. Other document: Summons - Hülkenberg - Alleged Overtaking Under Yellow Flag ConditionsAzerbaijan GP
  71. Reprimand: Piastri Yellow flagsAzerbaijan GP
  72. Other document: Summons - Piastri - Alleged Failure to Slow Under Yellow FlagsAzerbaijan GP
  73. No penalty applied: Yellow flagsItalian GP
  74. Penalty: Hamilton +5 grid Yellow flagsDutch GP
  75. Other document: Summons - Hamilton - Alleged Speeding Under Yellow FlagsDutch GP
  76. Lap times deleted: Race lap times deleted Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  77. No further action: Tsunoda Yellow flagsMonaco GP
  78. No further action: Bortoleto Yellow flagsEmilia Romagna GP
  79. Other document: Summons - Bortoleto - Alleged Yellow Flag InfringementEmilia Romagna GP
  80. Warning: Sainz Yellow flagsMiami GP
  81. Warning: Gasly Yellow flagsMiami GP
  82. Other document: Summons - Sainz - Alleged Failing to Slow for Yellow FlagsMiami GP
  83. Other document: Summons - Gasly - Alleged Failing to Slow for Yellow FlagsMiami GP
  84. Penalty: Norris 10s stop+go Yellow flagsQatar GP
  85. Lap times deleted: Qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsSao Paulo GP
  86. Penalty: Car 97 +5 grid Yellow flagsMexico City GP
  87. Other document: Summons - Car 97 - Alleged Overtaking Under Yellow FlagsMexico City GP
  88. Lap times deleted: Qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsSingapore GP
  89. Reprimand: Russell Yellow flagsAzerbaijan GP
  90. Other document: Summons - Russell - Alleged Failing to Slow for Yellow FlagsAzerbaijan GP
  91. Lap times deleted: Qualifying lap times deleted Yellow flagsAzerbaijan GP
  92. Reprimand: Leclerc Yellow flagsAzerbaijan GP
  93. Other document: Summons - Leclerc - Alleged Failing to Slow for Yellow FlagsAzerbaijan GP
  94. No further action: Stroll Yellow flagsLas Vegas GP
  95. Other document: Summons - Stroll - Alleged Failing to Slow Under Yellow FlagsLas Vegas GP
  96. Penalty: Stroll +5 grid Yellow flagsLas Vegas GP
  97. Other document: Summons - Stroll - Alleged Overtaking Under Yellow FlagsLas Vegas GP
  98. No further action: Hamilton Yellow flagsMexico City GP
  99. Penalty: Sargeant +10 grid Yellow flagsMexico City GP
  100. Other document: Summons - Hamilton - Alleged Failure to Slow Under Yellow FlagsMexico City GP
  101. Other document: Summons - Sargeant - Alleged Overtaking Under Yellow FlagsMexico City GP
  102. No further action: Ocon Yellow flagsUnited States GP
  103. No further action: Magnussen Yellow flagsUnited States GP
  104. Penalty: Tsunoda +3 grid Yellow flagsItalian GP
  105. Other document: Summons - Tsunoda - Alleged Failing to Slow Under Yellow FlagsItalian GP
  106. Other document: Summons - Pérez - Alleged Failing to Stay Right of the Yellow Line at Pit ExitMonaco GP
  107. Other document: Summons - Verstappen - Alleged Failing to Stay Right of the Yellow Line at Pit ExitMonaco GP
  108. No further action: Pérez Yellow flagsAustralian GP
  109. Other document: Summons - Pérez - Alleged not Respecting Single Waved Yellow FlagsAustralian GP
  110. Ruling published - summary pending: Decision - Yellow FlagsSaudi Arabian GP
  111. No further action: Hamilton Yellow flagsSaudi Arabian GP
  112. Other document: Summons - Hamilton - Alleged not Respecting Double YellowsSaudi Arabian GP
  113. No further action: Sainz Yellow flagsQatar GP
  114. Penalty: Verstappen +5 grid Yellow flagsQatar GP
  115. Penalty: Bottas +3 grid Yellow flagsQatar GP
  116. Other document: Summons - Verstappen - Alleged not Respecting Double YellowsQatar GP
  117. Other document: Summons - Bottas - Alleged not Respecting Single Waved Yellow FlagsQatar GP
  118. Other document: Summons - Sainz - Alleged not Respecting Single Waved Yellow FlagsQatar GP
  119. No further action: Alonso Yellow flagsTurkish GP
  120. Other document: Summons - Alonso - Alleged not Respecting Double Waved Yellow FlagsTurkish GP
  121. Warning: Stroll Yellow flagsItalian GP
  122. Other document: Summons - Stroll - Alleged Failure to Slow for Yellow FlagsItalian GP
  123. Penalty: Latifi 10s stop+go Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  124. Penalty: Mazepin 10s stop+go Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  125. No further action: Giovinazzi Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  126. No further action: Sainz Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  127. No further action: Ricciardo Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  128. No further action: Leclerc Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  129. No further action: Gasly Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  130. No further action: Pérez Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  131. Other document: Summons - Giovinazzi - Alleged not Respecting Double Waved Yellow FlagsAustrian GP
  132. Other document: Summons - Mazepin - Alleged not Respecting Double Waved Yellow FlagsAustrian GP
  133. Other document: Summons - Latifi - Alleged not Respecting Double Waved Yellow FlagsAustrian GP
  134. Other document: Summons - Ricciardo - Alleged not Respecting Double Waved Yellow FlagsAustrian GP
  135. Other document: Summons - Leclerc - Alleged not Respecting Double Waved Yellow FlagsAustrian GP
  136. Other document: Summons - Gasly - Alleged not Respecting Double Waved Yellow FlagsAustrian GP
  137. Other document: Summons - Sainz - Alleged not Respecting Double Waved Yellow FlagsAustrian GP
  138. Other document: Summons - Pérez - Alleged not Respecting Double Waved Yellow FlagsAustrian GP
  139. Penalty: Vettel +5 grid Yellow flagsBahrain GP
  140. Other document: Summons - Vettel Alleged not Respecting Yellow FlagsBahrain GP
  141. Ruling published - summary pending: Decision - Qualifying Yellow FlagsBahrain GP
  142. Penalty: Russell +3 pts Yellow flagsTurkish GP
  143. Ruling published - summary pending: Decision - Turn 8 Single Waved Yellow Flag IncidentTurkish GP
  144. Ruling published - summary pending: Decision - Turn 8 Double Waved Yellow Flag IncidentTurkish GP
  145. Penalty: Norris +3 pts Yellow flagsTurkish GP
  146. Other document: Summons - Russell - Allegedly Non-respecting Yellow FlagsTurkish GP
  147. No further action: Stroll Yellow flagsTurkish GP
  148. Other document: Summons - Norris - Allegedly Non-respecting Yellow FlagsTurkish GP
  149. Other document: Summons - Stroll - Allegedly Non-respecting Yellow FlagsTurkish GP
  150. Other document: Summons - Russell - Yellow FlagsBritish GP
  151. No further action: Pérez Yellow flagsStyrian GP
  152. Other document: Summons - Pérez Alleged not Respecting Yellow FlagsStyrian GP
  153. Penalty: Norris +3 grid Yellow flagsStyrian GP
  154. Other document: Summons - Norris - Alleged Overtaking Under Yellow FlagsStyrian GP
  155. Penalty: Hamilton +3 grid Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  156. No further action: Hamilton Yellow flagsAustrian GP
  157. Other document: Summons - Hamilton - Failure to Slow for Yellow FlagsAustrian GP
  158. Penalty: Verstappen +3 grid Yellow flagsMexican GP
  159. Other document: Summons - Verstappen (alleged Failure to Slow Yellow Flags)Mexican GP