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

  1. Deleted lap38
  2. No action32
  3. Reprimand9
  4. +3 grid6
  5. +5 grid6
  6. No penalty5
  7. +10s4
  8. 10s stop+go4
  9. Warning3
  10. +3 pts2
  11. drive-through2
  12. +10 grid1

Most penalised - drivers

  1. Hamilton14
  2. Sainz14
  3. Bortoleto8
  4. Stroll8
  5. Verstappen8
  6. Russell7
  7. Hülkenberg6
  8. Pérez6
  9. Leclerc5
  10. Norris5
  11. Tsunoda5
  12. Albon4

Most penalised - teams (2026)

  1. Williams12
  2. Alpine4
  3. Audi4
  4. Ferrari4
  5. Red Bull4
  6. Haas3
  7. Mercedes3
  8. Cadillac2
  9. RB2
  10. Aston Martin1

177decisions on record:

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