Belgian Grand Prix - corrected result →
Infringement - Alonso - Power Unit Components
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix.
OutcomeRequired to start the Race from the pit lane - parc fermé breach
- Driver
- Alonso
- What happened
- The following Power Unit elements have been used: 5th Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) 5th Turbo Charger (TC) 5th Motor Generator Unit - Heat (MGU-H) 5th Motor Generator Unit - Kinetic (MGU-K) All Power Unit elements were replaced without the approval of the FIA Technical Delegate during Parc Ferme.
- Regulation cited
- Art. 28.2, Art. 28.3, Art. 42.3
- Stewards' reasoning
- The penalty is imposed in accordance with Article 28.3. of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations (‘Sporting Regulations’). The use of each additional element in this case carries a 10 grid place penalty therefore there is an accumulation of 40 places. Article 42.3 d) of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations provides that a driver which has accrued more than 15 cumulative grid position pen…
Source: FIA stewards' decision document (PDF, fia.com). The Time Penalty links to the official document and, where it can, summarises the outcome in a sentence; it does not host or alter the document.