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Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line Times

Published

An official FIA stewards' document from the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix (Qualifying).

What happened
The F1 cars below exceeded the 1:29.0 time limit between the Safety Car lines. No. Car Driver Competitor Time of Day Lap Time 1 55 Carlos Sainz Atlassian Williams F1 Team 16:08:40 L5 (Q1) 2 23 Alexander Albon Atlassian Williams F1 Team 16:08:47 L5 (Q1) 3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mastercard F1 Team 16:09:05 L2 (Q1) 4 31 Esteban Ocon TGR Haas F1 Team 16:09:19 L5 (Q1) 5 77 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac…
Regulation cited
Art. B1.8.5, Art. 12.2.1.i
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