Penalty for Alonso

Doc 52 - Infringement - Car 14 - PU elements and changes used during Parc Ferme

2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix

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Summary

Car 14 (Alonso) required to start from pit lane due to unapproved PU element replacements under parc fermé.

Explanation

Fernando Alonso (Car 14) will start the race from the pit lane after unapproved replacement of three Power Unit elements—Energy Store, Control Electronics, and MGU-K—during parc fermé. This violates Articles B8.2.2, B8.2.3, and B3.5.3 of the F1 Sporting Regulations. Although cumulative grid penalties exceed 15 places (triggering a back-of-grid start per B2.5.4b.iv), the pit lane start is mandated due to technical changes under parc fermé per B3.5.3 a. The penalty is based on B3.5.3 a and B8.2.8.

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FIA F1 Regulations - Article B8.2.2
B8.2.2 In each Championship, unless a driver drives for more than one (1) Competitor (Article B8.2.7), and subject to the additions described below, each driver may use no more than: a. 3 engines (ICE): an engine, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be all the components respectively listed as “ICE” and “INC” in the “PU Element” and “Sealed Perimeter” Columns in Appendix C4, with the exception of the components considered as PU- ANC below. b. 3 turbochargers (TC): a turbocharger, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be all the components respectively listed as “TC” and “INC” in the “PU Element” and “Sealed Perimeter” Columns in Appendix C4. c. 3 exhaust sets (EXH): an exhaust set, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be all the components respectively listed as “EXH” and “INC” in the “PU Element” and “Sealed Perimeter” Columns in Appendix C4, with the exception of the components considered as PU- ANC below. The four elements constituting an Exhaust set, deemed to be the left-hand primaries, right-hand primaries, left hand secondary, right hand secondary, will be considered separately for the purposes of this Article. d. 2 energy store units (ES) : an energy store, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be all the components listed as “ES” and “INC” in the “PU Element” and “Sealed Perimeter” Columns in Appendix C4. 2026 Form ula 1: Sporting Regulations 27 February 2026 B 0 SECTION B: SPORTING REGULATIONS e. 2 of each control electronics units (PU-CE): a control electronics unit, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be any of the components listed as “PU-CE” and “INC” in the “PU Element” and “Sealed Perimeter” Columns in Appendix C4, with the exception of the components considered as PU-ANC below. f. 2 MGU-K: MGU-K, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be all the components respectively listed as “MGUK” and “INC” in the “PU Element” and “Sealed Perimeter” Columns in Appendix C4. g. 5 of each Power Unit ancillary components (PU-ANC): a Power Unit ancillary component, for the purposes of this Article, will be considered to be any of the components listed as “YES” in the “PU-ANC” column in Appendix C4. B8.2.3 Each driver will be permitted to use an additional unit for each of the Power Unit elements listed in
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FIA F1 Regulations - Article B8.2.3
B8.2.3 and B8.2.4 of any one of the elements during a Championship, a grid place penalty will be imposed upon them at the first Competition during which each additional element is used. Penalties will be applied according to the following table and will be cumulative: a. The first time an additional element of each type is used: Ten (10) grid place penalty for the race. b. The next times an additional element of each type is used: Five (5) grid place penalty for the race. 2026 Form ula 1: Sporting Regulations 27 February 2026 B 0 SECTION B: SPORTING REGULATIONS Any of the elements listed in this Article B8.2 will be deemed to have been used once the F1 Car’s timing transponder has shown that it has left the Pit Lane. During any single Competition, if a driver introduces more than one of the same Power Unit element, which is subject to penalties, only the last element fitted may be used at subsequent Competitions without further penalty. B8.2.9 After consultation with the relevant Power Unit Manufacturer the FIA will attach seals to each of the
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FIA F1 Regulations - Article B3.5.3
B3.5.3 When deemed to be in parc fermé, other than when the F1 Cars are sealed in accordance with Article B3.4.2 or B3.4.3, only the work listed in Appendix B2 may be carried out. B3.5.4 Any parts which are removed from the F1 Car in order to carry out any work specifically permitted
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FIA F1 Regulations - Article B3.5.3a Open regulation PDF Pages 30 highlighted
FIA F1 Regulations - Article B8.2.8
B8.2.8 Should a driver use more Power Unit elements than the numbers prescribed in Articles B8.2.2, B8.2.3 and B8.2.4 of any one of the elements during a Championship, a grid place penalty will be
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FIA F1 Regulations - Article B2.5.4b Open regulation PDF Pages 23 highlighted
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