Power Unit Elements

Doc 40 - New PU elements for this Competition

2026 Japanese Grand Prix

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Summary

Lando Norris and others introduced new power unit components at the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix in accordance with Sporting Regulations.

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This document reports the use of new power unit components by Lando Norris, Nico Hülkenberg, and Gabriel Bortoleto during the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix. Norris introduced a new energy store (ES), control electronics (PU-CE), and ancillary component (PU-ANC), each within permitted allocations under the regulations. Hülkenberg and Bortoleto each introduced a new MGU-K. All changes comply with Article B8.2.2 of the F1 Sporting Regulations, specifically clauses d, e, f, and g, which govern allowed usage of power unit elements during the season.

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FIA F1 Regulations - Article B8.2.2f Open regulation PDF Pages 65–66 highlighted
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 B8.2.2e Open regulation PDF Pages 65–66 highlighted
FIA F1 Regulations - Article B8.2.2g Open regulation PDF Pages 65–66 highlighted
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