40-place grid penalty for Antonelli for power unit element changes

Doc 20 - Infringement - Car 63 - Changes to PU elements

2026 Singapore Grand Prix

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Summary

Car 63 (Kimi Antonelli) received a 40-place grid penalty for using a fifth ICE, TC, and exhaust set, as well as a fourth MGU-K, breaching F1 Regulations.

Explanation

The stewards imposed a 40-place grid penalty on Car 63 (Kimi Antonelli) for exceeding the permitted number of Power Unit elements. The team used a 5th ICE, 5th Turbocharger, 5th Exhaust Set, and 4th MGU-K. Each additional element carries a 10-place penalty, accumulating to 40 places. The penalty will apply to the next race in which the driver participates, subject to the allocation rules in the regulations.

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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 B8.2.8
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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