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| What | Icon | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Driving Offences | ||
| Off the track |
|
1 |
| Spin off and recover |
|
1 |
| Balking |
|
1 |
| Pit lane speeding |
|
2 |
| Avoidably dropping fluid on track |
|
2 |
| Retiring car into a dangerous position |
|
3 |
| Damaging chassis by driver error |
|
3 |
| Damaging engine by driver error |
|
3 |
| Unsportsman like driving |
|
3 |
| Overtaking on parade lap |
|
3 |
| Spin out of session / race |
|
4 |
| Stall in pit-lane |
|
5 |
| Reverse on grid |
|
5 |
| Deviousness |
|
5 |
| DNQ |
|
5 |
| Stall on pre-grid |
|
6 |
| Stall on grid |
|
7 |
| Overtaking the Safety Car |
|
7 |
| Jump start |
|
7 |
| Overtaking the Safety Car |
|
8 |
| Hit another driver(s) level 9 |
|
9 |
| Hitting an abandoned car |
|
10 |
| Running over pit crew |
|
10 |
| Running over Marshall |
|
10 |
| Reverse in pitlane |
|
10 |
| Crash Offences | ||
| Crash due to driver error level 1 |
|
1 |
| Hit another driver(s) level 1 |
|
1 |
| Crash due to technical failure level 1 |
|
1 |
| Crash due to driver error level 2 |
|
2 |
| Hit another driver(s) level 2 |
|
2 |
| Crash due to technical failure level 2 |
|
2 |
| Crash due to driver error level 3 |
|
3 |
| Hit another driver(s) level 3 |
|
3 |
| Crash due to technical failure level 3 |
|
3 |
| Crash due to driver error level 4 |
|
4 |
| Hit another driver(s) level 4 |
|
4 |
| Crash due to technical failure level 4 |
|
4 |
| Crash due to driver error level 5 |
|
5 |
| Hit another driver(s) level 5 |
|
5 |
| Caused a multiple pile-up level 1 |
|
5 |
| Crash due to technical failure level 5 |
|
5 |
| Crash due to driver error level 6 |
|
6 |
| Hit another driver(s) level 6 |
|
6 |
| Caused a multiple pile-up level 2 |
|
6 |
| Crash due to technical failure level 6 |
|
6 |
| Crash due to driver error level 7 |
|
7 |
| Hit another driver(s) level 7 |
|
7 |
| Caused a multiple pile-up level 3 |
|
7 |
| Crash due to technical failure level 7 |
|
7 |
| Crash due to driver error level 8 |
|
8 |
| Hit another driver(s) level 8 |
|
8 |
| Caused a multiple pile-up level 4 |
|
8 |
| Crash due to technical failure level 8 |
|
8 |
| Crash due to driver error level 9 |
|
9 |
| Caused a multiple pile-up level 5 |
|
9 |
| Crash due to technical failure level 9 |
|
9 |
| Crash due to driver error level 10 |
|
10 |
| Hit another driver(s) level 10 |
|
10 |
| Caused a multiple pile-up level 6 |
|
10 |
| Crash due to technical failure level 10 |
|
10 |
| Hit the “Wall of Champions” |
|
10 |
| Caused a multiple pile-up level 7 |
|
11 |
| Caused a multiple pile-up level 8 |
|
12 |
| Caused a multiple pile-up level 9 |
|
13 |
| Caused a multiple pile-up level 10 |
|
14 |
| Caused a multiple pile-up level 11 |
|
15 |
| Flag Offences | ||
| Ignoring Waved Yellow Flag |
|
3 |
| Ignoring Waved Blue Flag |
|
3 |
| Receiving Black and Orange Flag |
|
3 |
| Receiving Black and Orange Flag |
|
3 |
| Causing safety car to come out |
|
4 |
| Causing safety car to come out |
|
4 |
| Causing a Red Flag |
|
5 |
| Receiving Black and White Flag |
|
5 |
| Causing a Red Flag |
|
5 |
| Ignoring Black and White Flag |
|
7 |
| Receiving Black Flag |
|
10 |
| Ignoring Black Flag |
|
20 |
| Miscellaneous Driver Offences | ||
| Dunce |
|
1 |
| Not replacing steering wheel |
|
3 |
| Hand Signals (offensive) |
|
4 |
| Gamesmanship |
|
5 |
| Mouthing off |
|
5 |
| Pit lane blunder |
|
5 |
| Overtaking behind the Safety Car |
|
5 |
| Speeding behind the Saefty Car |
|
5 |
| Refuelling problem |
|
7 |
| Ignoring team orders |
|
10 |
| Running out of fuel |
|
10 |
| Physical fighting |
|
15 |
| Physical fighting |
|
15 |
| Positive drugs test |
|
20 |
| Miscellaneous Constructor Offences | ||
| Gamesmanship |
|
5 |
| General Pit stop blunder |
|
5 |
| Mouthing off |
|
5 |
| Use of low fuel load in qual’ 2003+ |
|
5 |
| Illegally retrieved stranded car |
|
7 |
| Illegal use of team orders |
|
8 |
| Use of “strategy” to overcome team orders ban (2003) |
|
10 |
| Protest to race stewards |
|
10 |
| Leave car on jacks on pre grid |
|
10 |
| Mechanics on track at start of formation lap |
|
10 |
| Plagiarism |
|
15 |
| Tactical DNQ |
|
20 |
| Pit lane fire |
|
20 |
| Technical Offences | ||
| Illegal parts |
|
20 |
| Illegal fuel |
|
20 |
| Appealing against an FIA ruling |
|
30 |
| Chassis offences | ||
| Transmission problem |
|
4 |
| Aerodynamic problem |
|
4 |
| Electronics problem |
|
4 |
| Fuel line problem |
|
4 |
| Hydraulic Problem |
|
4 |
| DRS Problem |
|
4 |
| KERS Problem |
|
4 |
| Suspension problem |
|
5 |
| Brake problem |
|
5 |
| Steering problem |
|
5 |
| Weak fuel |
|
5 |
| Oil leak |
|
5 |
| Radiator problem |
|
5 |
| Throttle problem |
|
5 |
| Wheel loose |
|
5 |
| Transmission failure |
|
6 |
| Electronics failure |
|
6 |
| Fuel line failure |
|
6 |
| KERS Failure |
|
6 |
| Hydraulic Failure |
|
6 |
| DRS Failure |
|
6 |
| Run out of fuel |
|
8 |
| Brake failure |
|
10 |
| Steering failure |
|
10 |
| Aerodynamic failure |
|
10 |
| Suspension failure |
|
10 |
| Radiator failure |
|
10 |
| Throttle failure |
|
10 |
| Wheel fall off |
|
10 |
| HANS problem |
|
10 |
| Engine Offences | ||
| Engine problem |
|
5 |
| Exhaust problem |
|
5 |
| Turbo problem |
|
5 |
| Engine failure |
|
10 |
| Exhaust failure |
|
10 |
| Turbo failure |
|
10 |
| Tyre Offences | ||
| Puncture |
|
5 |
| Tyre delamination |
|
8 |
| Wrong tyre type taken to race |
|
10 |
| Tyre blow-out |
|
10 |
| FIA Punishments | ||
| FIA fine |
|
1 |
| FIA fine |
|
1 |
| Breach of technical regulations |
|
1 |
| Drive through penalty |
|
5 |
| Lose of grid place |
|
5 |
| Time Penalty |
|
5 |
| Stop-go penalty |
|
7 |
| Lose 10 grid places at next race |
|
10 |
| Exclusion form race results |
|
15 |
| Suspended race ban |
|
15 |
| Exclusion form race results |
|
15 |
| Suspended race ban |
|
15 |
| Race ban |
|
20 |
| Exclusion from championship |
|
20 |
| Race ban |
|
20 |
| Exclusion from championship |
|
50 |
| Bonus Points | ||
| Directly got driver in to points |
|
5 |
| Directly got team in to points |
|
5 |
| If action decided the FIA WDC |
|
50 |
| If action decided the FIA WCC |
|
50 |