2015 F1 penalties index

Round Driver Team Session Allegation Incident involving Outcome Reason Notes
01. Australia Manor Q Failed to participate No action taken
01. Australia Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari R Unsafe release No action taken
02. Malaysia Felipe Massa Williams P1 Used his first set of tyres after the first half-hour €10,000 fine
02. Malaysia Romain Grosjean Lotus Q Passed cars at pit lane exit Two-place grid drop
02. Malaysia Pastor Maldonado Lotus R Safety Car speeding Ten-second time penalty, 3 penalty points
02. Malaysia Nico Hulkenberg Force India R Caused an incident Daniil Kvyat Ten-second time penalty, 2 penalty points
02. Malaysia Sergio Perez Force India R Caused an incident Romain Grosjean Ten-second time penalty, 2 penalty points
03. China Jenson Button McLaren R Involved in an incident Pastor Maldonado Five-second time penalty, 2 penalty points
03. China Roberto Merhi Manor R Safety Car speeding Five-second time penalty, 2 penalty points
04. Bahrain Sergio Perez Force India P2 Caused an incident Sebastian Vettel No action taken
04. Bahrain Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari P2 Drove in a manner deemed to be potentially dangerous in the pit lane. Driver reprimand
04. Bahrain Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso R Exceeded the maximum permitted time between the two safety car lines during reconnaissance laps. Five-second time penalty
04. Bahrain Pastor Maldonado Lotus R Out of position on the grid Five-second time penalty
05. Spain Nico Rosberg Mercedes P1 Crossed the white line at pit entry Driver reprimand
05. Spain Daniil Kvyat Red Bull R Illegitimately prevented an overtaking manoeuvre and caused a collision Carlos Sainz Jnr No action taken
05. Spain Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso R Left the track and gained an advantage Daniil Kvyat No action taken
06. Monaco Romain Grosjean Lotus P3 Gearbox change Five-place grid drop
06. Monaco Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso Q Did not stop for weighing Pit lane start
06. Monaco Fernando Alonso McLaren R Caused an incident Nico Hulkenberg Five-second time penalty
06. Monaco Roberto Merhi Manor R Crossed the pit exit line No action taken
06. Monaco Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull R Contact with another car Kimi Raikkonen No action taken
06. Monaco Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari R Contact with another car Daniel Ricciardo No action taken
06. Monaco Max Verstappen Toro Rosso R Caused an incident Romain Grosjean Five-place grid drop, 2 penalty points
07. Canada Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso P1 Not driven immediately onto the track from pit stop position. No action taken
07. Canada Max Verstappen Toro Rosso P3 Used fifth power unit component Ten-place grid drop, Ten-second time penalty
07. Canada Sebastian Vettel Ferrari P3 Overtook under red flags Roberto Merhi Five-place grid drop, 3 penalty points
07. Canada Jenson Button McLaren Q Used fifth power unit components 15-place grid drop, Drive-through penalty
07. Canada Nico Hulkenberg Force India R Incident with another car Sebastian Vettel No action taken
07. Canada Sebastian Vettel Ferrari R Incident with another car Nico Hulkenberg No action taken
07. Canada Romain Grosjean Lotus R Incident with another car Will Stevens Five-second time penalty, 2 penalty points
07. Canada Romain Grosjean Lotus R Crossed the white line at pit entry No action taken
07. Canada Will Stevens Manor R Crossed the white line at pit entry No action taken
08. Austria Daniil Kvyat Red Bull P1 Crossed the white line at pit entry Driver reprimand
08. Austria Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull P1 Used fifth power unit component Ten-place grid drop, Five-second time penalty.
08. Austria Fernando Alonso McLaren P1 Used fifth power unit components Twenty-place grid drop, Drive-through penalty
08. Austria Sebastian Vettel Ferrari P3 Crossed the white line at pit entry Driver reprimand
08. Austria Nico Hulkenberg Force India P3 Crossed the white line at pit entry Driver reprimand
08. Austria Daniil Kvyat Red Bull P3 Used fifth power unit component Ten-place grid drop
08. Austria Jenson Button McLaren P3 Used fifth and sixth power unit components Twenty-five place grid drop, Ten-second stop-go penalty
08. Austria Fernando Alonso McLaren Q Gearbox change Five-place grid drop
08. Austria Marcus Ericsson Sauber R Jump start Drive-through penalty, 2 penalty points
08. Austria Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso R Pit lane speeding Five-second time penalty
08. Austria Lewis Hamilton Mercedes R Crossed the white line at pit exit Five-second time penalty
08. Austria Fernando Alonso McLaren R Incident with another car Kimi Raikkonen No action taken
08. Austria Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari R Incident with another car Fernando Alonso No action taken
09. Great Britain Nico Rosberg Mercedes P1 Car was improperly covered Team reprimand
09. Great Britain Nico Hulkenberg Force India Q Left the track Lap time deleted
09. Great Britain Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Q Left the track Lap time deleted
09. Great Britain Max Verstappen Toro Rosso Q Left the track Lap time deleted
09. Great Britain Pastor Maldonado Lotus Q Left the track Lap time deleted
09. Great Britain Daniil Kvyat Red Bull Q Left the track Lap time deleted
09. Great Britain Roberto Merhi Manor Q Left the track Lap time deleted
09. Great Britain Pastor Maldonado Lotus Q Left the track Lap time deleted
09. Great Britain Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Q Left the track Lap time deleted
09. Great Britain Romain Grosjean Lotus Q Left the track Lap time deleted
09. Great Britain Sergio Perez Force India Q Left the track Lap time deleted
09. Great Britain Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Q Left the track Lap time deleted
09. Great Britain Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso Q Left the track Lap time deleted
09. Great Britain Fernando Alonso McLaren Q Used a tyre which belonged to his team mate Team reprimand
09. Great Britain Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull R Incident with another car No action taken
09. Great Britain Romain Grosjean Lotus R Incident with another car No action taken
09. Great Britain Pastor Maldonado Lotus R Incident with another car No action taken
09. Great Britain Fernando Alonso McLaren R Incident with another car No action taken
09. Great Britain Jenson Button McLaren R Incident with another car No action taken
10. Hungary Sergio Perez Force India P1 Performed a practice start in the fast lane of the pits Driver reprimand
10. Hungary Valtteri Bottas Williams P1 Performed a practice start in the fast lane of the pits No action taken
10. Hungary Felipe Massa Williams R Out of position on the grid Five-second time penalty
10. Hungary Romain Grosjean Lotus R Unsafe release Five-second time penalty, 2 penalty points
10. Hungary Pastor Maldonado Lotus R Caused an incident Sergio Perez Drive-through penalty, 2 penalty points
10. Hungary Pastor Maldonado Lotus R Pit lane speeding Drive-through penalty
10. Hungary Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari R Pit lane speeding Five-second time penalty
10. Hungary Max Verstappen Toro Rosso R Safety Car speeding Drive-through penalty, 3 penalty points
10. Hungary Lewis Hamilton Mercedes R Caused an incident Daniel Ricciardo Drive-through penalty, 2 penalty points
10. Hungary Pastor Maldonado Lotus R Overtook under the Safety Car Will Stevens Ten-second time penalty
10. Hungary Daniil Kvyat Red Bull R Left the track and gained an advantage Lewis Hamilton Ten-second time penalty, 2 penalty points
10. Hungary Max Verstappen Toro Rosso R Involved in an incident Valtteri Bottas No action taken
10. Hungary Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull R Involved in an incident Nico Rosberg
10. Hungary Nico Rosberg Mercedes R Involved in an incident Daniel Ricciardo
11. Belgium Lotus P1 Broke curfew No action taken
11. Belgium Jenson Button McLaren P1 Used seventh and eighth power unit components 25-place grid drop
11. Belgium Fernando Alonso McLaren P1 Used sixth and seventh power unit components 30-place grid drop
11. Belgium Daniil Kvyat Red Bull P2 Unsafe release Felipe Nasr Driver reprimand
11. Belgium Romain Grosjean Lotus P2 Drove unnecessarily slowly Nico Hulkenberg Driver reprimand
11. Belgium Romain Grosjean Lotus P3 Gearbox change Five-place grid drop
11. Belgium Jenson Button McLaren P3 Used eighth and ninth power unit components 25-place grid drop
11. Belgium Max Verstappen Toro Rosso P3 Used sixth power unit element Ten-place grid drop
11. Belgium Fernando Alonso McLaren P3 Used seventh and eighth power unit components 25-place grid drop
11. Belgium Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari P3 Dangerous driving Romain Grosjean Driver reprimand
11. Belgium Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Q Gearbox change Five-place grid drop
11. Belgium Valtteri Bottas Williams R Incorrect tyres fitted Drive-through penalty
11. Belgium Sebastian Vettel Ferrari R Failed to report for weighing No action taken
11. Belgium Max Verstappen Toro Rosso R Left the track and gained an advantage Valtteri Bottas No action taken
12. Italy Fernando Alonso McLaren P1 Used ninth power unit element Ten-place grid drop
12. Italy Daniil Kvyat Red Bull P1 Used fifth and sixth power unit components 15-place grid drop
12. Italy Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull P1 Used fifth and sixth power unit components 25-place grid drop
12. Italy Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso P1 Used fifth power unit element Ten-place grid drop
12. Italy Jenson Button McLaren P1 Used ninth power unit element Five-place grid drop
12. Italy Daniil Kvyat Red Bull P3 Used sixth and seventh power unit components 15-place grid drop
12. Italy Daniil Kvyat Red Bull P3 Gearbox change Five-place grid drop
12. Italy Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull P3 Used sixth and seventh power unit components 25-place grid drop
12. Italy Max Verstappen Toro Rosso P3 Used fifth and seventh power unit components 20-place grid drop
12. Italy Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso P3 Used fifth and sixth power unit components 25-place grid drop
12. Italy Marcus Ericsson Sauber Q Impeding Nico Hulkenberg Three-place grid drop, 2 penalty points
12. Italy Max Verstappen Toro Rosso Q FIA seals removed from engine Ten-place grid drop
12. Italy Max Verstappen Toro Rosso Q Unsafe release Drive-through penalty
12. Italy Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso R Left the track and gained an advantage Five-second time penalty
12. Italy Lewis Hamilton Mercedes R Tyres below minimum pressure level No action taken
12. Italy Nico Rosberg Mercedes R Tyres below minimum pressure level No action taken
13. Singapore Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso P1 Yellow flag speeding No action taken
13. Singapore Felipe Nasr Sauber P1 Left the track Driver reprimand
13. Singapore Will Stevens Manor P3 Gearbox change Five-place grid drop
13. Singapore Alexander Rossi Manor P3 Gearbox change Five-place grid drop
13. Singapore Valtteri Bottas Williams Q Unsafe release €2,000 fine
13. Singapore Nico Hulkenberg Force India R Involved in an incident Felipe Massa Three-place grid drop, 2 penalty points
13. Singapore Jenson Button McLaren R Involved in an incident Pastor Maldonado No action taken
14. Japan Sebastian Vettel Ferrari P3 Leaving the pits in a dangerous manner Nico Hulkenberg No action taken
14. Japan Max Verstappen Toro Rosso Q Stopped on the racing line Three-place grid drop
14. Japan Marcus Ericsson Sauber Q Yellow flag speeding No action taken
14. Japan Daniil Kvyat Red Bull Q Survival cell change Pit lane start
14. Japan Will Stevens Manor R Pit lane speeding Five-second time penalty
15. Russia Fernando Alonso McLaren P1 Used 7th, 9th and 10th power unit components 25-place grid drop
15. Russia Roberto Merhi Manor P1 Used fifth power unit components 20-place grid drop
15. Russia Valtteri Bottas Williams P1 Crossed the white line at pit entry Driver reprimand
15. Russia Fernando Alonso McLaren P2 Used tenth power unit components Ten-place grid drop
15. Russia Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso Q Used sixth and seventh power unit components 20-place grid drop
15. Russia Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso R Crossed the white line at pit entry Five-second time penalty
15. Russia Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari R Caused an incident Valtteri Bottas 30-second time penalty, 3 penalty points
15. Russia Fernando Alonso McLaren R Left the track and gained an advantage Five-second time penalty
16. United States Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari P1 Used fifth power unit component Ten-place grid drop
16. United States Sebastian Vettel Ferrari P1 Used fifth power unit component Ten-place grid drop
16. United States Will Stevens Manor P1 Used fifth power unit components 20-place grid drop
16. United States Valtteri Bottas Williams Q Gearbox change Five-place grid drop
16. United States Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso R Pit lane speeding Five-second time penalty
16. United States Nico Hulkenberg Force India R Caused an incident Daniel Ricciardo No action taken
17. Mexico Jenson Button McLaren P1 Used tenth and ninth power unit compenents 25-place grid penalty
17. Mexico Fernando Alonso McLaren P1 Used 11th power unit component Ten-place grid penalty
17. Mexico Nico Hulkenberg Force India P1 Crossed the white line at pit entry Driver reprimand
17. Mexico Jenson Button McLaren P2 Used tenth and 11th power unit components 25-place grid penalty
17. Mexico Fernando Alonso McLaren P3 Gearbox change Five-place grid penalty
17. Mexico Jenson Button McLaren P3 Used sixth power unit element Five-place grid penalty
17. Mexico Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Q Gearbox change Five-place grid penalty
17. Mexico Max Verstappen Toro Rosso Q Exceeded the maximum permitted time between the two safety car lines. No action taken
17. Mexico Jenson Button McLaren Q Used 12th power unit components 15-place grid penalty
17. Mexico Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Q Used fifth and sixth power unit components 30-place grid penalty
17. Mexico Sebastian Vettel Ferrari R Involved in an incident Daniel Ricciardo No action taken
17. Mexico Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull R Involved in an incident Sebastian Vettel No action taken
17. Mexico Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari R Involved in an incident Valtteri Bottas No action taken
17. Mexico Valtteri Bottas Williams R Involved in an incident Kimi Raikkonen No action taken
17. Mexico Sebastian Vettel Ferrari R Left the track and gained an advantage No action taken
18. Brazil Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull P1 Used eighth power unit component Ten-place grid penalty
18. Brazil Jolyon Palmer Lotus P1 Unsafe release €1,000 fine
18. Brazil Valtteri Bottas Williams P2 Overtook under red flags Felipe Nasr Three-place grid drop, 2 penalty points
18. Brazil Felipe Nasr Sauber Q Impeding Felipe Massa Three-place grid drop, 2 penalty points
18. Brazil Fernando Alonso McLaren Q Used eighth, 11th and 12th power unit components 25-place grid penalty
18. Brazil Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Q Used fifth power unit components Ten-place grid drop
18. Brazil Pastor Maldonado Lotus R Caused an incident Marcus Ericsson Five second time penalty, 1 penalty point
18. Brazil Felipe Massa Williams R Tyre temperature too high Excluded
19. Abu Dhabi Will Stevens Manor P3 Fifth power unit element used Five-place grid drop
19. Abu Dhabi Romain Grosjean Lotus Q Gearbox change Five-place grid drop
19. Abu Dhabi Roberto Merhi Manor Q Parc ferme changes Pit lane start
19. Abu Dhabi Fernando Alonso McLaren R Involved in an incident Pastor Maldonado Drive-through penalty, 2 penalty points
19. Abu Dhabi Valtteri Bottas Williams R Unsafe release Five-second time penalty
19. Abu Dhabi Max Verstappen Toro Rosso R Left the track and gained an advantage Five-second time penalty, 1 penalty point
19. Abu Dhabi Max Verstappen Toro Rosso R Ignored blue flags Drive-through penalty, 2 penalty points

4 comments on “2015 F1 penalties index”

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    Rooney (@rojov123)
    13th October 2015, 2:33

    Wasn’t Kimi given 3 penalty points at Russia?

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      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      20th October 2015, 23:28

      @rojov123 I think the bottom of the table was cutting off on some displays – you should be able to see it now.

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  2. Sid
    3rd March 2016, 20:34

    I was wondering if such an index would be available for prior years ?

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      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      3rd March 2016, 21:08

      There are for the previous four seasons – you can find them via this article:

      https://www.racefans.net/2016/02/05/the-three-drivers-who-could-inherit-maldonados-bad-boy-reputation/

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