Hamilton and Sainz demoted as eight F1 drivers hit with penalties
Eight drivers including Lewis Hamilton have been hit with further penalties following a review into track limits abuses at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1
Alpine’s Esteban Ocon has received a total 30-second time penalty, with Nyck de Vries picking up 15 seconds.
Carlos Sainz, Hamilton, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant have all received 10-second time penalties, while Yuki Tsunoda has a five-second penalty.
All of the post-race penalties have been added to the elapsed race time, changing the result.
The review came after Aston Martin launched a successful protest against the race result.
A total of 83 lap times were deleted from Sunday’s 71-lap race.
Revised 2023 Austrian GP result
| 2023 F1 Austrian Grand Prix - Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 71 Laps |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari | 5.155s |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 17.188s |
| 4 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 26.327s |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team | 30.317s |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari | 31.377s |
| 7 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 48.403s |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 49.196s |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team | 59.043s |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 67.667s |
| 11 | Alex Albon | THA | Williams Racing | 79.767s |
| 12 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake | +1 lap |
| 13 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Racing | +1 lap |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | +1 lap |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake | +1 lap |
| 16 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | +1 lap |
| 17 | Nyck de Vries | NED | Scuderia AlphaTauri | +1 lap |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | +1 lap |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Scuderia AlphaTauri | +1 lap |
| DNF | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 12 laps |
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