The Argentine received a 10-second penalty for not sufficiently reducing speed under a single yellow flag and a point on his superlicense. Pierre Gasly, his teammate, was also penalized for an infringement under a double yellow flag
3rd - Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 259 points
4th - George Russell (Mercedes) - 250 points
5th - Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 245 points
6th - Lando Norris (McLaren) - 221 points
7th - Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 144 points
8th - Isaac Hadjar (Red Bull) - 107 points
9th - Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls / Red Bull) - 83 points
10th - PIERRE GASLY (Alpine) - 42 points
11th - Arvid Limblad (Racing Bulls) - 38 points
12th - FRANCO COLAPINTO (Alpine) - 27 points
13th - Oliver Bearman (Haas) - 23 points
14th - Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) - 14 points
15th - Nico Hülkenberg (Audi) - 13 points
16th - Esteban Ocon (Haas) - 7 points
17th - Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 7 points
18th - Carlos Sainz (Williams) - 7 points
19th - Alexander Albon (Williams) - 5 points
20th - Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls) - 1 point
21st - Ryō Hirakawa (Haas) - 1 point
22nd - Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 0 points
23rd - Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) - 0 points
24th - Sergio Pérez (Cadillac) - 0 points
1st - Mercedes - 630 points
2nd - Ferrari - 504 points
3rd - Red Bull - 382 points
4th - McLaren - 365 points
5th - Racing Bulls - 108 points
6th - Alpine - 69 points
7th - Haas - 31 points
8th - Audi - 27 points
9th - Williams - 12 points
10th - Aston Martin - 7 points
11th - Cadillac - 0 points
The race of Franco Colapinto in the Mexican Grand Prix had meant a significant relief after a series of adverse results. The Argentine initially finished eighth and a subsequent penalty to Oscar Piastri for a collision with Arvid Lindblad allowed him to move up one position and place seventh. However, the investigations following the race changed the scenario again: the International Automobile Federation (FIA) decided to penalize the Argentine driver with 10 seconds for an infraction under yellow flag, dropping him to 15th place.
The decision was communicated by the race stewards after analyzing the report from the race director, hearing explanations from Colapinto and the team representative, and reviewing various pieces of evidence, including onboard camera footage, telemetry, timing records, and radio communications from Alpine. According to the official document, the driver from Pilar went through a sector under a single yellow flag without reducing speed as required by the regulations, violating article B1.8.4a of the FIA Regulations.
During the hearing, both Colapinto and Alpine presented telemetry information and photographic evidence with which they attempted to demonstrate that the Argentine had complied with regulatory obligations: reducing speed and being prepared to alter his trajectory in the event of a dangerous situation.
However, the stewards deemed that the evidence was insufficient to prove that the driver had adequately decelerated during the indicated sector. For that reason, they decided to add 10 seconds to his final race time, dropping him from seventh to fifteenth, and applying one penalty point to his superlicense, bringing his total to five in the last 12 months. It is worth noting that a driver receives a race suspension when they reach 12 points in that period.
On the other hand, the resolution also established that there were not enough elements to determine an infraction in the previous sector, which was marked with a double yellow flag. In that case, the stewards understood that there were doubts about whether Colapinto had received the corresponding warning with the necessary advance to comply with the requirements.
The day did not end without consequences for the other Alpine driver. Pierre Gasly received a stop and go (30 seconds) penalty after the race for not sufficiently reducing speed in a sector marked with a double yellow flag, an infraction covered in article B1.8.4b of the FIA Regulations.
Just like in Colapinto's case, the stewards analyzed the telemetry, onboard images, and records from other competitors who went through the same sector. The Frenchman and the team representative argued that he had significantly reduced speed, but the officials determined that this deceleration had not been sufficient to comply with the regulations.
As a result, Gasly received the stop and go penalty applied that relegated him to the 17th place and two points on his superlicense, bringing his total to that same amount in the last 12 months.
With these two penalties confirmed for their drivers, Alpine not only failed to score points in Mexican territory, but also saw their direct rival for fifth place in the constructors' championship, Racing Bulls, gain even more advantage thanks to Liam Lawson's seventh place. The New Zealander directly benefited from the penalties of Piastri and Colapinto and moved from ninth to seventh place, thus adding 6 points and extending his team's lead over the French team to 39 points (108 to 69).
1st - Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | +25
2nd - Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) | +18
3rd - Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) | +15
4th - Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) | +12
5th - Lando Norris (McLaren) | +10
6th - George Russell (Mercedes) | +8
7th - Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) | +6
8th - Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) | +4
9th - Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) | +2
10th - Ryō Hirakawa (Haas) | +1
11th - Alex Albon (Williams) | +0
12th - Carlos Sainz (Williams) | +0
13th - Oscar Piastri (McLaren) | +0
14th - Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) | +0
15th - FRANCO COLAPINTO (Alpine) | +0
16th - Sergio Pérez (Cadillac)| +0
17th - PIERRE GASLY (Alpine) | +0
18th - Arvid Linblad (Racing Bulls) | DNF
19th - Oliver Bearman (Haas) | DNF
20th - Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) | DNF
21st - Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) | DNF
22nd - Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) | DNF
1st - Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 380 points [CHAMPION]
2nd - Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 261 points
