Why Leclerc was penalised
Charles Leclerc received five seconds for contact with Liam Lawson at Turn 12. The stewards judged that it disrupted the Racing Bulls driver and helped the Ferrari reach a position from which to overtake. The minor contact and wet track were considered when setting the penalty. Lawson regains seventh and Leclerc drops to eighth.
Two unsafe pit releases
Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman separately received five seconds each for unsafe pit releases. Mercedes’ incident involved Franco Colapinto; Haas’ involved Leclerc. Antonelli stays fifth and Bearman seventeenth. The sanctions are recorded in the note beneath F1’s official results.
What the final classification shows
The results page checked on 9 November keeps Norris, Verstappen and Hadjar on the podium. The Lawson–Leclerc reversal changes the points awarded in the lower half of the top ten.
| Pos. | Driver | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kimi Antonelli | +41.017 s | 10 |
| 7 | Liam Lawson | +75.402 s | 6 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | +78.586 s | 4 |
| 17 | Oliver Bearman | +1 lap | 0 |
The constructors’ points impact
The official table now gives Ferrari 510 points and Mercedes 652, a gap calculated by APEX of 142. Mercedes took 22 race points and Ferrari six: four from Leclerc and two from Hamilton. Mercedes therefore gained 16 points relative to Ferrari. The German team remains the constructors’ champion.
An update for readers of the initial report
We have also updated the race report with the order and points after the penalties. Its provisional table from immediately after the finish is replaced by the final classification, with the change noted in the text. The report keeps its existing URL.
