Grid Place Penalty

A gridThe grid is a reference to the starting order of the race is typically determined by qualifying, however, with the... There's more... place penalty will require a driverOK, so we all know what the driver is, right. I've always liked the description that F1 drivers are like... There's more... to move back down the grid by the number of places imposed under the penalty. So a driver on polePole (Pole Position) is the first grid box closest to the start line. The rest of the field lines up, in pairs behind... There's more... with a five-place grid penalty will be demoted to sixth on the grid, with those in 6th, 5th, 4th, 3rd and 2nd all being promoted one spot. 

The most common cause for a grid place penalty is when a team exceeds its restricted parts allocation. Five places are applied for each of the first and second parts and ten places for the third. This penalty is applied for the event the part or parts are taken. 

Teams will actively manage the allocations and attempt to take penalties at a track where they have qualified badly and have ‘less to lose”, or they see an opportunity to fight back through the fieldThe field is a reference to the full grid of cars, from pole to the backmarkers. Consider it in the... There's more....