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FIA stewards delete Piastri and Bottas lap times after double yellows in Singapore

Archive photograph: Oscar Piastri · 2026-03-15Archive photo · 2026-03-15 · Liauzh · CC BY 4.0

Oscar Piastri and Valtteri Bottas each had a Sprint Qualifying lap time deleted after their cars passed through a sector under double-waved yellow flags at Turn 5.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

On 9 October 2026, the FIA stewards ordered one Sprint Qualifying lap time to be deleted for each of Oscar Piastri and Valtteri Bottas after their cars passed through a sector under double-waved yellow flags at Turn 5 in Singapore.

In the final Sprint Qualifying classification—not the Sprint starting grid—Piastri was fourth and Bottas 21st.

The deleted lap times were 1:53.171 for Piastri and 1:57.145 for Bottas.

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  1. PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 30 - Infringement - Sprint Qualifying Deleted Lap Times (Yellow Flags)FIA F1 decision documents
  2. PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 32 - Final Sprint Qualifying ClassificationFIA F1 decision documents