Leclerc, Hamilton and Gasly China disqualifications confirmed

Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Pierre Gasly have all been disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix for failing post-race technical checks.

Leclerc and Gasly were found to be underweight by 1kg per car, with both Ferrari and Alpine admitting that there were no mitigating factors for their infringements.

“During the hearing there was no challenge to the FIA’s measurements which are taken to be correct and that all required procedures were performed correctly,” the stewards wrote relating to both teams. “There are no mitigating circumstances and that the team confirmed that it was a genuine error by them.”

Hamilton’s car was cited for having excessive wear to the rearward skids, and Ferrari similarly admitted there was no reason other than a setup mistake that had led to the issue.

“During the hearing the team representative confirmed that the measurement is correct and that all required procedures were performed correctly,” the stewards repeated. “The team also acknowledged that there were no mitigating circumstances and that it was a genuine error by the team.”

Both Ferraris being disqualified had a significant impact on the final points as Leclerc and Hamilton had originally finished fifth and sixth respectively. Esteban Ocon is now promoted to fifth for Haas ahead of Kimi Antonelli and Alex Albon, with Ollie Bearman, Lance Stroll and Carlos Sainz rounding out the points.

Gasly would have profited from the Ferrari infringements having originally crossed the line 11th, but for his own disqualification that leaves Alpine as the only team yet to score a point this season.