Brazilian GP 2026: Leclerc penalty reported

Autosport reported Charles Leclerc received a five-second post-race penalty in the 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix, dropping the Ferrari driver to eighth.

Autosport reported that Charles Leclerc received a five-second post-race penalty after the 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix for contact with Liam Lawson, a change said to drop the Ferrari driver to eighth in the final classification. With no official FIA document supplied here, that revised order remains reported rather than confirmed. Leclerc arrived in Brazil fifth in the drivers' championship on 249 points.

The same outlet also reported further sanctions after Interlagos, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman among the drivers punished. Elsewhere in the weekend, Autosport reported grid penalties for Lewis Hamilton, Leclerc and Max Verstappen over engine changes, while Hamilton was later reported to be set for a back-of-grid start. Verstappen came into the event second in the standings on 279 points, Hamilton was fourth on 261, and Lando Norris sixth on 246.