Lando Norris demoted by post-race Monaco Formula 2 penalty
McLaren Formula 1 junior Lando Norris has been demoted from second to third in the Monaco Formula 2 sprint race for a breach of virtual safety car regulations
Both race winner Antonio Fuoco and championship leader Norris were deemed to have gone too fast under VSC conditions, and the amount of time they went over the VSC delta was added to their total race time.
Ferrari F1 protege Fuoco receives 0.8 seconds, allowing him to keep the win, but Norris was given a 1.1s addition and loses second to Fuoco's team-mate Louis Deletraz.
That means Charouz Racing System's first F2 win becomes its first one-two in the series.
Carlin driver Norris ends up classified third ahead of Artem Markelov while the rest of the top six was also affected by penalties.
Roberto Merhi had sealed fifth to go with his podium in Friday's feature race, but was deemed to have passed Trident's Arjun Maini at the Nouvelle Chicane under the safety car and given a five-second time penalty.
He drops from fifth to seventh behind Maini and Arden driver Maxi Gunther.
Santino Ferrucci, Maini's team-mate, was the final driver to be penalised. He carried out bite-point checks in the pitlane - which is not permitted - after he had stalled off the line at the start of the race. His 12th place finish was unaffected by the penalty.
After the penalties, Norris's title lead is 27 points over joint second place holders Markelov and Alexander Albon.
Revised race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Laps | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 30 | 48m45.173s |
| 2 | Louis Deletraz | Charouz Racing System | 30 | 1.269s |
| 3 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 30 | 1.472s |
| 4 | Artem Markelov | RUSSIAN TIME | 30 | 3.291s |
| 5 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 30 | 6.649s |
| 6 | Maximilian Guenther | BWT Arden | 30 | 7.155s |
| 7 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 30 | 10.299s |
| 8 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 30 | 11.442s |
| 9 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 29 | 1 Lap |
| 10 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 29 | 1 Lap |
| 11 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 27 | 3 Laps |
| 12 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 27 | 3 Laps |
| - | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 25 | Retirement |
| - | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 25 | Retirement |
| - | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 20 | Retirement |
| - | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 18 | Retirement |
| - | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 3 | Retirement |
| - | Tadasuke Makino | RUSSIAN TIME | 2 | Retirement |
| - | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1 | Retirement |
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