Doriane Pin has lost her victory in the second F1 Academy race in Jeddah after she was penalised for taking the chequered flag twice.
The Prema driver, who is backed by Mercedes, dominated the opening weekend of the F1 Academy series in Jeddah, taking pole position for both races and leading both encounters from lights to flag.
However after taking the chequered flag in today’s second race, Pin carried on driving at full speed for an extra lap, apparently unaware the race was over. She crossed the finishing line for a second time, the chequered flag still being waved, before being informed by her Prema team that the race was over.
Taking the chequered flag twice is against regulations of most racing championships, including F1 Academy. The series’ sporting regulations state that after taking the chequered flag, all drivers “must proceed on the circuit directly to the parc ferme without any unnecessary delay”.
Pin was handed a drive-through penalty by the stewards for the infringement. As the race had already finished, 20 seconds were added to he race time. Pin therefore lose her win and falls to ninth, elevating Abbi Pulling, who scores her first F1 Academy victory.
Third-placed Maya Weug inherits second place and Nerea Marti is promoted to the final podium place. Jessica Edgar moves up to fourth position, with Hamda Al Qubaisi fifth, Bianca Bustamante sixth and Carrie Schreiner in seventh.
Amna Al Qubaisi was handed a five-second time penalty for passing Aurelia Nobels off track at turn 23, dropping the RB-supported driver from sixth place to eighth. Pin was ninth in the final classification after her penalty, with Chloe Chambers retaining the final point for 10th place.
Pulling also inherits the lead of the championship with her victory. The Alpine junior driver has 44 points, putting her ahead of Weug in second place and Pin in third.
F1 Academy’s second round will take place at the Miami International Autodrome in support of the Miami Grand Prix in early May.
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