Update: Power unit elements used so far
16 April 2015 – Formula 1 has tested engine manufacturers new and old over the opening three rounds of the 2015 season. GPUpdate.net provides an update on the power unit elements drivers have used so far.
ICE / TC / MGU-H / MGU-K / ES / CE
Mercedes / Lewis Hamilton (1 1 1 1 1 2)
Mercedes / Nico Rosberg (1 1 1 1 1 1)
Red Bull-Renault / Daniel Ricciardo (3 2 2 2 1 2)
Red Bull-Renault / Daniil Kvyat (2 1 1 1 1 2)
Williams-Mercedes / Felipe Massa (1 1 1 1 1 1)
Williams-Mercedes / Valtteri Bottas (1 1 1 1 1 1)
Ferrari / Sebastian Vettel (1 1 1 1 1 1)
Ferrari / Kimi Räikkönen (1 1 1 1 1 1)
McLaren-Honda / Fernando Alonso (2 3 3 2 2 2)
McLaren-Honda / Jenson Button (2 3 3 2 1 1)
Force India-Mercedes / Nico Hülkenberg (1 1 1 1 1 2)
Force India-Mercedes / Sergio Pérez (1 1 1 1 1 1)
Toro Rosso-Renault / Max Verstappen (2 1 2 1 2 2)
Toro Rosso-Renault / Carlos Sainz Jr. (2 2 2 1 2 2)
Lotus-Mercedes / Romain Grosjean (1 1 1 1 1 1)
Lotus-Mercedes / Pastor Maldonado (1 1 1 1 1 1)
Marussia-Ferrari / Will Stevens (2 2 2 2 1 2)
Marussia-Ferrari / Roberto Merhi (2 2 2 2 1 2)
Sauber-Ferrari / Marcus Ericsson (1 1 1 1 1 1)
Sauber-Ferrari / Felipe Nasr (1 1 1 1 1 1)
Engine elements: ICE = Internal Combustion Engine / TC = Turbo Charger / MGU-H = Motor Generator Unit - Heat / MGU-K = Motor Generator Unit - Kinetic / ES = Energy Store / CE = Control Electronics
FIA regulation details:
- Each driver can use four of each of the six power unit components during a season and any combination of them may be fitted to a car at any one time
- Should a driver use more than four of any one of the elements during a season, a grid penalty will be imposed at the first event each additional element is used
The first time a 5th of any of the elements is used - 10-place grid penalty
The first time a 5th of any of the other elements is used - five-place grid penalty
Process repeats itself through 6th elements and so on
- If a grid penalty is imposed, and the driver's grid position is such that the full penalty cannot be applied, the remainder of the penalty will be applied in the form of a time penalty during the race
1 to 5 grid places untaken - five-second time penalty
6 to 10 grid places untaken - 10-second time penalty
11 to 20 grid places untaken - drive-through penalty
Over 20 grid places untaken - 10-second stop/go penalty
Note: F1 engine allocation set to be increased
