The RB driver was penalized after being found guilty of overtaking Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg under safety car conditions on lap 28 at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Ricciardo, who also received two penalty points for the infraction, had been hit by Lance Stroll during the previous safety car restart, suffering heavy damage that would ultimately cause him to retire from the race.
Hülkenberg had overtaken Ricciardo under safety car conditions on the restart because the Australian had been widely cleared by Aston Martin driver Stroll, allowing the German to continue without penalty.
Believing he had been allowed to regain the position he had lost in neutralized conditions, Ricciardo resumed his place under the ensuing safety car – deployed to clean up the resulting debris – but a stewards’ report into the incident revealed that he was not authorized to do so.
The report said: “The driver of car 3 admitted to overtaking car 27 deliberately, but explained that he felt he could do so because car 27 had passed him under the safety car at 28 round. We note that car 27 was allowed to overtake. Car 3 on lap 28 due to article 55.8.
“There was no justifiable reason for car 3 to pass car 27 while the race was under safety car conditions. We therefore imposed a 10-second penalty on car 3.
“As car 3 was unable to serve the penalty due to a DNF, we imposed a three-place grid penalty on car 3 for the next race in which the driver competes.”
Ricciardo had already been left very frustrated by the collision with Stroll which brought his race to a premature end, with the eight-time winner suggesting the Canadian was “making my blood boil”.
He now faces a drop in the grid in Miami, which follows China as another sprint event.
Alpine was also hit with a retrospective penalty for a dangerous incident during a pit stop.
Pierre Gasly got the green light to leave his box despite a loose right rear wheel.
The wheel became dislodged when the Alpine hit the ground, knocking over a mechanic, although Gasly did not leave his pit box until the wheel was properly secured.
Despite this, Alpine was fined €10,000, with stewards determining the team was “fully responsible” for the incident.
The RB driver was penalized after being found guilty of overtaking Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg under safety car conditions on lap 28 at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Ricciardo, who also received two penalty points for the infraction, had been hit by Lance Stroll during the previous safety car restart, suffering heavy damage that would ultimately cause him to retire from the race.
Hülkenberg had overtaken Ricciardo under safety car conditions on the restart because the Australian had been widely cleared by Aston Martin driver Stroll, allowing the German to continue without penalty.
Believing he had been allowed to regain the position he had lost in neutralized conditions, Ricciardo resumed his place under the ensuing safety car – deployed to clean up the resulting debris – but a stewards’ report into the incident revealed that he was not authorized to do so.
The report said: “The driver of car 3 admitted to overtaking car 27 deliberately, but explained that he felt he could do so because car 27 had passed him under the safety car at 28 round. We note that car 27 was allowed to overtake. Car 3 on lap 28 due to article 55.8.
“There was no justifiable reason for car 3 to pass car 27 while the race was under safety car conditions. We therefore imposed a 10-second penalty on car 3.
“As car 3 was unable to serve the penalty due to a DNF, we imposed a three-place grid penalty on car 3 for the next race in which the driver competes.”
Ricciardo had already been left very frustrated by the collision with Stroll which brought his race to a premature end, with the eight-time winner suggesting the Canadian was “making my blood boil”.
He now faces a drop in the grid in Miami, which follows China as another sprint event.
Alpine was also hit with a retrospective penalty for a dangerous incident during a pit stop.
Pierre Gasly got the green light to leave his box despite a loose right rear wheel.
The wheel became dislodged when the Alpine hit the ground, knocking over a mechanic, although Gasly did not leave his pit box until the wheel was properly secured.
Despite this, Alpine was fined €10,000, with stewards determining the team was “fully responsible” for the incident.