The International Court of Appeal has set a date to hear Audi’s appeal over the Italian Grand Prix stewards’ decision regarding Yuki Tsunoda.

Audi is challenging the decision not to penalise Tsunoda, who finished the race in 10th position, for triggering an extra formation lap before the start of the race.

The ICA will hear the case on November 25th at the FIA’s headquarters in Paris.

Tsunoda, who substituted for Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson at Monza, finished seven seconds ahead of Gabriel Bortoleto. Therefore the Audi driver could gain a point if Tsunoda is penalised.

Bortoleto previously said Audi’s case was “straightforward”.

F1’s sporting regulations state any driver who causes an extra formation lap must start the race from the pit lane and will receive a Stop-and-Go penalty if they fail to. As Tsunoda did not start from the pit lane, Audi believes he should receive a penalty.

The stewards ruled Tsunoda “was not the ’cause’ of the extra formation lap” and therefore did not have to start from the pit lane.

On 6th September 2026, at the end of the formation lap during the race restart following a red flag, the race director ordered an additional formation lap

Following the race, the stewards investigated a potential breach of Article B5.9.4 of the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Sporting Regulations by Mr Yuki Tsunoda (driver of car number 22), which requires any driver who caused an extra formation lap to start from the end of the pit lane. Failure to do so, a Stop-and-Go penalty should be imposed on the driver. In decision number 69, the stewards decided to take no further action against Mr Yuki Tsunoda.

On 9th September 2026, Audi Revolut F1 Team lodged an appeal against that decision, arguing that Mr Yuki Tsunoda had caused the extra formation lap and should therefore have received the prescribed Stop-and-Go penalty.

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