Daniil Kvyat will start the French Grand Prix from the back of the grid after taking a complete new power unit for this weekend’s race.

The Toro Rosso driver has taken a new engine, turbocharger, MGU-H, MGU-K, energy store and control electronics. As he has now used more engines, MGU-Ks, energy stores and control electronics than permitted by the rules he will incur a grid penalty totalling more than 15 places, meaning he has to start the race from the back of the grid.

Kvyat is the only one of the two Toro Rosso drivers using Honda’s upgrade power unit this weekend. Both Red Bull drivers have taken new engines, turbochargers and MGU-Hs but will not incur any penalties.

Renault has also introduced a new engine but will only run it in Daniel Ricciardo’s car. Nico Hulkenberg has already exceeded the maximum number of engine changes he can make without a penalty.

Power unit components used as of first practice for the French Grand Prix

No. Car Engine Driver ICE TC MGU-H MGU-K ES CE 27 Renault Renault Nico Hulkenberg 4 4 4 3 2 3 26 Toro Rosso Honda Daniil Kvyat 4 3 3 3 3 3 55 McLaren Renault Carlos Sainz Jnr 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 Renault Renault Daniel Ricciardo 3 3 3 2 2 2 33 Red Bull Honda Max Verstappen 3 3 3 2 2 2 10 Red Bull Honda Pierre Gasly 3 3 3 2 2 2 18 Racing Point Mercedes Lance Stroll 3 3 3 2 1 1 23 Toro Rosso Honda Alexander Albon 3 2 2 2 2 2 99 Alfa Romeo Ferrari Antonio Giovinazzi 2 2 2 1 2 3 20 Haas Ferrari Kevin Magnussen 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 McLaren Renault Lando Norris 2 2 2 2 2 2 63 Williams Mercedes George Russell 2 2 2 1 2 2 8 Haas Ferrari Romain Grosjean 2 2 2 1 2 2 7 Alfa Romeo Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen 2 2 2 1 2 2 5 Ferrari Ferrari Sebastian Vettel 2 2 2 1 1 2 16 Ferrari Ferrari Charles Leclerc 2 2 2 1 1 2 11 Racing Point Mercedes Sergio Perez 2 2 2 1 1 1 77 Mercedes Mercedes Valtteri Bottas 2 2 2 1 1 1 31 Williams Mercedes Robert Kubica 2 2 2 1 1 1 44 Mercedes Mercedes Lewis Hamilton 2 2 2 1 1 1

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2019 F1 season