IndyCar issues 6-position grid penalties to 3 drivers for teams' use of unapproved engines

FILE - Felix Rosenqvist, of Sweden, sits in his pit box during a practice session for the IndyCar Indianapolis GP auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Indianapolis. IndyCar has issued six-position starting grid penalties to drivers Felix Rosenqvist, Marcus Amstrong and Pietro Fittipaldi ahead of Sunday’s, July 7, 2024, Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for their teams’ unapproved engine changes during last month’s test at Iowa Speedway.

FILE - Felix Rosenqvist, of Sweden, sits in his pit box during a practice session for the IndyCar Indianapolis GP auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Indianapolis. IndyCar has issued six-position starting grid penalties to drivers Felix Rosenqvist, Marcus Amstrong and Pietro Fittipaldi ahead of Sunday’s, July 7, 2024, Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for their teams’ unapproved engine changes during last month’s test at Iowa Speedway. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)


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INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar has issued six-position starting grid penalties to drivers Felix Rosenqvist, Marcus Armstrong and Pietro Fittipaldi ahead of Sunday's Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for their teams' unapproved engine changes during last month's test at Iowa Speedway. The race will mark IndyCar's long-awaited introduction of a hybrid engine for cars in its top series. A release on Friday stated the teams violated the rule where use of a fifth or additional engine is considered an unapproved change-out and cannot earn manufacturer points. A full-season entrant can earn engine points for a fifth engine only if they have completed mileage with its first four engines.

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