2023 Used F1 Power Unit Elements & Gearboxes

2021 Used F1 Power Unit Elements

Power unit elements

On this page you can see how many power unit elements and gearboxes each driver has used in his car during the 2023 Formula 1 season.

The amount of used F1 power unit elements that are allowed to each car during the season is limited. During the 2023 season teams are allowed to use 4 ICE, 4 TC, 4 MGU-H, 4 MGU-K, 2 ES, 2 CE and 4 GearBox units per car without penalty. When the use exceeds these amounts of power unit elements or gearboxes the driver of that car will receive grid penalties in the following race.

The bold numbers are the changes that are made during the current event. (Last update 25th of Nov 2023, 15:06 CET)

Overview

2023 Used Power Unit Elements & Gearboxes

No.DriverTeamEngineICETCMGU/HMGU/KESCEEXGBXGDC
(4)(4)(4)(4)(2)(2)(8)(4)(4)
33Max VerstappenRed BullHonda444422645
11Sergio PérezRed BullHonda555534644
16Charles LeclercFerrariFerrari444434744
55Carlos SainzFerrariFerrari444432744
63George RussellMercedesMercedes444422433
44Lewis HamiltonMercedesMercedes444422533
31Esteban OconAlpineRenault444422834
10Pierre GaslyAlpineRenault444422844
81Oscar PiastriMcLarenMercedes444422544
4Lando NorrisMcLarenMercedes433322644
77Valtteri BottasAlfa RomeoFerrari444422744
24Zhou GuanyuAlfa RomeoFerrari555423744
18Lance StrollAston MartinMercedes444422444
14Fernando AlonsoAston MartinMercedes444422444
20Kevin MagnussenHaasFerrari555433755
27Nico HülkenbergHaasFerrari555523855
3Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauriHonda444433644
22Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauriHonda555533755
23Alex AlbonWilliamsMercedes444422544
6Logan SargeantWilliamsMercedes444422444

ICE = Internal Combustion Engine (max. 4 without penalty)
TC = Turbo Charger (max. 4 without penalty)
MGU-H = Motor Generator Unit Heat (max. 4 without penalty)
MGU-K = Motor Generator Unit Kinetic (max. 4 without penalty)
ES = Energy Store (max. 2 without penalty)
CE = Control Electronics (max. 2 without penalty)
EX = Engine EXhaust system (max. 8 without penalty)
GBX = Gearbox case and cassette (max. 4 without penalty)
GDC = Gearbox driveline, gear, change components and auxiliary components (max. 4 without penalty)

Penalties

2023 Power Unit Element & Gearbox Penalties

  • Saudi Arabian GP: Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-23 #16 will receive a drop of 10 grid positions due to using three CE units.
  • Australian GP: Sergio Pérez, Red Bull RB19 #11 required to start the race from the pit lane for using three CE and ES units.
  • Spanish GP: Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-23 #16, 15 places grid penalty for additional ES and CE unit.
  • Belgian GP: Max Verstappen, Red Bull RB19 #1, 5 places grid penalty for additional gearbox replacement.
  • Belgian GP: Nico Hulkenberg, Haas VF-23 #27, required to start the race from the pit lane for using 5th power unit elements.
  • Dutch GP: Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-23 #20, required to start the race from the pit lane for using 5th power unit elements.
  • Singapore GP: Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo #24, required to start the race from the pit lane for using 5th power unit elements.
  • Mexican GP - Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri #22 - required to start from the back of the starting grid - Additional power unit elements have been used.
  • Las Vegas GP - Carlso Sainz, Ferrari #55 - drop of 10 grid positions for the next Race in which the driver participates.

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