INDYCAR announced on Monday that AJ Foyt Enterprises had been fined $25,000 and will forfeit all competition points awarded following Sunday’s Detroit Grand Prix.
Santino Ferrucci in the No.14 Sexton Properties Chevrolet was found to be underweight for a street or road course event.
A.J. Foyt Enterprises was in violation of:
Rule 14.4.2. Driver Equivalency Weight
Rule 14.4.2.2. Driver Equivalency Weight must bring the combined weight of the Driver and Driver ballast to 185 pounds.
Rule 14.4.2.5. The Driver ballast weight tolerance is 0.00 to + 1.00 pounds. The Driver Equivalency Weight must be installed and secured in the designed location forward of the seatback. This location may only be used for Driver ballast.
This rule is in place to equalize the weight of varying-sized drivers so there is no advantage based on the weight of the driver. Post-race weight determination, as implemented by INDYCAR, is a common practice after every event and in nearly all forms of motorsports to ensure an equal playing field.
Ferrucci will hold onto his second place from the race but has dropped from 10th to 14th in the championship.
The penalty has moved David Malukas up to 11th in the championship.