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Formula 1 power unit audit after six rounds

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Overview of power unit elements used by drivers and their respective teams after six rounds of the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship, ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend in Montreal.

Power unit element useage:

Driver Team ICE TC MGU-H MGU-K ES CE
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2 2 2 2 2 2
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 2 2 2 2 2 2
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull TAG Heuer 2 2 2 2 1 2
Max Verstappen Red Bull TAG Heuer 2 2 2 2 1 2
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 2 4 3 2 2 2
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 2 3 2 2 2 2
Sergio Perez Force India Mercedes 1 1 1 1 1 1
Esteban Ocon Force India Mercedes 1 1 1 1 2 1
Felipe Massa Williams Mercedes 1 1 1 1 2 1
Lance Stroll Williams Mercedes 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 3 5 5 3 1 1
Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren Honda 2 5 5 3 5 5
Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso Renault 2 2 2 2 1 1
Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso Renault 2 2 3 3 2 2
Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 2 3 2 2 2 2
Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 2 2 2 2 2 2
Nico Hulkenberg Renault 2 2 2 2 2 2
Jolyon Palmer Renault 2 2 3 2 1 2
Marcus Ericsson Sauber Ferrari 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pascal Wehrlein Sauber Ferrari 2 2 2 2 2 3

Formula 1 power unit regulations state:

  • Unless he drives for more than one team, each driver may use no more than four power units during a championship season. The only exception is where the power unit is provided by a manufacturer or supplier taking part in its first championship season, in which case up to five may be used by a driver.
  • The power unit is deemed to consist of six separate elements: the internal combustion engine (ICE), the motor generator unit-kinetic (MGU-K), the motor generator unit-heat (MGU-H), the energy store (ES), turbocharger (TC) and control electronics (CE).
  • Each driver is permitted to use only four of each of the above six elements during a championship season and any combination of them may be fitted to a car at any one time. Should a driver use more than four of any of the six power unit elements during the course of a season, a grid penalty will be imposed.
  • The penalties imposed for using additional elements work thus: the first time a fifth of any of the elements is used, a ten-place grid penalty will be imposed. A five-place grid penalty will then be imposed the first time a fifth of any of the remaining elements is used. Likewise, the first time a sixth of any of the elements is used, a ten-place grid penalty will be imposed, and so on.
  • During any single event, if a driver introduces more than one of a power unit element that is subject to a grid penalty, only the last element fitted may be used at subsequent events without further penalty.
  • If a driver is replaced at any time during the season his replacement will be deemed to be the original driver for the purposes of assessing power unit usage.
  • Teams may only use homologated power units.