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Matsushita suspended for next GP2 event

2016 GP2 Series Round 3 Baku, Azerbaijan. Friday 17 June 2016. Nobuharu Matsushita (JPN, ART Grand Prix) Photo: Sam Bloxham/GP2 Series Media Service. ref: Digital Image _SL_1513

Following today’s Sprint Race at Baku, Nobuharu Matsushita was found guilty of driving in an erratic manner, causing danger to other drivers during the Safety Car period.

At the end of the first period, it was found that the Japanese driver overtook the SC before the Safety Car line and drove in an erratic manner, causing danger to other competitors.

At the end of the second period, Matsushita was found guilty of driving in an erratic manner, accelerating and braking, again causing danger to other competitors and causing several collisions to cars following him.

As a consequence, the ART Grand Prix driver will be suspended for the next round at Spielberg.