By Simon Strang Saturday, July 19th 2008, 18:45 GMT
Heikki Kovalainen was fined 5,000 euros for a breach of the refuelling regulations during the second part of qualifying for the German Grand Prix.
The McLaren Mercedes driver was penalised by the stewards for a breach of Article 29.2 of the sporting regulations.
A statement read: "Car 23 was refuelled during Q2 using equipment that was not an FIA approved race refuelling system, and therefore the engine should have been stopped during the refuelling process."
Kovalainen's third-placed grid position has not been affected by the penalty.
