Frenchman Romain Grosjean was given a one-race ban and fined 50,000 euros for causing the first corner crash that turned into a multi-car pile-up on the opening lap of Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.
After a thrilling race marred by the wild driving of both Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado, the Venezuelan was also punished for his part in the chaos by being given a ten-places grid penalty at the Italian Grand Prix next Sunday
The carnage led to the elimation of world championship leading Spaniard Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, Briton Lewis Hamilton of McLaren and Mexican Sergio Perez of Sauber.
Jenson Button won the race from pole position in his Mclaren - some 13 seconds clear of Sebastian Vettel in his Red Bull.
Kimi Raikkonen was third for Lotus.
