This incident is due to an error in signaling the end of the race, which appeared before the winner of the stage, Finn Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes, overcame the final round.
Consequently, the final classification was not given on the 53rd circle, but on the 52nd.
For this reason, the crashing Racing Point pilot, Mexican Sergio Perez, took ninth place in the final protocol and earned two points. His Canadian teammate, Lance Stroll, dropped out of the spectacle zone, while German Niko Hulkenberg of Renault dropped to 10th place.
Due to the incident, Russian Toro Rosso racer Daniil Kvyat fell from 11th to 12th place.
It was previously reported that Mercedes won the Design Cup for the sixth time in a row.