F1 Penalty points: Drivers' penalty points after the Mexican GP

F1 Grand Prix of Mexico - Qualifying - Source: Getty

The FIA introduced the F1 penalty points system to keep the driving standards in the sport above a threshold level. These penalty points are given based on the transgressions of the drivers and have a validity of 12 months, after which they expire.

Any driver accumulating more than 12 F1 penalty points gets a race ban. Since the inception of the system, we've only had Kevin Magnussen getting banned because of this.

Early this season, the Danish driver was forced to sit out of the race in Baku and replaced by Ollie Bearman because he hit 12 points. With that being said, as we leave Mexico for the next race in Brazil, where do the drivers stand in terms of their penalty points? Let's take a look.

F1 Penalty points after the Mexican GP

#1. Lewis Hamilton

Penalty Points: 0

Hamilton has a clean slate in the last 12 months.

#2. George Russell

Penalty Points: 2

Russell has two penalty points, which he picked up at Las Vegas in 2023.

Two points: For causing a collision with Max Verstappen at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix (expire on November 19, 2024)

#3. Max Verstappen

Penalty Points: 6

Verstappen has six penalty points, with the latest coming at the Mexican GP this year for his incident with Lando Norris.

Two points: Forcing Lando Norris off track during the 2024 F1 Mexican GP (expire on October 28, 2025)
Two points: Causing a collision with Norris at the 2024 F1 Austrian GP (expire on June 30, 2025)
Two points: Forcing Charles Leclerc off track during the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix (expire on November 19, 2024)

#4. Sergio Perez

Penalty Points: 3

Sergio Perez has accumulated three penalty points.

Two points: Causing a collision with Lando Norris at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (expire on November 26, 2024)
One point: Unsafe release in the pit lane during the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (expires on March 9, 2025)

#5. Charles Leclerc

Penalty Points: 0

Leclerc has maintained a clean slate over the last 12 months.

#6. Carlos Sainz

Penalty Points: 1

Sainz has one penalty point for the contact he made while racing Oscar Piastri in the Miami GP.

One point: Causing a collision with Oscar Piastri at the 2024 F1 Miami GP (expires on May 5, 2025)

#7. Lando Norris

Penalty Points: 0

Lando Norris has kept a clean slate over the last 12 months.

#8. Oscar Piastri

Penalty Points: 0

Oscar Piastri was involved in a collision with Esteban Ocon in Austin last season but was not penalized and has a clean slate.

#9. Fernando Alonso

Penalty Points: 8

Alonso has collected eight F1 penalty points so far, including two for his divebomb on Guanyu Zhou at the 2024 Austrian GP, which also brought a 10-second penalty.

Two points: Causing a collision with Zhou Guanyu at the F1 Austrian GP (expire on June 30, 2025)
Three points: Pushing Carlos Sainz off the track at the F1 Chinese GP Sprint (expire on April 20, 2025)
Three points: "Potentially dangerous driving" against George Russell at the Australian GP (expire on March 24, 2025)

#10. Lance Stroll

Penalty Points: 5

Stroll has accumulated five F1 penalty points in the past 12 months, with two of them coming for causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo in China.

Two points: Causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo at the Chinese GP (expire on April 21, 2025)
Three points: Overtaking under yellow flag conditions at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix (expire on November 17, 2024)

#11 Esteban Ocon

Penalty Points: 3

Ocon got three F1 penalty points for his collision with his teammate Pierre Gasly.

Two points: Causing a collision with Pierre Gasly at the Monaco GP (expire on May 27, 2025)
One point: Unsafe release during the Miami GP (expires on May 4, 2025)

#12 Pierre Gasly

Penalty Points: 0

Gasly doesn't have any penalty points.

#13 Liam Lawson

Penalty Points: 0

Liam Lawson has a clean slate when it comes to penalty points.

#14 Yuki Tsunoda

Penalty Points: 0

Yuki Tsunoda has a clean slate after the race in Monza.

#15 Franco Colapinto

Penalty Points: 0

Franco Colapinto has kept his nose clean as he began life as an F1 driver.

#16 Alex Albon

Penalty Points: 0

Alex Albon doesn't have any F1 penalty points at the moment.

#17 Kevin Magnussen

Penalty Points: 0

Magnussen now has a clean slate after serving his ban.

#18 Nico Hulkenberg

Penalty Points: 4

Hulkenberg has four F1 penalty points.

Two points: Causing a collision with Yuki Tsunoda at the 2024 Italian Grand Prix (expire on September 1, 2025)
Two points: Causing a collision with Fernando Alonso during the 2024 Austrian GP Sprint (expires on June 29, 2025)