F1 Penalty points: Who is closer to getting banned?

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The F1 penalty points system has been put in place to keep the driving standards in the sport above a certain level. These were introduced in 2014 after the driving standards took a dip in the early 2010s and there were quite a few incidents on track. For the unversed, Romain Grosjean was even banned in 2012 for the first-lap incident in Belgium.

As part of the Penalty Points system, drivers are given points based on the severity of their transgressions. These transgressions could be dangerous driving, causing a collision, etc.

These points stay with the driver for 12 months, after which they expire. Any driver that ends up accumulating 12 F1 penalty points faces a race ban. In the 2024 season, we're done with 18 races and have only six left. Where does each driver stand in terms of penalty points? Let's take a look.

F1 Penalty points after the 18 races

#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 (expires on November 19, 2024)

#3. Max Verstappen

Penalty Points: 4

Verstappen has four penalty points, with the latest coming at the Austrian GP for his collision with Lando Norris.

Two points: Causing a collision with Norris at the 2024 F1 Austrian GP (expires on June 30, 2025)
Two points: Forcing Charles Leclerc off track during the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix (expires 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 (expires 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.

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

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

#8. Oscar Piastri

Penalty Points: 0

Piastri had a collision with Esteban Ocon in Austin last season but escaped a penalty and has a clean slate.

#9. Fernando Alonso

Penalty Points: 8

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

Two points: Causing a collision with Zhou Guanyu at the F1 Austrian GP (expires on June 30, 2025)
Three points: Pushing Carlos Sainz off the track at the F1 Chinese GP Sprint (expires on April 20, 2025)
Three points: Potentially dangerous driving against George Russell at the Australian GP (expires 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 (expires on April 21, 2025)
Three points: These were issued for overtaking under yellow flag conditions at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix (expires 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 (expires 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 Daniel Ricciardo

Penalty Points: 3

Ricciardo has three F1 penalty points.

Two points: Overtaking under a safety car during the 2024 Chinese GP (expires on April 21, 2025)
One point: Forcing Nico Hulkenberg off track at the 2024 Italian GP (Expires on September 1, 2025)

#14 Yuki Tsunoda

Penalty Points: 0

Tsunoda has a clean slate after the race in Monza.

#15 Franco Colapinto

Penalty Points: 0

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

#16 Alex Albon

Penalty Points: 0

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

#17 Kevin Magnussen

Penalty Points: 0

Magnussen now has a clean slate as he serves 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 (expires on September 1, 2025)
Two points: Pushing a driver off track (expires on June 29, 2025)