The F1 penalty points system was introduced in 2014 to keep the driving standards in the sport above a certain level. These were brought in because the driving standards took a dip in the early 2010s with no standardized method in place to penalize the drivers. We even had Romain Grosjean being banned for a race in 2012 for the first-lap incident in Belgium.

According to the penalty system, drivers are issued points based on the severity of their transgressions. These transgressions could be dangerous driving, causing a collision, etc.

These points will continue to be with the driver for 12 months after which they expire. Any driver who accumulates 12 F1 penalty points faces a race ban.

With the 2024 season now done and dusted, where does each driver stand in terms of penalty points? Let’s take a look.

F1 Penalty points at the end of the 2024 season

#1. Lewis Hamilton

Penalty Points: 0

Hamilton has a clean slate in the last 12 months.

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#2. George Russell

Penalty Points: 1

Russell has one penalty point to his name now.

• One point: SC infringement at the 2024 F1 Qatar GP (expires on December 1, 2025)

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#3. Max Verstappen

Penalty Points: 8

Verstappen has eight penalty points now with the driver accruing two more for his collision with Oscar Piastri.

• One point: Driving unnecessarily in the 2024 F1 Qatar GP (expires on December 1, 2025)
• One point: VSC infringement in the 2024 F1 Brazilian GP Sprint (expires on November 2, 2025)
• Two points: Forcing Lando Norris off track during the 2024 F1 Mexican GP (expires on October 28, 2025)
• Two points: Causing a collision with Norris at the 2024 F1 Austrian GP (expires on June 30, 2025)
• Two points: Causing a collision with Oscar Piastri at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (expires on December 12, 2025)

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#4. Sergio Perez

Penalty Points: 1

Sergio Perez has one penalty point.

• One point: Unsafe release in the pit lane during the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (expires on March 9, 2025)

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#5. Charles Leclerc

Penalty Points: 0

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

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#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)

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#7. Lando Norris

Penalty Points: 3

Norris now has 3 F1 penalty points to his name.

• Three points: Ignoring yellow flags at the 2024 F1 Qatar GP (expires on December 1, 2025)

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#8. Oscar Piastri

Penalty Points: 2

Oscar Piastri picked up 2 penalty points at the Abu Dhabi GP for contact with Franco Colapinto.

• Two points: Causing a collision with Franco Colapinto at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (expires on December 12, 2025)

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#9. Fernando Alonso

Penalty Points: 8

Alonso has collected eight F1 penalty points, including two for his divebomb on Zhou Guanyu at the 2024 Austrian GP, which also resulted in 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)

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#10. Lance Stroll

Penalty Points: 2

Stroll has accumulated four F1 penalty points in the past 12 months.

• Two points: Causing a collision with Alex Albon at the Qatar GP (expires on December 2, 2025)
• Two points: Causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo at the Chinese GP (expires on April 21, 2025)

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#11. Esteban Ocon

Penalty Points: 3

Ocon has gotten three F1 penalty points in the last 12 months.

• 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)

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#12. Pierre Gasly

Penalty Points: 0

Gasly doesn’t have any penalty points.

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#13. Liam Lawson

Penalty Points: 2

Lawson has two penalty points for causing a collision at the F1 Qatar GP.

• Two points: Causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas at the Qatar GP (expires on December 2, 2025)

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#14. Yuki Tsunoda

Penalty Points: 0

Tsunoda has a clean slate going into the off-season.

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#15. Franco Colapinto

Penalty Points: 0

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

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#16. Alex Albon

Penalty Points: 2

Albon has two penalty points to his name.

• Two points: Causing a collision with Kevin Magnussen at the Qatar GP (expires on December 2, 2025)

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#17. Kevin Magnussen

Penalty Points: 0

Magnussen has a clean slate since serving his one-race ban.

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#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: Causing a collision with Fernando Alonso during the 2024 Austrian GP Sprint (expires on June 29, 2025)

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#19. Valtteri Bottas

Penalty Points: 5

Bottas accrued a massive five F1 penalty points at Abu Dhabi.

• Two points: Causing a collision with Sergio Perez at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (expires on December 12, 2025)
• Three points: Causing a collision with Kevin Magnussen at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (expires on December 12, 2025)

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#20. Guanyu Zhou

Penalty Points: 0

Guanyu Zhou has a clean slate for now.

Edited by Shirsh