F1 Penalty Points: Drivers' penalty points after the Qatar GP

The F1 penalty points system has been put in place to keep the driving standards above a certain level. These were first introduced in 2014 after the driving standards took a dip in the early 2010s. New and inexperienced drivers had a tendency to get involved in far too many collisions, and that brought the spotlight on the way the sport was being officiated.

In the 2012 F1 Belgian GP, we even had Romain Grosjean getting banned for the first-lap incident. With the penalty points system in place, 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, as we move on from an eventful F1 Qatar GP, where does each driver stand in terms of penalty points? Let's take a look.

F1 Penalty points after the Qatar GP

#1. Lewis Hamilton

Penalty Points: 0

Hamilton has a clean slate in the last 12 months.

#2. George Russell

Penalty Points: 1

Russell has one penalty point to his name now.

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

#3. Max Verstappen

Penalty Points: 6

Verstappen has six penalty points, with the latest coming at the Qatar GP.

One point: Driving unnecessarily slowly 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)

#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 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: 3

Norris now has 3 F1 penalty points after Qatar GP.

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

#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, 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)

#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 1, 2025)
Two points: Causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo at the Chinese GP (expires on April 21, 2025)

#11. Esteban Ocon

Penalty Points: 3

Ocon got 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)

#12. Pierre Gasly

Penalty Points: 0

Gasly doesn't have any penalty points.

#13. Liam Lawson

Penalty Points: 2

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

Two points: Causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas at the Qatar GP (expires on December 1, 2025)

#14. Yuki Tsunoda

Penalty Points: 0

Tsunoda has a clean slate after the race in Qatar.

#15. Franco Colapinto

Penalty Points: 0

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

#16. Alex Albon

Penalty Points: 2

Albon has two penalty points after the race in Qatar.

Two points: Causing a collision with Kevin Magnussen at the Qatar GP (expires on December 1, 2025)

#17. Kevin Magnussen

Penalty Points: 0

Magnussen has a clean slate after serving his one-race 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: Causing a collision with Fernando Alonso during the 2024 Austrian GP Sprint (expires on June 29, 2025)

F1 Penalty Points: Drivers' penalty points after the Qatar GP

F1 Penalty points after the Qatar GP

#1. Lewis Hamilton

Penalty Points: 0

#2. George Russell

Penalty Points: 1

#3. Max Verstappen

Penalty Points: 6

#4. Sergio Perez

Penalty Points: 3

#5. Charles Leclerc

Penalty Points: 0

#6. Carlos Sainz

Penalty Points: 1

#7. Lando Norris

Penalty Points: 3

#8. Oscar Piastri

Penalty Points: 0

#9. Fernando Alonso

Penalty Points: 8

#10. Lance Stroll

Penalty Points: 2

#11. Esteban Ocon

Penalty Points: 3

#12. Pierre Gasly

Penalty Points: 0

#13. Liam Lawson

Penalty Points: 2

#14. Yuki Tsunoda

Penalty Points: 0

#15. Franco Colapinto

Penalty Points: 0

#16. Alex Albon

Penalty Points: 2

#17. Kevin Magnussen

Penalty Points: 0

#18. Nico Hulkenberg

Penalty Points: 4

#19. Valtteri Bottas

Penalty Points: 0

#20. Guanyu Zhou

Penalty Points: 0