How many penalty points does each 2024 F1 driver have?

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Acquire 12 penalty points in Formula 1 and you will be banned for at least one grand prix - as will be the case with Haas driver Kevin Magnussen in Baku.

Just like driving on the road, Formula 1 racers have to adhere to the rules or they will be punished.

The stewards at each race will often dish out warnings, fines, grid drop penalties, in-race time penalties, drive-through penalties and other penalties that punish a driver in any given session.

But in addition to those on-track penalties, drivers can also be slapped with so-called 'penalty points'. These points remain on a driver's licence for 12 months and if a driver accumulates 12 then they will be banned from the next event.

Penalty points can be hard to keep track of though, so here's how rundown of how many points each F1 driver has, and scroll for the reasons for the incident each point was awarded for.

Penalty Points
Fernando Alonso: 8
Max Verstappen: 8
Valtteri Bottas: 5
Nico Hulkenberg: 4
Oscar Piastri: 4
Lance Stroll: 4
Lando Norris: 3
Esteban Ocon: 3
Alex Albon: 2
Ollie Bearman: 2
Franco Colapinto: 2
Liam Lawson: 2
Sergio Perez: 1
George Russell: 1
Carlos Sainz: 1

This list will be updated throughout the 2024 F1 season

Red Bull

Max Verstappen

Austrian GP 2024

Reason: Collision with Lando Norris
Expiry: June 30, 2025
Points: 2

Mexican GP 2024

Reason: Forcing Norris off track
Expiry: October 27, 2025
Points: 2

Brazilian GP 2024

Reason: VSC infringement
Expiry: November 2, 2025
Points: 1

Qatar GP 2024

Reason: Driving unnecessarily slowly in qualifying, impeded George Russell
Expiry: November 30, 2025
Points: 1

Abu Dhabi GP 2024

Reason: Collision with Oscar Piastri
Expiry: December 8, 2025
Points: 2

Current penalty points = 8

Sergio Perez

Saudi Arabian GP 2024

Reason: Unsafe release
Expiry: March 9, 2025
Points: 1

Current penalty points = 1

Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton

Current penalty points = 0

George Russell

Qatar GP 2024

Reason: Maintain 10-car length distance behind safety car
Expiry: December 1, 2025
Points: 2

Current penalty points: 1

Ferrari

Charles Leclerc

Current penalty points: 0

Carlos Sainz

Miami GP 2024

Reason: Causing a collision with Oscar Piastri
Expiry: May 5, 2025
Points: 1

Current penalty points: 1

McLaren

Lando Norris

Qatar GP 2024

Reason: Failing to slow for double-waved yellow flags
Expiry: December 1, 2025
Points: 3

Current penalty points: 3

Oscar Piastri

Brazilian GP 2024

Reason: Causing a collision with Liam Lawson
Expiry: November 3, 2025
Points: 2

Abu Dhabi GP 2024

Reason: Causing a collision with Franco Colapinto
Expiry: December 8, 2025
Points: 2

Current penalty points = 4

Aston Martin

Fernando Alonso

Australian GP 2024

Reason: Incident at Turn 6-7. “At no time may a car be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other drivers or any other person.”
Expiry: March 24, 2025
Points: 3