Two drivers top the unfortunate leaderboard of having the most penalty points. Lando Norris and Lance Stroll have eight points apiece, with Sergio Perez close behind on seven.
So what exactly is the deal with penalty points? If a driver manages to collect twelve penalty points on his license in twelve months, he will automatically be suspended for the next Grand Prix. Norris and Stroll are the closest to this at the moment, only four away.
Lando’s McLaren F1 car on track at the Dutch GP
When do penalty points expire?
Penalty points expire 12 months after being issued. Three of the points on Norris’s licence expire on the Sunday of the Brazilian Grand Prix. The British McLaren driver is allowed to have a maximum of three points in every race until Brazil, and all events up to and including qualifying in São Paulo. If it turns out to be four points, he will have to serve a suspension period.
The day after the United States Grand Prix, three penalty points for Lance Stroll will disappear from his license. He will have to avoid too many penalties in Turkey and at the COTA circuit. Perez will not lose points again until April 18th of next season, so the Mexican may have to be most careful.
Title contender Max Verstappen had no penalty points until the Italian GP at Monza circuit, but his crash with Hamilton currently puts him on two points, matching Lewis.
How many penalty points does each F1 driver have?
1. Stroll – 8 points
2. Norris – 8 points
3. Perez – 7 points
4. Vettel – 6 points
5. Mazepin – 6 points
6. Latifi – 6 points
7. Räikkönen – 4 points
8. Russell – 4 points
9. Tsunoda – 4 points
10. Bottas – 4 points
11. Giovinazzi – 3 points
12. Leclerc – 2 points
13. Hamilton – 2 points
14. Verstappen – 2 points
15. Sainz – 1 point
16. Ocon – 1 point
Gasly, Ricciardo, Alonso, Schumacher have no penalties to their name as of yet.