Penalty Points

Formula 1’s penalty points system is designed to punish drivers for on-track misdemeanours, with 12 points on their Super Licence within a 12 month period resulting in a race ban.

Seeing as we are now three races in and have a few weeks break until the fourth race, lets see how the 20 drivers sit.

10 points-

Pierre Gasly

• Two points: Expire 22nd May 2023. Causing a collision with Lance Stroll during Spanish Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 10th July 2023. Causing a collision with Sebastian Vettel during the Austrian Grand Prix.
• One point: Expire 10th July 2023. Exceeding track limits during the Austrian Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 9th October 2023. Speeding under red-flag conditions at the Japanese Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expire 23rd October 2023. For falling more than 10 car lengths behind the car in front during Safety Car period at the United States Grand Prix.
• One point: Expire 30th October 2023. For forcing Lance Stroll off the track and gaining an advantage at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Six points

Fernando Alonso

• Two points: Expire 8th May 2023. For causing a collision with Pierre Gasly during the Miami Grand Prix.
• One point: Expires 8th May 2023. For cutting the track and gaining a lasting advantage during the Miami Grand Prix.
• One point: Expires 19th June 2023. For weaving whilst defending during the Canadian Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expires 12th November 2023. For causing a collision with Esteban Ocon during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Five points-

Alex Albon

• One point: Expires 22nd May 2023. For exceeding track limits during the Spanish Grand Prix.
• One point: Expires 29th May 2023. For gaining a lasting advantage by leaving the track during the Monaco Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expires 9th July 2023. For forcing Lando Norris off the track during the Austrian Grand Prix.
• One point: Expires 23rd October 2023. For going off track and holding onto position during the United States Grand Prix.

Lance Stroll

• Two points: Expires 23rd October 2023. For causing a collision with Fernando Alonso during the United States Grand Prix.
• Three points: Expires 12th November 2023. For a dangerous manoeuvre on Sebastian Vettel during the sprint at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Four points-

George Russell

• Two points: Expires 10th July 2023. For causing a collision with Segio Perez during the Austrian Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expires 23rd October 2023. For causing a collision with Carlos Sainz during the United States Grand Prix.

Yuki Tsunoda

• Two points: Expires 3rd July 2023. For causing a collision with Pierre Gasly during the British Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expires 9th September 2023. For failing to slow for yellow flags during FP2 for the Italian Grand Prix.

Three points-

Esteban Ocon

• One point: Expires 29th May 2023. For causing a collision with Lewis Hamilton during the Monaco Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expires 23rd July 2023. For causing a collision with Yuki Tsunoda during the French Grand Prix.

Kevin Magnussen

• Two points: Expire 8th May 2023. For causing a collision with Lance Stroll during the Miami Grand Prix.
• One point: Expires 11th September 2023. For overtaking by leaving the track during the Italian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris

• One point: Expires 10th July 2023. For exceeding track limits during the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expires 13th November 2023. For causing a collision with Charles Leclerc during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Zhou Guanyu

• One point: Expires 10th July 2023. For exceeding track limits during the Austrian Grand Prix.
• Two points: Expires 23rd July 2023. For causing a collision with Mick Schumacher during the French Grand Prix.

Sergio Perez

• Two points: Expire 2nd October 2023. For failing to stay within 10 car lengths of the Safety Car at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz

• Two points: Expire 2nd April 2024. For causing a collision with Fernando Alonso during the Australian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen

• Two points: Expire 13th November 2023. For causing a collision with Lewis Hamilton at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

One point-

Charles Leclerc

• One point: Expires 9th October 2023. For leaving the track and gaining an advantage during the Japanese Grand Prix.

Zero points-

Lewis Hamilton

Valtteri Bottas

Oscar Piastri

Logan Sargeant

Nyck de Vries