F1 Penalty Points: Drivers' penalty points before the 2025 Imola GP

The F1 penalty points system was introduced by the FIA in 2014, and it coincided with the beginning of the turbo hybrid era. However, the system had nothing to do with the turbo hybrids, but was a result of what had happened in the early 2010s. During that time, a new generation of drivers had made their way to the sport, who were quite crash-prone.

With an increased frequency of collisions and crashes between drivers, a system was needed to be put in place that was standard and hence helped keep drivers in check.

This led to the inception of the F1 penalty points system. As a part of the system, a driver who commits an on-track transgression is handed penalty points. These points depend on the type of transgressions, and once a driver reaches the 12-point threshold, they get banned.

With that being said, as we get ready for the F1 Imola GP, how do the drivers stack up? Let's take a look.

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F1 Penalty points before Imola GP

#1 Lando Norris

Penalty Points: 3

Lando Norris now has three F1 penalty points to his name.

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

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#2 Oscar Piastri

Penalty Points: 4

McLaren's Oscar Piastri picked up two F1 penalty points at the Abu Dhabi GP for contact with Franco Colapinto, taking his total to four.

• Two points: Causing a collision with Franco Colapinto at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (expires on December 8, 2025)
• Two points: Causing a collision with Liam Lawson at the 2024 Brazilian GP (expires on November 2, 2025)

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#3 Charles Leclerc

Penalty Points: 0

Ferrari's Leclerc has managed to maintain a clean slate over the last 12 months.

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#4 Lewis Hamilton

Penalty Points: 0

Leclerc's new Ferrari teammate, Lewis Hamilton, has also maintained a clean slate over the previous 12 months.

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#5 Max Verstappen

Penalty Points: 8

Max Verstappen has eight penalty points now, with the reigning world champion accruing two more for his collision with Oscar Piastri at last season's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

• One point: Driving unnecessarily slowly in the 2024 F1 Qatar GP Qualifying (expires on December 1, 2025)
• One point: VSC infringement in the 2024 F1 Brazilian GP Sprint (expires on November 1, 2025)
• Two points: Forcing Lando Norris off track during the 2024 F1 Mexican GP (expires on October 27, 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 8, 2025)

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#6 Yuki Tsunoda

Penalty Points: 0

Tsunoda has a clean slate going into his second race with Red Bull.

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#7 George Russell

Penalty Points: 1

Mercedes driver Russell has one penalty point to his name.

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

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#8 Kimi Antonelli

Penalty Points: 0

Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli has a clean slate for now.

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#9 Fernando Alonso

Penalty Points: 2

Aston Martin veteran Fernando Alonso now has just two F1 penalty points next to his name as the other three expired before the race.

• Two points: Causing a collision with Zhou Guanyu at the F1 Austrian GP (expires on June 30, 2025)

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#10 Lance Stroll

Penalty Points: 2

Stroll has accumulated two F1 penalty points over the past 12 months.

• Two points: Causing a collision with Alex Albon at the Qatar GP (expires on December 1, 2025)

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#11 Pierre Gasly

Penalty Points: 0

Gasly doesn't have any F1 penalty points yet.

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#12 Franco Colapinto

Penalty Points: 2

Franco Colapinto has two penalty points to his name going into Imola GP.

• Two points: Causing a collision with Liam Lawson at the 2024 F1 Mexican GP(expires on Oct 27, 2025)

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#13 Esteban Ocon

Penalty Points: 2

Ocon now has two 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)

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#14 Ollie Bearman

Penalty Points: 2

Bearman has two penalty points to his name going into the fifth race of the season.

• Two points: Causing a collision with Franco Colapinto at the 2024 Brazilian GP (expires on November 2, 2025).

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#15 Liam Lawson

Penalty Points: 6

Lawson now has 6 penalty points after an action-packed F1 Bahrain GP.

• Two points: Causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas at the Qatar GP (expires on December 1, 2025)
• Two points: Causing a collision in the Bahrain GP (expires on April 14, 2026)
• One point: Causing a collision in the Bahrain GP (expires on April 14, 2026)
• One point: Causing a collision in the Miami GP (expires on May 3, 2026)

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#16 Isack Hadjar

Penalty Points: 0

Hadjar has a clean slate for now.

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#17 Carlos Sainz

Penalty Points: 2

Former Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz now has two F1 penalty points to his name.

• Two points: Causing a collision in the Bahrain GP (expires on April 14, 2026)

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#18 Alex Albon

Penalty Points: 2

Albon has two F1 penalty points to his name.

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

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#19 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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#20 Gabriel Bortoleto

Penalty Points: 0

Bortoleto has a clean slate at the moment.