F1 penalty points: updated situation ahead of 2023 F1 Canadian Grand Prix. Updated situation ahead of Canada.

The Penalty Points system has been in effect since the 2014 Formula 1 season, and it is a system that forces drivers to be very careful with their actions on the track to avoid disqualification.

Any driver who accumulates 12 penalty points within a 12-month period (not necessarily in one season) will receive an automatic disqualification for the next race. To date, no driver has reached this negative milestone. Let’s see how the situation stands after the race in Spain, ahead of the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix.

F1 and Penalty Points, the situation after the Spanish Grand Prix

Yuki Tsunoda was the only driver to receive a penalty point (in addition to a 2-second penalty that dropped him from ninth to twelfth place) during the weekend in Spain, where the stewards decided to penalize him for pushing Guanyu Zhou off the track.

Penalty Points, complete overview
Mercedes: Russell 6pt (expiration: 2pt 10-7-2023; 2pt 23-10-2023; 28-05-2024)

Red Bull: Verstappen 2pt (13-11-2023); Perez 2pt (2-10-2023)

McLaren: Norris 3pt (1pt 10-7-2023; 2pt 13-11-2023)

Alpine: Gasly 8pt (3pt 10-7-2023; 2pt 9-10-2023; 2pt 23-10-2023; 1pt 30-10-2023); Ocon 2pt (2pt 24-7-2023)

Alfa Romeo: Zhou 3pt (1pt 10-7-2023; 2pt 24-7-2023)

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Aston Martin: Stroll 5pt (2pt 23-10-2023; 3pt 12-11-2023); Alonso 3pt (1pt 19-6-2023; 2pt 12-11-2023)

Haas: Magnussen 1pt (1pt 11-9-2023); Hulkenberg 2pt (24-05-2024)

Williams: Albon 4pt (1pt 29-5-2023; 2pt 9-7-2023; 1pt 23-10-2023)

AlphaTauri: Tsunoda 5pt (2pt 3-7-2023; 2pt 9-11-2023; 1pt 4-06-2024)

Ferrari: Charles Leclerc 1pt (9-10-2023); Carlos Sainz 2pt (2-4-2024)