Penalty points each Formula 1 driver has ahead of 2021 Turkish GP. Penalty points in F1.

McLaren’s Lando Norris and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll have collected the most penalty points in the last twelve months: both of them have eight points and are closely followed by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, as the Mexican has so far accumulated seven points in the premier class of motor sport.

No major issue for Scuderia Ferrari drivers, with Charles Leclerc on two points and Carlos Sainz just one point.

The stewards awarded no penalty points to four drivers in the last twelve months. Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly, Fernando Alonso and Ferrari Driver Academy member Mick Schumacher were not involved in any incidents or breaches of the sporting code.

So what exactly is the deal with penalty points? If a driver gets 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.

When do points expire?
Lando Norris will lose three points on the Sunday of the Brazilian Grand Prix. The British McLaren driver is allowed to have a maximum of three points in ‘three and a half’ GP time. If it turns out to be four points, he will have to serve a rest 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 18 of next season, so the Mexican may have to be most careful.

Max Verstappen had no penalty points until the Italian GP at Monza circuit, but his crash with Lewis Hamilton currently puts him on two points, as does the same Hamilton.

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 Charles Leclerc – 2 points
   13 Hamilton – 2 points
   14 Verstappen – 2 points
   15 Carlos Sainz – 1 point
   16 Ocon – 1 point

Gasly, Ricciardo, Alonso, Schumacher have no penalties to their name as of yet.