Penalty points have been a very talked-about topic in the Formula 1 world these past few days.
Kevin Magnussen reached 12 points on his super license, meaning he will serve a race-ban in Azerbaijan. That makes him the first driver to ever receive a ban since the penalty points system was introduced.
Once a driver is given a point, they will expire one year after they are awarded. Once a driver has received a race-ban, all their points will be removed from their super-license when they return.
Here are all of the drivers who currently have one or more penalty points on their licence:
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Kevin Magnussen - 12 points
After colliding with Pierre Gasly during the Italian Grand Prix, Magnussen was given the two remaining penalty points he needed to reach the limit.
The Danish driver started out the season with a clean slate, but everything went downhill after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where he received his first three points for causing a collision with Alex Albon.
The next two came after the Chinese Grand Prix. He was awarded these for making contact with Yuki Tsunoda after the Safety Car restart, Ultimately resulting in Tsunoda having to retire from the race.
At the Miami Grand Prix, Magnussen was awarded five points. The first three were due to leaving the track and gaining an advantage on multiple occasions during an intense battle with Lewis Hamilton.
The remaining two were due to causing a collision with Logan Sargeant, sending him into the barriers and forcing the American to retire from the race.
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Sergio Perez - 8 points
Sergio Perez started the season with the most points out of all the drivers on the grid, seven to be exact.
He has only accumulated one point this season, it was given during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for an unsafe release in the pitlane, almost resulting in a crash with Fernando Alonso.
Checo's first point came during the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix for causing a collision with Albon.
During the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix, the Mexican was awarded four points for two different incidents.
The first two were due to overtaking Alonso under Safety Car conditions; the other two were due to causing a collision with Magnussen, which ultimately led to Perez’ retirement from the race.
The final two points he was awarded last season were during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for causing a collision with Lando Norris, after crashing into the front-left tire of the Englishman and forcing him to go wide.
The Mexican has six points that will expire by the end of September.
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Fernando Alonso - 8 points
The Spaniard managed to finish the 2023 season with zero points on his license, but has now accumulated eight since the Australian Grand Prix.
After performing a dangerous maneuver that ended with George Russell crashing out of the race, Alonso was given three points in Melbourne.
During the Chinese Grand Prix’ sprint race, Alonso collided with Carlos Sainz battling for third place, resulting in a puncture for the Aston Martin driver, having to retire from the race, and three more points.
His latest two points came during the Austrian Grand Prix, which were given due to a collision with Zhou Guanyou.
His first set of points will expire in March 2025.
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Lance Stroll - 5 points
Lance Stroll received two points during the Chinese Grand Prix for causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo.
The impact ended Ricciardo’s race, and compromised Oscar Piastri’s, as he was in front of the Racing Bulls driver.
The remaining three points were given to him during the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix for overtaking Sainz, while double yellow flags were being waved.
He will have these three points expiring in November.
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Max Verstappen - 4 points
Max Verstappen was given two points during the Las Vegas Grand Prix last year for forcing Charles Leclerc off the track during the start of the race.
His first and only points this season were during the Austrian Grand Prix, after battling Norris for first place.
While both were defending the lead, they collided with one another and both suffered from punctures, the British driver had to retire from the race.
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Nico Hulkenberg - 4 points
Nico Hulkenberg has received all of his points during this season.
The German driver forced Alonso off the track during the Austrian Grand Prix and was given two points.
During the Italian Grand Prix, Hulkenberg locked up and ended up crashing into the side of Tsunoda’s, forcing the Japanese driver to retire; he was given two points for the accident.
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Esteban Ocon - 3 points
Esteban Ocon had an incident in the pitlane during the sprint race of the Miami Grand Prix. He had an unsafe release that resulted in a crash with Charles Leclerc, giving the Frenchman one point.
The other two points came during the Monaco Grand Prix after causing a collision with his teammate, Gasly.
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Valtteri Bottas - 2 points
During the 2023 Mexican Grand Prix, the Finnish driver was given two points for causing a collision with Stroll.
The drivers made contact, sending the Canadian spinning and later forcing him to retire from the race.
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George Russell - 2 points
Russell’s only two points will expire in November, as they were given during last year’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The British driver made contact with Verstappen, resulting in minor damage for both cars.
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Daniel Ricciardo - 2 points
At this year’s Chinese Grand Prix, the Australian was awarded with two points after overtaking Hulkenberg under Safety Car conditions.
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Carlos Sainz - 1 point
Sainz is the only driver to have only one point on his license, but it will not be expiring until May 2025.
During the Miami Grand Prix, the Spaniard made contact with Piastri, resulting in front wing damage for the Australian.
