Now we are three races into a new era of F1, here at EF1 we thought it would be a good opportunity to have a round-up of how many points each driver has.
HOW DO PENALTY POINTS WORK IN F1?
Drivers may receive penalty points in F1 from the FIA for any action they deem as dangerous. This can range from ignoring yellow flags, to colliding with rivals, to ignoring instructions to go through the pitlane and just about anything inbetween. Much like road users here in the UK, if a driver accumulates 12 points over the space of a calendar year, you get subjected to a race ban. The last driver to receive a race ban was Romain Grosjean in 2012, for causing a spectacular collision during the start of that years Belgian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton
Two Penalty Points
British GP – Two Points
Expires: 18th July 2022
Reason: causing a collision with Verstappen on lap 1
George Russell
One Penalty Point
British GP – One Point
Expires: 17th July 2022
Reason: causing a collision with Sainz during sprint qualifying
Max Verstappen
Seven Penalty Points
Italian GP – Two Points
Expires: 12th September 2022
Reason: collision with Hamilton in Turn 2
Qatar GP – Two Points
Expires: 21st November 2022
Reason: failure to respect double yellow flags during qualifying
Saudi Arabian GP – One Point
Expires: 5th December 2022
Reason: leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage
Saudi Arabian GP – Two Points
Expires: 5th December 2022
Reason: braked in a manner which caused a collision with Hamilton
Sergio Perez
Seven Penalty Points
Emilia Romagna GP – Two Points
Expires: 18th April 2022
Reason: overtaking two cars during a safety car
Austrian GP – Two Points
Expires: 4th July 2022
Reason: forcing Leclerc off the track
Austrian GP – Two Points
Expires: 4th July 2022
Reason: forcing Leclerc off the track…..again
Italian GP – One Point
Expires: 12th September 2022
Reason: leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage
Charles Leclerc
No Penalty Points
Carlos Sainz
No Penalty Points
Lando Norris
Five Penalty Points
Azerbaijan GP – Three Points
Expires: 5th June 2022
Reason: not entering the pit lane and continued on track during a red flag
Austrian GP – Two Points
Expires: 4th July 2022
Reason: forcing Perez off the track
Daniel Ricciardo
One Penalty Point
Saudi Arabian GP – One Point
Expires: 25th March 2023
Reason: impeding Ocon during qualifying
Fernando Alonso
Two Penalty Points
Turkish GP – Two Points
Expires: 10th October 2022
Reason: collision with Schumacher in Turn 4
Esteban Ocon
Three Penalty Points
Italian GP – One Point
Expires: 12th September 2022
Reason: failed to leave one car width and caused a collision with Vettel
Bahrain GP – Two Points
Expires: 20th March 2023
Reason: collision with Schumacher in Turn 6
Pierre Gasly
Three Penalty Points
Spanish GP – One Point
Expires: 9th May 2022
Reason: Out of position at the start of the race
Turkish GP – Two Points
Expires: 10th October 2022
Reason: collision with Alonso at Turn 1
Yuki Tsunoda
Eight Penalty Points
Emilia Romagna GP – One Point
Expires: 18th April 2022
Reason: leaving the track without a justifiable reason multiple times
Styrian GP – One Point
Expires: 26th June 2022
Reason: impeding Bottas during qualifying
Austrian GP – One Point
Expires: 4th July 2022
Reason: crossing the white line at pit entry
Austrian GP – One Point
Expires: 4th July 2022
Reason: crossing the white line at pit entry… again
Brazilian GP – Two Points
Expires: 14th November 2022
Reason: collision with Stroll at Turn 1
Saudi Arabian GP – Two Points
Expires: 5th December 2022
Reason: collision with Vettel at Turn 2
Lance Stroll
Eight Penalty Points
Emilia Romagna GP – One Point
Expires: 18th April 2022
Reason: leaving the track and gained a lasting advantage
Hungarian GP – Two Points
Expires: 1st August 2022
Reason: causing an avoidable collision at Turn 1
Russian GP – Two Points
Expires: 26th September 2022
Reason: collision with Pierre Gasly at turn 8
Australian GP – Two Points
Expires: 9th April 2023
Reason: collision with Latifi during qualifying
Australian GP – One Point
Expires: 10th April 2023
Reason: more than one change of direction to defend a position
Sebastian Vettel
One Penalty Point
Austrian GP – One Point
Expires: 3rd July 2022
Reason: impeding Alonso during qualifying
Alex Albon
Two Penalty Points
Saudi Arabian GP – Two Points
Expires: 26th March 2023
Reason: collision with Stroll at on lap 48
Nicholas Latifi
Six Penalty Points
Azerbaijan GP – Three Points
Expires: 6th June 2022
Reason: not entering the pit lane as instructed during the safety car period
Austrian GP – Three Points
Expires: 4th July 2022
Reason: failure to respect double yellow flags at Turn 5 during the race
Valtteri Bottas
Five Penalty Points
Styrian GP – Two Points
Expires: 25th June 2022
Reason: dangerous driving in the pit lane.
Hungarian GP – Two Points
Expires: 1st August 2022
Reason: causing an avoidable collision in Turn 1.
Qatar GP – One Point
Expires: 21st November 2022
Reason: failure to respect single yellow flag during qualifying.
Guanyu Zhou
One Penalty Point
Saudi Arabian GP – One Point
Expires: 26th March 2023
Reason: overtaking Albon by braking late and leaving the track at Turn 1 thereby gaining a lasting advantage.
Kevin Magnussen
No Penalty Points
Mick Schumacher
No Penalty Points