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The F1 Penalty points system has been pivotal in helping keep the driving standards under check. The entire system was first put in place in 2014 due to an absence of a concrete methodology to tackle and manage driving standards.<\/p>\n
With drivers like Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado making it a habit of getting into skirmishes, a system had to be put in place to keep the drivers in check.<\/p>\n
As part of the system, the points are given on the basis of the severity of the transgressions. If a driver reaches 12 points, he’s getting banned from a race. Since the inception of this system, Kevin Magnussen<\/a> is the only driver to have faced a ban. It was imposed because the Danish driver reached 12 F1 penalty points over 12 months.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/template><\/p>\n As the sport gets ready for the 2025 F1 season, who are the top 5 delinquents of penalty points? Let’s take a look.<\/p>\n Ocon has received three F1 penalty points in the last 12 months.<\/p>\n Hulkenberg has four F1 penalty points.<\/p>\n Bottas accrued a massive five F1 penalty points at Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n Alonso has collected eight F1 penalty points, including two for his divebomb on Zhou Guanyu<\/a> at the 2024 Austrian GP, which also led to a 10-second penalty.<\/p>\n Verstappen<\/a> has eight penalty points now, with the driver accruing two more for his collision with Oscar Piastri<\/a>.<\/p>\nF1 Penalty Points: Who is close to a ban?<\/h2>\n
#5 Esteban Ocon<\/h3>\n
Penalty Points: 3<\/h4>\n
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#4 Nico Hulkenberg<\/h3>\n
Penalty Points: 4<\/h4>\n
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#3 Valtteri Bottas<\/h3>\n
Penalty Points: 5<\/h4>\n
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#2 Fernando Alonso<\/h3>\n
Penalty Points: 8<\/h4>\n
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#1 Max Verstappen<\/h3>\n
Penalty Points: 8<\/h4>\n
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