F1 Penalty Points: How Many Points Does Each Driver Have After Liam Lawson Received Three At The Bahrain Grand Prix

Liam Lawson moved five points closer to a one-race ban at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix, and here SportsCasting takes a look at how many each driver has, when they expire and who is closest to missing a race.

How Do Penalty Points Work In F1?

Just like driving on the road, those on the F1 2025 grid face punishment if they don’t adhere to the rules.

Stewards at each race can out hand a wide-variety of punishments. This includes warnings, fines, time penalties, drive-through penalties and even disqualification.

On top of those, F1 drivers can receive penalty points which are added to their FIA Super Licence.

Drivers who rack up 12 penalty points over a 12-month period will receive a one-race ban.

Has Any Driver Been Handed A Race Ban?

Former F1 driver Kevin Magnussen is the only one to receive a race ban under the current penalty points system.

The Danish driver missed last year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix after he amassed 12 points. He was replaced by Oliver Bearman for the race – who again replaced him for the 2025 season.

Magnussen was given a race ban after he made contact with Pierre Gasly at the Italian Grand Prix. He also received penalty points that season for collisions with Yuki Tsunoda, Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant, as well as leaving the track multiple times while racing Lewis Hamilton in Miami.

Before the penalty points system was introduced, drivers including Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen, Jacques Villeneuve and Eddie Irvine all received race-bans.

Which Driver Is Closest To A Race Ban?

Max Verstappen still is the closest driver to a one-race ban with eight penalty points on the board.

The four-time champion will receive a ban if he picks up four more points between now and the Austrian Grand Prix on June 29.

On June 30, he will drop to six points as that is when the points for colliding with Lando Norris in Austria last year will expire.

He is now just three points ahead of Fernando Alonso and Liam Lawson.

However, Alonso will drop to just two points on the day of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on April 20.

Lawson moved up to five points at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. He was given one point for his collision with Lance Stroll and two for an accident with Nico Hulkenberg later in the same race.

Below, is each driver’s current total, how they received their penalty points and when they will expire.

F1 Penalty Points: Each Driver’s Current Total

Max Verstappen – 8

• Two points: Causing a collision with Lando Norris at the Austrian Grand Prix (expires June 30)
• Two points: Forcing Lando Norris off track at the Mexico Grand Prix (expires October 27)
• One point: Driving under the minimum VSC delta time during the Brazilian sprint race (expires November 1)
• One point: Driving unnecessarily slowly on a cooldown lap in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix (expires December 1)
• Two points – Causing a collision with Oscar Piastri (expires December 8)

Fernando Alonso – 5

• Three points: Causing a collision with Carlos Sainz during the sprint race for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix (expires April 20)
• Two points: Causing a collision with Zhou Guanyu during the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix (expires June 30)

Liam Lawson – 5

• Two points: Colliding with Valtteri Bottas at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix (expires December 1)
• One point: Colliding with Lance Stroll at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix (expires February 13, 2026)
• Two points: Colliding with Nico Hulkenberg at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix (expires February 13, 2026)

Nico Hulkenberg – 4

• Two points: Causing a collision with Fernando Alonso at the sprint race for the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix (expires June 30)
• Two points: Causing a collision with Yuki Tsunoda at the 2024 Italian Grand Prix (expires September 1)

Lance Stroll – 4

• Two points: Causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix (expires April 21)
• Two points: Causing a collision with Alex Albon at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix (expires December 1)

Oscar Piastri – 4

• Two points: Causing a collision with Liam Lawson at the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix (expires November 2)
• Two points: Causing a collision with Franco Colapinto at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (expires December 8)

Jack Doohan – 4

Two points: Colliding with Gabriel Bortoleto at the 2025 Chinese sprint race (expires March 22, 2026)

Two points: Forced Isack Hadjar off track during the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix (expires March 23, 2026)

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Esteban Ocon – 3

• One point: Unsafe pit release during the sprint race for the Miami Grand Prix (expires May 4)
• Two points: Causing a collision with former teammate Pierre Gasly at the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix (expires May 26)

Lando Norris – 3

• Three points – Failed to slow for double yellow flags at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix (expires December 1)

Oliver Bearman – 2

• Two points: Caused a collision with franco Colapinto during the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix (expires November 2)

Alex Albon – 2

• Two points: Collided with Kevin Magnussen during the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix (expires December 1)

Carlos Sainz – 1

• One point: Causing a collision with Oscar Piastri at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix (expires May 5)

George Russell – 1

• One point: Failing to keep a 10-length car distance behind the safety car at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix (expires December 1)

F1 Drivers With No Penalty Points

Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Gabriel Bortoleto, Pierre Gasly, Isack Hadjar, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Yuki Tsunoda

Inactive F1 Drivers With Penalty Points

Valtteri Bottas – 5

Franco Colapinto – 2

Daniel Ricciardo – 3

Logan Sargeant – 2