F1 penalty points: Is Lewis Hamilton the cleanest driver on the grid?

Pierre Gasly who is closest to a race ban ahead of the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix. But which drivers have the fewest points?
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1

Since 2014, F1 stewards have awarded penalty points alongside sta🌱ndard penalties that accrue on a driver’s super licence.

Should 💯a driver obtain 12 penalty points over a 12-month period, they will be handed a race ban.

Here’s a full rundown of how many points each F1 driver has headin🃏g into Brazil neಌxt weekend.

Zero points

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz 

Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainꦓz have zero pena๊lty points to their name.

(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 with Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari in parc ferme. Formula 1 World
(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 with Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari in parc…

One point

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri Bottas’ single penalty poin⛦t expires later this month (November 21). He got this for failing to slow down unde🔴r yellow flags at Qatar.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris

Lando Norris๊’ solitary penalty point expires on July 10, 2023 after he was penalised for track limits at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc received one penalty point for leaving the track when gaining an advantage at the 2022 Japanese Graꦺnd Prix.🐈 This will expire on October 9, 2023.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher

Mick Schumacher’s expire🀅s on October 23, 2023, after picking up a penalty point for exceeding🉐 track limits.

Two points

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez

The Mexican got two penalty points for falling too far behind♍ the Safety Car in Singapore (this will expire on Octoberꦫ 2, 2023).

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sebastian Vettel

The retiring four-t🙈ime champion has two points to his name, but as he’s retiring at the end of the year, he doesn’t need to worry aboꦬut them.

Sebastian Vettel (GER) Aston Martin F1 Team on the drivers parade. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand
Sebastian Vettel (GER) Aston Martin F1 Team on the drivers parade. Formula 1 World…

Three points

Kevin Magnussen

Kevin Magnussen received two points for causing a collision with Lance Stroll in Miami (expires May 8, 2023). He picked up another point 💯at Monza for overtaking off the track.

Four points

Fernando Alonso

Alonso got two penalty points for colliding with Gasly in Miami, one point for corner cutting and gaining an advantage, 💖also in Miami, and one point for weaving when defending from Bottas in Canada.

George Russell

George Russell’s four penalty p🧔oints ca♒me from collisions with Perez in Austria (will expire July 10, 2023) and Sainz in Austin (will expire October 23, 2023).

Zhou Guanyu 

Zhou picked up one in Jeddah for going off the track and gaining an🔜 advantage. His second came in Austria for exceeding track limits in the race. He picked up two more for colliding with Schumacher in France.

Guanyu Zhou (CHN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C42. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City, Mexico,
Guanyu Zhou (CHN) Alfa Romeo F1 Team C42. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand…

Five points

Max Verstappen

All of Verstappen’s expire by the turn of the year. He received two for ignorinꩲg double-waved yellow flags in Qatar last year, before picking up a further three in Saudi Arabia for two incidents with Hamilton.

Esteban Ocon

All of Ocon’s penalty points have been collision related. Two for colliding with Schum🐈acher in Bahra💫in. A further penalty point for an incident with Hamilton in Monaco. Finally, two more for contact with Tsunoda (France).

Nicholas Latifi

Nicholas Latifi’s first penalty point expires in June - this was hande♏d out after he ignored blue flags in Baku. He received two for colliding with Zhou♐ in Singapore, and a further two for an incident with Schumacher.

Lance Stroll

Lance Stroll received three points on his licence for in🍬cidentꦐs in Australia. He received two more for his late defensive manoeuvre against Alonso in Austin.

Six points

Daniel Ricciardo

The McLaren driver got one penalty point for impedin🌌g Ocon in Bahrain earlier this year. The second came in ඣMiami for ‘gaining a lasting advantage’.

The remaining four came in Hungary (collision with Strollꦡ) and Mexico (contact with Yuki Tsunoda)

Seven points

Alex Albon

Two for causing a collision with Stroll in Jeddah; one for exceeding track limits in Barcelona; One in Monaco and then two for forcing Lando Norris off at the Red Bull Ri🦩ng.

He pi🦩cked up another penalty point in Austin for ꦿgoing off the track and keeping the position.

Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City,
Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20,…

Eight points

Yuki Tsunoda

Two of Tsu🎐noda’s points will expire in November after colliding with Stroll at the 2021 Brazilian GP.

He also got two points for colliding with Vettel in Jeddah, while in 2022, he picked up another two for spinni𝓡ng teammate Gasly at Silverstone.

His fi𓄧nal two came𒀰 at Monza for now slowing down sufficiently for yellow flags.

Ten points

Pierre Gasly

Gasly is♚ just two points away from 💃receiving a race ban.

Collisions with Stroll and Vettel in Sꦅpain and Austria respectively resulted🌺 in four penalty points.

One point in Austria for “leavin🎐g the track without a justifiable reason multiple times”. 

In recent races, he picked up two in Japan for speeding♔ under red flag conditions, while at COTA, he fell more than 10 car lengths behind the Safety Car.

Finally, in Mexico, he went ofꦬf track while overtaking Stroll, resulting in another penalty point.

Pierre Gasly (FRA) AlphaTauri. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City, Mexico, Race Day. -
Pierre Gasly (FRA) AlphaTauri. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico…

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