If there was never a race where the F1 penalty points became a subject of discussion, it was this one. Max Verstappen received 3 penalty points for what seemed to be an intentional contact with George Russell during the Spanish general practitioner.
These points remain with the driver for a period of 12 months. If a driver ends up accumulating 12 F1 penalty points, he is banished for a race. For the good of Max Verstappen, the Red Bull driver is strangely close to becoming the second driver to be prohibited for crossing the threshold.
The Spanish GP F1 was undoubtedly chaotic. How does the entire grid accumulate in terms of penalty points? Let’s take a look.
F1 penalty points after the Spanish GP
# 1. Lando Norris
Penalty points: 3
Lando Norris has three F1 penalty points in his name.
- Three points: ignore the yellow flags at 2024 F1 Qatar GP (expired on December 1, 2025)
# 2. Oscar Plastri
Penalty points: 4
Oscar Piastri de McLaren collected two F1 penalty points in Abu Dhabi GP for contact with Franco Colapinto, bringing his total to four.
- Two points: causing a collision with Franco Colapinto at the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024 (expires on December 8, 2025)
- Two points: causing a collision with Liam Lawson in the Brazilian GP 2024 (expires on November 2, 2025)
#3. Charles Leclerc
Penalty points: 0
The Leclerc de Ferrari has managed to maintain a proper slate in the last 12 months.
# 4. Lewis Hamilton
Penalty points: 0
The new teammate of Ferrari de Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, also maintained a proper slate in the previous 12 months. He was lucky not to get penalty points for the housing incident with Max Verstappen in Monaco.
# 5. Max Verstappen
Penalty points: 11
Max Verstappen is now at a point in a race ban, the driver’s collision with George Russell added three others to his count.
- Three points: causing a collision with George Russell during the Spanish GP of F1 2025 (expires on June 1, 2026)
- One point: driving slowly in the GP qualifications of Qatar 2024 (expires on December 1, 2025)
- One point: VSC counterfeiting in the Brazilian GP sprint 2024 F1 (expires on November 1, 2025)
- Two points: forcing Lando Norris off -piste during the Mexican GP F1 2024 (expires on October 27, 2025)
- Two points: causing a collision with Norris at 2024 F1 GP Austrian (expires on June 30, 2025)
- Two points: causing a collision with Oscar Piastri at the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024 (expires on December 8, 2025)
# 6. Yuki Tsunoda
Penalty points: 0
Tsunoda has a clean slate and he kept it in the past 12 months.
# 7. George Russell
Penalty points: 1
Mercedes Russell’s driver has a penalty point in his name. He was lucky not to get more for his violations in Monaco.
- One point: SC violation at 2024 F1 Qatar GP (expires on December 1, 2025)
# 8. Some Antonelli
Penalty points: 0
The recruit of Mercedes Kimi Antonelli has a clean slate for the moment.
# 9. Fernando Alonso
Penalty points: 2
Aston Martin Fernando Alonso veteran has only two F1 penalty points next to his name while the other three expired before the race.
- Two points: causing a collision with Zhou Guanyu to the Austrian GP F1 (expires on June 30, 2025)
# 10. Lance walk
Penalty points: 4
Stroll has accumulated four F1 penalty points in the past 12 months with two coming from the weekend in Monaco.
- Two points: causing a collision with Alex Albon in Qatar GP (expires on December 1, 2025)
- One point: causing a collision with Charles Leclerc in Monaco GP (expires on May 25, 2026)
- One point: hindering during the qualifications at the MONACO GP (expires on May 25, 2026)
#11. Pierre Gasly
Penalty points: 0
Gasly has no F1 penalty points yet.
# 12. Franco Frankntoto
Penalty points: 2
Franco Colapinto has two penalty points in his name.
- Two points: causing a collision with Liam Lawson to the Mexican GP of F1 2024 (expires on October 27, 2025)
# 13. Esteban ocon
Penalty points: 0
Ocon now has a clean slate towards Barcelona.
# 14. Ollie Bearman
Penalty points: 4
Bearman has four penalty points in his name in the next race.
- Two points: causing a collision with Franco Colapinto to the Brazilian GP 2024 (expires on November 2, 2025).
- Two points: violation of the red flag in Monaco GP FP2 (expires on May 23, 2026)
# 15. Liam Lawson
Penalty points: 6
Lawson now has 6 penalty points in his name.
- Two points: causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas in Qatar GP (expires on December 1, 2025)
- Two points: causing a collision in the GP of Bahrain (expires on April 14, 2026)
- One point: causing a collision in the GP of Bahrain (expires on April 14, 2026)
- One point: causing a collision in the Miami GP (expires on May 3, 2026)
# 16. Isack Hadjar
Penalty points: 0
Hadjar has a clean slate at the moment.
# 17. Carlos Sainz
Penalty points: 2
The former Ferrari pilot, Carlos Sainz, now has two F1 penalty points in his name.
- Two points: causing a collision in the GP of Bahrain (expires on April 14, 2026)
#18. Alex Albon
Penalty points: 2
Albon has two f1 penalty points in his name.
- Two points: causing a collision with Kevin Magnussen in Qatar GP (expires on December 1, 2025)
# 19. Nico Hulkenberg
Penalty points: 4
Hulkenberg has four F1 penalty points.
- Two points: causing a collision with Yuki Tsunoda at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 (expires on September 1, 2025)
- Two points: causing a collision with Fernando Alonso in the Austrian GP sprint 2024 (expires on June 29, 2025)
# 20. Gabriel Bortoleto
Penalty points: 0
Bortoleto has a clean slate right now.
Published by Charanjot Singh Kohli
