Ahhhh, penalty points. The one thing that drivers fear. They are handed to drivers if they do something that the FIA perceives as dangerous, such as causing a collision or ignoring yellow flags. The penalty points remain on their licence for a year before expiring. However, if a driver gets 12 points in that year, they’ll earn themselves a race ban.
We’ve had some pretty close calls with penalty points adding up over the last season or so – Pierre Gasly, we’re looking at you.
Here is a breakdown of why each driver has their penalty points and when they will expire.
This article will be updated throughout the 2023 season, so be sure to return for all your penalty points-related news!
TWO PENALTY POINTS
Las Vegas GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 19th November 2024
Reason: forcing Leclerc off track at turn 1
SEVEN PENALTY POINTS
Singapore GP 2023 – One Point
Expires: 17th September 2024
Reason: causing a collision with Albon
Japanese GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 24th September 2024
Reason: overtaking Alonso under safety car conditions
Japanese GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 24th September 2024
Reason: causing a collision with Magnussen
Abu Dhabi GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 26th November 2024
Reason: causing a collision with Norris
FOUR PENALTY POINTS
Belgian GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 29th July 2024
Reason: causing a collision with Perez during the sprint race
Italian GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 3rd September 2024
Reason: causing a collision with Piastri
FOUR PENALTY POINTS
Monaco GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 28th May 2024
Reason: rejoining the track in an unsafe manner, causing a collision with Perez
Las Vegas GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 19th November 2024
Reason: causing a collision with Verstappen
NO PENALTY POINTS
TWO PENALTY POINTS
Australian GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 2nd April 2024
Reason: causing a collision with Alonso at Turn 1
NO PENALTY POINTS
NO PENALTY POINTS
NO PENALTY POINTS
FIVE PENALTY POINTS
British GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 9th July 2024
Reason: causing a collision involving Pierre Gasly
Las Vegas GP 2023 – Three Points
Expires: 17th November 2024
Reason: overtaking under yellow flag conditions
NO PENALTY POINTS
NO PENALTY POINTS
THREE PENALTY POINTS
Spanish GP 2023 – One Point
Expires: 4th June 2024
Reason: forcing Zhou off track
Dutch GP 2023 – Two Point
Expires: 27th August 2024
Reason: causing a collision with Russell
NO PENALTY POINTS
TWO PENALTY POINTS
Mexican GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 29th October 2024
Reason: collision with Stroll
TWO PENALTY POINTS
Hungarian GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 23rd July 2024
Reason: causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo
NO PENALTY POINTS
SIX PENALTY POINTS
Italian GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 3rd September 2024
Reason: causing a collision with Bottas
Japanese GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 24th September 2024
Reason: causing a collision with Bottas
Mexican GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 28th October 2024
Reason: failure to comply with a yellow flag during qualifying
NO PENALTY POINTS
TWO PENALTY POINTS
Monaco GP 2023 – Two Points
Expires: 29th May 2024
Reason: causing a collision with Logan Sargeant
We will continue to update this throughout the season!
