Verstappen must continue to watch out for possible ban for now

After two Grands Prix have been completed in 2025, Max Verstappen is still at the top in terms of how many penalty points drivers have at the moment in F1. There was previously a tie, but the Dutchman's points will not expire until later in the season. That number still remains at eight.

Verstappen must continue to watch out for penalties

Until the Chinese Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso had just as many points as Max Verstappen. The limit stands at 12 points, after that, a race ban follows, and being so close to that, two incidents can lead to Verstappen missing a weekend. Alonso can be now a bit more relieved, as three of his penalty points expired on 24 March.

Verstappen has to wait until 30 June to return to having only six points in this regard. The next time more points will come off his license will be on 27 October, and the remaining three expire after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

In Shanghai, one of the rookies managed to get on the board. During the Sprint, Alpine driver, Jack Doohan, got himself two points for an infringement. In the Grand Prix he got another two points together with a 10-second time penalty for his collision with Gabriel Bortoleto.

Penalty points per driver in F1

Max Verstappen - 8 points

Fernando Alonso - 5 points

Nico Hulkenberg - 4 points

Lance Stroll - 4 points

Jack Doohan – 4 points

Esteban Ocon - 3 points

Lando Norris - 3 points

Oliver Bearman - 2 points

Oscar Piastri - 2 points

Alex Albon - 2 points

Liam Lawson - 2 points

Carlos Sainz - 1 point

George Russell - 1 point

Andrea Kimi Antonelli - 0 points

Gabriel Bortoleto - 0 points

Pierre Gasly - 0 points

Isack Hadjar - 0 points

Lewis Hamilton - 0 points

Charles Leclerc - 0 points

Yuki Tsunoda - 0 points

This article was written in collaboration with Nicole Mulder

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