F1 penalty points 2026
Every driver's penalty points on a rolling 12-month clock - reach 12 and it's an automatic one-race ban. Each point expires 12 months to the day after its decision.
Next to drop: Albon loses 2 points on 21 Sept 26.
- Colapinto 4 /12
- +1 point on 23 Aug 26 · expires 23 Aug 27
- +2 points on 23 Aug 26 · expires 23 Aug 27
- +1 point on 14 Jun 26 · expires 14 Jun 27
- Albon 3 /12
- +1 point on 23 Nov 25 · expires 23 Nov 26
- +2 points on 21 Sept 25 · expires 21 Sept 26
- Lawson 3 /12
- +1 point on 23 Aug 26 · expires 23 Aug 27
- +1 point on 7 Dec 25 · expires 7 Dec 26
- +1 point on 9 Nov 25 · expires 9 Nov 26
- Stroll 3 /12
- +1 point on 7 Dec 25 · expires 7 Dec 26
- +2 points on 18 Oct 25 · expires 18 Oct 26
- Tsunoda 3 /12
- +1 point on 7 Dec 25 · expires 7 Dec 26
- +2 points on 9 Nov 25 · expires 9 Nov 26
- Bearman 2 /12
- +1 point on 7 Dec 25 · expires 7 Dec 26
- +1 point on 8 Nov 25 · expires 8 Nov 26
- Bortoleto 2 /12
- +2 points on 23 Nov 25 · expires 23 Nov 26
- Lindblad 2 /12
- +2 points on 23 Aug 26 · expires 23 Aug 27
- Piastri 2 /12
- +2 points on 9 Nov 25 · expires 9 Nov 26
- Sainz 2 /12
- +2 points on 19 Oct 25 · expires 19 Oct 26
- Antonelli 1 /12
- +1 point on 25 Jul 26 · expires 25 Jul 27
- Hamilton 1 /12
- +1 point on 9 Nov 25 · expires 9 Nov 26
- Alonso 0 /12
- Bottas 0 /12
- Browning 0 /12
- Gasly 0 /12
- Hadjar 0 /12
- Herta 0 /12
- Hülkenberg 0 /12
- Leclerc 0 /12
- Norris 0 /12
- Ocon 0 /12
- Pérez 0 /12
- Russell 0 /12
- Verstappen 0 /12
Why so few points in 2026?
Under the tightened Driving Standards Guidelines, the stewards have almost stopped issuing penalty points in 2026 - handing down time penalties instead. That's why most of the grid sits on zero. Points still matter: they roll over a trailing 12 months, and 12 of them still means an automatic race ban - so the tracker stays.