F1 Grand Prix of Qatar - Source: Getty
The F1 penalty points system has been put in place to keep the driving standards above a certain level. These were first introduced in 2014 after the driving standards took a dip in the early 2010s. New and inexperienced drivers had a tendency to get involved in far too many collisions, and that brought the spotlight on the way the sport was being officiated.
In the 2012 F1 Belgian GP, we even had Romain Grosjean getting banned for the first-lap incident. With the penalty points system in place, drivers are given points based on the severity of their transgressions. These transgressions could be dangerous driving, causing a collision, etc.
These points stay with the driver for 12 months, after which they expire. Any driver that ends up accumulating 12 F1 penalty points faces a race ban. In the 2024 season, as we move on from an eventful F1 Qatar GP, where does each driver stand in terms of penalty points? Let's take a look.
