F1 Penalty Points Championship

[zeroday]

With the F1 season now over, I was curious about the total Super License Penalty Points accumulated AKA which drivers were the biggest menace to everyone else.

For context: The penalty points system is used to manage driver behavior, similar to how points are given to road users. Accumulating 12 points on a driver’s FIA Super License within 12 months leads to a one-race ban. Points are assigned based on the severity of the infraction.

** Note: While gathering the data, the penalty points weren't matching up across sites so regard the following as an approximation.

[ 2024 ]
P1 - Kevin Magnussen (11 pts) ** Couldnt confirm just 2024 points alone
P2 - Fernando Alonso (8 pts)
P3 - Max Verstappen (8 pts)

[ ALL TIME ]
P1 - Max Verstappen (40 pts) * 28pts 2015-2021, +2pts 2022, +2pts 2023, +8pts 2024
P2 - Kevin Magnussen (32 pts) * 17pts 2014-2019, +3pts 2022, 1pt 2023, +11pts 2024
P3 - Sergio Perez (29 pts) * 24pts 2014-2021, +2pts 2022, +2pts 2023, +1pt 2024



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Ref: https://f1.fandom.com/wiki/Penalty_Points
Ref: https://liquipedia.net/formula1/Penalty_Points
Ref: https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023-f1- ... ty-points/
Ref: https://racingnews365.com/which-f1-driv ... ts-in-2022

[chrisc90]

Be interesting to know when they are all expiring too.

[Ferry]

Why are they nullified when I driver gets a race ban?

[ENGINE TUNER]

Why are they nullified when I driver gets a race ban?

Yes, that is an absurd part of the rules

[taperoo2k]

Why are they nullified when I driver gets a race ban?

You get a race ban, resetting the points is fair enough. The onus is on the drivers to not push things so far that they start gaining penalty points again.

[CaseyStevenson]

The penalty points system is fine as it is it's the issues you brought up here is the stewards being too lenient.