F1 Penalty Points: Top 5 most penalized drivers in 2025

The F1 penalty points system has been in place for more than a decade and it was first introduced in 2014. The primary aim of the system was to keep the driving standards in check. As part of the system, we have drivers being handed F1 penalty points when they end up committing on-track transgressions.

These transgressions could be anything from causing a collision to driving dangerously. If a driver ends up reaching the 12-point threshold, he's banned for a race. With that being said, as the 2025 F1 season comes to an end, who are the top 5 most penalised drivers on the current grid? Let's take a look.

F1 Penalty Points: Most Penalized drivers for the season

#1. Ollie Bearman

Penalty Points: 10

Ollie Bearman is now alarmingly close to a race ban with 9 F1 penalty points to his name.

• One point: Change of direction while defending during the 2025 Abu Dhabi GP (expires on December 7, 2026).
• One point: Causing a collision with Liam Lawson at the 2025 Brazilian GP sprint (expires on November 8, 2026).
• Four points: Red Flag infringement in the pitlane during British GP (expires July 6, 2026)
• Two points: Red Flag infringement in Monaco GP FP2 (expires on May 23, 2026)
• Two points: Causing a collision with Carlos Sainz at the 2025 Italian GP (expires on September 7, 2026).

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#2. Yuki Tsunoda

Penalty Points: 8

Yuki Tsunoda picked up a penalty for causing a collision with Lance Stroll during the Brazilian GP and is at seven F1 penalty points now.

• One point: Change of direction while defending during the 2025 Abu Dhabi GP (expires on December 7, 2026).
• Two points: Causing a collision with Lance Stroll during the 2025 F1 Brazilian GP (expires on November 9, 2026)
• One point: Causing a collision with Ollie Bearman during the 2025 F1 British GP (expires on July 6, 2026)
• Two points: Causing a collision with Franco Colapinto during the 2025 F1 Austrian GP (expires on June 29, 2026)
• Two points: Overtaking under red flag conditions in the 2025 F1 Canadian GP (expires on June 14, 2026)

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#3. Liam Lawson

Penalty Points: 6

Liam Lawson ended up having a slightly notorious reputation of being an overtly aggressive race in 2025. As a result he also picked up six F1 penalty points on his superlicense.

• One point: Driving erratically while defending during the 2025 Abu Dhabi GP (expires on December 7, 2026).
• One point: Causing a collision in the Brazilian GP (expires on November 8, 2026)
• One point: Causing a collision in the Miami GP (expires on May 3, 2026)
• Two points: Causing a collision in the Bahrain GP (expires on April 14, 2026)
• One point: Causing a collision in the Bahrain GP (expires on April 14, 2026)

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#4. Lance Stroll

Penalty Points: 6

Lance Stroll accrued six F1 penalty points in the 2025 season.

• One point: Change of direction while defending during the 2025 Abu Dhabi GP (expires on December 7, 2026).
• Two points: Causing a collision with Esteban Ocon at the US GP sprint (expires on October 20, 2026)
• Two points: Pushing another driver off track at the Canadian GP (expires on June 15, 2026)
• One point: Causing a collision with Charles Leclerc at the Monaco GP (expires on May 25, 2026)

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#5. Kimi Antonelli

Penalty Points: 5

Kimi Antonelli had a disastrous incident with Charles Leclerc in Zandvoort and is now at 5 F1 penalty points.

• Two points: Causing a collision with Charles Leclerc in the 2025 F1 Dutch GP (expires on August 31, 2026)
• Two points: Causing a collision with Max Verstappen in the 2025 F1 Austrian GP (expires on June 29, 2026)
• One point: Forcing another driver off the track at the 2025 F1 Italian GP (expires on September 7, 2026)