Which driver has the most F1 penalty points heading into the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix?

Penalty points mean F1 drivers are at risk of potentially being banned for a race.

Since 2014, F1 stewards award penalties alongside penalty points that accrue on a driver’s super licence.

Should a driver obtain 12 penalty points over a 12-month period, then they will be handed a race ban.

The first driver to be banned for an F1 grand prix for hitting 12 penalty points was Kevin Magnussen at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

F1 penalty points are used, similarly to road users, to keep behaviour in check.

Stewards apply penalty points to F1 drivers at their discretion, depending on the severity of the incident.

A year after a particular incident and a points punishment, the penalty points are wiped away.

This means an F1 driver can sit on the brink of a race ban if they edge close to the dreaded 12-point mark. They must stay on the right side of the regulations until some points are wiped off their record, a year after the punishment was dished out.

Kimi Antonelli currently leads the way in this particular table, but if the Mercedes driver can keep his nose clean at Zandvoort, he will see half of his points tally drop from his licence before the Italian Grand Prix.

While Ollie Bearman walked a tightrope in the early stages of the season on 10 points, his situation has improved to mirror Antonelli's, although he must wait until after Monza for his tally to decrease.

At present, 10 of the 22 drivers have penalty points to their names. 

Each driver’s totals and the respective reasons for the penalty points are outlined below…

How many penalty points does each F1 driver have?