F1 Penalty Points 2025: Which stars are at risk of a race ban after summer break?

The threat of a race ban once again looms over the heads of a handful of F1 star’s after the Hungarian Grand Prix and heading into the summer break.

After a hectic first half of the season, the stars of this year's F1 grid will enjoy three weeks of holiday away from racing during the summer shutdown.

Last time out at the Hungarian GP, McLaren star Lando Norris kept his title hopes alive with his ninth career win ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri.

There was action up and down the grid in Hungary, where both Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly received penalty points after being sat on a tally of zero.

Leclerc was slammed with a five-second time penalty and a penalty point for erratic driving in his battle with George Russell, while Gasly was penalised for a collision with Carlos Sainz and earned himself a 10-second time penalty alongside two penalty points.

At this year's British GP, Ollie Bearman was slapped with four penalty points during his first home grand prix weekend after entering the pit lane at 260kph, causing him to slide and crash into the barriers.

The Haas star was handed the maximum amount of penalty points possible by the stewards with his infringement having detrimental consequences to not just his British GP weekend, but potentially his season as a whole.

The incident during FP3 in Silverstone means Bearman now has eight penalty points to his name, meaning just one more costly mistake could see him reach the 12 point mark which triggers a one race ban.

Championship leader Piastri also added to his tally at McLaren's home race after being hit with a 10-second penalty and two penalty points for braking erratically when the safety car lights went out at Silverstone.

Verstappen may not have picked up any further points since the Spanish GP earlier this year, but the threat of a race ban still looms over his season as he tops the table with the most penalty points.

With nine to his name, Verstappen is still just three away from a race ban.

Below this table are the details of each individual driver's points, what they received them for and when they'll expire.

F1 Driver Penalty Points

Every F1 driver's penalty points and when they expire

Red Bull

Max Verstappen - Nine points

Yuki Tsunoda - Four points

Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton - Zero points

Charles Leclerc - One point

Mercedes

George Russell - One point

Kimi Antonelli - Two points

Alpine

Pierre Gasly - Two points

Franco Colapinto - One point

Jack Doohan - Four points

McLaren

Lando Norris - Three points

Oscar Piastri - Six points

Aston Martin

Fernando Alonso - Zero points

Lance Stroll - Three points

Haas

Esteban Ocon - No points

Ollie Bearman - Eight points

Racing Bulls

Liam Lawson - Six points

Isack Hadjar - Zero points

Williams

Carlos Sainz - Two points

Alex Albon - Two points

Sauber

Nico Hulkenberg - Two points

Gabriel Bortoleto - Zero points

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