F1 Penalty Points: Oscar Piastri correction issued as star edges closer to race ban

There were plenty of penalty points handed out by FIA race stewards this weekend, with several drivers edging closer to a ban, as an official document initially gave McLaren star Oscar Piastri more than he had earned.

Following a tumultuous Brazilian Grand Prix weekend for Piastri in which he crashed out of the sprint race and only finished fifth in the grand prix, the Australian was revealed to be on eight penalty points for the 12-month period, before a later statement from the FIA corrected that, and confirmed that he was in fact on six.

The confusion came from the fact that Piastri was handed two extra penalty points this weekend for causing a collision with Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli on lap six, which landed him a 10-second time penalty.

Two of Piastri’s previous points had expired following the Mexican GP, meaning he is now up to six.

12 points over a 12-month period are enough to see F1 stars slapped with a one-race ban from the sport, as we saw with Kevin Magnussen last season when he was driving for Haas.

Haas racer Ollie Bearman remains the closest to that threshold, with an extra point being added to his tally following an incident in the sprint race which means that he is now up to nine penalty points.

In worrying news for the young Brit, none of his current penalty points expire until May 2026, and he will be one big infringement away from a race ban at least until next May.

A number of other drivers were also handed penalty points across the Brazilian GP weekend, including Lewis Hamilton for a collision with Franco Colapinto, Yuki Tsunoda for a collision with Lance Stroll, and Liam Lawson in the sprint race for the same incident that saw Bearman being given an extra point.

F1 Driver Penalty Points

Every F1 driver's penalty points and when they expire

Red Bull

Max Verstappen - Six points

Yuki Tsunoda - Six points

Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton - Three points

Charles Leclerc - One point

Mercedes

George Russell - One point

Kimi Antonelli - Five 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 - Five points

Haas

Esteban Ocon - One point

Ollie Bearman - Nine points

Racing Bulls

Liam Lawson - Six points

Isack Hadjar - Zero points

Williams

Carlos Sainz - Four points

Alex Albon - Four points

Sauber

Nico Hulkenberg - Zero points

Gabriel Bortoleto - Zero points

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