F1 News: Max Verstappen sees FIA penalty points completely wiped out

Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen sees FIA penalty points completely wiped out

Verstappen was at risk of a ban last year

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Monday 1 June 2026 20:26 Updated: 21:06

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F1 champion Max Verstappen now has clean record with the FIA going into this week's Monaco Grand Prix.

It was only a year ago when Verstappen made headlines over a risk of a potential race ban. At the Spanish Grand Prix he acquired three penalty points when he intentionally crashed into George Russell, which took his penalty point total to 11 - just one away from a race ban.

Since then, however, Verstappen has been on his best behaviour, and with his penalty points acquired in 2024 all having expired heading into the 2026 season, he only had the remaining three from the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix.

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Now, as we enter June, Verstappen's three points from Barcelona have automatically been wiped from his record a year later on June 1.

This means that heading into Monaco, Verstappen joins George Russell, Fernando Alonso, Isack Hadjar, Nico Hulkenberg, Lando Norris, Arvid Lindblad, Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez on zero penalty points.

F1 driver penalty points after Canadian GP

Driver	Team	Penalty Points
Ollie Bearman	Haas	8
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	5
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	5
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	4
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	3
Alex Albon	Williams	3
Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	2
Carlos Sainz	Williams	2
Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	2
Pierre Gasly	Alpine	2
Esteban Ocon	Haas	1
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1
Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	0
George Russell	Mercedes	0
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	0
Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	0
Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	0
Lando Norris	McLaren	0
Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	0
Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	0
Sergio Perez	Cadillac	0

When is the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix?

The next F1 race will take place around the iconic streets of Monte-Carlo for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix.

After two back-to-back sprint weekends, we return to the customary free practice format on Friday and Saturday, with qualifying taking part later in the afternoon.

Lights out for the main race is at 15:00 local time (CEST) and 14:00 UK time (BST) on Sunday, June 7.

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