Lance Stroll has accumulated a total of 8 Penalty Points on his license and will have to be careful of not touching the forbidden 12 Penalty Point mark, know the full F1 2022 penalties
We take a look at the significance of penalty points, history and total of each current driver.
If a driver does something that the FIA considers to be dangerous, they will receive penalty points. This could include causing a crash, disobeying yellow flags, or speeding under the safety vehicle. When a driver obtains a penalty point, it stays on his or her license for a year before it expires. However, if the driver accumulates 12 of these points over the course of a year, he will be in serious danger as he will be barred from competing in one race.
F1 Penalty Points Full List 2022 And Why Do The Drivers Have Their Penalties
Penalty Point System in F1, History, And Penalty for High Total Points
The penalty point system was initially used in Formula One in 2014 as a means of discouraging competitors from engaging in unsafe driving not only during races but also during qualifying and practice sessions.
For infractions such as causing an accident, blocking another racer in a risky manner, or driving in an unsafe manner in the pitlane, points are awarded.
When a driver reaches 12 points, he is suspended for one race, following which the score is reset to zero. Points also have a 12-month expiration date.
Penalty Points Total for Each Driver and Drivers with Most Penalty Points
Although no driver has ever reached the maximum of 12 points, some drivers are racing to the top of the penalty rankings. Lance Stroll scored 3 points at the championship’s last race in Australia due to an incident-plagued weekend, bringing his total to 8.
Lance’s total is tied with Yuki Tsunoda, who had a memorable rookie season in which he was penalized five times. Tsunoda’s eventful first season saw him amass more penalty points than anyone else, thanks to a slew of crashes and blunders that brought his total to eight. In Austria, the AlphaTauri driver crossed the pitlane entry line twice and collided with Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll on separate occasions.
Last season, Max Verstappen earned seven points, equaling now-teammate Sergio Perez. Four of the Dutchman’s points came from confrontations with Lewis Hamilton, with the Mercedes driver earning just two penalty points after the Silverstone crash with his 2021 title rival.
Charles Leclerc, his Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz, and the Haas duo of Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher are the only drivers with no penalty points on their licenses so far. See the table below for a breakdown of how many points each driver has earned as a penalty.
Yuki Tsunoda: 8 Penalty Points
Lance Stroll: 8 Penalty Points
Sergio Perez: 7 Penalty Points
Max Verstappen: 7 Penalty Points
Nicholas Latifi: 6 Penalty Points
Nikita Mazepin: 6 Penalty Points
Lando Norris: 5 Penalty Points
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