Oliver Bearman will go into next year’s season just two penalty points away from an automatic ban following an incident with Lance Stroll in today’s race.
The stewards penalised both drivers for making more than one change of direction to defend their positions. Bearman was penalised for an incident with Stroll; Stroll for his defending against Carlos Sainz Jnr.
The stewards issued Bearman and Stroll a five-second time penalty each plus one penalty point on their licences. In each case they ruled the driver “made multiple moves in defending” against a rival on the straight before turn nine. Yuki Tsunoda received the same penalties for his incident with Lando Norris.
Bearman’s latest penalty point means he is now on a total of 10. Any driver who collects 12 over a 12-month period receives an automatic ban.
The Haas driver will not have any points deducted from his licence until after the sixth round of next season in Miami. Stroll is now on six penalty points.
Bearman and Stroll’s penalties cost both of them positions in the final classification. Stroll fell to 10th place behind Nico Hulkenberg while Bearman dropped out of the points and finished 12th.
Lance Stroll’s penalty points
| Date | Event | Session | Infringement | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/5/2025 | Monaco Grand Prix | Second practice | ‘Collision between Car 18 and Car 16 at Turn 6.’ | 1 |
| 15/6/2025 | Canadian Grand Prix | Grand prix | ‘Forcing another driver off of the track’ | 2 |
| 18/10/2025 | United States Grand Prix | Sprint race | ‘Car 18 collided with Car 31 in Turn 1’ | 2 |
| 7/12/2025 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Grand prix | Made multiple changes of direction defending his position | 1 |
Oliver Bearman’s penalty points
| Date | Event | Session | Infringement | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/5/2025 | Monaco Grand Prix | Qualifying | ‘Car 87 overtook Car 55 under red flag.’ | 2 |
| 5/7/2025 | British Grand Prix | Third practice | ‘Failure to comply with a red flag’ | 4 |
| 7/9/2025 | Italian Grand Prix | Grand prix | ‘Car 87 collided with Car 55 at Turn 4’ | 2 |
| 8/11/2025 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Sprint race | ‘Driving in a manner deemed potentially dangerous on the straight’ | 1 |
| 7/12/2025 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Grand prix | Made multiple changes of direction defending his position | 1 |
Penalty box
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