Gasly Stripped of Monaco Podium as FIA Reinstates Penalties

Pierre Gasly has been stripped of his Monaco Grand Prix podium – again – after the FIA’s International Court of Appeal reinstated the pit-lane speeding penalties that Alpine had successfully overturned earlier in the summer.

Gasly had crossed the line in third place in Monte Carlo and was initially hit with two separate five‑second penalties for speeding in the pit lane, dropping him down the order in the provisional classification. Alpine then launched a Right of Review, arguing their case before the stewards, who agreed to rescind the sanctions and hand the Frenchman his podium back.

That seemed to settle it. It didn’t.

McLaren and Red Bull challenged the stewards’ Right of Review decision, escalating the matter to the FIA’s International Court of Appeal. The hearing took place in Paris on August 25, and this time the verdict went the other way. The ICA ruled in favour of McLaren and Red Bull, meaning Gasly’s original penalties are reimposed and his result is revised once more – from third down to seventh.

The reshuffle has significant consequences in the final Monaco classification. Isack Hadjar is now promoted to third and inherits the final podium place. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri moves up to fourth, while the Racing Bulls pair of Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad climb to fifth and sixth respectively.

The case has also triggered a broader look under the bonnet of Formula 1’s officiating machinery. In a statement, the FIA confirmed it is “reviewing the methodology and operation of the current Formula 1 timing system and the related regulatory matters,” and will also examine “other judicial procedures and operations including the right of review and the appeal processes.”

The governing body stressed its backing for race stewards, calling them “an integral part of global motorsport” and underlining that their decisions are taken in a very different environment to that of the Court, which can draw on “extensive and additional legal counsel input, arguments and evidence.”

According to the FIA, stewards “constantly review their processes and take part in extensive professional development,” with every ICA decision “carefully examined” to drive “continuous improvement.”

For Gasly and Alpine, though, the only thing that matters tonight is the cold reality of the timing sheets: the Monaco trophy leaves his cabinet, and a race he thought he’d conquered now sits in the record books as a seventh-place finish.