Pierre Gasly Loses Monaco Podium as McLaren and Red Bull Win FIA Appeal

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Pierre Gasly has lost his podium finish from the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix after the FIA International Court of Appeal upheld challenges brought by McLaren and Red Bull. The decision reinstates the two five-second penalties originally issued to the Alpine driver for pit-lane speeding and returns him to seventh place in the race classification.

Sky Sports reported that Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar is restored to third place, McLaren's Oscar Piastri moves back to fourth, and Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad are fifth and sixth. Gasly had crossed the line third in Monte Carlo behind race winner Kimi Antonelli and runner-up Lewis Hamilton, but the penalties initially dropped him to seventh.

The dispute began on June 7, when race officials recorded Gasly at 60.1 km/h and 60.4 km/h in the pit lane. Each alleged breach brought a five-second penalty. The FIA's published case summary says Alpine immediately petitioned for a review, and stewards later accepted that a significant and relevant new element had not been available when the first decisions were made.

Five days after the race, the stewards rescinded both penalties, amended the classification and recalculated the championship points. That returned Gasly to third. McLaren and Red Bull then lodged appeals on June 16, arguing that the revised outcome affected competitors who had operated under the decisions made during the race. The International Court of Appeal heard the case in Paris on August 25 before the result was announced on September 4.

Why it matters

The ruling changes more than a trophy and a line in the record book. Under the standard Formula 1 scoring scale, third place is worth 15 points and seventh is worth six, so Gasly and Alpine lose nine points from the reinstatement of the original classification. Hadjar, Piastri, Lawson and Lindblad each regain the points associated with moving one position higher.

The case also highlights the difficult balance between correcting a technical or officiating problem and preserving decisions that shaped how every team conducted the race. Monaco's narrow circuit makes track position unusually valuable, while penalties communicated during an event can influence strategy even when they are later disputed. The appeal outcome restores the classification produced by applying the penalties after the chequered flag.

Championship impact

For Alpine, the reversal removes one of the team's standout results of the season. For Red Bull, McLaren and Racing Bulls, the revised order restores points that had disappeared when Alpine won its right of review. The change arrives during the Italian Grand Prix weekend, giving the teams an immediate need to update their championship calculations and public records.

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The complete written judgment will be important for teams and officials because it should explain the legal basis for overturning the stewards' review decision. That reasoning may shape how future right-of-review requests are assessed when new technical evidence emerges after a race. For now, the official sporting outcome is clear: Hadjar owns the final Monaco podium place, Piastri is fourth, Lawson fifth, Lindblad sixth and Gasly seventh.