Alpine advances in bid to overturn Pierre Gasly's Monaco pit lane speeding penalties
Alpine's Pierre Gasly has been restored to third place in the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix after the FIA rescinded his two five-second pit lane speeding penalties. The key evidence was that Formula One Management provided data showing the distance used to calculate pit lane speeds was inaccurate and overestimated Gasly's speed, with the shortest possible route through the pit lane being 77 centimetres shorter than the figure used in official timing. The ruling reshuffles the Monaco results and championship standings, drops Red Bull's Isack Hadjar to fourth, and has prompted McLaren and Red Bull to announce intentions to appeal, while Mercedes is exploring legal options over George Russell's related drive-through penalty.
Pierre Gasly was demoted from third to seventh in the Monaco Grand Prix after receiving two five-second penalties for pit lane speeding by margins of just 0.1 and 0.4 km/h over the 60 km/h limit. Alpine filed a Right of Review, and on Thursday a hearing found the petition admissible based on new, significant evidence: Formula One Management, as the official timekeeping supplier, confirmed that the distance used to calculate pit lane speeds was inaccurate and overestimated the speed of Gasly's car. The BBC reported that changes to the Monaco pit lane this year meant the shortest possible route between timing loops was 77 centimetres less than the distance used in calculations, explaining why five of the six offences registered cars at just 0.1 km/h over the limit. On Friday morning, the Monaco stewards rescinded Gasly's penalties and reinstated his third-place finish, giving Alpine its first podium since 2024. The revised results drop Isack Hadjar to fourth, Oscar Piastri to fifth, and shift Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad down one position each. The ruling is complicated by the fact that other penalised drivers — including Piastri, Russell, and Hamilton — served their penalties during the race, altering strategy and race outcomes; Russell in particular suffered a drive-through for failing to serve his penalty correctly, finishing 12th. McLaren and Red Bull have announced intentions to appeal the decision, and Mercedes is exploring what legal remedies may be available for Russell's situation, though team principal Toto Wolff acknowledged the prospects were limited.
What's missing
It remains unclear what procedural changes will be implemented to prevent recurrence at Monaco or similarly configured venues. The outcome of McLaren's and Red Bull's announced appeals, and any potential remedy for George Russell's drive-through penalty, had not been resolved at the time of publication.
How coverage differed
Coverage was broadly consistent across outlets. Motorsport.com, published before the outcome was known, offered the most analytical framing — emphasising the systemic complexity and the risk of 'opening a can of worms' — while BBC and ABC Australia focused more straightforwardly on the confirmed result and its human impact on Gasly. RacingNews365 gave notable prominence to Oscar Piastri's pre-verdict argument that the result could not fairly be changed, which added a driver-perspective angle less emphasised elsewhere.
What different sources said
- Channel NewsAsiaCenter
Alpine clear first hurdle in review of Gasly's Monaco penalty
- The RaceCenter
Alpine wins bid to have Monaco result reviewed
- AutosportCenter
Gasly's Monaco GP penalty review outcome expected on Friday
- racingnews365.comCenter
Oscar Piastri tells FIA it 'can't change result' of Monaco GP despite Alpine review
- Motorsport.comCenter
The can of worms Alpine may open with its Monaco review bid
- Formula 1Center
Gasly regains Monaco GP podium after Right of Review
- BBC Top StoriesCenter
Gasly's Monaco third place reinstated after appeal
- ABC AustraliaCenter
Gasly reinstated to Monaco GP podium after timekeepers' error revealed
- RaceFansCenter
Updated championship standings after Gasly regains Monaco podium finish
- Sydney Morning HeraldCenter
Piastri fumes to McLaren over Monaco penalty
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