Gasly Loses Monaco Podium as FIA Court Reinstates Penalties

Pierre Gasly’s Monaco podium has vanished for a second time, wiped out in Paris rather than at the Principality’s harbour-front chicane.

The Alpine driver, who had crossed the line in third place in the Monaco Grand Prix, has had two five-second penalties for pit-lane speeding reinstated by the FIA’s International Court of Appeal. The ruling drops him from third to seventh in the final classification and reshapes the top six.

Gasly’s race – and the result sheet – has been on a legal rollercoaster. He originally finished P3 on the road but was handed a pair of five-second time penalties after the chequered flag for exceeding the speed limit in the pit lane. Those sanctions pushed him down the order.

Alpine hit back. Using the Right of Review process, the team successfully argued their case before the stewards, who then rescinded the penalties and restored Gasly to the podium. For a brief spell, third place was his again.

McLaren and Red Bull were not prepared to leave it there. Both teams appealed the Right of Review outcome, taking the case to the FIA’s International Court of Appeal. The hearing took place in Paris on August 25, with the sport’s legal machinery grinding into motion far from the roar of any engine.

This time, the momentum swung the other way. The ICA ruled in favour of McLaren and Red Bull, effectively overturning the stewards’ revised decision and reinstating the original pit-lane speeding penalties. Gasly’s time is adjusted once more, and his Monaco fairy tale podium is gone.

The FIA, in a statement following the verdict, signalled that the fallout will not stop with one driver’s demotion. The governing body confirmed it is “reviewing the methodology and operation of the current Formula 1 timing system and the related regulatory matters,” as well as taking a fresh look at “other judicial procedures and operations including the right of review and the appeal processes.”

The message is clear: the system itself is under the microscope. The FIA stressed its backing for the stewards and their independence, noting that stewards operate in a very different environment to the Court, which can draw on wider legal counsel, arguments and evidence. According to the statement, every ICA decision is later pored over by stewards as part of a “process of continuous improvement.”

While the lawyers and officials dissect the framework, the classification changes are immediate and brutal.

Isack Hadjar inherits third place in the Monaco Grand Prix results, stepping onto the podium in Gasly’s place. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri moves up to fourth, while the Racing Bulls pair of Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad are promoted to fifth and sixth respectively.

One ruling in Paris, and an entire Monaco podium picture changes.