FIA agrees to review penalties that stripped Gasly of Monaco podium

The FIA stewards have agreed to formally review the two five-second pitlane speeding penalties that cost Pierre Gasly a podium finish at the Monaco Grand Prix, accepting Alpine’s Right of Review request on Thursday. Gasly had crossed the line third on Sunday before being demoted to seventh in the final classification, with Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar taking his place on the iconic Monaco rostrum.

Alpine lodged the review request on Sunday night, arguing there were grounds to question the validity of the penalties. The stewards’ decision to deem the application admissible means they will now examine whether the penalties should be rescinded — a significant first step, though not yet a guarantee of reinstatement.

Gasly was one of six drivers penalised for pitlane speeding during the race, a cluster of infractions that raised immediate questions about the timing loop system used to police the 60 km/h speed limit. Notably, some of those penalties were issued to drivers who had taken deliberate precautions to stay within the limit, including travelling well below 60 km/h and adopting a wider entry line into the pitlane.

The Frenchman described the demotion as the hardest sporting moment of his career. A third-place finish in Monaco would have represented Alpine’s best result in years and a rare moment of celebration for a team that has endured a difficult stretch in the midfield.

The review process will now determine whether the evidence surrounding the timing loop system constitutes sufficient new or previously unavailable information to overturn the original stewards’ decision — the standard threshold required under FIA regulations for a Right of Review to succeed.