FIA appeal court reinstates Gasly's Monaco penalties, costing Alpine 13 points in constructors' battle

The FIA’s International Court of Appeal ruled on Friday to reinstate Pierre Gasly’s Monaco Grand Prix speeding penalties, stripping Alpine of nine constructors’ points and triggering a 13-point swing in the tight battle for fifth place against Racing Bulls.

Gasly was among several drivers penalised for speeding in the Monaco pitlane, but inaccurate pitlane speed measurements had given Alpine grounds for a successful right-of-review request, temporarily restoring his third-place finish. The ICA’s decision reverses that outcome, dropping Gasly back to seventh in the Monaco race classification.

The consequences in the constructors’ standings are significant. Racing Bulls have gained four points from the revised results, with Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad each promoted one position in the Monaco order. Before the ruling, Alpine led Racing Bulls by just three points in the fifth-place battle; that gap has now swung 13 points in Racing Bulls’ favour.

In the drivers’ championship, every classified finisher from seventh to 11th has been affected. Gasly now sits 16 points behind ninth-placed Lawson, compared to just five points previously, while his advantage over Lindblad has been cut from 21 points to 10.

McLaren and Red Bull also recovered a modest number of points each through the revised classification, though the adjustments are unlikely to alter the picture at the front of the constructors’ standings.