Gasly's Monaco podium restored after FIA overturns two pitlane speed penalties

Pierre Gasly has been restored to the Monaco Grand Prix podium after FIA stewards rescinded two five-second penalties that had dropped the Alpine driver from third to seventh in the final classification. The stewards concluded on Friday that Gasly had not exceeded the 60km/h pitlane speed limit on either occasion, accepting Alpine’s Right of Review request.

The penalties had originally been applied after the official timing system indicated Gasly had breached the speed limit in the first pitlane timing zone. The case unravelled when Formula One Management acknowledged that the distance figure used by the timing system to calculate speeds in that zone was inaccurate for Monaco’s specific pitlane geometry — meaning Gasly’s average speed had been incorrectly computed throughout.

With both penalties cancelled, Gasly moves back ahead of Isack Hadjar, who had briefly inherited the final podium position following the original sanctions. The reclassification carries meaningful championship consequences: Gasly gains nine additional points in the drivers’ standings, moving from the six awarded for seventh to the 15 for third, while Alpine also picks up nine extra points in the constructors’ championship.

Alpine welcomed the outcome in a team statement. “We welcome the decision made by the FIA to deem our Right of Review as admissible following the final classification of last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix,” the team said. “As a result, the Stewards have rescinded the two five-second penalties imposed on car #10, which reinstates the team’s third place finish.”

The team also acknowledged the role played by both governing bodies in resolving the matter. “We would like to thank the FIA and Formula One Management for their transparency and co-operation throughout the Right of Review process and for reaching this decision.”

The stewards were careful to note that the timing procedure used in Monaco followed established protocols, but that the method for determining the distance between timing loops was not suited to the revised geometry of the Monaco pitlane — a distinction that proved decisive in clearing Gasly.

Alpine confirmed the team’s attention has now shifted to the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.