Gasly Stripped of Monaco Podium After FIA Court Ruling

Pierre Gasly has been stripped of his Monaco Grand Prix podium after the FIA’s International Court of Appeal reinstated two time penalties for pit-lane speeding, dropping the Alpine driver from third to seventh in the final classification.

He had crossed the line in third and initially kept the result when Alpine successfully secured a Right of Review, persuading the stewards to rescind the two separate five-second penalties applied after the race. That decision briefly turned a messy afternoon into a landmark result for both team and driver.

It has not lasted.

McLaren and Red Bull challenged the Right of Review outcome, taking the case to the FIA’s International Court of Appeal in Paris. The hearing on August 25 proved decisive: the Court ruled in favour of the appeal, meaning Gasly’s original penalties are back in force and his Monaco podium disappears from the record.

The reshuffle is immediate and brutal. Isack Hadjar is promoted to third place in the Monaco results, claiming the podium that had been Gasly’s. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri moves up to fourth, with the Racing Bulls pair of Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad elevated to fifth and sixth.

Behind the classification changes sits a wider debate about how Formula 1 is timed, policed and judged.

In a statement, the FIA confirmed it is now examining “the methodology and operation of the current Formula 1 timing system and the related regulatory matters,” along with a broader review of “other judicial procedures and operations including the right of review and the appeal processes.”

The governing body stressed its backing for the stewards, calling them “an integral part of global motorsport” and underlining their independence and objectivity. It also drew a clear line between the stewards’ race-weekend environment and the legal-heavy setting of the Court, which “has access to extensive and additional legal counsel input, arguments and evidence.”

According to the FIA, its stewards “constantly review their processes and take part in extensive professional development,” with every International Court of Appeal decision “carefully examined” to drive “continuous improvement.”

For Gasly and Alpine, though, the message is far simpler and far harsher. The penalties stand, the podium is gone, and Monaco’s story has been rewritten in a courtroom rather than on the streets.