Isack Hadjar Inherits Podium Finish After Gasly Disqualification

Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar has inherited the final step on the podium, with stewards stripping Pierre Gasly of third place and reshaping the midfield battle in the process.

For Hadjar, it is a landmark result. Promoted from sister team Racing Bulls at the start of the year, he now has his first Formula 1 podium to show for it, a tangible reward for a driver still finding his feet at the sharp end of the grid.

Oscar Piastri also gains. The McLaren driver climbs from fifth to fourth, his promotion coming after Gasly’s disqualification removed the very car that had managed to escape the in-race penalty Piastri himself was forced to serve.

The biggest smile in the paddock, though, belongs to Racing Bulls.

Initially, Liam Lawson watched his hard-earned fifth place get knocked back to sixth in the post-race reshuffle triggered by Gasly’s original appeal. Now, with that result overturned, the Kiwi has his season-best finish restored. Those two extra points matter. Lawson’s tally jumps from 49 to 51, while Gasly’s drops from 44 to 35, a nine-point swing in a tight fight to finish ninth in the drivers’ standings – the honour of being the leading driver outside Formula 1’s established top four teams.

The ripple effect does not stop there. Arvid Lindblad also moves up a position, from seventh to sixth, adding another quiet but crucial gain for Racing Bulls. On the constructors’ side, the numbers tell a compelling story: Racing Bulls now sit 14 points clear of Alpine in the race for fifth, a position that carries both prestige and serious financial weight.

All of it feeds into a simmering sub-plot as the championship heads to Monza for the Italian Grand Prix. Both Racing Bulls and Alpine have a chance to tilt the balance again in their private war for fifth in the standings.

Lawson, however, will be watching that particular fight from a different garage. Promoted to Red Bull to stand in for the injured Hadjar, he won’t be adding to Racing Bulls’ total this weekend. The team that gained most from the stewards’ ruling now has to defend its advantage without the driver who just delivered its best result of the season.