Pierre Gasly: Alpine driver loses Monaco GP podium for second time after McLaren, Red Bull win appeal
Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar restored to third in the June 7 race after Pierre Gasly’s two time penalties were reapplied; McLaren and Red Bull won case at FIA's International Court of Appeal; watch Italian GP live on Sky Sports F1, with Sunday's race at 2pm
Friday 4 September 2026 13:30, UK
Alpine's Pierre Gasly has lost his third-place finish from June's Monaco Grand Prix again after his penalties from the race were reinstated after a successful appeal by McLaren and Red Bull.
It means Red Bull's Isack Hadjar reclaims third place with McLaren's Oscar Piastri back into fourth.
Gasly is reclassified in seventh place with Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad fifth and sixth respectively.
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The June 7 race was won by Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton second.
Gasly had originally finished third on the road in Monaco but was relegated down the order immediately after the chequered flag by two unserved five-second time penalties for pit-lane speeding.
But Alpine subsequently won a right of review case five days later which restored Gasly to third after Alpine presented evidence which the stewards agreed was a "significant and relevant new element" regarding an incorrect distance calculation in the pit lane, showing the Frenchman was in fact not speeding.
McLaren and Red Bull subsequently appealed Gasly's reinstatement to the FIA's International Court of Appeal, with a hearing held in Paris on August 25.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes' George Russell (whose penalty was later converted into a drive-through) and McLaren's Piastri were all hit by the same speeding sanction but as they had already served the penalties during the race and they could not be undone.
In a statement released after the Court of Appeal's verdict was issued, the FIA said: "The FIA is reviewing the methodology and operation of the current Formula 1 timing system and the related regulatory matters. It will also be reviewing other judicial procedures and operations including the right of review and the appeal processes.
"The FIA is fully supportive of the Stewarding process and the independence and objectivity of the diverse panels of Stewards who are an integral part of global motorsport.
"Stewards' decisions are taken in a different environment to that of the Court, whereas the Court has access to extensive and additional legal counsel input, arguments and evidence.
"The FIA Stewards constantly review their processes and take part in extensive professional development. Every decision of the ICA is carefully examined by FIA Stewards ensuring a process of continuous improvement."
'We feel we have been unjustly punished' - Alpine unhappy with decision
Alpine issued their own statement shortly after the verdict on Friday.
"The team expresses its disappointment and frustration with the outcome reached by the FIA International Court of Appeal relating to the result of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix," read the statement.
"While we disagree with the decision, and still fully maintain that car #10 did not exceed the pit lane speed limit at any point during the race, the team acknowledge the decision of the judging panel from the recent hearing in Paris.
"While the result is not what we had hoped for, as we feel we have been unjustly punished, the team is fully focused on continuing to improve its performance on track and remains in a close and very competitive championship fight."
Alpine had been three points behind Racing Bulls in the fight for fifth in the Constructors' Championship but now drop 16 points adrift.
Red Bull, meanwhile, welcomed the decision to reinstate Hadjar for what now re-stands as the Frenchman's first podium finish for the team. Both team and driver's season points tallies are also boosted by an extra three points.
"It's important for Isack but we also felt it was important for the sport," said team principal Laurent Mekies.
"We don't really think we want to go racing and have to worry after the race 'was the speed-limit check correct or not correct?'
"A lot of cars have complied with the regulations in Monaco with the speed limits. Some cars were over-speeding - some of them served the penalty, some of them didn't - and it was important that we have a consistent way to go racing."
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