AUGUST 25, 2026
Gasly's restored Monaco podium goes before FIA appeal court
McLaren and Red Bull are challenging the decision that removed Pierre Gasly's pit-lane penalties and returned him to third place in Monaco.
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Pierre Gasly finished third in Monaco in June. Whether he will remain third is now a question for the FIA's International Court of Appeal rather than for racing drivers.
McLaren and Red Bull are challenging the decision that restored Gasly's podium after Alpine successfully requested a review of two pit-lane speeding penalties. The appeal hearing began in Paris on Tuesday and is being conducted behind closed doors.
The original FIA readings recorded Gasly at 60.1 and 60.4km/h against a 60km/h pit-lane limit. Two five-second penalties dropped him from third to seventh, promoting Red Bull's Isack Hadjar to the podium.
Alpine immediately sought a review and produced evidence concerning the distance measurement used to calculate average speeds. Formula 1's timekeeper acknowledged an error, and the stewards accepted that a significant and relevant new element had become available.
The penalties were rescinded, Gasly returned to third and the championship points were recalculated. That solution created a separate sporting problem because other competitors had accepted or served penalties produced by the same system.
Red Bull directly lost Hadjar's podium. McLaren has argued that the case raises broader questions about consistent application of the regulations when only one competitor can obtain a retrospective correction.
The court must now determine whether the review was handled correctly and whether the amended classification should stand. Its judgment could alter both championships more than two months after the chequered flag.
No decision had been published when this draft was prepared. Until the FIA issues its judgment, Gasly remains the official third-place finisher in Monaco. In modern Formula 1, even a completed podium ceremony can apparently require a legal footnote.