Pierre Gasly is officially reinstated as third in the Monaco Grand Prix. The two five-second penalties given to the Alpine driver for speeding in the pit lane were cancelled following the successful appeal filed by his team. The Frenchman thus recovers the podium he had lost after the finish.
A podium lost after the checkered flag
On the Monaco track, Gasly crossed the line in third place after starting ninth. His race was marked by a climb into the top 4, then gaining an additional position when George Russell had to serve a drive-through penalty. But after the finish, two five-second penalties for excessive speed in the pit lane dropped him to seventh place.
Alpine wins its right of appeal
Alpine contested the penalties through a right of appeal. The team had to present new, significant, and relevant evidence that was not available at the time of the initial decision. The first hearing was deemed admissible, then the review of the case led the stewards to withdraw the two sanctions applied to car number 10.
Third place restored to Gasly
The sporting consequence is direct: Gasly regains third place in the Monaco Grand Prix. Alpine also recovers its constructor podium for this race. Isack Hadjar, who had inherited third place after the initial penalties, drops to fourth. Oscar Piastri, Liam Lawson, and Arvid Lindblad also lose a position in the adjusted standings.
A decision made in Barcelona
The confirmation came during the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix weekend. Gasly reacted in the Barcelona paddock after the announcement of the decision. The Monaco case, opened after a chaotic race marked by two safety cars, a red flag, and several penalties, thus closes with a modified result several days after the finish.
The final result changes at the top of the standings
Kimi Antonelli retains victory in Monaco ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Behind them, the third man is now Pierre Gasly. For the French driver, this is his first podium of the season, achieved after a procedure led by Alpine resulting in the complete cancellation of the penalties.
