Gasly Loses Monaco Podium Again as FIA Changes F1 Result Nearly Three Months Later – Pierre Gasly has lost his 2026 Monaco Grand Prix podium for a second time after the FIA International Court of Appeal reinstated his two five-second penalties.
The extraordinary saga means the classification of a race held almost three months ago has changed yet again, with Isack Hadjar back on the podium and Gasly dropping to seventh.
A Monaco result that refuses to stay settled
Pierre Gasly crossed the finish line third at Monaco on June 7, only to be handed two five-second penalties for allegedly exceeding the 60km/h pit-lane speed limit. The penalties initially dropped the Alpine driver to seventh, while Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar inherited third.
That was supposed to be the end of the matter.
Instead, Alpine successfully lodged a Right of Review after evidence emerged that the pit-lane speed measurement system had used an incorrect distance measurement.
The issue became particularly controversial because several drivers received penalties for pit-lane speeding during the Monaco Grand Prix, with the measurement error subsequently becoming central to the dispute.
Following Alpine’s review, Gasly’s penalties were overturned and the Frenchman regained his third-place finish.
But the Monaco result still wasn’t settled.
Red Bull and McLaren challenge Gasly’s return
Red Bull and McLaren appealed the decision to overturn Gasly’s penalties, arguing that reversing the punishment created an unfair situation for competitors who had already served similar penalties during the race.
Oscar Piastri was among the drivers affected by the original pit-lane penalties. Unlike Gasly, however, Piastri had already served his punishment during the race and therefore did not have the same opportunity to have it retrospectively removed.
The FIA International Court of Appeal has now ruled that Gasly’s two five-second penalties must be reinstated.
The decision means the Monaco classification changes once again, almost three months after the race itself was completed.
Gasly loses the podium for a second time
With the penalties reinstated, Isack Hadjar returns to third place and therefore officially regains his Monaco podium.
Piastri moves back up to fourth, while Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad also benefit from Gasly’s demotion.
Gasly, meanwhile, drops back to seventh.
The extraordinary sequence means the Monaco podium has effectively been awarded, removed, reinstated and then removed again since the chequered flag fell in June.
For many Formula 1 fans, that is arguably the most absurd part of the entire saga.
Whatever the legal reasoning behind the decision, having a Grand Prix result continue changing almost three months after the event risks making the sport’s governance look unnecessarily complicated.
FIA cites “equality and fairness between teams”
In explaining why Gasly’s penalties have been reinstated, the FIA International Court of Appeal pointed to the principle of “equality and fairness between teams”.
The argument is that other competitors could not challenge their penalties in the same way because they had already served them during the race.
Alpine strongly disagrees with the decision but has accepted the ruling.
“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,” Alpine said.
“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 acknowledges 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 that we have been unjustly punished, the team is firmly focused on continuing to improve its performance on track and remains in a close and very competitive Championship fight.
“This outcome will not deter the team’s efforts and motivation in achieving its objectives by the end of the season.”
F1 finally gets its Monaco answer — almost three months later
The FIA has now delivered its ruling on Gasly’s case, but the episode leaves Formula 1 with an uncomfortable question: how definitive is a Grand Prix result if its classification can still be substantially altered months after the race?
The original dispute centred on pit-lane speed measurements, with the subsequent discovery of a measurement error triggering Alpine’s successful Right of Review.
Gasly then regained his podium, only for Red Bull and McLaren to challenge that decision and ultimately have the penalties reinstated.
From a regulatory perspective, the FIA has explained its reasoning.
From a fan perspective, however, the saga risks making a mockery of the very concept of a settled race result.
Gasly’s Monaco podium has now been awarded, removed, awarded again and removed once more.
Three months after the chequered flag, Formula 1 finally has its official answer — but the extraordinary journey to reach it may be remembered almost as much as what happened during the race itself.
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This is, as always, a win for management, putting managers views on events ahead of any competition results. We’re not far away from decisions about competitions being made around a board table and then running the event to suit.