Pierre Gasly's Monaco Podium Reinstated After Penalty Appeal Victory
WHO:
Motorsport.com - Pierre Gasly, Alpine, Red Bull's Isack Hadjar, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Franco Colapinto, Oscar Piastri, Stephen Knowles (Red Bull sporting director), Toto Wolff (Mercedes team principal)
WHAT:
Motorsport.com - The stewards noted that the shortest distance between the first and second timing loops in the pitlane was found to be 2615cm, which is 77cm less than the distance used to calculate average speeds.
BBC - The stewards stated, "There will undoubtedly remain questions as to whether those breaches were genuine," regarding the penalties served by other drivers.
Motorsport.com - The FIA Formula 1 stewards upheld Alpine's appeal against the Monaco Grand Prix results, reinstating Pierre Gasly in third place.
Motorsport.com - Gasly was initially demoted to seventh after receiving two five-second penalties for pitlane speeding.
BBC - Gasly was one of five drivers penalized for pit-lane speeding during the race.
BBC - George Russell received a drive-through penalty for pit-lane speeding, dropping him from third to 13th place.
WHERE:
Motorsport.com - Monaco Grand Prix, specifically in the pitlane where speed measurements were taken.
WHEN:
Motorsport.com - The right of review hearing took place on a Thursday following the race.
WHY:
Motorsport.com - Alpine argued that Gasly had not exceeded the 60km/h speed limit and provided evidence of an error in the distance measurement used to calculate speeds.
BBC - The unusually high number of penalties for pit-lane speeding was attributed to changes in the pit entry barriers, allowing drivers to take a tighter line.
HOW:
Motorsport.com - The timekeeper applied a measurement of 2692cm for the pitlane zone, which was later corrected to 2615cm based on post-event scans.
Motorsport.com - The FIA's timekeeper admitted to an error in the distance measurement for the pitlane, which led to over-reported average speeds.
Motorsport.com - Speed in the pitlane is calculated using average speeds between a series of timing loops, with the shortest distance between loops being used for calculations.
(UPDATED June 12, 2026 23:25 UTC)
The stewards have determined that the shortest distance between the first and second timing loops in the pitlane is 2615 centimeters, which is 77 centimeters less than what was originally used to calculate average speeds. They also expressed that there will undoubtedly remain questions about whether the penalties served by other drivers were genuine. This adjustment came after the timekeeper initially measured the pitlane zone at 2692 centimeters, which was later corrected based on post-event scans.
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(UPDATED June 12, 2026 17:56 UTC)
In a significant ruling, the FIA Formula 1 stewards have upheld Alpine's appeal regarding the Monaco Grand Prix results, reinstating Pierre Gasly to third place after he was initially demoted to seventh due to two five-second penalties for pit-lane speeding. The appeal was based on evidence that Gasly had not exceeded the 60km/h speed limit and highlighted an error in the distance measurement used to calculate speeds, which the FIA's timekeeper later admitted to. This decision comes in light of an unusually high number of penalties during the race, attributed to recent changes in the pit entry barriers that allowed drivers to take a tighter line.