The FIA has rescinded the two five‑second pit‑lane penalties that demoted Pierre Gasly to seventh in last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, restoring the Alpine driver to third place on the official result.
Gasly had started ninth on the grid, climbed as high as fourth during the race and was pushed down to seventh after the pair of five‑second time additions; the stewards’ reversal on Friday morning following Alpine’s Right of Review now moves him back to P3.
The change alters the finishing order behind the race winner: Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar, who had been promoted to the podium, drops to fourth; McLaren’s Oscar Piastri falls one place; and Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad each lose a position in the revised classification.
Alpine said the team had supplied "new, significant and relevant evidence" and welcomed the FIA decision: "We welcome the decision made by the FIA to deem our Right of Review as admissible following the final classification of last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix," the team said, adding that "as a result, the Stewards have rescinded the two five‑second penalties imposed on Car #10, which reinstates the team’s third place finish." Alpine also thanked the FIA and Formula One Management for cooperation during the process.
The procedural timeline is compact: Alpine filed a Right of Review after the race, an initial hearing was held on Thursday during the Barcelona‑Catalunya Grand Prix weekend, and the FIA confirmed on Friday morning that the penalties had been removed. The ruling came as teams prepared for the run of F1 qualifying sessions in Barcelona.
The FIA’s explanation for the reversal was technical: stewards had not realised that all the alleged pit‑lane speeding infringements sat in the same timing zone, a detail the governing body said "strongly indicated an error." That finding underpinned the decision to void the two five‑second penalties rather than adjust them.
The reversal has not settled all immediate controversy. Mercedes warned the ruling carries implications for George Russell after he served a late drive‑through and had been handed a pit‑lane speeding penalty in Monaco. Toto Wolff called the case "a very unfortunate situation" and said, "For us as a team, and especially for George, there are some implications." Wolff added: "Now we are assessing, as we speak, what the Gasly situation does for George," and said the team had been speaking to lawyers: "We were just on the phone with our lawyers to see what we can do for George." Russell himself said the outcome felt like a "kick in the balls."
The practical consequence is immediate: the official Monaco classification has been rewritten weeks after the chequered flag, and the points allocations tied to those places now reflect Gasly’s restored P3 and the demotions of Hadjar, Piastri, Lawson and Lindblad.
The unresolved question is legal and procedural. Mercedes says it is assessing options, which could include appeals or requests for remedies for Russell; the FIA has issued its decision but not outlined how it would handle any counter‑appeals or the knock‑on effects on other drivers. That gap is the decisive next step — whether any team will seek further recourse and how the sport’s governing bodies will manage remedies for those who lost positions in the interim.
Gasly posted his own reaction on social media: "WE GOT IT BACK!! P3 in Monaco!!" and added that the last few days had been a "rollercoaster of emotions" but that he was "incredibly happy we got our result back." For now, the restored podium stands on the official ledger; what follows will be determined by any legal moves Mercedes pursues and the FIA’s handling of subsequent procedural questions.
