GASLY REINSTATED TO MONACO PODIUM AFTER PENALTY REVERSAL
Pierre Gasly has been reinstated to third place in the Monaco Grand Prix after a post-race review overturned the two five-second penalties that had originally dropped him down the order. The French driver is now officially back on the podium, with Isack Hadjar moved to fourth place.
The Monaco race itself had already been one of the most chaotic of the season, with multiple drivers receiving penalties for pit lane speeding. In total, several drivers were penalised during the Grand Prix for exceeding the pit lane speed limit, including Gasly, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Oscar Piastri, Franco Colapinto, and Lance Stroll, all receiving five-second penalties during the race. These penalties had a major impact on the final classification and led to confusion over the results after the chequered flag.
Gasly had originally crossed the line in third place after a strong drive in Monaco. He had climbed through the field and briefly celebrated what appeared to be a career-highlight podium finish. On his way to parc fermé and during early celebrations, he believed the result was secure, as he had finished ahead of several key rivals on track.
However, he was handed two separate five-second penalties for pit lane speeding, which initially dropped him from third to seventh place in the final classification. The decision immediately changed the podium order, promoting Isack Hadjar and pushing Gasly out of the top three.
Gasly and Alpine later challenged the ruling, arguing that the pit lane speed measurement system had used an incorrect distance between timing loops. The original calculation assumed a longer distance than the actual driving line, which affected the average speed readings and led to the false detection of a speeding infringement. After reviewing updated measurements and telemetry data, the FIA accepted that Gasly had not exceeded the pit lane speed limit.
As a result, the penalties were cancelled and his original race result restored 5 days after the chequered flag, returning him to third place. The decision reshuffled the final classification once again, confirming Gasly on the podium and demoting Hadjar back to fourth.
The FIA acknowledged that the issue came from a measurement discrepancy in the pit lane timing system and confirmed that the corrected distance data changed the outcome of the penalty assessment. The case has also drawn attention to other drivers who served penalties during the race, since those penalties could not be reversed after being applied in real time.
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