BREAKING: Alpine wins FIA review. Pierre Gasly is restored to Monaco podium

Alpine overturns Gasly penalties

Alpine have successfully overturned the two five-second penalties that dropped Pierre Gasly from third to seventh in the Monaco Grand Prix classification, restoring the Frenchman to the podium after a detailed FIA Right of Review.

That challenge has now succeeded. The stewards rescinded both penalties against car number 10, removing the ten seconds added to Gasly’s race time and promoting him back to third place. Isack Hadjar, who had originally been classified third and took part in the podium ceremony, falls to fourth. Piastri and Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad also drop one position in the amended result.

Timing discrepancy proves decisive

The alleged breaches all occurred in the first pit lane timing zone at Monaco. The stewards heard that the Official Timekeeper had used a loop distance of 2692cm for speed calculations, while later LIDAR evidence identified a theoretical shortest distance of 2615cm between the same loops.

That discrepancy became central. The Official Timekeeper’s own submission indicated that, had the shorter distance been used, Gasly’s two recorded speeds would have been calculated at 58.7km/h and 58.8km/h, below the 60km/h limit imposed for the event.

The stewards disregarded Alpine’s trundle-wheel measurements and did not rely on vCar or vSaS data, but found those elements did not contradict the Official Timekeeper’s evidence. They concluded with "comfortable satisfaction" that Gasly had not exceeded the pit lane speed limit.

Alpine welcomes revised classification

Alpine issued an immediate statement welcoming the outcome: "The stewards have rescinded the two five-second penalties imposed on car number 10, which reinstates the team’s third place finish."

The team added: "We would like to thank the FIA and Formula One Management for its transparency and co-operation throughout the Right of Review process and for reaching this decision."

The stewards also ordered the drivers’ and constructors’ championship points to be recalculated accordingly, while Alpine’s deposits for the two review petitions will be returned. The classification is now final subject only to any appeal.