Key facts
- Pierre Gasly's third-place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix has been reinstated.
- Gasly was initially penalized and demoted to seventh place for pitlane speeding.
- The FIA accepted Alpine's appeal, stating timekeepers made an error in speed calculations.
- The FIA confirmed the distance used for speed calculations was incorrect.
- Isack Hadjar will be reclassified from third to fourth place.
Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has had his third-place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix reinstated after racing officials accepted an appeal filed by the Formula 1 team. Gasly had initially finished third but was demoted to seventh place after receiving two five-second penalties for allegedly speeding in the pitlane.
The FIA stated that the timekeepers at the Monaco race had made a mistake, and the distance used in calculating car speeds had overestimated Gasly's speed. The decision came five days after the race, as teams prepared for the next event in Barcelona. This reinstatement marks Alpine's first podium finish since 2024. As a result of the reinstated finish, Red Bull's Isack Hadjar will drop from third to fourth place in the Monaco results.