FIA appeals court restores Hadjar to Monaco podium

Isack Hadjar has been returned to the Monaco Grand Prix podium after the FIA International Court of Appeal overturned the decision that had handed third place to Pierre Gasly.

Gasly originally finished third on June 7, but two five-second penalties for speeding in the pit lane dropped him to seventh. Hadjar then moved into third. That decision was later overturned after Alpine requested a review and stewards accepted evidence that a timing error had occurred.

The FIA appeal court met last month to consider challenges from McLaren and Red Bull. Its ruling, released before the Italian Grand Prix, said Formula 1 timekeepers had acknowledged a “measurement difference” linked to changes in the pit lane.

Alpine said it was disappointed and frustrated by the outcome. The team maintained that Gasly’s car had never exceeded the pit-lane speed limit, but said it accepted the judges’ decision.

The ruling also moved Oscar Piastri back to fourth, while Liam Lawson returned to fifth and Arvid Lindblad to sixth. Racing Bulls and Alpine are competing closely for fifth place in the constructors’ championship, and had been separated by only three points before the judgment.

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Although we disagree with the decision and continue to firmly maintain that car number 10, Gasly’s car, did not exceed the pit-lane speed limit at any point during the race, the team accepts the judges’ decision.