FIA reinstates Pierre Gasly’s penalty and gives Monaco podium place back to Isack Hadjar

Pierre Gasly has lost his Monaco Grand Prix podium finish again, nearly three months after Alpine successfully appealed the penalty that had taken it away.

Gasly crossed the finish line third behind winner Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton. Race officials then gave him a 10-second penalty for exceeding the pit-lane speed limit, dropping him to seventh and moving Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar into third place.

Alpine challenged the ruling, and five days later the FIA removed the penalty after accepting technical evidence. The team argued that Gasly had not exceeded the 60 kph limit when entering the pits. Initial measurements had indicated an excess of only 0.1 to 0.4 kph.

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Following the hearing held on 25 August in Paris before the International Court of Appeal, the sanctions imposed on Pierre Gasly for speeding in the Monaco pit lane have been reinstated.

Racing Bulls later filed a counter-appeal. After a hearing in Paris on Aug. 25, the FIA’s International Court of Appeal restored the original sanction. “Following the hearing held on 25 August in Paris before the International Court of Appeal, the sanctions imposed on Pierre Gasly for speeding in the Monaco pit lane have been reinstated,” the FIA said.

Alpine said it would comply with the decision but expressed disappointment and frustration. “Although we disagree with the decision and firmly maintain that car No. 10 did not exceed the pit-lane speed limit at any point in the race, the team accepts the decision of the court,” the team said. It added that the ruling would not weaken its motivation for the rest of the season.

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Although we disagree with the decision and firmly maintain that car No. 10 did not exceed the pit-lane speed limit at any point in the race, the team accepts the decision of the court.