Gasly Restored to Third After Monaco Pit-Lane Penalty Overturned

The Monaco Grand Prix concluded with Kimi Antonelli in first place after stewards overturned Pierre Gasly's pit-lane speeding penalty and restored him to third. The decision followed a right-of-review appeal lodged by Alpine. Stewards determined that the pit lane had been measured longer than its actual drivable length, producing an incorrect speed-limit calculation.

Five drivers received penalties for exceeding the 60 km/h limit: Gasly, Oscar Piastri, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and Franco Colapinto. 4 km/h breach. Russell received an additional drive-through penalty after failing to serve his original speeding penalty correctly during a pit stop.

The penalty dropped him from third to 12th and cost him 15 championship points. Ferrari served Hamilton's penalty under safety-car conditions, limiting further position loss. Piastri lost at least one place to Gasly after serving his penalty.

Colapinto finished outside the points regardless. The reversal demoted Red Bull's Isack Hadjar from the podium and Piastri from fourth to fifth. Teams had raised the pit-lane speed-limit measurement issue with the FIA during the race weekend, but the information was not passed to the stewards or timekeepers.

An F1 statement said the pit-lane measurement was performed identically to the 2025 event and a discrepancy was later identified. " He added: "I've obviously lost a position, but you can only imagine how George is feeling... technically I should be P3.

Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren each filed notice of intention to appeal the Gasly decision. Toto Wolff stated Mercedes had consulted lawyers and were in discussions with the FIA regarding Russell's penalty. Andrea Stella stated McLaren considered the case "very complex" and would consider appealing.