Can Gasly regain his Monaco podium finish today?

The FIA will convene a hearing on Thursday to assess Alpine’s attempt to overturn the penalties that cost Pierre Gasly a podium finish at last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.

Gasly had crossed the line in third place after what he described as one of the strongest drives of his Formula 1 career, climbing from ninth on the grid into contention through a combination of pace, precision and race‑long composure.

But his celebrations were short‑lived. Two separate five‑second penalties for pitlane speeding — for exceeding the 60 km/h limit by 0.1 km/h and 0.4 km/h — dropped him to seventh in the final classification and promoted Isack Hadjar to the podium, with Oscar Piastri, Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad also gaining positions.

Alpine immediately signalled its intention to challenge the outcome, submitting a Right of Review request to the FIA. On Tuesday, the governing body confirmed that the team had filed two petitions, each relating to one of Gasly’s penalties, and scheduled a virtual hearing for Thursday at 13:00 CET.

The process will follow the standard two‑stage structure defined in Article 14 of the FIA International Sporting Code. In the first phase, Alpine must demonstrate the existence of a “significant and relevant new element” that was unavailable to the stewards at the time the original decisions were made. Only if that threshold is met will the stewards reopen the case and reconsider the penalties themselves.

The challenge for Alpine is substantial. Right of Review requests rarely succeed in Formula 1, as teams often struggle to present evidence that stewards deem both new and materially relevant.

One of the few recent exceptions came in 2025, when Carlos Sainz had a penalty rescinded at Zandvoort after Williams provided onboard footage that had not been available during the race. Alpine will need to produce similarly compelling material if Gasly is to regain his podium.

The penalties themselves stemmed from an unusually high number of pitlane speeding offences recorded during the Monaco race. The principality’s pitlane is unique in both geometry and measurement.

Rather than relying on instantaneous speed readings, the FIA calculates average speed through the fast lane using transponders and timing loops embedded in the track surface.

Drivers who take a tighter line through the curved pitlane effectively cover less distance between timing points, which can result in an average speed above the limit even if their actual speed never exceeds 60 km/h. Several drivers were caught out by this nuance, but Gasly’s two infringements proved the most consequential.

The Frenchman did not hide his frustration after the race, describing himself as having been “robbed” of a podium and insisting that the penalties had taken away a moment he had worked a decade to achieve.

“I don't think there is anything that could hurt me more right now,” he said. “It's ten years I'm f*****g working my ass off for this type of moment. We did everything right today, standing on that podium in front of all the fans that turned up. This is the type of moment that for me can't be taken away from us by unfair reasons.”

For Alpine, the stakes are clear. Because Gasly dropped four positions once the ten seconds were applied, the team effectively needs both penalties overturned to restore his third place. Anything less would leave the final classification unchanged.