Isack Hadjar has officially got his Monaco Grand Prix podium back after the FIA International Court of Appeal reinstated Pierre Gasly’s two five-second penalties. Gasly had originally finished third on the track, but penalties for pit-lane speeding dropped him to seventh, which moved Hadjar onto the podium. Alpine later appealed the penalties and got them removed, putting Gasly back in third. However, Red Bull and McLaren challenged that decision, taking the matter to the FIA’s Court of Appeal.
The court has now ruled in favour of Red Bull and McLaren, meaning Gasly’s penalties will stand. He has therefore been moved back to seventh, while Hadjar returns to third place. Oscar Piastri moves up to fourth, with Liam Lawson fifth and Arvid Lindblad sixth. The decision comes almost three months after the Monaco race and changes the official result once again. Alpine has expressed disappointment with the ruling and continues to maintain that Gasly did not actually exceed the pit-lane speed limit. The FIA, meanwhile, said it will review its timing system and related procedures following the case.
Monaco Grand Prix pit-lane controversy between Pierre Gasly and Isack Hadjar explained
The controversy started at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix when Pierre Gasly was given two five-second penalties for pit-lane speeding. His car was recorded at 60.1 km/h and 60.4 km/h, just above the 60 km/h limit. The penalties dropped Gasly from third to seventh, which initially gave Isack Hadjar the final podium place. However, Alpine challenged the decision after discovering a problem with the system used to calculate pit-lane speeds. The distance between two timing points had been measured incorrectly after changes to the pit-lane layout, which meant Gasly’s speed was being calculated higher than his actual speed.
The stewards accepted this evidence and cancelled Gasly’s penalties on June 12, putting him back in third and dropping Hadjar to fourth. That created a new problem because other drivers, including Oscar Piastri and George Russell, had already served their own pit-lane penalties during the race and could not get them back. Red Bull and McLaren argued that this was unfair and appealed the decision. The FIA International Court of Appeal has now sided with them and reinstated Gasly’s penalties. As a result, Gasly returns to seventh, while Hadjar gets his Monaco podium back.
