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McLaren and Red Bull appeal Gasly Monaco GP podium
McLaren and Red Bull will appeal the decision to reinstate Pierre Gasly's Monaco Grand Prix podium, citing sporting fairness and consistency.
McLaren and Red Bull Racing will appeal the decision to reinstate Pierre Gasly’s Monaco Grand Prix podium finish. The appeals will be heard by the FIA’s International Court of Appeal on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. The hearing will take place behind closed doors at the FIA headquarters in Paris, according to Crash.net.
Monaco Grand Prix Penalties
Gasly, driving for Alpine, originally finished third at the Monaco Grand Prix on June 7. He received two five-second penalties for pitlane speeding, according to Autosport. These penalties demoted him to seventh position in the initial race classification, according to Autosport. Red Bull Racing’s Isack Hadjar was then classified third, securing his maiden podium. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri moved up to fifth, according to Crash.net.
Alpine subsequently lodged a right of review, presenting evidence that Gasly had not exceeded the 60km/h pitlane speed limit. The Formula 1 timekeeper, FOM, admitted an error in the distance measurement used to calculate pitlane speeds. This error resulted in over-reported average speeds. The stewards accepted this evidence, rescinding Gasly’s penalties and reinstating his third-place finish. This was Gasly’s sixth career podium.
Team Concerns
Other drivers were also penalized for pitlane speeding at Monaco and served their penalties during the race. Piastri, for example, made an extra pit stop to serve his penalty, finishing fifth. The decision to reinstate Gasly’s podium sparked frustration among teams.
McLaren and Red Bull lodged their appeals on June 16, 2026, according to RaceFans. McLaren issued a statement indicating the case raises “important questions concerning sporting fairness, regulatory consistency and the integrity of competition”. The team argued that the removal of penalties creates a situation where some competitors are disadvantaged by having acted in accordance with the rules and stewards’ decisions.
Impact on Standings
The appeal follows the Hungarian Grand Prix, where Lando Norris won, his second victory this season. Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers' championship with 219 points. Lewis Hamilton is second with 169 points, followed by George Russell with 160 points. Valtteri Bottas is 21st in the standings with 0 points. The next F1 round is the Dutch Grand Prix, with the first session scheduled for Friday, August 21, at 13:30 Finnish time.
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Written from the following reporting. Each link goes to the newsroom's own page, not to an aggregator:
- Autosportautosport.com
- Motorsport.commotorsport.com
- Crash.netcrash.net
- RaceFansracefans.net
