The Monaco GP result might still change more than a week after the race.
The Monaco Grand Prix results might change again soon, just days after Pierre Gasly’s pit-lane speeding penalty was canceled. This allowed the Alpine driver to move from seventh place back up to third.
Gasly originally finished third but was dropped to seventh after being penalized for going too fast in the pit lane. He was one of five drivers—along with George Russell, Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton, and Franco Colapinto—who faced penalties during the race.
After a review, it was decided that Gasly had not actually gone over the 60 km/h speed limit. The FIA said the pit-lane speed had been measured wrong. Gasly got his third place back, which moved Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar to fourth and McLaren’s Piastri from fourth to fifth. Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad also moved down a place.
Now, over a week after the race, McLaren has filed an appeal against canceling Gasly’s penalty. The team said in a statement: “This raises big questions about fairness, consistent rules, and keeping the sport honest. During the Monaco weekend, all teams followed the speed limits and rules as they were enforced at the time. Teams adjusted and accepted penalties when given. Removing penalties later hurts teams who played by the rules and risks unfairness and lack of trust in how FIA applies its rules.”
McLaren’s appeal will be considered by the FIA Court of Appeal, the sport’s top legal group. Mercedes has also asked for a review after Russell received a pit-lane speeding penalty they believe was wrong. Russell was dropped from third to 12th, losing 15 championship points, after getting a five-second penalty for going just 0.1 km/h over the limit.
If both Mercedes and McLaren win their appeals, the race results could change once more—but they might also stay the same. During the Barcelona GP weekend, McLaren’s Piastri said he was “pretty mind-blown” by the decision to cancel Gasly’s penalty. He said, “How can you reverse a decision like that when others were punished for the same thing during the race? Changing one penalty affects several other races and seems shocking.”
F1 will be back on June 28 for the Austrian Grand Prix.