The Monaco GP result might change again after the team filed an official appeal.
The results of the Monaco Grand Prix might change again after one team officially appealed. Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli won the race, finishing 6.2 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Antonelli, an Italian, has now won five races in a row and achieved his first career Grand Slam in Monaco by getting pole position, setting the fastest lap, and leading every lap.
Behind them, things got messy as several drivers were penalized for breaking pit lane rules. The biggest beneficiary was Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar. He had been under investigation for a possible red flag violation, but the FIA stewards found no fault and placed him third, marking his first F1 podium.
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly originally finished third on track, which would have been his first podium since Brazil 2023. However, he got a 10-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Seven drivers were penalized for this offense. Gasly first received a five-second penalty, then got an extra one for not serving it during his pit stop as instructed — this complicated the appeal process.
Alpine has now asked for a review of their penalties. If the review is successful, it could greatly change the final results. The FIA confirmed the hearing will happen at noon on Thursday. Alpine must prove there is new and important information that wasn’t available when the penalties were given. If the penalty is canceled, Gasly would move back up to third place, jumping ahead of Red Bull drivers Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, and Hadjar.
This decision could have a huge impact on the Constructors’ Championship. Alpine currently sit fifth, just three points ahead of Red Bull after scoring 18 points in this race. But if Monaco’s results change, that gap could grow to 15 points.
The Monaco results were already updated two hours after the race, when Cadillac’s Sergio Perez lost 10th place due to a penalty for being out of position at a red flag standing start. It’s very rare for race results to be changed days after a Grand Prix and usually only happens with major penalties.
There’s been some doubt about how fair the pit lane speeding penalties were. Drivers questioned whether the sensors and transponders used to measure speeds were accurate, as some offenses were just 0.1 km/h over the 60 km/h limit. Race engineers told drivers to use different pit entry lines to avoid penalties since there were two transponders covering the pit lane entrance.
However, the stewards say their systems worked properly. They told Autosport that the FIA found no issues with the measurement system and believes the penalties came from drivers slightly cutting the pit entry.
Gasly was one driver penalized for going 60.1 km/h and was very angry on team radio after the race, using strong words. Some drivers like Lewis Hamilton and George Russell served their penalties during the race, but for Russell, it ruined his race because his team didn’t handle it correctly, resulting in a drive-through penalty that took him out of the points.
If Gasly’s penalty is overturned, it raises questions about whether the other penalties are fair — though no other team has asked for a review yet.