McLaren Formally Appeal Gasly's Reinstated Monaco Podium
McLaren have formally lodged a notification of appeal with the FIA International Court of Appeal against the decisions that reinstated Pierre Gasly to third place in the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix. The appeal targets the stewards' ruling, the revised race classification, and the revised championship points. Red Bull are also understood to have filed an appeal, while Mercedes have pursued a separate right of review.
McLaren Formally Challenge the Monaco Ruling
McLaren have confirmed they have formally submitted a notification of appeal to the FIA after Pierre Gasly was reinstated to P3 in the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Woking-based outfit are challenging Stewards Document 99, the Revised Final Race Classification (Document 100), and the Revised Championship Points (Document 101). [1]
What Happened in Monaco
Gasly had been penalised for speeding in the pit lane twice during the race and was handed two separate five-second time penalties, demoting him to seventh at the chequered flag. [7] Formula One Management's own evidence revealed that the distance used to calculate official pit lane speeds was "inaccurate and overestimated the speed" Gasly had been travelling at; he had originally been judged to have exceeded the 60 km/h limit by 0.1 km/h and 0.4 km/h on two separate pit visits. [6] A post-event LIDAR scan revealed that the shortest distance between the timing loops where all speeding offences occurred during the race was 77 cm shorter than what had been used to set up the timing loop zones. [5]
The Right of Review Decision
Alpine requested a Right of Review into the penalties, which was successful after the team presented new, significant and relevant evidence, with Gasly learning of the decision shortly before first practice began at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday. [7] Gasly was the only driver who had not served the penalties during the race, giving Alpine the opportunity to have them annulled retrospectively. [1] Alpine presented evidence which the stewards agreed was a "significant and relevant new element" regarding an incorrect distance calculation in the pit lane, so Gasly pushed Red Bull's Isack Hadjar off the podium, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri moving down to fifth. [4]
Other Teams Also Act
While Gasly's penalties were rescinded, other drivers had already served their time penalties during the race; both McLaren and Red Bull lodged an intention to appeal after the verdict and are now understood to have followed through by launching an actual appeal procedure. [2] Red Bull has yet to comment publicly on its own procedure, but Motorsport.com understands the team has also appealed after it saw Isack Hadjar lose his podium place to Gasly. [2] For Mercedes, team boss Toto Wolff said the Silver Arrows would launch their own right of review against the Gasly decision, with the squad completing the required paperwork. [2]
:::analysis The core tension in this dispute is one of remedy, not guilt. The FIA's reinstatement of Gasly was made possible only because he had not yet served his penalties during the race; every other penalised driver had no equivalent avenue for redress. McLaren and Red Bull's appeals to the International Court of Appeal appear aimed less at punishing Alpine and more at establishing regulatory clarity: how should the sport handle a situation where an underlying measurement error affects some competitors differently from others based purely on the sequence of pit stops? The outcome of any ICA hearing could set a significant precedent for how post-race reviews interact with penalties already absorbed in real time.
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Related reading
- [1]McLaren lodge notification of appeal against Pierre Gasly's reinstated Monaco podium (formula1). Accessed 2026-06-17.
- [2]McLaren and Red Bull formally appeal against Pierre Gasly's Monaco reinstatement (motorsport). Accessed 2026-06-17.
- [3]Monaco GP: McLaren, Red Bull appeal race classification with concerns over 'sporting fairness' after Pierre Gasly podium reinstatement (skysports). Accessed 2026-06-17.
- [4]Pierre Gasly: Alpine driver reinstated to Monaco Grand Prix podium after successful right of review (skysports). Accessed 2026-06-17.
- [5]Gasly gets Monaco GP podium back after extraordinary review (the-race). Accessed 2026-06-17.
- [6]Pierre Gasly reawarded Monaco GP podium, Alpine succeed with appeal (espn). Accessed 2026-06-17.
- [7]Pierre Gasly regains Monaco Grand Prix podium place after Alpine's Right of Review successful (formula1). Accessed 2026-06-17.