Monaco Grand Prix Result Changes AGAIN as F1 Star Loses Podium

Monaco Grand Prix Result Changes AGAIN as F1 Star Loses Podium

 

The 2026 Monaco Grand Prix has undergone another dramatic change nearly three months after the race, with Pierre Gasly losing his podium finish once again following a fresh ruling from the FIA International Court of Appeal.

 

Gasly originally crossed the finish line in third place for Alpine at Monaco on June 7. However, two five-second penalties for alleged pit-lane speeding were added to his race time, dropping him to seventh in the official classification and promoting Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar to the final podium position.

 

The situation later took another unexpected turn when Alpine successfully exercised its Right of Review. New evidence raised questions about the accuracy of the pit-lane timing system, and the two penalties against Gasly were subsequently cancelled. That decision restored the Frenchman to third place and removed Hadjar from the podium.

 

The controversy, however, was far from over.

 

McLaren and Red Bull challenged the decision, arguing that the penalties and their wider consequences needed to be reconsidered. Their appeals were eventually heard by the FIA’s International Court of Appeal, which has now ruled in their favour.

 

As a result, Gasly’s two five-second penalties have been reinstated, meaning his Monaco result has once again been changed. The Alpine driver is officially back in seventh place, while Hadjar has regained third position.

 

Oscar Piastri also benefits from the latest ruling, moving back into fourth place. Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad move up to fifth and sixth respectively. The changes follow a complicated sequence of decisions surrounding pit-lane speed measurements during the Monaco event.

 

The original penalties were particularly controversial because several drivers were caught by the pit-lane speed monitoring system. Subsequent investigation revealed an issue involving the distance measurement between timing loops, raising questions over whether some of the recorded speeds accurately represented the cars’ actual speeds.

 

Gasly’s case became especially significant because, unlike some other drivers, his penalties had been added to his final race time rather than being served during the race. That allowed Alpine to challenge the decision after the event and temporarily recover the podium position.

 

The latest ruling now brings another twist to an already unusual Monaco saga. According to reports, the FIA Court of Appeal has ordered the relevant sporting authorities to amend the race classification and championship records accordingly.

 

For Gasly and Alpine, the decision represents a major disappointment after briefly believing they had successfully overturned the penalties. For Hadjar and Red Bull, meanwhile, it restores a podium finish that had initially been taken away following Alpine’s successful review.

 

The outcome also affects the championship points, with Gasly losing the points associated with third place and the drivers who move ahead of him receiving the corresponding positions.

 

What began as a pit-lane speeding controversy has therefore developed into one of the most unusual post-race result disputes of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Nearly three months after the chequered flag fell in Monaco, the final classification has changed once again—and Gasly has once again been forced to surrender his podium.