Alpine have been successful with a Right of Review regarding Pierre Gasly’s pit lane penalties at the 2026 F1 Monaco GP. A meeting started on Thursday afternoon about it.
“The Stewards received a petition for Review under Article 14 of the FIA International Sporting Code from BWT Alpine F1 Team on Sunday 7th June 2026 in respect of the decision of the Stewards of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, document 75, breach of Article B1.6.3a of the FIA F1 Regulations in relation to Car 10.
“The team representative is required to report to the Stewards on Thursday 11th June 2026, at 13:00 CEST in relation to the above. The hearing will be held virtually via video conference, details of which will be provided by separate communication.
“It should be noted that this Hearing will be held in two parts. The first part will be to hear evidence and submissions from the petitioner as to whether there is a “significant and relevant new element which was unavailable to the party seeking the Review at the time of the Decision concerned”.
“Should the Stewards determine, in accordance with Article 14.3 of the FIA International Sporting Code, that such an element exists, a second part of the Hearing will be convened at a time to be advised, in all likelihood shortly after the first part of the Hearing.
“Any other “concerned party” may seek the permission of the Stewards to appear.”
Pierre Gasly comments on Alpine’s Right of Review over F1 Monaco pit lane controversy
Speaking in a print media session on Thursday at the Barcelona-Catalunya GP, the 30-year-old was asked first up about the Right of Review submitted by Alpine.
“Let’s say, I don’t want to say too much until the hearing is done, and until the team has the conversation with the FIA.
“I think they’ve worked really hard and basically did the best they could to bring the new evidence. For now, I mean, that’s it. I don’t want to share too much until then.”
Gasly very proud of Alpine’s showing at 2026 F1 Monaco GP
Asked about his disappointment on a personal level, Gasly said talked about the outstanding weekend and strong season to date so far.
“Yeah, I think, I kind of said I know at the moment with the package I have, which is pretty much where I’ve been my entire career, the main point for me is to put myself in a situation where I can seize these opportunities when they come up.
“I think in terms of performance, we’ve executed everything perfectly with the team. Great quali, great start. I managed to pass Lando at the first start. I managed to pass Isack at the second start.
“So I think in terms of performance, we can be very proud of what we’ve achieved during that weekend.
“And yeah, I think it kind of shows the good work we’ve been doing since the start of the year. I managed to score points in every round. We’re consistent. The execution is there, you know.
“So I think there’s definitely a lot of positive. I definitely needed these few days to kind of calm down.
“I mean, Monaco alone is already very intense as a weekend on and off the track. The driving takes a lot of energy.You run extremely high on adrenaline.
“So mixed with the situation itself, it was quite a lot to process Monday, Tuesday, but now I’m feeling in a good place to really have 100% of my head into this new race weekend.”
Gasly’s penalties to be analysed following successful Right of Review
The Stewards, having examined the petitions and associated submissions, summoned and heard the team representatives, FIA representatives, and FOM (as the Official Timekeeping Supplier for the Competition), (Documents numbered 94, 95, 96 and 97) determine the following:
Decision 1: The petition of review in relation to the first petition is admissible.
Decision 2: The petition of review in relation to the second petition is admissible.Competitors are reminded that, in accordance with Article 14.3 of the FIA International Sporting Code, Decisions 1 and 2 are subject to appeal.
Decision 3: There is a significant and relevant new element which was unavailable to the Stewards at the time of the decision in Document 73, no hearing having been conducted at the time.
Decision 4: There is a significant and relevant new element which was unavailable to the Stewards at the time of the decision in Document 75, no hearing having been conducted at the time.
Reasons (which apply to both Decisions 3 and 4):
1. Significance
In its written submission, Alpine argued that there were four matters which demonstrated the “significance” of the element namely.
1a That the FIA and FOM, but not the Race Stewards, were aware in advance of the race that there was an issue with the timing loops in the pit lane.
1b That Alpine had data with demonstrated that the driver of Car 10 (Pierre Gasly) activated the pit lane speed limiter in advance of entry into the pit lane and did not exceed the pit lane speed limit.
1c A witness statement from Pierre Gasly that he took a cautious approach before entering the pit lane having been warned by his engineer.
1d FOM, as Official Timekeeping Supplier to the Competition, provided evidence that the distance used in calculating the F1 Official Timing (and hence the pit lane speed) was inaccurate and overestimated the speed of Car 10.
The Stewards determine that item d. above is sufficient on its own to meet the required standard of “significant”.
It is NOTED that the FIA and FOM representatives strongly refuted the assertion in “Significance” point 1a, that they had advance awareness of the issue with the timing loops in pit lane.
The Stewards also NOTED that they became concerned after the third alleged speeding breach was reported to them by the Official Timekeeper, and at that time asked Race Control if it was aware of any issue or irregularity with the system. Race Control reported back that it raised the matter with the Official Timekeeper and was reassured that there were no issues.
2. Relevance
In its written submission, Alpine argued that the new element was relevant in that it directly related to the speed of Car 10 in the Pit Lane, The Stewards determine that this meets the standard of “relevant”.
3. New Element
The information concerning the inaccurate distance measurement was provided by FOM on Wednesday June 10, therefore was “new” and unavailable to the Stewards at the time of the two decisions referred to in Documents 73 and 75 (June 7).
Conclusion: Both the first and second petitions meet the required standards for a Right of Review in accordance with Article 14.1.1 of the FIA International Sporting Code.
Accordingly Part 2 of the Hearing will be conducted into both matters referred to in Documents 73 and 75. With the agreement of the parties, both Hearings will be conducted concurrently.
Part 1 of the Hearing adjourned at 1310hrs CEST and will resume at 1320 hrs CEST.
Gasly regains podium finish
Early Friday afternoon CET, it was confirmed Pierre Gasly’s penalties were removed, meaning he finished P3 in the 2026 F1 Monaco GP.
DECISION 146. In relation to the penalty applied to Car 10 in Document 73, we determine that:
a. The penalty be rescinded.
b. The 5 seconds added to the elapsed race time of Car 10 shall be removed.
c. The classification shall be amended accordingly and determined as Final subject only to any appeal (see below).
DECISION 247.
In relation to the penalty applied to Car 10 in Document 75 we determine that:
a. The penalty be rescinded.
b. The 5 seconds added to the elapsed race time of Car 10 shall be removed.
c. The classification shall be amended accordingly and determined as Final subject only to any appeal (see below).
DECISION 348.
That based on Decisions 1 and 2 above, the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship points shall be recalculated accordingly.
DECISION 449.
As the Right of Review has been upheld and the original decisions have been revised, the deposits paid by the Competitor in relation to both petitions for review shall be returned pursuant to Article 14.4.3 of the FIA International Sporting Code.
