FIA Schedules Thursday Hearing as Alpine Fights to Restore Pierre Gasly’s Monaco GP Podium

The FIA has confirmed a hearing for Thursday, 12 June, after Alpine lodged a formal challenge against the penalties that stripped Pierre Gasly of a podium finish at the Monaco Grand Prix. The governing body published two separate documents on Tuesday confirming receipt of Alpine’s dual petitions for review, with the virtual session set for 1pm CET.

Gasly crossed the line third in Monaco having climbed from ninth on the grid — a result he described as one of the finest drives of his Formula 1 career. However, two separate five-second penalties for exceeding the 60km/h pitlane speed limit, by 0.1km/h and 0.4km/h respectively, were applied to his race time. The combined 10-second addition dropped him to seventh in the final classification, promoting Isack Hadjar to the podium ahead of Oscar Piastri, Liam Lawson, and Arvid Lindblad.

Following the race, Autosport reports that Alpine issued a statement confirming it had requested a Right of Review from the FIA. Because both penalties must be overturned for Gasly to reclaim third place, the team faces a significant procedural challenge before any consideration of the penalties themselves can take place.

Under Article 14 of the FIA International Sporting Code, a team seeking a Right of Review must first demonstrate the existence of a “significant and relevant new element” that was not available to stewards at the time the original decisions were made. The FIA documents confirm the hearing will be structured in two distinct phases: Alpine will initially present evidence aimed solely at meeting that threshold. Only if stewards are satisfied that a qualifying new element exists will proceedings advance to a second phase, in which the merits of the penalties themselves would be reconsidered.

The penalties were among an unusually high number of pitlane speeding offences recorded during the Monaco race, a situation linked to the specific characteristics of the circuit’s pitlane and its speed measurement methodology. Rather than using an instantaneous speed reading, the FIA calculates an average speed through the fast lane via transponders and timing loops embedded in the track surface. The system identified drivers who took a shorter path through Monaco’s curved pitlane, thereby covering less distance between timing points — and consequently registering a higher calculated average speed — despite travelling within the permitted limit.

An emotional Gasly was direct in his assessment after the race. “I don’t think there is anything that could hurt me more right now,” he said. “It’s ten years I’m f*****g working my ass off for this type of moment. We did everything right today, standing on that podium in front of all the fans that turned up. This is the type of moment that for me can’t be taken away from us by unfair reasons.”

Successful Right of Review applications are rare in Formula 1. Teams frequently fail to clear the threshold of presenting evidence deemed both new and relevant by stewards. One notable precedent came at the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, when Williams submitted onboard footage — unavailable during the race — that led to the rescinding of a penalty handed to Carlos Sainz for a collision with Liam Lawson at Zandvoort. Whether Alpine holds comparable evidence in the current case has not been disclosed.

The outcome of Thursday’s hearing will have direct implications for the championship standings, given the positions involved. It remains to be seen what material Alpine intends to place before the stewards.