The stewards returned third place to Pierre Gasly in Monaco.

The stewards returned third place to Pierre Gasly in Monaco.

      The stewards granted the Alpine team's request to review two penalties that Pierre Gasly received during the Monaco race. As a result of the decision, the French driver returned to third place in the Monaco Grand Prix standings.

      During the race, Pierre received two five-second penalties for speeding in the pit lane. Gasly did not serve the penalties during the race, so after finishing third, 10 seconds were added to his time, dropping him to seventh place and allowing Isaac Hadjar to take the podium. Alpine disagreed with the penalties and exercised their right to appeal the decision, which was upheld in Barcelona.

      As a result of the investigation, the stewards determined that the individual control sections of the pit lane in Monaco were actually shorter than indicated in the official documentation. This created the impression that cars were exceeding the speed limit of 60 km/h, although there may not have been any actual speeding.

      It was believed that the length of the first control section in the pit lane was 2692 centimeters. However, after additional checks conducted after the race, it was found that its actual length was 2615 centimeters, which is 77 centimeters shorter.

      This error led to the penalties imposed on drivers at the first speed control section. At the time the penalties were issued on Sunday, the stewards did not have this information.

      After the new data was confirmed, the stewards annulled both of Pierre Gasly's penalties and restored his third place in the final classification of the Monaco race.

      As a result, Isaac Hadjar dropped to fourth position, Oscar Piastri to fifth, Liam Lawson to sixth, and Arvid Lindblad to seventh.

Other articles

The stewards returned third place to Pierre Gasly in Monaco.

The stewards granted the Alpine team's request to review two penalties that Pierre Gasly received during the race in Monaco.