Alpine launches Right of Review after Gasly loses Monaco podium

Alpine has launched a formal challenge against the FIA following the Monaco Grand Prix, seeking a Right of Review after Pierre Gasly was stripped of a podium finish by two pit-lane speeding penalties that transformed one of the strongest drives of his season into bitter disappointment.

For several hours after Sunday's dramatic race, Gasly appeared to have secured a remarkable third-place finish around the streets of Monte Carlo.

Starting ninth, the Frenchman expertly navigated a race shaped by incidents, safety cars and a late red flag to climb into contention.

When Mercedes' George Russell dropped down the order after serving a drive-through penalty, Gasly's reward seemed set: a hard-earned podium in Formula 1's most prestigious race.

Then the stewards intervened.

Two separate pit-lane speeding infringements resulted in a combined 10-second penalty, demoting Gasly from third to seventh and costing Alpine a result that could prove significant in the championship battle.

Alpine takes the fight to the FIA

Unwilling to accept the outcome without further scrutiny, Alpine moved swiftly after the race to challenge the decision.

“After the result of today’s Monaco Grand Prix, BWT Alpine Formula 1 Team can confirm it has requested a Right of Review from the FIA following the penalties applied for pit lane speeding,” read a brief statement from Alpine post-race.

A successful Right of Review requires a team to present significant new and relevant evidence that was unavailable at the time the original decision was made.

Whether Alpine can meet that threshold remains to be seen, but the team's action underscores how strongly it believes the penalties warrant further examination.

Gasly left ‘heartbroken’

For Gasly, the emotional impact was immediate.

Having crossed the finish line believing he had secured only the sixth podium of his Formula 1 career — and one of the most valuable results of Alpine's season — the subsequent penalty left him struggling to process what had happened.

“Right now, I’m just heartbroken. I don’t know what to say. I don’t want to be speaking right now.

“We all work so hard to get these moments, and then when it gets taken away from you for some things which we need to review… The team set the right speed limiter, and I put it way before the line on both times.

• 2026 Monaco Grand Prix - Race results

“I crossed the line in P3 in Monaco in front of all the fans and all the people here, and in the end we get penalised and finish far away. I don’t really know what to say.”

The frustration stems not only from the loss of points, but from the rarity of podium opportunities in modern Formula 1. For drivers outside the sport's dominant teams, such results can be career-defining moments.

A result worth fighting for

That reality was not lost on Gasly as he reflected on what had slipped away.

“It's been 10 years I do this, I have five podiums in my career, and it hurts when you pass the line on the podium and then… I don’t know…

“Hopefully they [Alpine] can fight it, hopefully they can appeal it, because I just feel like we’ve done everything we had to do.”

Whether Alpine's request ultimately changes the final classification remains uncertain.

What is clear is that a race which should have been remembered as one of Gasly's finest Monaco performances has instead become the subject of a legal and sporting battle.

Until the FIA reaches a verdict on Alpine's Right of Review request, the Frenchman and his team remain caught between celebration and heartbreak — still hoping the podium they earned on the road can yet be restored.

Keep up to date with all the F1 news via X and Facebook