Pierre Gasly has had his third-place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix reinstated after a successful appeal from his Alpine F1 team.
Gasly finished third at the chequered flag before he was punished by two five-second time penalties – due to speeding in the pit lane – and dropped to seventh.
However, Alpine appealed the penalties, given several drivers fell foul of the pit-lane speed limit in last Sunday’s race and amid concerns about the official F1 timing of the pit-lane speed.
Now, on Friday ahead of this weekend’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, Alpine’s right of review has proved successful – and Gasly reclaims his third-place finish, with Isack Hadjar dropping to fourth.
It also means Oscar Piastri (to fifth), Liam Lawson (to sixth) and Arvid Lindblad (to seventh) all drop one place in the final race classification.
An Alpine statement read: “We welcome the decision made by the FIA to deem our Right of Review as admissible following the final classification of last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.
“As a result, the Stewards have rescinded the two five-second penalties imposed on Car #10, which reinstates the team’s third-place finish.
“We would like to thank the FIA and Formula One Management for its transparency and co-operation throughout the Right of Review process and for reaching this decision.
“The team’s focus is now very much on this weekend’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix and striving for the best possible result with both of its cars.”
The result means Alpine gain nine points in the world championship, putting Gasly above Hadjar in the driver standings.
