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Gasly Penalized, Drops to Seventh; Alpine Appeal Accepted

6/12/2026

Summary

Gasly Appeals Penalties

Pierre Gasly, Alpine driver, received two five-second pit-lane speeding penalties, dropping him from third to seventh.
Alpine lodged a Right of Review and presented F1 data showing the speed-measuring system overestimated his speed.
FIA stewards accepted the review and scheduled a Friday-morning hearing in Barcelona.
Gasly said the penalties were his hardest sporting moment.
He noted drivers such as George Russell were also penalised and urged the FIA to reconsider.

Summary

Alpine Files Review

Six pit-lane speeding penalties were issued at Monaco, affecting Pierre Gasly, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Oscar Piastri and Oliver Colapinto.
Alpine alone filed a Right of Review after the third breach, when stewards asked Race Control, which said no timing-loop fault existed.
Alpine claimed the FIA and Formula One Management knew of a pit-lane timing-loop fault before the race, a claim officials refuted.

Summary

Stewards Judge

Stewards, an independent panel separate from the FIA, judge penalties solely on submitted evidence.
The 60 km/h pit-lane rule does not define checkpoint timing, creating legal ambiguity about speeding.
Alpine’s Right of Review must supply a significant, relevant and entirely new evidence element under the International Sporting Code.
If the timing-loop fault is confirmed, stewards will decide how to handle the other five penalised drivers.

History

Historical Context

After Senna and Ratzenberger died at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the FIA and the re-formed GPDA demanded safety reforms. One result was the introduction of an electronic pit-lane speed-limit system for the San Marino race, the first use of timing loops to enforce a speed cap. The present Monaco timing-loop dispute revives that 1994 safety-technology debate.

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Gasly Appeals Penalties

Pierre Gasly, Alpine driver, received two five-second pit-lane speeding penalties, dropping him from third to seventh.
Alpine lodged a Right of Review and presented F1 data showing the speed-measuring system overestimated his speed.
FIA stewards accepted the review and scheduled a Friday-morning hearing in Barcelona.
Gasly said the penalties were his hardest sporting moment.
He noted drivers such as George Russell were also penalised and urged the FIA to reconsider.

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