Gasly says Alpine 'robbed' as court strips Monaco podium

Pierre Gasly says Alpine is being "robbed" after the FIA International Court of Appeal reinstated his two five-second time penalties from the Monaco Grand Prix, stripping him of a podium finish he had earned on track.

The ICA's ruling, delivered Friday, overturned Alpine's successful right of review that had previously rescinded the penalties. Gasly had finished third on the road but was initially demoted to seventh for speeding in the pit-lane. Alpine proved the official timekeeper had made an error measuring the pit-lane length, and the penalties were dropped — only for McLaren and Red Bull's appeal to the sport's highest legal body to reverse that decision.

Why it matters:

The case underscores a growing trend of race results being decided in courtrooms rather than on track. Gasly's demotion hands Alpine's first podium since the 2024 Sao Paulo GP to Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar, while McLaren's Oscar Piastri moves up to fourth. It also exposes a quirk in the rulebook: some penalties can be appealed, others cannot.

The details:

• Gasly did not serve his 10-second penalty in the pits — the time was added to his elapsed race time, a common driver choice. That made his case appealable, unlike Piastri's, which was served during the race and cannot be undone under FIA rules.
• The revised classification: Hadjar third, Piastri fourth, Liam Lawson fifth, Arvid Lindblad sixth, Gasly seventh.
• Alpine executive advisor Flavio Briatore launched a scathing attack on one of the ICA judges and hinted at further action.
• Alpine could still seek another right of review if new evidence emerges.

What's next:

Gasly says he has "confidence" in his team to continue the fight. "I think we're being robbed, and I don't think it's going to stop there," he told Canal+. "On track, we finished third. Then there was another twist afterwards." With Alpine's legal options not yet exhausted, this saga may not be over.