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FIA Sets Hearing Date for McLaren Over Pierre Gasly Monaco Penalties
Highlights
- FIA hearing set for August 25 at 09:00 in Paris
- McLaren and Red Bull appeal Gasly’s Monaco penalties
- Gasly’s penalty removed due to incorrect pit-lane length measurement
- Appeal challenges aim to reinstate Gasly’s five-second penalty
- Hearing will be closed to public and media
- Outcome may affect 2026 Monaco GP standings and points
FIA schedules a Court of Appeal hearing for 09:00 on Tuesday, August 25, in Paris, to review McLaren and Red Bull challenges to Pierre Gasly’s rescinded Monaco time penalty.
Multiple drivers received five-second penalties for exceeding the 60kph pit-lane limit, including Gasly, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Franco Colapinto, and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, during a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix.
Alpine’s right of review demonstrated a measurement error. Timekeepers derived average speed from distance and time, rather than capturing peak speed at pit entry or exit.
Stewards judged the submission new and relevant because the data was unavailable initially. One of Gasly’s two five-second penalties was removed, restoring him to third from seventh.
The revision demoted Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar to fourth, McLaren’s Piastri to fifth, and Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson to sixth. The FIA confirmed adjustments after the Barcelona weekend.
FIA hearing scheduled for 09:00 on August 25 in Paris.
Mercedes considered its own situation after George Russell’s incorrectly served penalty. He failed to wait five seconds before a pit stop, triggering a red-flag drive-through that dropped him to 12th.
Toto Wolff hinted at questions but Mercedes did not appeal. McLaren and Red Bull proceeded, filing on June 16, 2026, to challenge decisions recorded as Document 99 from Monaco.
The Court of Appeal will sit behind closed doors. A ruling could reset Monaco’s final classification and alter points, with knock-on effects for team objectives and driver campaigns.
The right of review exposed a key timing flaw: average speed used instead of a single-point measurement.
The timing is significant. It follows Zandvoort, where teams refine updates and strategy, particularly around the Red Bull Dutch GP weekend.
For McLaren, the case dovetails with development priorities in its delicate F1 project. Regulatory certainty influences execution, set-up choices, and risk appetite across tight midfield battles.
The hearing will be closed to the public and media.
Observers also track driver impacts. Recent outcomes around Norris and Piastri, reflected in McLaren relief Norris Piastri coverage, frame expectations for any Monaco reclassification.
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FIA Hearing: Tuesday, August 25, Paris
McLaren & Red Bull challenge Gasly’s penalty removal
McLaren & Red Bull challenge Gasly’s penalty removal
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Appeal showdown:
Red Bull & McLaren fight to have Gasly’s penalty reinstated—shuffling podiums, points, and championship fates.
Red Bull & McLaren fight to have Gasly’s penalty reinstated—shuffling podiums, points, and championship fates.
Will Monaco results change —again? 💥
FIA’s decision could redraw the 2026 standings.
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