The saga surrounding the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix result shows no sign of ending, with the dispute now heading to the International Court of Appeal in Paris.
Red Bull and McLaren will have their appeals heard on Tuesday, August 25, at 0900 local time at FIA headquarters in place de la Concorde in Paris.
The hearing comes more than two months after Kimi Antonelli crossed the finish line first to take victory at one of Formula 1’s most prestigious events on the calendar.
The controversy centres on a series of pit lane speeding penalties that were handed out during the race, with six penalties issued to five drivers across the field.
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly was among the worst affected, picking up two separate five-second time penalties that dropped him from third place all the way down to seventh position.
The dramatic turnaround for Gasly came when Formula One Management revealed that the distance used to calculate official timing data was “inaccurate and overestimated the speed” at which he had been travelling.
Armed with that significant new element, Alpine successfully appealed the stewards’ decisions and Gasly was restored to the podium in third place.
As a direct consequence of that successful appeal, Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar was demoted to fourth and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri dropped to fifth in the revised classification.
Neither Red Bull nor McLaren accepted that outcome, and both teams lodged formal appeals on June 16, 2026, setting the stage for Tuesday’s courtroom showdown.
The FIA confirmed in an official statement that the case centres on “Decisions No. 1 and No. 2 of the Stewards contained in Document 99 of 12 June 2026 in respect of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, counting towards the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship.”
The stewards’ original decisions saw Gasly penalised for recorded pit lane speeds of 60.1 km/h and 60.4 km/h respectively, in breach of Article B1.6.3a of the 2026 FIA Formula One Regulations.
The FIA statement confirmed the stewards later determined “there was a significant and relevant new element that was unavailable to them at the time of their decisions,” which triggered the review process that led to the penalties being rescinded.
As matters currently stand, the Monaco Grand Prix results show Antonelli winning for Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton second for Ferrari and Gasly third for Alpine.
Should the Paris court rule in favour of Red Bull and McLaren, Hadjar and Piastri could move back up the order, reshuffling championship points for both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ standings once more.
The outcome of Tuesday’s hearing will be closely watched across the paddock, given the potential implications for the 2026 championship picture as the season continues.