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FIA court sets hearing date for McLaren and Red Bull appeal over Gasly Monaco penalties
The FIA International Court of Appeal will meet behind closed doors in Paris on 25 August to rule on McLaren and Red Bull's challenge against rescinded Monaco Grand Prix penalties for Pierre Gasly.
By Sanne Vermeer - 2026-08-18T10:17:00.000Z - 3 min read
The FIA International Court of Appeal will convene in Paris on 25 August to hear appeals from McLaren and Red Bull over the post-race reversal of penalties issued to Pierre Gasly at the Monaco Grand Prix. The hearing at the federation’s headquarters on Place de la Concorde will determine whether stewards were justified in overturning two separate pit-lane speeding infractions days after the chequered flag.
The dispute traces back to the race on 7 June, when reports from the Race Director triggered regulatory action against Alpine's Car 10. Stewards determined that Gasly had exceeded the pit-lane speed threshold on two separate occasions, logging speeds of 60.1 km/h and 60.4 km/h. Those infractions breached Article B1.6.3a of the 2026 Formula 1 regulations, resulting in a pair of five-second time penalties applied under official documents 73 and 75.
Alpine moved rapidly on Sunday afternoon to contest the sanctions. The team lodged two petitions for review on race day under Article 14 of the FIA International Sporting Code, arguing that the sanctions warranted formal reconsideration. Under the governing code, a Right of Review requires a competitor to bring forward a significant and relevant new element that was unavailable to the stewards when the initial verdict was rendered.
Five days later, on 12 June, the Monaco stewards accepted Alpine's submissions. Determining that the required fresh evidence had been established, the panel published Document 99, formally rescinding both five-second penalties. That decision prompted an amended official race classification in Document 100 and a recalculation of points for both the Drivers' and Constructors' championships under Document 101.
The retrospective changes to the Monaco standings met swift resistance from rival teams. On 16 June, McLaren Racing and Red Bull Racing lodged formal appeals against the stewards' decision, taking the matter beyond the event officials and into the jurisdiction of the International Court of Appeal. Case ICA-2026-06-07-08-09 directly challenges the legality and procedural basis of Document 99.
Proceedings in Paris will commence at 09:00 on Tuesday, 25 August, behind firmly closed doors. Following a request from the parties involved, the judging panel ruled that the session will remain closed to the public, media and unauthorized observers for confidentiality reasons. The final verdict will be published as soon as possible after the panel concludes its deliberations.
At stake in the French capital is both the final Monaco classification and the regulatory bar for overturning in-race penalties. With McLaren and Red Bull challenging the grounds on which Alpine secured its review, the court must decide whether the stewards' reversal stands or if Gasly's original penalties must be reinstated into the championship standings.