Gasly reinstated to Monaco podium after F1 officials admit timekeeping blunder

• Frenchman was demoted to seventh for pitlane speeding

• F1 said it had made a mistake with its measurements

Pierre Gasly was reinstated to the Monaco Grand Prix podium on Friday after Formula One stewards rescinded penalties for pitlane speeding after recognising a timekeeping error following an appeal by his Alpine team.

The Frenchman had finished third on the track but dropped to seventh when the two five-second penalties were applied after https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/07/kimi-antonelli-becomes-youngest-winner-of-f1-monaco-gp-after-late-drama">last Sunday’s race finish.

Formula One, responsible for the timekeeping, has now admitted making a mistake with its measurements.