Mercedes has officially requested the FIA review the results of the Monaco Grand Prix.

It has submitted a Right of Review request with the governing body. This is the same process Alpine used to reverse Pierre Gasly two penalties in the race, moving him from seventh place in the initial classification to third.

Separately, McLaren and Red Bull previously served notice of their intention to appeal the decision by the stewards.

The outcome of the race is being disputed after the stewards admitted in their verdict on Gasly that pit lane speeding penalties were issued incorrectly. The stewards said this happened because the pit lane length was measured as being 77 metres shorter than it actually was.

RaceFans understands the stewards’ admission is one of the grounds Mercedes intends to use to challenge the race result, along with the fact Gasly’s penalty was reversed.

Five drivers received pit lane speeding penalties during the race including Gasly, who received two, Russell and McLaren driver Oscar Piastri.

Gasly did not serve either of his penalties during the race eight days ago. The stewards cancelled both following a hearing last Thursday.

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Unlike Gasly, Russell entered his pit box after receiving his five-second penalty, which meant he should have served it during the race. He was therefore issued a harsher drive-through penalty, which drivers are required to serve within three laps. When Russell served that penalty with seven laps to go he fell from third place to 14th.

Piastri also served his five-second time penalty during the race. The removal of Gasly’s penalties dropped him from fourth place to fifth in the final classification.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said last weekend the team had spoken to its lawyers regarding the stewards’ decision to overturn Gasly’s penalty. However he indicated he was doubtful of the team’s chance of success.

“Do we think that we realistically have a position, a chance of reverting the result? I don’t think so,” he said.

“But we definitely have to give it a go if we see that there is a millimetre of chance to do so and bring him back to whatever it was – P4 [or] P3.”

Russell’s team mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the race.

The last two Right of Review requests brought by Formula 1 teams have been successful. Before Alpine’s win last week, Williams also succeeded in in challenging Carlos Sainz Jnr’s penalty during last year’s Dutch Grand Prix. However, as Sainz served that penalty in the race, the stewards ruled it could not be overturned.

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Previous Right of Review decisions

Date of decision
Team
Event
Incident
Outcome

21/6/2019
Ferrari
Canadian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel rejoined the track in an unsafe fashion
Failed

5/7/2020
Red Bull
Austrian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton failed to slow for yellow flags
Succeeded

2/5/2021
Alfa Romeo
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Kimi Raikkonen failed to re-establish the correct restart order
Failed

29/7/2021
Red Bull
British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton given a 10-second penalty for colliding with Max Verstappen (Red Bull sought harsher penalty)
Failed

9/8/2021
Aston Martin
Hungarian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel’s car disqualified for being underweight
Failed

19/11/2021
Mercedes
Brazilian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen forced Lewis Hamilton off the track
Failed

28/10/2022
Alpine
United States Grand Prix
Haas submitted protest against Fernando Alonso too late
Succeeded

19/3/2023
Aston Martin
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso failed to serve a five-second time penalty correctly
Succeeded

18/4/2023
Ferrari
Australian Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz Jnr collided with Fernando Alonso
Failed

2/7/2023
McLaren
Canadian Grand Prix
Lando Norris penalised for “unsportsmanlike” driving
Failed

9/11/2023
Haas
United States Grand Prix
Track limits breaches
Failed

5/5/2024
Aston Martin
Chinese Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso collided with Carlos Sainz Jnr
Failed

26/10/2024
McLaren
United States Grand Prix
Lando Norris was penalised for overtaking Max Verstappen off the track
Failed

13/9/2025
Williams
Dutch Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz Jnr was penalised for colliding with Liam Lawson
Succeeded

12/6/2026
Alpine
Monaco Grand Prix
Pierre Gasly was given two pit lane speeding penalties
Succeeded

Mercedes
Monaco Grand Prix
George Russell was given a five-second time penalty followed by a drive-through penalty for failing to serve it

This article will be updated

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