The Frenchman crossed the line third on the road but was hit with two five-second penalties for pit lane speeding, relegating him to seventh in the final classification after a race littered with marginal infractions.
Alpine moved quickly after the chequered flag, lodging a right of review with the FIA in an attempt to overturn the decision, which requires “significant and relevant new evidence” for the case to be reconsidered.
Gasly was left visibly shaken by the outcome, having already begun celebrating what would have been the sixth podium of his Formula 1 career on the slow-down lap.
“Honestly, I’m just heartbroken,” he told Sky Sports.
“I don’t have the words, I have too much emotions to process and I just can’t get my head around what happened and it just doesn’t sound fair.”
The penalties came after two minimal breaches of the 60km/h pit lane limit, measured at just 0.1km/h and 0.4km/h over, in a weekend where multiple drivers were caught out under the same system.
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Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Oscar Piastri and Franco Colapinto were among those also penalised, raising wider concerns about how speeds were being calculated through the timing loops embedded in the pit lane.
Gasly insisted the data from inside the car told a different story.
“I know as well for a fact that what’s in the car is below the 60km/h,” he said.
“And I know on both occasions I’ve put it way before the line.
“That’s probably the most simple setting you can put in a Formula 1 car.”
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The Alpine driver said he believed the issue may lie in how cars intersect the timing loops, with aggressive pit entry lines potentially shortening the measured distance and triggering false readings.
The Frenchman added that the penalty had cut him deep on a personal level.
“I don’t think there is anything that could hurt me more right now,” he said.
“It’s ten years I’m fucking working my ass off for this type of moment.
“It’s the type of moment that for me can’t be taken away from us by unfair reasons.
“What’s going on right now is not right and hopefully they can make the right choice.”
Alpine’s review request will now hinge on whether the FIA accepts that new evidence meets the threshold of being “significant and relevant”, a prerequisite before any formal re-examination of the penalty can take place.
Even if successful, Gasly said it cannot restore the lost moment of standing on the Monaco podium.
“We crossed the finish line in 3rd today, and that’s all I want to remember,” Gasly later wrote on social media.
“I’ve dreamed about that podium thousands times… it doesn’t feel right for it to be taken away like this.
“I really hope the right outcome can be made. We will fight for it with my team.”
The penalty fallout extended beyond Alpine, with Cadillac also losing a maiden points finish after Sergio Perez received a post-race penalty for a start line infringement on the restart.
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