| 1) REGULATIONS |
| 1.1 |
The final text of these Sporting Regulations shall be the English version
which will be used should any dispute arise as to their interpretation.
Headings in this document are for ease of reference only and do not form
part of these Sporting Regulations. Changes to these Sporting Regulations which, in the opinion of the FIA
Technical Department, involve a significant change to the design of the
car will be announced in accordance with Article 2.2 of the Formula One
Technical Regulations. Other changes will be announced no later than the
31 October preceding the season of their introduction. All changes to the
Formula One Technical and/or Sporting Regulations will be made in accordance
with the procedures set out in Appendix 5. |
| 1.2 |
These Sporting Regulations were published on 14 December 2007 and replace all previous FIA Formula One World Championship Sporting Regulations in respect of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship. |
| 2) GENERAL UNDERTAKING |
| 2.1 |
All drivers, competitors and officials participating in the Championship
undertake, on behalf of themselves, their employees, agents and suppliers, to observe all the provisions as supplemented or amended of the International Sporting Code (the Code), the Formula One Technical Regulations (the Technical Regulations) and the present Sporting Regulations together with all the provisions of the 1998 Concorde Agreement (the Agreement) of which they have had due notice. referred to as “the Regulations”. |
| 2.2 |
The Championship and each of its Events is governed by the FIA in accordance with the Regulations. Event means any event entered into the FIA Formula One Championship Calendar for any year commencing at the scheduled time for scrutineering and sporting checks and including all practice and the race itself and ending at the later of the time for the lodging of a protest under the terms of the Code and the time when a technical or sporting certification has been carried out under the terms of the Code. |
| 2.3 |
Any special national regulations must be submitted to the FIA with the
original application for inclusion of an Event on the international calendar.
Only with the approval of the FIA can such special regulations come into
force for an Event. The FIA will ensure that all applicant competitors are informed of such
special regulations before entries close under Article 13.1. |
| 3) GENERAL CONDITIONS |
| 3.1 |
It is the competitor's responsibility to ensure that all persons concerned
by his entry observe all the requirements of the Agreement, the Code, the Technical Regulations and the Sporting Regulations. If a competitor is unable to be present in person at the
Event he must nominate his representative in writing. The person having
charge of an entered car during any part of an Event is responsible jointly
and severally with the competitor for ensuring that the requirements are
observed. |
| 3.2 |
Competitors must ensure that their cars comply with the conditions of eligibility and safety throughout practice and the race. |
| 3.3 |
The presentation of a car for scrutineering will be deemed an implicit statement of conformity. |
| 3.4 |
All persons concerned in any way with an entered car or present in any other capacity whatsoever in the paddock, pit lane, or track must wear an appropriate pass at all times. |
| 4) LICENCES |
| 4.1 |
All drivers, competitors and officials participating in the Championship must hold a FIA Super Licence. |
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Applications for Super Licences must be made to the FIA through the applicant's ASN. |
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The driver's name will remain on the list for Super Licences for one year. |
| 5) CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS |
| 5.1 |
Events are reserved for Formula One cars as defined in the Technical Regulations. |
| 5.2 |
Each Event will have the status of an international restricted competition. |
| 5.3 |
The distance of all races, from the start signal referred to in Article
144 38.10 to the chequered flag, shall be equal to the least number of complete
laps which exceed a distance of 305 km (Monaco 260km). However, should two hours elapse before the scheduled race distance is
completed, the leader will be shown the chequered flag when he crosses
the control line (the Line) at the end of the lap during which the two
hour period ended. However, should the race be suspended (see Articles
41) the length of the suspension will be added to this period. |
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The Line is a single line which crosses both the track and the pit lane. |
| 5.4 |
The maximum number of Events in the Championship is 20, the minimum is 8. |
| 5.5 |
The final list of Events is published by the FIA before 1 January each year. |
| 5.6 |
An Event which is cancelled with less than three months written notice to the FIA will not be considered for inclusion in the following year's Championship unless the FIA judges the cancellation to have been due to force majeure. |
| 5.7 |
An Event may be cancelled if fewer than 12 cars are available for it. |
| 6) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
| 6.1 |
The Formula One World Championship driver's title will be awarded to the driver who has scored the highest number of points, taking into consideration all the results obtained during the Events which have actually taken place. |
| 6.2 |
The title of Formula One World Champion Constructor will be awarded to
the make which has scored the highest number of points, results from both
cars (see Article 13.6) being taken into account. |
| 6.3 |
The constructor of an engine or rolling chassis is the person (including any corporate or unincorporated body) which owns the intellectual property rights to such engine or chassis. The make of an engine or chassis is the name attributed to it by its constructor. |
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If the make of the chassis is not the same as that of the engine, the title will be awarded to the former which shall always precede the latter in the name of the car. |
| 6.4 |
Points for both titles will be awarded at each Event according to the following scale : |
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1st : 10 points |
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2nd : 8 points |
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3rd : 6 points |
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4th : 5 points |
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5th : 4 points |
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6th : 3 points |
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7th : 2 points |
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8th : 1 point |
| 6.5 |
If a race is suspended under Articles 41, and cannot be resumed, no points will be awarded if the leader has completed less than two laps, half points will be awarded if the leader has completed more than two laps but less than 75% of the original race distance and full points will be awarded if the leader has completed more than 75% of the original race distance. |
| 6.6 |
The drivers finishing first, second and third in the Championship must be present at the annual FIA Prize Giving ceremony. |
| 7) DEAD HEAT |
| 7.1 |
Prizes and points awarded for all the positions of competitors who tie, will be added together and shared equally. |
| 7.2 |
If two or more constructors or drivers finish the season with the same number of points, the higher place in the Championship (in either case) shall be awarded to : |
| a) |
the holder of the greatest number of first places, |
| b) |
if the number of first places is the same, the holder of the greatest number of second places, |
| c) |
if the number of second places is the same, the holder of the greatest number of third places and so on until a winner emerges. |
| d) |
if this procedure fails to produce a result, the FIA will nominate the winner according to such criteria as it thinks fit. |
| 8) PROMOTER |
| 8.1 |
An application to promote an Event must be made to the ASN of the country
in which the Event is to take place, which will apply to the FIA. It must
be accompanied by written evidence that the promoter has made arrangements
within the terms of the Agreement to secure the participation of competitors, which arrangements are conditional
only upon the FIA entering the Event on the Championship calendar. |
| 9) ORGANISATION OF EVENTS |
| 9.1 |
An organiser is a body appointed and/or approved in accordance with the Agreement with the powers
and responsibilities set out therein. nominated by the ASN and appointed by the FIA. Upon deciding to grant an application to hold an Event, the FIA will invite
the relevant ASN to organise it or to nominate an organiser. If the ASN
is not in a position to do so, the FIA may itself appoint an organiser.
The organiser must be a club or body acceptable to the FIA and must enter
into the organisation agreement set out in schedule 6 of the Agreement Appendix 4 when it applies to organise the Event. |
| 9.2 |
Each organiser shall supply the information set out in Appendix 1, part A hereto to the FIA no later than 90 days before the Event. The FIA, if satisfied with such information, shall complete part B and forward both parts to all competitors no later than 60 days before the Event. |
| 10) INSURANCE |
| 10.1 |
The promoter of an Event must procure that all competitors, their personnel
and drivers are covered by third party insurance as required by the Agreement and its schedules. in accordance with the FIA requirements. |
| 10.2 |
Ninety days before the Event, the promoter must send the FIA details of
the risks covered by the insurance policy which must comply with the national
laws in force as well as the Agreement with the FIA requirements. Sight of the policy must be available to the competitors
on demand. |
| 10.3 |
Third party insurance arranged by the promoter shall be in addition and without prejudice to any personal insurance policy held by a competitor or any other participant in the Event. |
| 10.4 |
Drivers taking part in the Event are not third parties with respect to one another. |
| 11) FIA DELEGATES |
| 11.1 |
For each Event the FIA will nominate the following delegates: |
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safety delegate ; |
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medical delegate ; |
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technical delegate ; |
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press delegate . |
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and may nominate : |
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a representative of the President of the FIA ; |
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an observer ; |
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a stewards advisor ; |
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a safety car driver ; |
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a medical car driver. |
| 11.2 |
The role of the FIA delegates is to help the officials of the Event in their duties, to see within their fields of competence that all the regulations governing the Championship are respected, to make any comments they judge necessary and to draw up any necessary reports concerning the Event. |
| 11.3 |
The technical delegate nominated by the FIA will be responsible for scrutineering and will have full authority over the national scrutineers. |
| 12) OFFICIALS |
| 12.1 |
From among holders of an FIA Super Licence The following officials will be nominated by the FIA : |
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Two Three stewards, one of whom will be permanent and appointed the non-voting chairman ; |
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A race director ; |
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A permanent starter. |
| 12.2 |
From among holders of an FIA Super Licence The following officials will be nominated by the ASN and their names sent
to the FIA at the same time as the application to organise the Event : |
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One steward from among the ASNs nationals. |
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The clerk of the course. |
| 12.3 |
The clerk of the course shall work in permanent consultation with the race director. The race director shall have overriding authority in the following matters and the clerk of the course may give orders in respect of them only with his express agreement : |
| a) |
the control of practice and the race, adherence to the timetable and, if he deems it necessary, the making of any proposal to the stewards to modify the timetable in accordance with the Code or Sporting Regulations, |
| b) |
the stopping of any car in accordance with the Code or Sporting Regulations, |
| c) |
the stopping of practice or suspension of the race in accordance with the Sporting Regulations if he deems it unsafe to continue and ensuring that the correct restart procedure is carried out, |
| d) |
the starting procedure, |
| e) |
the use of the safety car. |
| 12.4 |
The race director, the clerk of the course and the technical delegate must be present at the Event from 10.00 on the day of initial scrutineering and the stewards from 15.00 on the same day. |
| 12.5 |
The race director must be in radio contact with the clerk of the course and the chairman of the stewards at all times when cars are permitted to run on the track. Additionally, the clerk of the course must be in race control and in radio contact with all marshal's posts during these times. |
| 13) COMPETITORS APPLICATIONS |
| 13.1 |
Applications to compete in the Championship may be submitted to the FIA at any time between 1 March two years prior to the Championship in which
the applicant wishes to compete and 15 November immediately preceding such
Championship, during the period 24-31 March 2006 inclusive on an entry form as set out in Appendix 2 hereto accompanied by the entry fee provided for in the Agreement, together with the deposit
provided for in Article 13.4 where applicable. an undertaking to pay the entry fee of ?300,000 to the FIA no later than
1 November 2007. Applications at other times from teams not already competing in the Championship will only be considered where if a place is available, taking into account all the teams who are entitled to compete under the
Agreement. Entry forms will be made available by the FIA who will notify the applicant of the result of the application within thirty days of its receipt. Successful applicants are automatically entered in all Events of the Championship and will be the only competitors at Events. |
| 13.2 |
Applications shall include : |
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confirmation that the applicant has read and understood the Agreement (including its schedules), the Code, the Technical Regulations and the Sporting Regulations and agrees, on its own behalf
and on behalf of everyone associated with its participation in the Championship,
to observe them, |
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the name of the team (which must include the name of the chassis), |
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the make of the competing car, |
| d) |
the make of the engine, |
| e) |
the names of the drivers. A driver may be nominated subsequent to the application upon payment of a fee fixed by the FIA, |
| f) |
an undertaking by the applicant to participate in every Event with the number of cars and drivers entered. |
g) |
an undertaking that the car does not make use of any component, system, software or device which has been (or might reasonably be suspected to have been) designed, supplied or constructed by or with the help of anyone who has been involved on behalf of the FIA with checking Formula One electronic systems during the 24 months immediately preceding the application. |
| 13.3 |
A competitor may change the make and/or type of engine at any time during the Championship. All points scored with
an engine of different make to that which was first entered in the Championship
will may count (and will be aggregated ) for the assessment of benefits, however such points will not count towards (nor be aggregated for) the FIA Formula One Constructors Championship. A major car manufacturer may not directly or indirectly supply engines for more than two teams of two cars each without the consent of the FIA. For the purposes of this Article 43 13.3, a major car manufacturer is a company whose shares are quoted on a recognised
stock exchange or the subsidiary of such a company. |
| 13.4 |
With the exception of those whose cars have scored points in the Championship
of the previous year, applicants must supply information about the size
of their company, their financial position and their ability to meet their
prescribed obligations. Any applicant which did not take part in the Championship for the previous
year must also deposit US$48,000,000 (forty-eight million United States
dollars) with the FIA when submitting its application. This sum will be
returned to it forthwith if its application is refused or in twelve equal
monthly instalments (including interest) commencing immediately after the
first Event in which it competes, provided it has met and continues to
meet all the requirements of the Agreement and its schedules. If the applicant
fails to appear for the Championship for which it has entered, its deposit
will be forfeit save only that the applicant may delay its participation
by one year, in which case US$12,000,000 (twelve million United States
dollars) will be forfeit and the balance repaid as set out above. |
| 13.5 |
All applications will be studied by the FIA which will publish the list of cars and drivers accepted together with their race numbers on 1 December (or the following Monday if 1 December falls on a weekend), having first notified unsuccessful applicants as set out in Article 13.1. and accepted or rejected in its absolute discretion. The FIA will publish
the list of cars and drivers accepted together with their race numbers
on 28 April 2006, having first notified unsuccessful applicants as set
out in Article 13.1. Out-of-time applications will be considered separately. |
| 13.6 |
No more than 24 cars will be admitted to the Championship, two being entered by each competitor. |
| 13.7 |
If in the opinion of the Formula One Commission a competitor fails to operate his team in a manner compatible with the standards of the Championship or in any way brings the Championship into disrepute, the FIA may exclude such competitor from the Championship forthwith. |
| 14) PASSES |
| 14.1 |
No pass may be issued or used other than with the agreement of the FIA. except in accordance with the Agreement. A pass may be used only by the person and for the purpose for which it
was issued. |
| 15) INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO COMPETITORS |
| 15.1 |
In exceptional circumstances, The stewards or race director may give instructions to competitors by means of special circulars in accordance with the Code. These circulars will be distributed to all competitors who must acknowledge receipt. |
| 15.2 |
All classifications and results of practice and the race, as well as all decisions issued by the officials, will be posted on the official notice board. |
| 15.3 |
Any decision or communication concerning a particular competitor must should be given to him within twenty five minutes of such decision, and receipt
must be acknowledged. |
| 16) INCIDENTS |
| 16.1 |
"Incident" means any occurrence or series of occurrences involving one or more drivers, or any action by any driver, which is reported to the stewards by the race director (or noted by the stewards and referred to the race director for investigation) which : |
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necessitated the suspension of a race under Articles 41; |
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constituted a breach of these Sporting Regulations or the Code ; |
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caused a false start by one or more cars ; |
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caused a collision ; |
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forced a driver off the track ; |
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illegitimately prevented a legitimate overtaking manoeuvre by a driver ; |
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illegitimately impeded another driver during overtaking. |
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Unless it was completely clear that a driver was in breach of any of the above, any incidents involving more than one car will normally be investigated after the race. |
| 16.2 a) |
It shall be at the discretion of the stewards to decide, upon a report or a request by the race director, if a driver or drivers involved in an incident shall be penalised. |
| b) |
If an incident is under investigation by the stewards a message informing all teams which driver or drivers are involved will be displayed on the timing monitors. |
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Provided that such a message is displayed no later than five minutes after the race has finished the driver or drivers concerned may not leave the circuit without the consent of the stewards. |
| 16.3 |
The stewards may impose any one of three penalties on any driver involved in an Incident : |
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A drive-through penalty. The driver must enter the pit lane and re-join the race without stopping ; |
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A ten second time penalty. The driver must enter the pit lane, stop at his pit for at least ten seconds and then re-join the race. |
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a drop of ten grid positions at the driver’s next Event. |
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However, should either of the penalties under a) and b) above be imposed
during the last five laps, or after the end of a race, Article 16.4b) below will not apply and 25 seconds will be added to the elapsed race
time of the driver concerned. |
| 16.4 |
Should the stewards decide to impose either of the penalties under Article 16.3a) or b), the following procedure will be followed : |
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The stewards will give written notification of the penalty which has been
imposed to an official of the team the competitor concerned and will ensure that this information is also displayed on the
timing monitors. |
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From the time the stewards’ decision is notified on the timing monitors the relevant driver may cover no more than three complete laps before entering the pit lane and, in the case of a penalty under Article 16.3b), proceeding to his garage where he shall remain for the period of the time penalty. |
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However, unless the driver was already in the pit entry for the purpose of serving his penalty, he may not carry out the penalty after the Safety Car has been deployed. Any laps carried out behind the Safety Car will be added to the three lap maximum. |
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Whilst a car is stationary in the pit lane as a result of incurring a time penalty it may not be worked on. However, if the engine stops it may be started after the time penalty period has elapsed. |
| c) |
When the time penalty period has elapsed the driver may rejoin the race. |
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Any breach or failure to comply with Articles 16.4b) or c) may result in
the car being excluded. |
| 17) PROTESTS |
| 17.1 |
Protests shall be made in accordance with the Code and accompanied by a
fee of €2000. |
| 18) SANCTIONS |
| 18.1 |
The stewards may inflict the penalties specifically set out in these Sporting Regulations in addition to or instead of any other penalties available to them under the Code. |
| 19) CHANGES OF DRIVER |
| 19.1 a) |
During a season each team will be permitted to use four drivers. Changes
may be made at any time before the start of the qualifying practice session
provided any change proposed after 16.00 on the day of scrutineering receives
the consent of the stewards. |
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Additional changes for reasons of force majeure will be considered separately. |
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Any new driver may score points in the Championship. |
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In addition to the above each team will be permitted to run additional drivers during P1 and P2 provided : |
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the stewards are informed which cars and drivers each team intends to use in each session before the end of initial scrutineering, changes after this time may only be made with the consent of the stewards ; |
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no more than two drivers are used in any one session ; |
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they carry the race number of the nominated driver they replace ; |
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they are in possession of a Super Licence. |
| c) |
If one of the team’s nominated drivers is unable to drive at some stage
after the end of initial scrutineering, and the stewards consent to a change
of driver, the replacement driver must use the scrutineering, and the stewards
consent to a change of driver, the replacement driver must use the engine, gearbox and tyres which were allocated to the original driver (see Articles 25.3
and 28.4). |
| 20) DRIVING |
| 20.1 |
The driver must drive the car alone and unaided. |
| 21) CAR LIVERY |
| 21.1 |
The provisions of the Code relating to national colours shall not apply to the Championship. |
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Both cars entered by a competitor must be presented in substantially the
same livery at each Event, any change to this livery during a Championship
season may only be made with the agreement of the Formula One Commission.
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In order that the cars of each team may be easily distinguished from one
another whilst they are on the track, the on board cameras located above
the principle roll structure of the first car must be predominantly fluorescent
red , the second car fluorescent yellow. |
| 21.2 |
Each car will carry the race number of its driver (or his replacement) as published by the FIA at the beginning of the season. This number must be clearly visible from the front of the car. |
| 21.3 |
The name or the emblem of the make of the car must appear on the front
of the nose of the car and in either case be at least 25mm in its largest
dimension. The name of the driver must appear on the external bodywork
and be clearly legible. |
| 22) TESTING |
| 22.1 a) |
Testing shall be considered any track running time undertaken by a competitor
entered in the Championship with the exception of : |
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i) promotional or demonstration events carried out using tyres provided
specifically for this purpose by the appointed supplier ; |
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ii) young driver training, any such driver having not competed in an F1
World Championship Event in the preceding 24 months nor tested a Formula
One car on more than four days in the same 24 month period. |
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No competitor may carry out more than 30000km of testing during a calendar year. |
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Cars must be fitted with the FIA ECU required by Article 8.2 of the 2008 FIA Formula One Technical Regulations. |
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No testing is permitted at sites which are not currently approved for use by Formula 1 cars. In order to ensure that venue licence conditions are respected at all times during testing, Competitors are required to inform the FIA of their test schedule in order that an observer may be appointed if deemed necessary. |
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During all Formula One testing : |
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red flag procedures must be respected ; |
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no other type of vehicle is permitted on the track ; |
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every reasonable effort should be made to ensure that the recommendations concerning emergency services detailed in Article 16 of Appendix H to the Code are followed. |
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If, after an incident, the Medical Warning Light signals that threshold forces have been exceeded the driver must present himself for examination in the circuit medical centre without delay. |
| 23) PIT LANE |
| 23.1 a) |
For the avoidance of doubt and for description purposes, the pit lane shall
be divided into two lanes. The lane closest to the pit wall is designated
the "fast lane", and the lane closest to the garages is designated
the "inner lane". Other than when cars are at the end of the
pit lane under Article 38.3 and 41.5, the inner lane is the only area where any work can be carried out on
a car. |
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The FIA will designate an area in the pit lane where each team may work
and two one place where pit stops may be carried out. |
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Unless a car is pushed from the grid at any time during the start procedure, cars may only be driven from the team’s designated garage area to the end of the pit lane. |
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Any driver intending to start the race from the pit lane may not drive his car from his team’s designated garage area until the 15 minute signal has been given and must stop in a line in the fast lane. |
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Under these circumstances working in the fast lane will be permitted but any such work is restricted to : |
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starting the engine and any directly associated preparation ; |
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the fitting or removal of permitted cooling and heating devices ; |
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changing wheels. |
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When cars are permitted to leave the pit lane they must do so in the order they arrived at the end of the pit lane unless another car is unduly delayed. At all times drivers must follow the directions of the marshals. |
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Other than drying, sweeping or any tyre rubber left when cars leave their pit stop position, competitors may not attempt to enhance the grip of the surface in the pit lane unless a problem has been clearly identified and a solution agreed to by the FIA safety delegate. |
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Competitors must not paint lines on any part of the pit lane. |
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Other than under d) above no equipment may be left in the fast lane. |
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Team personnel are only allowed in the pit lane immediately before they are required to work on a car and must withdraw as soon as the work is complete. |
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It is the responsibility of the competitor to release his car after a pit stop only when it is safe to do so. |
| 24) SCRUTINEERING |
| 24.1 |
Between 10.00 and 16.00 three days before the race (four days in Monaco)
initial scrutineering of all cars will take place in the garage assigned
to each team competitor. |
| 24.2 |
Unless a waiver is granted by the stewards, competitors who do not keep to these time limits will not be allowed to take part in the Event. |
| 24.3 |
No car may take part in the Event until it has been passed by the scrutineers. |
| 24.4 |
The scrutineers may : |
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check the eligibility of a car or of a competitor at any time during an Event, |
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require a car to be dismantled by the competitor to make sure that the conditions of eligibility or conformity are fully satisfied, |
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require a competitor to pay the reasonable expenses which exercise of the powers mentioned in this Article may entail, |
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require a competitor to supply them with such parts or samples as they may deem necessary. |
| 24.5 |
Any car which, after being passed by the scrutineers, is dismantled or modified in a way which might affect its safety or call into question its eligibility, or which is involved in an accident with similar consequences, must be re-presented for scrutineering approval. |
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Any such re-scrutineering may only take place with the consent of the stewards (following a written request from a competitor) and will be carried out the next morning. |
| 24.6 |
The race director or the clerk of the course may require that any car involved in an accident be stopped and checked. |
| 24.7 |
Checks and scrutineering shall be carried out by duly appointed officials who shall also be responsible for the operation of the parc ferme and who alone are authorised to give instructions to the competitors. |
| 24.8 |
The stewards will publish the findings of the scrutineers each time cars are checked during the Event. |
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These results will not include any specific figure except when a car is found to be in breach of the Technical Regulations. |
25) SUPPLY OF TYRES IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND
TYRE LIMITATION DURING THE EVENT |
| 25.1 |
Supply of tyres : |
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A tyre manufacturer will be chosen by the FIA for the 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons following an invitation for tenders to supply tyres to all the cars entered in Championship Events for the duration of these seasons. |
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The appointed tyre supplier must undertake to provide : |
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two specifications of dry-weather tyre at each Event, each of which must
be of one homogenous compound and visibly distinguishable from one another
when a car is on the track; |
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one specification of wet-weather tyre at each Event which must be of one homogenous compound ; |
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one specification of extreme-weather tyre at each Event which must be of one homogenous compound. |
a) |
Any tyre company wishing to supply tyres to Formula One teams must notify the FIA of its intention to do so no later than 1 January preceding the year during which such tyres will be supplied. |
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Any tyre company wishing to cease the supply of tyres to Formula One teams must notify the FIA of its intention to do so no later than 1 January of the year preceding that in which such tyres were to be supplied. |
b) |
No tyre may be used in the Championship unless the company supplying such tyre accepts and adheres to the following conditions : |
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one tyre supplier present in the Championship : this company must equip 100% of the entered teams on ordinary commercial terms and make available identical quantities and specifications of tyres to all teams during a calendar year ; |
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two tyre suppliers present : each of them must, if called upon to do so, be prepared to equip up to 60% of the entered teams on ordinary commercial terms ; |
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three or more tyre suppliers present : each of them must, if called upon to do so, be prepared to equip up to 40% of the entered teams on ordinary commercial terms ; |
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each tyre supplier must undertake to provide no more than two specifications of dry-weather tyre at each Event, each of which must be of one homogenous compound and visibly distinguishable from one another when a car is on the track. Any modification or treatment, other than heating, carried out to a tyre or tyres will be considered a change of specification ; |
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each tyre supplier must undertake to provide no more than one specification of wet-weather tyre at each Event which must be of one homogenous compound ; |
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each tyre supplier must undertake to provide no more than one specification of extreme-weather tyre at each Event which must be of one homogenous compound ; |
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if, in the interests of maintaining current levels of circuit safety, the FIA deems it necessary to reduce tyre grip, it shall introduce such rules as the tyre suppliers may advise or, in the absence of advice which achieves the FIA's objectives, specify the maximum permissible contact areas for front and rear tyres. |
25.2 |
Type of tyres : |
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All dry-weather tyres must incorporate circumferential grooves square to the wheel axis and around the entire circumference of the contact surface of each tyre. |
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Each front dry-weather tyre, when new, must incorporate 4 grooves which are : |
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arranged symmetrically about the centre of the tyre tread ; |
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at least 14mm wide at the contact surface and which taper uniformly to a minimum of 10mm at the lower surface; |
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at least 2.5mm deep across the whole lower surface ; |
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50mm (+/- 1.0mm) between centres. |
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Furthermore, the tread width of the front tyres must not exceed 270mm. |
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Each rear dry-weather tyre, when new, must incorporate 4 grooves which are: |
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arranged symmetrically about the centre of the tyre tread ; |
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at least 14mm wide at the contact surface and which taper uniformly to a minimum of 10mm at the lower surface ; |
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at least 2.5mm deep across the whole lower surface ; |
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50mm (+/- 1.0mm) between centres. |
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The measurements referred to in b) and c) above will be taken when the tyre is fitted to a wheel and inflated to 1.4 bar. |
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A wet-weather tyre is one which has been designed for use on a wet or damp track. |
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All wet-weather tyres must, when new, have a contact area which does not exceed 280cm2 when fitted to the front of the car and 440cm2 when fitted to the rear. Contact areas will be measured over any square section of the tyre which is normal to and symmetrical about the tyre centre line and which measures 200mm x 200mm when fitted to the front of the car and 250mm x 250mm when fitted to the rear. For the purposes of establishing conformity, void areas which are less than 2.5mm in depth will be deemed to be contact areas. |
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Prior to use at an Event, each tyre manufacturer must provide the technical delegate with a full scale drawing of each type of wet-weather tyre intended for use. |
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An extreme-weather tyre is one which has been designed for use on a wet track. |
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All extreme-weather tyres must, when new, have a contact area which does not exceed 240cm2 when fitted to the front of the car and 375cm2 when fitted to the rear. Contact areas will be measured over any square section of the tyre which is normal to and symmetrical about the tyre centre line and which measures 200mm x 200mm when fitted to the front of the car and 250mm x 250mm when fitted to the rear. For the purposes of establishing conformity, void areas which are less than 5.0mm in depth will be deemed to be contact areas. |
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Prior to use at an Event, each tyre manufacturer must provide the technical delegate with a full scale drawing of each type of extreme-weather tyre intended for use. |
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Tyre specifications will be determined by the FIA no later than 1 September of the previous season. Once determined in this way, the specification of the tyres will not be changed during the Championship season without the agreement of the Formula One Commission. |
| 25.2 |
Quantity of tyres |
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During the Event no driver may use more than fourteen sets of dry-weather
tyres, four sets of wet-weather tyres and three sets of extreme-weather
tyres. |
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No driver may use more than two sets of each specification of dry-weather tyre during P1 and P2. |
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No driver may use more than one set of wet and one set of extreme-weather tyres during P1 and P2. |
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A set of tyres will be deemed to comprise two front and two rear tyres all of which must be of the same specification. |
| 25.3 |
Control of tyres : |
| a) |
The outer sidewall of all tyres which are to be used at an Event must be marked with a unique identification. |
| b) |
Other than in cases of force majeure (accepted as such by the stewards of the meeting), all tyres intended for use at an Event must be presented to the FIA technical delegate for allocation prior to the end of initial scrutineering. |
| c) |
At any time during an Event, and at his absolute discretion, the FIA technical delegate may select alternative dry-weather tyres to be used by any team or driver from among the relevant stock of tyres which such team's designated the appointed supplier has present at the Event. |
| d) |
A competitor wishing to replace one unused tyre by another identical unused one must present both tyres to the FIA technical delegate. |
| e) |
The use of tyres without appropriate identification may result in deletion of the relevant driver’s qualifying time in a grid position penalty or exclusion from the race. |
| f) |
The only permitted type of tyre heating devices are blankets which use resistive heating elements. |
| 25.4 |
Use of tyres |
| a) |
Each team nominated driver will be allocated eight four sets of dry-weather tyres, four two of each specification, for use during P1 and P2. These are the only dry-weather
tyres which may be used during these sessions and must be returned to the
tyre supplier before the start of P3. |
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If an additional driver is used (see Article 19.1(b) he must use the tyres
allocated to the nominated driver he replaced. |
| b) |
Each nominated driver will be allocated ten further sets of dry-weather tyres, five of each specification, for use during the remainder of the Event. However, one set of each specification must be returned to the tyre supplier before the start of the qualifying practice session and may not be used during the remainder of the Event. |
c) |
Each team will be allocated two sets of wet and two sets of extreme-weather
tyres for use during P1 and P2. These are the only wet and extreme-weather
tyres which may be used during these sessions and, unless they remain unused,
must be returned to the tyre supplier before the start of P3. |
d) |
Each driver will be allocated four further sets of wet-weather tyres and
three sets of extreme-weather tyres for use during the remainder of the
Event. Unused wet or extreme-weather tyres which were allocated for use
during P1 and P2 may form part of this allocation. |
| c) |
Prior to the start of the qualifying practice session wet and extreme-weather tyres may only be used after the track has been declared wet by the race director, following which extreme, wet or dryweather tyres may be used for the remainder of the session. |
| d) |
Unless he has used wet or extreme-weather tyres during the race, each driver must use at least one set of each specification of dry-weather tyres during the race. |
| 25.5 |
Wear of tyres : |
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The Championship will be contested on grooved tyres. The FIA reserve the right to introduce at any time a method of measuring remaining groove depth if performance appears to be enhanced by high wear or by the use of tyres which are worn so that the grooves are no longer visible. |
| 26) WEIGHING |
| 26.1 a) |
During the qualifying practice session cars will be weighed as follows : |
| 1) |
the FIA will install weighing equipment in the first pit garage (the FIA garage) which will be used for the weighing procedure ; |
| 2) |
cars will be selected at random to undergo the weighing procedure ; |
| 3) |
when signalled to do so the driver will proceed directly to the FIA garage and stop his engine ; |
| 4) |
the car will then be weighed with driver and the result given to the driver or a team representative in writing ; |
| 5) |
if the car is unable to reach the FIA garage under its own power it will be placed under the exclusive control of the marshals who will take the car to be weighed ; |
| 6) |
a car or driver may not leave the FIA garage without the consent of the FIA technical delegate; |
| 7) |
if a car stops on the circuit and the driver leaves the car, he must go to the FIA garage immediately on his return to the pit lane in order for his weight to be established. |
| b) |
After the race every classified car will be weighed. If a driver wishes to leave his car before it is weighed he must ask the technical delegate to weigh him in order that this weight may be added to that of the car. |
| c) |
The relevant car may be excluded should its weight be less than that specified in Article 4.1 of the Technical Regulations when weighed under a) or b) above, save where the deficiency in weight results from the accidental loss of a component of the car. |
| d) |
No substance may be added to, placed on, or removed from a car after it has been selected for weighing or has finished the race or during the weighing procedure. (Except by a scrutineer when acting in his official capacity). |
| e) |
No one other than scrutineers and officials may enter or remain in the FIA garage without the specific permission of the FIA technical delegate. |
| 26.2 |
In the event of any breach of these provisions for the weighing of cars the stewards may
drop the driver such number of grid positions as they consider appropriate
or exclude him from the race. |
| 27) GENERAL CAR REQUIREMENTS |
| 27.1 |
Electromagnetic radiation between 2.0 and 2.7GHz is forbidden save with the written consent of the FIA. |
| 27.2 |
Accident data recording : |
| a) |
Each car must be fitted with an FIA accident data recorder during each Event and during all tests which are attended by more than one team. Teams must use their best endeavours to ensure that the recorder is in working order at all times. The only purpose of these units is to monitor, record or control one or more of the following : |
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data relevant to an accident or incident ; |
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a deceleration warning light on board the car ; |
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a lap trigger ; |
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the driver input signal used to initiate the propulsion of the car at the start of a race. |
| b) |
At any time following an accident or incident competitors must make the data recorder available and accessible to the FIA. A representative of the team concerned may be present when data relevant to an accident or incident is being uploaded from the recorder. A copy of the data will be made available to the team. |
| c) |
Any conclusions as to the cause of an accident, or any data relevant to an accident, may only be published in the form of a report which has been agreed between the team concerned and the FIA. |
| 27.3 |
All cars must be fitted with a car positioning system which has been manufactured by the FIA designated supplier to a specification determined by the FIA. No other parts which, in the opinion of the FIA are capable of performing a similar function, may be fitted to any car. |
| 27.4 |
During the entire Event, no screen, cover or other obstruction which in any way obscures any part of a car will be allowed at any time in the paddock, garages, pit lane or grid, unless it is clear any such covers are needed solely for mechanical reasons, which could, for example, include protecting against fire. |
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In addition to the above the following are specifically not permitted : |
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engine, gearbox or radiator covers whilst engines are being changed or moved around the garage ; |
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covers over spare wings when they are on a stand in the pit lane not being used ; |
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parts such as (but not limited to) spare floors, fuel rigs or tool trolleys may not be used as an obstruction. |
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The following are permitted : |
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covers which are placed over damaged cars or components ; |
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a transparent tool tray, no more than 50mm deep, placed on top of the rear wing ; |
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warming or heat retaining covers for the engine and gearbox on the grid ; |
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a rear wing cover designed specifically to protect a mechanic starting the car from fire ; |
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tyre heating blankets ; |
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covers over the tyre manufacturer’s code numbers (not the FIA bar code numbers) ; |
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a cover over the car in the parc ferme overnight ; |
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a cover over the car in the pit lane or grid if it is raining. |
| 28) SPARE CARS, ENGINES AND GEARBOXES |
| 28.1 |
Each competitor may have no more than two cars available for use at any one time during an Event. Any partially assembled survival cell will be deemed to be a car in this context if it is fitted with an engine, any front suspension external to the survival cell, bodywork, radiators, oil tanks external to the survival cell or heat exchangers. |
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Subject to the requirements of Article 28.4, a competitor may use several cars for practice and the race provided that : |
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he has no more than three cars available for use at any one time ; |
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he uses no more than two cars for each practice session. A car will be deemed to have been used once the timing transponder has shown that it has left the pit lane ; |
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they are all of the same make and were entered in the Championship by the same competitor, |
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they have been scrutineered in accordance with these Sporting Regulations, |
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each car carries its driver's race number. |
| 28.2 |
Any driver who decides to use another race car or a spare car following the qualifying practice session, or whose car has a change of survival cell, must start the race from the pit lane following the procedures detailed in Article 38.3. Under these circumstances no restrictions on fuel load will be applied. |
| 28.3 |
No change of car is permitted after the start of the race. |
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A change of car will be deemed to have taken place once a driver is seated in his new car and such change may only take place in the team’s designated garage area. |
| 28.4 |
For the purposes of this Article and Article 28.6 only, an Event will be deemed to comprise P3, the qualifying practice
session and the race. |
| a) |
Each driver may use no more than one engine for two consecutive Events
in which his team competes. Other than under f) below, should a driver use a replacement engine before the end of the qualifying practice session he will drop ten places
on the starting grid at that Event and an additional ten places each time a further engine is used. |
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Unless the driver fails to finish the race (see below) the engine fitted
to the car at the end of the Event must remain in it until the end of the
next Event. |
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Any driver who failed to finish the race at the first of the two Events
for reasons which the technical delegate accepts as being beyond the control
of the team or driver, may start the second with a different engine without
a penalty being incurred. An engine will be deemed to have been used once
the car’s timing transponder has shown that it has left the pit lane. |
| b) |
If a driver is replaced after the first of a two Event period, having finished the first Event, the replacement driver must use the engine which was used for the first Event. |
| c) |
Should a driver use a replacement engine after the qualifying practice
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