REGULACIONES DEPORTIVAS DE LA FIA 2012

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2012F1SportingRegulations 1of43 7December2011

2011FdrationInternationaledelAutomobile

2012FORMULAONESPORTINGREGULATIONS

Art CONTENTS Page(s)1 REGULATIONS 22 GENERALUNDERTAKING 23 GENERALCONDITIONS 24 LICENCES 25 CHAMPIONSHIPEVENTS 236 WORLDCHAMPIONSHIP 37 DEADHEAT 348 PROMOTER 49 ORGANISATIONOFEVENTS 410 INSURANCE 4

11

FIADELEGATES

45

12 OFFICIALS 513 COMPETITORSAPPLICATIONS 5614 PASSES 615 INSTRUCTIONSAND

COMMUNICATIONSTOCOMPETITORS 616 INCIDENTS 7817 PROTESTSANDAPPEALS 818 SANCTIONS 819 CHANGESOFDRIVER 8920 DRIVING 9

21

CARLIVERY

9

22 TRACKANDWINDTUNNELTESTING91123 PITENTRY,PITLANEANDPITEXIT 111224 SCRUTINEERING 1225 SUPPLYOFTYRESINTHE

CHAMPIONSHIPANDTYRELIMITATIONDURINGTHEEVENT 1215

26 WEIGHING 1527 GENERALCARREQUIREMENTS 16

Art CONTENTS Page(s)28 SPARECARS,ENGINESANDGEARBOXES

171829 REFUELLING 1830 GENERALSAFETY 192031 PRACTICESESSIONS 202132 FREEPRACTICE 2133 QUALIFYINGPRACTICE 212234 POSTQUALIFYINGPARCFERME 222435 PRESSCONFERENCES,MEDIA

OPPORTUNITIESANDDRIVERS

PARADE

2425

36 THEGRID 2537 MEETINGS 2638 STARTINGPROCEDURE 262839 THERACE 2840 SAFETYCAR 283041 SUSPENDINGARACE 303142 RESUMINGARACE 313243 FINISH 323344 POSTRACEPARCFERME 3345 CLASSIFICATION 33

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PODIUMCEREMONY

AND

POST

EVENT

PRESSCONFERENCE 33APPENDIX1:INFORMATIONREQUIREDUNDERARTICLE9.2 3435APPENDIX2:ENTRYFORM 3638APPENDIX3:PODIUMCEREMONY 3941APPENDIX4:ENGINEHOMOLOGATION 42APPENDIX5:REGULATIONSOFTHEDRIVERCONTRACTRECOGNITIONBOARD 43

TheFIAwillorganisetheFIAFormulaOneWorldChampionship(theChampionship)whichisthepropertyoftheFIAandcomprisestwotitlesofWorldChampion,onefordriversandoneforconstructors.ItconsistsoftheFormulaOneGrandPrixraceswhichareincludedintheFormulaOnecalendarandinrespectofwhichtheASNsandorganisershavesignedorganisationagreementsassetoutinThe2009ConcordeAgreement.Alltheparticipatingparties(FIA,ASNs,organisers,competitorsandcircuits)undertaketoapplyaswellasobservetherulesgoverningtheChampionshipandmustholdFIASuperLicenceswhichareissuedtodrivers,competitors,officials,organisersandcircuits.


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1) REGULATIONS1.1 ThefinaltextoftheseSportingRegulationsshallbetheEnglishversionwhichwillbeused

shouldanydisputeariseastotheirinterpretation.HeadingsinthisdocumentareforeaseofreferenceonlyanddonotformpartoftheseSportingRegulations.TheseSportingRegulations

willonly

be

amended

in

accordance

with

the

provisions

of

The

2009

Concorde

Agreement.

1.2 TheseSportingRegulationswerepublishedonthedatewrittenbelowandshallapplyinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofThe2009ConcordeAgreement.

2) GENERALUNDERTAKING2.1 Alldrivers,competitorsandofficialsparticipatingintheChampionshipundertake,onbehalfof

themselves,theiremployees,agentsandsuppliers,toobservealltheprovisionsassupplementedoramendedoftheInternationalSportingCode(theCode),theFormulaOneTechnicalRegulations(theTechnicalRegulations)andthepresentSportingRegulationstogetherreferredtoastheRegulations.

2.2 TheChampionshipandeachofitsEventsisgovernedbytheFIAinaccordancewiththeRegulations.EventmeansanyevententeredintotheFIAFormulaOneChampionshipCalendarfor

any

year

commencing

at

the

scheduled

time

for

scrutineering

and

sporting

checks

and

includingallpracticeandtheraceitselfandendingatthelaterofthetimeforthelodgingofaprotestunderthetermsoftheCodeandthetimewhenatechnicalorsportingcertificationhasbeencarriedoutunderthetermsoftheCode.

2.3 AnyspecialnationalregulationsmustbesubmittedtotheFIAwiththeoriginalapplicationforinclusionofanEventontheinternationalcalendar.OnlywiththeapprovaloftheFIAcansuchspecialregulationscomeintoforceforanEvent.

3) GENERALCONDITIONS3.1 Itisthecompetitor'sresponsibilitytoensurethatallpersonsconcernedbyhisentryobserve

alltherequirementsoftheRegulations.IfacompetitorisunabletobepresentinpersonattheEventhemustnominatehisrepresentativeinwriting.Thepersonhavingchargeofanenteredcar

during

any

part

of

an

Event

is

responsible

jointly

and

severally

with

the

competitor

for

ensuringthattherequirementsareobserved.

3.2 Competitorsmustensurethattheircarscomplywiththeconditionsofeligibilityandsafetythroughoutpracticeandtherace.

3.3 Thepresentationofacarforscrutineeringwillbedeemedanimplicitstatementofconformity.

3.4 Allpersonsconcernedinanywaywithanenteredcarorpresentinanyothercapacitywhatsoeverinthepaddock,pitlane,ortrackmustwearanappropriatepassatalltimes.

4) LICENCES4.1 Alldrivers,competitorsandofficialsparticipatingintheChampionshipmustholdaFIASuper

Licence.

Applications

for

Super

Licences

must

be

made

annually

to

the

FIA

through

the

applicant'sASN.

5) CHAMPIONSHIPEVENTS5.1 EventsarereservedforFormulaOnecarsasdefinedintheTechnicalRegulations.

5.2 EachEventwillhavethestatusofaninternationalrestrictedcompetition.

5.3 Thedistanceofallraces,fromthestartsignalreferredtoinArticle38.9tothechequeredflag,shallbeequaltotheleastnumberofcompletelapswhichexceedadistanceof305km(Monaco260km).However,shouldtwohourselapsebeforethescheduledracedistanceiscompleted,theleaderwillbeshownthechequeredflagwhenhecrossesthecontrolline(theLine)attheendofthelapduringwhichthetwohourperiodended.


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However,shouldtheracebesuspended(seeArticle41)thelengthofthesuspensionwillbeaddedtothisperioduptoamaximumtotalracetimeoffourhours.

5.4 ThemaximumnumberofEventsintheChampionshipis20,theminimumis8.

5.5 ThefinallistofEventsispublishedbytheFIAbefore1Januaryeachyear.

5.6 AnEventwhichiscancelledwithlessthanthreemonthswrittennoticetotheFIAwillnotbeconsideredforinclusioninthefollowingyear'sChampionshipunlesstheFIAjudgesthecancellationtohavebeenduetoforcemajeure.

5.7 AnEventmaybecancellediffewerthan12carsareavailableforit.

6) WORLDCHAMPIONSHIP6.1 TheFormulaOneWorldChampionshipdriver'stitlewillbeawardedtothedriverwhohas

scoredthehighestnumberofpoints,takingintoconsiderationalltheresultsobtainedduringtheEventswhichhaveactuallytakenplace.

6.2 ThetitleofFormulaOneWorldChampionConstructorwillbeawardedtothecompetitorwhichhasscoredthehighestnumberofpoints,resultsfrombothcars(seeArticle13.6)beingtaken

into

account.

6.3 Aconstructoristheperson(includinganycorporateorunincorporatedbody)whichdesignstheListedPartssetoutinSchedule3toThe2009ConcordeAgreement.Themakeofanengineorchassisisthenameattributedtoitbyitsconstructor.

TheobligationtodesignanduseListedPartsshallnotpreventaconstructorfromoutsourcingthedesignand/ormanufactureofanyListedPartstoathirdpartyinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofSchedule3toThe2009ConcordeAgreement.

Ifthemakeofthechassisisnotthesameasthatoftheengine,thetitlewillbeawardedtotheformerwhichshallalwaysprecedethelatterinthenameofthecar.

6.4 PointsforbothtitleswillbeawardedateachEventaccordingtothefollowingscale:

1st

:

25points

2nd : 18points3rd : 15points4th : 12points5th : 10points6th : 8points7th : 6points8th : 4points9th : 2points10th : 1point

6.5 IfaraceissuspendedunderArticle41,andcannotberesumed,nopointswillbeawardedifthe

leader

has

completed

less

than

two

laps,

half

points

will

be

awarded

if

the

leader

has

completedmorethantwolapsbutlessthan75%oftheoriginalracedistanceandfullpointswillbeawardediftheleaderhascompleted75%ormoreoftheoriginalracedistance.

6.6 Thedriversfinishingfirst,secondandthirdintheChampionshipmustbepresentattheannualFIAPrizeGivingceremony.

7) DEADHEAT7.1 Prizesandpointsawardedforallthepositionsofcompetitorswhotie,willbeaddedtogether

andsharedequally.

7.2 Iftwoormoreconstructorsordriversfinishtheseasonwiththesamenumberofpoints,thehigherplaceintheChampionship(ineithercase)shallbeawardedto:


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a) Theholderofthegreatestnumberoffirstplaces.

b) Ifthenumberoffirstplacesisthesame,theholderofthegreatestnumberofsecondplaces.

c) Ifthenumberofsecondplacesisthesame,theholderofthegreatestnumberofthird

placesand

so

on

until

awinner

emerges.

d) Ifthisprocedurefailstoproducearesult,theFIAwillnominatethewinneraccordingtosuchcriteriaasitthinksfit.

8) PROMOTER8.1 AnapplicationtopromoteanEventmustbemadetotheASNofthecountryinwhichthe

Eventistotakeplace,whichwillapplytotheFIA.Itmustbeaccompaniedbywrittenevidencethatthepromoterhasmadearrangementstosecuretheparticipationofcompetitors,whicharrangementsareconditionalonlyupontheFIAenteringtheEventontheChampionshipcalendar.

9) ORGANISATIONOFEVENTS9.1

An

organiser

is

abody

nominated

by

the

ASN

and

appointed

by

the

FIA.

Upon

deciding

to

grant

anapplicationtoholdanEvent,theFIAwillinvitetherelevantASNtoorganiseitortonominateanorganiser.IftheASNisnotinapositiontodoso,theFIAmayitselfappointanorganiser.TheorganisermustbeacluborbodyacceptabletotheFIAandmustenterintoanorganisationagreementassetoutinThe2009ConcordeAgreementwhenitappliestoorganisetheEvent.

9.2 EachorganisershallsupplytheinformationsetoutinAppendix1,partAheretototheFIAnolaterthan90daysbeforetheEvent.TheFIA,ifsatisfiedwithsuchinformation,shallcompletepartBandforwardbothpartstoallcompetitorsnolaterthan60daysbeforetheEvent.

10) INSURANCE10.1 ThepromoterofanEventmustprocurethatallcompetitors,theirpersonnelanddriversare

coveredby

third

party

insurance

in

accordance

with

the

FIA

requirements.

10.2 NinetydaysbeforetheEvent,thepromotermustsendtheFIAdetailsoftheriskscoveredbytheinsurancepolicywhichmustcomplywiththenationallawsinforceaswellastheFIArequirements.Sightofthepolicymustbeavailabletothecompetitorsondemand.

10.3 ThirdpartyinsurancearrangedbythepromotershallbeinadditionandwithoutprejudicetoanypersonalinsurancepolicyheldbyacompetitororanyotherparticipantintheEvent.

10.4 DriverstakingpartintheEventarenotthirdpartieswithrespecttooneanother.

11) FIADELEGATES11.1 ForeachEventtheFIAwillnominatethefollowingdelegates:

a)

Safetydelegate.

b) Medicaldelegate.

c) Technicaldelegate.

d) Pressdelegate.

Andmaynominate:

e) ArepresentativeofthePresidentoftheFIA.

f) Anobserver.

g) Asafetycardriver.

h)

A

medical

car

driver.


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11.2 TheroleoftheFIAdelegatesistohelptheofficialsoftheEventintheirduties,toseewithintheirfieldsofcompetencethatalltheregulationsgoverningtheChampionshiparerespected,tomakeanycommentstheyjudgenecessaryandtodrawupanynecessaryreportsconcerningtheEvent.

11.3

Thetechnical

delegate

nominated

by

the

FIA

will

be

responsible

for

scrutineering

and

will

have

fullauthorityoverthenationalscrutineers.

12) OFFICIALS12.1 FromamongholdersofanFIASuperLicencethefollowingofficialswillbenominatedbythe

FIA:

a) Threestewardsoneofwhomwillbeappointedchairman.

b) Aracedirector.

c) Apermanentstarter.

12.2 FromamongholdersofanFIASuperLicencethefollowingofficialswillbenominatedbytheASNandtheirnamessenttotheFIAatthesametimeastheapplicationtoorganisetheEvent:

a) OnestewardfromamongtheASNsnationals.

b) Theclerkofthecourse.

12.3 Theclerkofthecourseshallworkinpermanentconsultationwiththeracedirector.Theracedirectorshallhaveoverridingauthorityinthefollowingmattersandtheclerkofthecoursemaygiveordersinrespectofthemonlywithhisexpressagreement:

a) Thecontrolofpracticeandtherace,adherencetothetimetableand,ifhedeemsitnecessary,themakingofanyproposaltothestewardstomodifythetimetableinaccordancewiththeCodeorSportingRegulations.

b) ThestoppingofanycarinaccordancewiththeCodeorSportingRegulations.

c)

Thestopping

of

practice

or

suspension

of

the

race

in

accordance

with

the

Sporting

Regulationsifhedeemsitunsafetocontinueandensuringthatthecorrectrestartprocedureiscarriedout.

d) Thestartingprocedure.

e) Theuseofthesafetycar.

12.4 Theracedirector,theclerkofthecourseandthetechnicaldelegatemustbepresentattheEventfrom10.00onthedayofinitialscrutineeringandthestewardsfrom15.00onthesameday.

12.5 Theracedirectormustbeinradiocontactwiththeclerkofthecourseandthechairmanofthestewardsatalltimeswhencarsarepermittedtorunonthetrack.Additionally,theclerkofthe

course

must

be

in

race

control

and

in

radio

contact

with

all

marshal's

posts

during

these

times.

13) COMPETITORSAPPLICATIONS13.1 ApplicationstocompeteintheChampionshipmaybesubmittedtotheFIAduringtheperiod

30Juneto15JulyinclusiveoftheyearpriortotheyeartowhichtheapplicationrelatesonanentryformassetoutinAppendix2heretoaccompaniedbyanundertakingtopaytheentryfeeof309,000(threehundredandninethousandEuros)(asmaybeamendedinaccordancewithThe2009ConcordeAgreement)totheFIAnolaterthan1Novemberoftheyearpriortotheyeartowhichtheapplicationrelates.ApplicationsatothertimeswillonlybeconsideredifaplaceisavailableandonpaymentofalateentryfeetobefixedbytheFIA.EntryformswillbemadeavailablebytheFIAwhowillnotifytheapplicantoftheresultoftheapplicationwithinthirtydaysofitsreceipt.


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SuccessfulapplicantsareautomaticallyenteredinallEventsoftheChampionshipandwillbetheonlycompetitorsatEvents.

13.2 Applicationsshallinclude:

a) ConfirmationthattheapplicanthasreadandunderstoodtheRegulationsandagrees,on

itsown

behalf

and

on

behalf

of

everyone

associated

with

its

participation

in

the

Championship,toobservethem.

b) Thenameoftheteam(whichmustincludethenameofthechassis).

c) Themakeofthecompetingcar.

d) Themakeoftheengine.

e) Thenamesofthedrivers.AdrivermaybenominatedsubsequenttotheapplicationuponpaymentofafeefixedbytheFIA.

f) AnundertakingbytheapplicanttoparticipateineveryEventwiththenumberofcarsanddriversentered.

13.3

Acompetitor

may

change

the

make

of

engine

at

any

time

during

the

Championship.

All

points

scoredwithanengineofdifferentmaketothatwhichwasfirstenteredintheChampionshipmaycount(andwillbeaggregated)fortheassessmentofacommercialbenefit,howeversuchpointswillnotcounttowards(norbeaggregatedfor)theFIAFormulaOneConstructorsChampionship.AmajorcarmanufacturermaynotdirectlyorindirectlysupplyenginesformorethanthreeteamsoftwocarseachwithouttheconsentoftheFIA.ForthepurposesofthisArticle13.3,amajorcarmanufacturerisacompanywhosesharesarequotedonarecognisedstockexchangeorthesubsidiaryofsuchacompany.

13.4 WiththeexceptionofthosewhosecarshavescoredpointsintheChampionshipofthepreviousyear,applicantsmustsupplyinformationaboutthesizeoftheircompany,theirfinancialpositionandtheirabilitytomeettheirprescribedobligations.

13.5 AllapplicationswillbestudiedbytheFIAandacceptedorrejected,subjecttotheprovisionsofThe

2009

Concorde

Agreement.

The

FIA

will

publish

the

list

of

cars

and

drivers

accepted

togetherwiththeirracenumbersonorbefore30Novemberoftheyearpriortotheyeartowhichtheapplicationsrelate,havingfirstnotifiedunsuccessfulapplicantsassetoutinArticle13.1.Outoftimeapplicationswillbeconsideredseparately.

13.6 Nomorethan26carswillbeadmittedtotheChampionship,twobeingenteredbyeachcompetitor.

13.7 IfintheopinionoftheF1CommissionacompetitorfailstooperatehisteaminamannercompatiblewiththestandardsoftheChampionshiporinanywaybringstheChampionshipintodisrepute,theFIAmayexcludesuchcompetitorfromtheChampionshipforthwith.

14) PASSES14.1

No

pass

may

be

issued

or

used

other

than

with

the

agreement

of

the

FIA.

A

pass

may

be

used

onlybythepersonandforthepurposeforwhichitwasissued.

15) INSTRUCTIONSANDCOMMUNICATIONSTOCOMPETITORS15.1 Thestewardsorracedirectormaygiveinstructionstocompetitorsbymeansofspecial

circularsinaccordancewiththeCode.Thesecircularswillbedistributedtoallcompetitorswhomustacknowledgereceipt.

15.2 Allclassificationsandresultsofpracticeandtherace,aswellasalldecisionsissuedbytheofficials,willbepostedontheofficialnoticeboard.

15.3 Anydecisionorcommunicationconcerningaparticularcompetitorshouldbegiventohimwithintwentyfiveminutesofsuchdecision,andreceiptmustbeacknowledged.


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16) INCIDENTS16.1 "Incident"meansanyoccurrenceorseriesofoccurrencesinvolvingoneormoredrivers,orany

actionbyanydriver,whichisreportedtothestewardsbytheracedirector(ornotedbythestewardsandsubsequentlyinvestigated)which:

a)

Necessitatedthe

suspension

of

arace

under

Article

41.

b) ConstitutedabreachoftheseSportingRegulationsortheCode.

c) Causedafalsestartbyoneormorecars.

d) Causedacollision.

e) Forcedadriveroffthetrack.

f) Illegitimatelypreventedalegitimateovertakingmanoeuvrebyadriver.

g) Illegitimatelyimpededanotherdriverduringovertaking.

Unlessitwascompletelyclearthatadriverwasinbreachofanyoftheabove,anyincidentsinvolvingmorethanonecarwillnormallybeinvestigatedaftertherace.

16.2 a) Itshallbeatthediscretionofthestewardstodecide,uponareportorarequestbytheracedirector,ifadriverordriversinvolvedinanincidentshallbepenalised.

b) Ifanincidentisunderinvestigationbythestewardsamessageinformingallteamswhichdriverordriversareinvolvedwillbedisplayedonthetimingmonitors.

Providedthatsuchamessageisdisplayednolaterthanfiveminutesaftertheracehasfinishedthedriverordriversconcernedmaynotleavethecircuitwithouttheconsentofthestewards.

16.3 ThestewardsmayimposeanyoneofthepenaltiesbelowonanydriverinvolvedinanIncident:

a) Adrivethroughpenalty.Thedrivermustenterthepitlaneandrejointheracewithoutstopping.

b) Atensecondtimepenalty.Thedrivermustenterthepitlane,stopathispitforatleasttensecondsandthenrejointherace.

Ifeitherofthetwopenaltiesaboveareimposedduringthelastfivelaps,oraftertheendofarace,Article16.4b)belowwillnotapplyand20secondswillbeaddedtotheelapsedracetimeofthedriverconcernedinthecaseofa)aboveand30secondsinthecaseofb).

c) Atimepenalty.

d) Areprimand.

Ifanyofthefourpenaltiesaboveareimposedtheyshallnotbesubjecttoappeal.

e) AdropofanynumberofgridpositionsatthedriversnextEvent.

f) Exclusionfromtheresults.

g) SuspensionfromthedriversnextEvent.

16.4 ShouldthestewardsdecidetoimposeeitherofthepenaltiesunderArticle16.3a)orb),thefollowingprocedurewillbefollowed:

a) Thestewardswillgivewrittennotificationofthepenaltywhichhasbeenimposedtothecompetitorconcernedandwillensurethatthisinformationisalsodisplayedonthetimingmonitors.


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b) FromthetimethestewardsdecisionisnotifiedonthetimingmonitorstherelevantdrivermaycrosstheLineonthetracknomorethantwicebeforeenteringthepitlaneand,inthecaseofapenaltyunderArticle16.3b),proceedingtohisgaragewhereheshallremainfortheperiodofthetimepenalty.

However,unless

the

driver

was

already

in

the

pit

entry

for

the

purpose

of

serving

his

penalty,hemaynotcarryoutthepenaltyafterthesafetycarhasbeendeployed.ThenumberoftimesthedrivercrossestheLinebehindthesafetycarwillbeaddedtothemaximumnumberoftimeshemaycrosstheLineonthetrack.

Whilstacarisstationaryinthepitlaneasaresultofincurringatimepenaltyitmaynotbeworkedon.However,iftheenginestopsitmaybestartedafterthetimepenaltyperiodhaselapsed.

c) Whenthetimepenaltyperiodhaselapsedthedrivermayrejointherace.

d) AnybreachorfailuretocomplywithArticles16.4b)orc)mayresultinthecarbeingexcluded.

17) PROTESTSANDAPPEALS17.1 ProtestsshallbemadeinaccordancewiththeCodeandaccompaniedbyafeeof2000.

17.2 Appealsmaynotbemadeagainstdecisionconcerningthefollowing:

a) PenaltiesimposedunderArticles16.3a),b)c)ord),includingthoseimposedduringthelastfivelapsoraftertheendofarace.

b) AnydropofgridpositionsimposedunderArticle28.

c) AnypenaltyimposedunderArticle31.6.

d) AnydecisiontakenbythestewardsinrelationtoArticle36.1.

e) AnypenaltyimposedunderArticles38.4or42.3.

18) SANCTIONS18.1 ThestewardsmayinflictthepenaltiesspecificallysetoutintheseSportingRegulationsin

additiontoorinsteadofanyotherpenaltiesavailabletothemundertheCode.

18.2 AnydriverwhoreceivesthreereprimandsinthesameChampionshipseasonwill,upontheimpositionofthethird,begivenatengridplacepenaltyatthatEvent.IfthethirdreprimandisimposedfollowinganIncidentduringaracethetengridplacepenaltywillbeappliedatthedriversnextEvent.

Thetengridplacepenaltywillonlybeimposedifatleasttwoofthereprimandswereimposedforadrivinginfringement.

19) CHANGESOFDRIVER19.1

a)

During

aseason

each

team

will

be

permitted

to

use

four

drivers.

Changes

may

be

made

atanytimebeforethestartofthequalifyingpracticesessionprovidedanychangeproposedafter16.00onthedayofscrutineeringreceivestheconsentofthestewards.

Additionalchangesforreasonsofforcemajeurewillbeconsideredseparately.

AnynewdrivermayscorepointsintheChampionship.

b) InadditiontotheaboveeachteamwillbepermittedtorunadditionaldriversduringP1andP2provided:

i) Thestewardsareinformedwhichcarsanddriverseachteamintendstouseineachsessionbeforetheendofinitialscrutineering,changesafterthistimemayonlybemadewiththeconsentofthestewards.


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ii) Nomorethantwodriversareusedinanyonesession.

iii) Theycarrytheracenumberofthenominateddrivertheyreplace.

iv) Theyusetheengineandtyreswhichareallocatedtothenominateddriver.

v)

Theyare

in

possession

of

aSuper

Licence.

c) Ifoneoftheteamsnominateddriversisunabletodriveatsomestageaftertheendofinitialscrutineering,andthestewardsconsenttoachangeofdriver,thereplacementdrivermustusetheengine,gearboxandtyreswhichwereallocatedtotheoriginaldriver(seeArticles25.4,28.4and28.6).

20) DRIVING20.1 Thedrivermustdrivethecaraloneandunaided.

20.2 Driversmustusethetrackatalltimes.Fortheavoidanceofdoubtthewhitelinesdefiningthetrackedgesareconsideredtobepartofthetrackbutthekerbsarenot.

Adriverwillbejudgedtohaveleftthetrackifnopartofthecarremainsincontactwiththe

track.

Shouldacarleavethetrackthedrivermayrejoin,however,thismayonlybedonewhenitissafetodosoandwithoutgaininganyadvantage.

Adrivermaynotdeliberatelyleavethetrackwithoutjustifiablereason.

20.3 Morethanonechangeofdirectiontodefendapositionisnotpermitted.Anydrivermovingbacktowardstheracingline,havingearlierdefendedhispositionoffline,shouldleaveatleastonecarwidthbetweenhisowncarandtheedgeofthetrackontheapproachtothecorner.

20.4 Manoeuvresliabletohinderotherdrivers,suchasdeliberatecrowdingofacarbeyondtheedgeofthetrackoranyotherabnormalchangeofdirection,arenotpermitted.

20.5 Assoonasacariscaughtbyanothercarwhichisabouttolapitduringtheracethedriver

mustallow

the

faster

driver

past

at

the

first

available

opportunity.

If

the

driver

who

has

been

caughtdoesnotallowthefasterdriverpast,wavedblueflagswillbeshowntoindicatethathemustallowthefollowingdrivertoovertake.

21) CARLIVERY21.1 TheprovisionsoftheCoderelatingtonationalcoloursshallnotapplytotheChampionship.

BothcarsenteredbyacompetitormustbepresentedinsubstantiallythesameliveryateachEvent,anychangetothisliveryduringaChampionshipseasonmayonlybemadewiththeagreementoftheFormulaOneCommission.

Inorderthatthecarsofeachteammaybeeasilydistinguishedfromoneanotherwhilsttheyareonthetrack,theonboardcameraslocatedabovetheprinciplerollstructureofthefirstcar

must

be

predominantly

fluorescent

red

and

the

second

car

fluorescent

yellow.

21.2 Eachcarwillcarrytheracenumberofitsdriver(orhisreplacement)aspublishedbytheFIAatthebeginningoftheseason.Thisnumbermustbeclearlyvisiblefromthefrontofthecar.

21.3 Thenameortheemblemofthemakeofthecarmustappearonthefrontofthenoseofthecarandineithercasebeatleast25mminitslargestdimension.Thenameofthedrivermustappearontheexternalbodyworkandbeclearlylegible.

22) TRACKANDWINDTUNNELTESTING22.1 TracktestingshallbeconsideredanytrackrunningtimenotpartofanEventundertakenbya

competitorenteredintheChampionship,usingcarswhichconformsubstantiallywiththecurrentFormulaOneTechnicalRegulationsinadditiontothosefromthepreviousorsubsequentyear,withtheexceptionofpromotionaleventscarriedoutusingtyresprovided

specificallyfor

this

purpose

by

the

appointed

supplier.


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22.2 Tracktestingmayonlybecarriedoutusingcarswhichhavebeensubjectedto,andfulfilledtherequirementsof,thetestsdescribedinArticles16.26,17.23and18.29oftheF1TechnicalRegulations.

Furthermore,anycarusedfortracktestingmustbefittedwiththepanelsdescribedinArticles

15.4.7and

15.4.8

of

the

F1

Technical

Regulations.

22.3 Nocompetitormaycarryoutmorethan15,000kmoftracktestingduringacalendaryear.

22.4 Notracktestingmaytakeplace:

a) WhilstaChampionshipEventistakingplace.

b) DuringthemonthofAugustexceptunderc)iv)below.

c) BetweenthestartoftheweekprecedingthefirstEventoftheChampionshipand31Decemberofthesameyearwiththefollowingexceptions:

i) OnethreedaytestcarriedoutonasiteapprovedbytheFIAforFormula1cars.

ii) Onethreedayyoungdrivertrainingtest,carriedoutonasiteapprovedbytheFIA

forFormula

1cars

either,

between

the

end

of

the

last

Event

of

the

Championship

and31Decemberofthesameyearor,atanyothertimeduringtheChampionshipseasonfollowingtheagreementofallcompetitorsandtheFIA.NodriverwhohascompetedinmorethantwoF1WorldChampionshipracesmaytakepartinthistestandalldriversmustbeinpossessionofanInternationalALicence.

iii) FouronedayaerodynamictestscarriedoutonFIAapprovedstraightlineorconstantradiussitesbetween1JanuaryofthecurrentyearandthestartofthelastEventoftheChampionship.Anyofthesedaysmaybesubstitutedforfourhoursofwindonfullscalewindtunneltestingtobecarriedoutinasingletwentyfourhourperiod.

iv) IfateamdeclaresthatoneofitscurrentracedriversistobesubstitutedbyadriverwhohasnotparticipatedinanF1raceinthetwopreviouscalendaryears,one

day

of

track

testing

will

be

permitted

between

the

start

of

the

week

precedingsecondEventandthelastEventoftheChampionship.Thefollowingmustbeobserved:

AnysuchdaymayonlybecarriedoutbythenewdriverandmaynottakeplaceonacircuithostingaraceinthecurrentChampionshipyear.

Anysuchdaymayonlytakeplacewithinaperiod14dayspriortothesubstitutionand14daysafterthesubstitutionhastakenplace.

Ifateam,havingdeclaredthedriverssubstitutionandperformedthetest,doesnotthenenteranEventwiththenewdriver,theteamwillbepenalisedbyareductionofonedayfromthepreseasontracktestingdays

available

in

the

following

year.

22.5 DuringalltracktestingcarsmustbefittedwiththeFIAECUrequiredbyArticle8.2oftheFIAFormulaOneTechnicalRegulations.However,FIAapprovedsoftwareneednotbeinstalledintheFIAECUwhenaerodynamictestingisbeingcarriedoutinaccordancewith22.4(c)(iii)above.

22.6 NotracktestingispermittedatsiteswhicharenotcurrentlyapprovedforusebyFormula1cars.Inordertoensurethatvenuelicenceconditionsarerespectedatalltimesduringtracktesting,competitorsarerequiredtoinformtheFIAoftheirtestscheduleinorderthatanobservermaybeappointedifdeemednecessary.

22.7 DuringallFormulaOnetracktesting:


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a) Redflagandchequeredflagproceduresmustberespected.

b) Noothertypeofvehicleispermittedonthetrack.

c) EveryreasonableeffortshouldbemadetoensurethattherecommendationsconcerningemergencyservicesdetailedinArticle16ofAppendixHtotheCodeare

followed.

22.8 If,afteranincidentduringtracktesting,theMedicalWarningLightsignalsthatthresholdforceshavebeenexceededthedrivermustpresenthimselfforexaminationinthecircuitmedicalcentrewithoutdelay.

22.9 Withtheexceptionofthefullscaletestingpermittedin22.4(c)(iii)above,nowindtunneltestingmaybecarriedoutusingascalemodelwhichisgreaterthan60%offullsize.

22.10 Nowindtunneltestingmaybecarriedoutataspeedexceeding50metres/second.

23) PITENTRY,PITLANEANDPITEXIT23.1 Thesectionoftrackbetweenthefirstsafetycarlineandthebeginningofthepitlanewillbe

designatedthepitentry.

23.2 Thesectionoftrackbetweentheendofthepitlaneandthesecondsafetycarlinewillbedesignatedthepitexit.

23.3 Thepitlanewillbedividedintotwolanes,thelaneclosesttothepitwallwillbedesignatedthe"fastlane"andmaybenomorethan3.5metreswide,thelaneclosesttothegarageswillbedesignatedthe"innerlane".

OtherthanwhencarsareattheendofthepitlaneunderArticles38.2and41.5,theinnerlaneistheonlyareawhereanyworkcanbecarriedoutonacar.However,noworkmaybecarriedoutinthefastlaneifitislikelytohinderothercarsattemptingtoleavethepitlane.

23.4 TheFIAwillallocategaragesandanareainthepitlaneonastrictlyequalbasiswhereeachteammayworkand,withineachofthesedesignatedgarageareas,onepositionwherepit

stopsduring

both

practice

and

the

race

may

be

carried

out.

23.5 Powereddeviceswhichassistinliftinganypartofacarareforbiddeninthepitlaneduringarace.

23.6 Unlessacarispushedfromthegridatanytimeduringthestartprocedure,carsmayonlybedrivenfromtheteamsdesignatedgarageareatotheendofthepitlane.

Anycar(s)driventotheendofthepitlanepriortothestartorrestartofapracticesession,oranycar(s)requiredtostopatthepitexitduringasafetycarperiod,mustformupinalineinthefastlaneandleaveintheordertheygotthereunlessanothercarisundulydelayed.

23.7 Anydriverthatisrequiredtostarttheracefromthepitlanemaynotdrivehiscarfromhisteamsdesignatedgarageareauntilthe15minutesignalhasbeengivenandmuststopina

line

in

the

fast

lane.

Underthesecircumstancesworkinginthefastlanewillbepermittedbutanysuchworkisrestrictedto:

a) Startingtheengineandanydirectlyassociatedpreparation.

b) Thefittingorremovalofpermittedcoolingandheatingdevices.

c) Changesmadefordrivercomfort.

d) Changingwheels.

WhencarsarepermittedtoleavethepitlanetheymustdosointheorderthatwasestablishedunderArticle38.2unlessanothercarisundulydelayed.Atalltimesdriversmustfollowthedirectionsofthemarshals.


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23.8 Otherthandrying,sweepingoranytyrerubberleftwhencarsleavetheirpitstopposition,competitorsmaynotattempttoenhancethegripofthesurfaceinthepitlaneunlessaproblemhasbeenclearlyidentifiedandasolutionagreedtobytheFIAsafetydelegate.

23.9 Competitorsmustnotpaintlinesonanypartofthepitlane.

23.10

Otherthan

under

23.7

above

no

equipment

may

be

left

in

the

fast

lane.

23.11 Teampersonnelareonlyallowedinthepitlaneimmediatelybeforetheyarerequiredtoworkonacarandmustwithdrawassoonastheworkiscomplete.

23.12 Itistheresponsibilityofthecompetitortoreleasehiscarafterapitstoponlywhenitissafetodoso.Thecompetitormustalsoprovideameansofclearlyestablishing,whenbeingviewedfromthefrontofthecar,whenthatcarwasreleased.

23.13 Underexceptionalcircumstancestheracedirectormayaskforthepitentrytobeclosedduringtheraceforsafetyreasons.Atsuchtimesdriversmayonlyenterthepitlaneinorderforessentialandentirelyevidentrepairstobecarriedouttothecar.

24) SCRUTINEERING24.1

Between

10.00

and

16.00

three

days

before

the

race

(four

days

in

Monaco)

initial

scrutineering

ofallcarswilltakeplaceinthegarageassignedtoeachcompetitor.

24.2 Unlessawaiverisgrantedbythestewards,competitorswhodonotkeeptothesetimelimitswillnotbeallowedtotakepartintheEvent.

24.3 NocarmaytakepartintheEventuntilithasbeenpassedbythescrutineers.

24.4 Thescrutineersmay:

a) ChecktheeligibilityofacarorofacompetitoratanytimeduringanEvent.

b) Requireacartobedismantledbythecompetitortomakesurethattheconditionsofeligibilityorconformityarefullysatisfied.

c)

Requireacompetitor

to

pay

the

reasonable

expenses

which

exercise

of

the

powers

mentionedinthisArticlemayentail.

d) Requireacompetitortosupplythemwithsuchpartsorsamplesastheymaydeemnecessary.

24.5 Anycarwhich,afterbeingpassedbythescrutineers,isdismantledormodifiedinawaywhichmightaffectitssafetyorcallintoquestionitseligibility,orwhichisinvolvedinanaccidentwithsimilarconsequences,mustberepresentedforscrutineeringapproval.

Anysuchrescrutineeringmayonlytakeplacewiththeconsentofthestewards(followingawrittenrequestfromacompetitor)andwillbecarriedoutthenextmorning.

24.6 Theracedirectorortheclerkofthecoursemayrequirethatanycarinvolvedinanaccidentbe

stopped

and

checked.

24.7 Checksandscrutineeringshallbecarriedoutbydulyappointedofficialswhoshallalsoberesponsiblefortheoperationoftheparcfermandwhoaloneareauthorisedtogiveinstructionstothecompetitors.

24.8 ThestewardswillpublishthefindingsofthescrutineerseachtimecarsarecheckedduringtheEvent.TheseresultswillnotincludeanyspecificfigureexceptwhenacarisfoundtobeinbreachoftheTechnicalRegulations.

25) SUPPLYOFTYRESINTHECHAMPIONSHIPANDTYRELIMITATIONDURINGTHEEVENT25.1 Supplyoftyres:


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AsingletyremanufacturerhasbeenchosenbytheFIAforthe2011,2012and2013seasonsfollowinganinvitationfortenderstosupplytyrestoallthecarsenteredinChampionshipEventsforthedurationoftheseseasons.AsingletyremanufacturerwillbechosenbytheFIAforsubsequentseasonsfollowinganinvitationfortenderstosupplytyrestoallthecarsenteredinChampionshipEventsforthedurationofsuchsubsequentseasons.

Theappointedtyresuppliermustundertaketoprovide:

a) TwospecificationsofdryweathertyreateachEvent,eachofwhichmustbeofonehomogenouscompoundandvisiblydistinguishablefromoneanotherwhenacarisonthetrack.AtcertainEventsoneadditionalspecificationofdryweathertyremaybemadeavailabletoallteamsforevaluationpurposesfollowingarecommendationtotheFIAfromtheappointedtyresupplier.TeamswillbeinformedaboutsuchanadditionalspecificationatleastoneweekbeforethestartoftherelevantEvent.

b) OnespecificationofintermediatetyreateachEventwhichmustbeofonehomogenouscompound.

c) OnespecificationofwetweathertyreateachEventwhichmustbeofonehomogenouscompound.

25.2 QuantityoftyresduringanEvent:

a) Exceptunderd)below,nodrivermayusemorethanelevensetsofdryweathertyres,sixofprimespecificationandfiveofoptionspecification.

b) Exceptundere)below,nodrivermayusemorethanfoursetsofintermediatetyresandthreesetsofwetweathertyres.

c) Asetoftyreswillbedeemedtocomprisetwofrontandtworeartyresallofwhichmustbeofthesamespecification.

d) FollowingarecommendationtotheFIAfromtheappointedtyresupplier,oneadditionalsetofeitherprimeoroptionspecificationtyresmaybemadeavailabletoalldrivers.TeamswillbeinformedaboutsuchanadditionalsetatleastoneweekbeforethestartoftherelevantEvent.

e) IfeitherP1orP2aredeclaredwetoneadditionalsetofintermediatetyreswillbemadeavailabletoalldrivers.ThissetoftyresmustbereturnedtothetyresupplierbeforethestartofP3.

25.3 Controloftyres:

a) TheoutersidewallofalltyreswhicharetobeusedatanEventmustbemarkedwithauniqueidentification.

b) Otherthanincasesofforcemajeure(acceptedassuchbythestewardsofthemeeting),alltyresintendedforuseatanEventmustbepresentedtotheFIAtechnicaldelegateforallocationpriortotheendofinitialscrutineering.

c)

Atany

time

during

an

Event,

and

at

his

absolute

discretion,

the

FIA

technical

delegate

mayselectalternativedryweathertyrestobeusedbyanyteamordriverfromamongthestockoftyrestheappointedsupplierhaspresentattheEvent.

d) AcompetitorwishingtoreplaceoneunusedtyrebyanotheridenticalunusedonemustpresentbothtyrestotheFIAtechnicaldelegate.

e) Theuseoftyreswithoutappropriateidentificationmayresultinagridpositionpenaltyorexclusionfromtherace.

f) Theonlypermittedtypeoftyreheatingdevicesareblanketswhichuseresistiveheatingelements.Theheatingelementsmayonlyactupontheoutertyresurface.


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25.4 Useoftyres:

Tyreswillonlybedeemedtohavebeenusedoncethecarstimingtransponderhasshownthatithasleftthepitlane.

a) ElevensetsofdryweathertyreswillbeallocatedbytheFIAtechnicaldelegatetoeach

nominateddriver

six

of

prime

specification

and

five

of

option

specification.

OnesetofprimespecificationmustbereturnedtothetyresupplierbeforethestartofP2andonefurthersetofprimespecificationandonesetofoptionspecificationbeforethestartofP3.

IfArticle25.2(d)isinvokedanadditionalsetofeitherprimeoroptionspecificationtyreswillbeavailabletoeachnominateddriverforuseduringP1andP2.ThissetoftyresmustbereturnedtothetyresupplierbeforethestartofP3.

Ifanadditionaldriverisused(seeArticle19.1(b)hemustusethetyresallocatedtothenominateddriverhereplaced.

b) Ifanadditionalspecificationofdryweathertyreismadeavailableinaccordancewith

Article25.1(a)

two

sets

of

these

tyres

will

be

allocated

to

each

driver

for

use

during

P1

andP2.AnysuchtyresmustbereturnedtothetyresupplierbeforethestartofP3.

c) Fromtheremainingdryweathertyresonesetofeachspecificationmustbereturnedtothetyresupplierbeforethestartofthequalifyingpracticesession.

d) Priortothestartofthequalifyingpracticesessionintermediateandwetweathertyresmayonlybeusedafterthetrackhasbeendeclaredwetbytheracedirector,followingwhichintermediate,wetordryweathertyresmaybeusedfortheremainderofthesession.

e) AtthestartoftheraceeachcarwhichtookpartinQ3mustbefittedwiththetyreswithwhichthedriversethisgridtime.Thiswillonlybenecessaryifdryweathertyreswereusedtosetthegridtimeandifdryweatherareusedatthestartoftherace.

Anysuch

tyres

damaged

during

Q3

will

be

inspected

by

the

FIA

technical

delegate

who

willdecide,athisabsolutediscretion,whetheranymaybereplacedand,ifso,whichtyrestheyshouldbereplacedwith.

ApenaltyunderArticle16.3(b)willbeimposedonanydriverwhosecarisnotfittedwiththetyreswithwhichhesethisgridtime(exceptifdamagedtyreshavebeenreplacedwiththeapprovaloftheFIAtechnicaldelegate).

f) Unlesshehasusedintermediateorwetweathertyresduringtherace,eachdrivermustuseatleastonesetofeachspecificationofdryweathertyresduringtherace.

Iftheraceissuspendedandcannotberestarted,thirtysecondswillbeaddedtotheelapsedtimeofanydriverwhowasunabletousebothspecificationsofdryweathertyreduringtherace.However,anydriverwhocompletestheracewithoutusingbothspecifications

of

dry

weather

tyre

will

be

excluded

from

the

race

results.

g) Iftheraceisstartedbehindthesafetycarbecauseofheavyrain(seeArticle40.16),orresumedinaccordancewithArticle42.5(a),theuseofwetweathertyresuntilthesafetycarreturnstothepitsiscompulsory.

ApenaltyunderArticle16.3(b)willbeimposedonanydriverwhodoesnotusewetweathertyreswhilstthesafetycarisonthetrackatsuchtimes.


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25.5 Testingoftyres:

a) Tyressuppliedtoanycompetitoratanytimemaynotbeusedonanyrigorvehicle(otherthananF1caronanF1approvedtrack,attheexclusionofanykindofroadsimulator),eitherTeamownedorrented,providingmeasurementsofforcesand/or

momentsproduced

by

arotating

full

size

F1

tyre,

other

than

uniquely

vertical

forces,

tyrerollingresistanceandaerodynamicdrag.

b) TyresmaybeusedonatestrigprovidingforcescontrolandmonitoringbyF1rimmanufacturersforthesolepurposeofprooftestingtheirproducts.

26) WEIGHING26.1 a) Duringthequalifyingpracticesessioncarswillbeweighedasfollows:

i) TheFIAwillinstallweighingequipmentinthefirstpitgarage(theFIAgarage)whichwillbeusedfortheweighingprocedure.

ii) CarstakingpartinQ1andQ2willbeselectedatrandomtoundergotheweighingprocedure.

iii)

Whensignalled

to

do

so

the

driver

will

proceed

directly

to

the

FIA

garage

and

stop

hisengine.

iv) Thecarwillthenbeweighedwithdriverandtheresultgiventothedriverorateamrepresentativeinwriting.

v) AttheendofthequalifyingsessionallcarswhichtookpartinQ3willbeweighed.Ifadriverwishestoleavehiscarbeforeitisweighedhemustaskthetechnicaldelegatetoweighhiminorderthatthisweightmaybeaddedtothatofthecar.

vi) IfthecarisunabletoreachtheFIAgarageunderitsownpoweritwillbeplacedundertheexclusivecontrolofthemarshalswhowilltakethecartobeweighed.

vii) AcarordrivermaynotleavetheFIAgaragewithouttheconsentoftheFIA

technicaldelegate.

viii) Ifacarstopsonthecircuitandthedriverleavesthecar,hemustgototheFIAgarageimmediatelyonhisreturntothepitlaneinorderforhisweighttobeestablished.

b) Aftertheraceeveryclassifiedcarwillbeweighed.Ifadriverwishestoleavehiscarbeforeitisweighedhemustaskthetechnicaldelegatetoweighhiminorderthatthisweightmaybeaddedtothatofthecar.

c) TherelevantcarmaybeexcludedshoulditsweightbelessthanthatspecifiedinArticle4.1oftheTechnicalRegulationswhenweighedundera)orb)above,savewherethedeficiencyinweightresultsfromtheaccidentallossofacomponentofthecar.

d)

No

substance

may

be

added

to,

placed

on,

or

removed

from

a

car

after

it

has

been

selectedforweighingorhasfinishedtheraceorduringtheweighingprocedure.(Exceptbyascrutineerwhenactinginhisofficialcapacity).

e) NooneotherthanscrutineersandofficialsmayenterorremainintheFIAgaragewithoutthespecificpermissionoftheFIAtechnicaldelegate.

26.2 Intheeventofanybreachoftheseprovisionsfortheweighingofcarsthestewardsmaydropthedriversuchnumberofgridpositionsastheyconsiderappropriateorexcludehimfromtherace.


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27) GENERALCARREQUIREMENTS27.1 Electromagneticradiationbetween2.0and2.7GHzisforbiddensavewiththewrittenconsent

oftheFIA.

27.2 Accidentdatarecording:

a) EachcarmustbefittedwithanFIAaccidentdatarecorderduringeachEventandduringalltestswhichareattendedbymorethanoneteam.Teamsmustusetheirbestendeavourstoensurethattherecorderisinworkingorderatalltimes.Theonlypurposeoftheseunitsistomonitor,recordorcontroloneormoreofthefollowing:

i) Datarelevanttoanaccidentorincident.

ii) Adecelerationwarninglightonboardthecar.

iii) Alaptrigger.

iv) Thedriverinputsignalusedtoinitiatethepropulsionofthecaratthestartofarace.

b)

Atany

time

following

an

accident

or

incident

competitors

must

make

the

data

recorder

availableandaccessibletotheFIA.Arepresentativeoftheteamconcernedmaybepresentwhendatarelevanttoanaccidentorincidentisbeinguploadedfromtherecorder.Acopyofthedatawillbemadeavailabletotheteam.

c) Anyconclusionsastothecauseofanaccident,oranydatarelevanttoanaccident,mayonlybepublishedintheformofareportwhichhasbeenagreedbetweentheteamconcernedandtheFIA.

27.3 AllcarsmustbefittedwithacarpositioningsystemwhichhasbeenmanufacturedbytheFIAdesignatedsuppliertoaspecificationdeterminedbytheFIA.Nootherpartswhich,intheopinionoftheFIAarecapableofperformingasimilarfunction,maybefittedtoanycar.

27.4 DuringtheentireEvent,noscreen,coverorotherobstructionwhichinanywayobscuresany

partof

acar

will

be

allowed

at

any

time

in

the

paddock,

garages,

pit

lane

or

grid,

unless

it

is

clearanysuchcoversareneededsolelyformechanicalreasons,whichcould,forexample,includeprotectingagainstfire.

Inadditiontotheabovethefollowingarespecificallynotpermitted:

a) Engine,gearboxorradiatorcoverswhilstenginesarebeingchangedormovedaroundthegarage.

b) Coversoversparewingswhentheyareonastandinthepitlanenotbeingused.

c) Partssuchas(butnotlimitedto)sparefloors,fuelrigsortooltrolleysmaynotbeusedasanobstruction.

Thefollowingarepermitted:

d) Coverswhichareplacedoverdamagedcarsorcomponents.

e) Atransparenttooltray,nomorethan50mmdeep,placedontopoftherearwing.

f) Warmingorheatretainingcoversfortheengineandgearboxonthegrid.

g) Arearwingcoverdesignedspecificallytoprotectamechanicstartingthecarfromfire.

h) Tyreheatingblankets.

i) Coversoverthetyremanufacturerscodenumbers(nottheFIAbarcodenumbers).

j) Acoveroverthecarintheparcfermovernight.

k) Acoveroverthecarinthepitlaneorgridifitisraining.


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28) SPARECARS,ENGINESANDGEARBOXES28.1 Eachcompetitormayhavenomorethantwocarsavailableforuseatanyonetimeduringan

Event.Anypartiallyassembledsurvivalcellwillbedeemedtobeacarinthiscontextifitisfittedwithanengine,anyfrontsuspensionexternaltothesurvivalcell,bodywork,radiators,

oiltanks

external

to

the

survival

cell

or

heat

exchangers.

28.2 AnydriverwhodecidestouseanothercarorwhosecarhasachangeofsurvivalcellfollowingthequalifyingpracticesessionmuststarttheracefromthepitlanefollowingtheproceduresdetailedinArticle38.2.Underthesecircumstances:

a) ThecarconcernedwillnothavetocomplywiththerequirementsofArticle34.

b) Thecarwillbepermittedtocarryoutonereconnaissancelapwhenthepitlaneisopenedfortherace.

28.3 Nochangeofcarispermittedafterthestartoftherace.

Achangeofcarwillbedeemedtohavetakenplaceonceadriverisseatedinhisnewcarandsuchchangemayonlytakeplaceintheteamsdesignatedgaragearea.

28.4

a)

Eachdriver

may

use

no

more

than

eight

engines

during

aChampionship

season.

Should

adriverusemorethaneightengineshewilldroptenplacesonthestartinggridatthefirstEventduringwhicheachadditionalengineisused.IftwosuchadditionalenginesareusedduringasingleEventthedriverconcernedwilldroptenplacesonthestartinggridatthatEventandatthefollowingEvent.

Anenginewillbedeemedtohavebeenusedoncethecarstimingtransponderhasshownthatithasleftthepitlane.

b) IfadriverisreplacedatanytimeduringtheChampionshipseasonhisreplacementwillbedeemedtobetheoriginaldriverforthepurposesofassessingengineusage.

c) AfterconsultationwiththerelevantenginesuppliertheFIAwillattachsealstoeachenginepriortoitbeingusedforthefirsttimeatanEventinordertoensurethatnosignificant

moving

parts

can

be

rebuilt

or

replaced.

Withintwohoursoftheendofthepostraceparcfermexhaustblankingplates(withone10mmdiameterinspectionholepercylinder)andfurthersealswillbeappliedtoallusedenginesinordertoensurethattheseenginescannotberunbetweenEvents.

UponrequesttotheFIAtheseadditionalsealswillberemovedafterthestartofinitialscrutineeringatthenextEventatwhichtheenginesarerequired.AllsuchenginesmustremainwithintheteamsdesignatedgarageareawhennotfittedtoacarandmaynotbestartedatanytimeduringanEventotherthanwhenfittedtoacareligibletoparticipateintheEvent.

d) IfanyoftheFIAsealsaredamagedorremovedfromanengineafterithasbeenusedfor

the

first

time

that

engine

may

not

be

used

again

unless

they

were

removed

under

FIA

supervision.

e) IfanengineischangedinaccordancewithArticle34.1theenginewhichwasreplacedmaynotbeusedduringanyfuturequalifyingsessionorracewiththeexceptionofthelastEventoftheChampionship.

28.5 OnlyengineswhichhavebeenhomologatedbytheFIAinaccordancewithAppendix4maybeusedatanEventduringthe20082012Championshipseasons.

28.6 ForthepurposesofthisArticleonly,anEventwillbedeemedtocompriseP3,thequalifyingpracticesessionandtherace.


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a) EachdrivermayusenomorethanonegearboxforfiveconsecutiveEventsinwhichhisteamcompetes.ShouldadriveruseareplacementgearboxhewilldropfiveplacesonthestartinggridatthatEventandanadditionalfiveplaceseachtimeafurthergearboxisused.

Anyreplacement

gearbox

must

be

fitted

with

the

same

gear

ratios

that

were

declared

underd)belowandwillonlyberequiredtocompletetheremainderoftheEventinquestion.Anychangetothegearratiosdeclaredunderd)belowwillincurafurtherfivegridplacepenalty.IneithercaseanewfiveracesequencemaystartatthefollowingEvent.

Unlessthedriverfailstofinishtherace(orisunabletostarttheraceforreasonsotherthanapenaltyimposedbythestewards)thegearboxfittedtothecarattheendoftheEventmustremaininitfortheremainderofthefiveracesequence.Anydriverwhofailedtofinishtheraceatthefirst,second,thirdorfourthofthefiveEventsforreasonswhichthetechnicaldelegateacceptsasbeingbeyondthecontroloftheteamordriver,maystartthefollowingEventwithadifferentgearboxwithoutapenaltybeingincurred.

Agearboxwillbedeemedtohavebeenusedoncethecarstimingtransponderhasshown

that

it

has

left

the

pit

lane.

b) Ifadriverisreplacedafterthefirst,second,thirdorfourthEventofafiveEventperiod,havingfinishedthefirst,second,thirdorfourthEvents,thereplacementdrivermustusethegearboxwhichtheoriginaldriverhadbeenusing.

c) AfterconsultationwiththerelevantteamtheFIAwillattachsealstoeachgearboxinordertoensurethatnomovingparts,otherthanthosespecificallypermittedunderd)below,canberebuiltorreplaced.

d) AteachEventsealsmaybebrokenonce,undersupervisionandatanytimepriortotheseconddayofpractice,forthesolepurposeofchanginggearratiosanddogrings(excludingfinaldrivesorreductiongears).CompetitorsmustinformtheFIAtechnicaldelegatewhichratiostheyintendtofitnolaterthantwohoursaftertheendofP2.However,

one

additional

change

of

ratios

and

dog

rings

will

be

permitted

if

agearbox

changeisnecessaryonthefirstdayofpracticebeforetheendofP2.

Gearratiosanddogrings(excludingfinaldrivesorreductiongears)mayalsobechangedundersupervisionforothersofidenticalspecificationatanytimeduringanEventprovidedtheFIAtechnicaldelegateissatisfiedthereisevidentphysicaldamagetothepartsinquestionandthatsuchchangesarenotbeingcarriedoutonasystematicbasis.

e) Otherthanunderd)above,areplacementgearboxwillalsobedeemedtohavebeenusedifanyoftheFIAsealsaredamagedorremovedfromtheoriginalgearboxafterithasbeenusedforthefirsttime.

29) REFUELLING29.1

a)

Refuelling

is

only

permitted

in

the

teams

designated

garages.

b) Nocarmayberefuelledafterithasleftthepitlaneforthefirsttimewhilstthepitexitisopenfortherace.

c) Fuelmaynotbeaddedtonorremovedfromacarduringarace.

29.2 Nocarmayberefuelled,normayfuelberemovedfromacar,atarategreaterthan0.8litrespersecond.

29.3 Thedrivermayremaininhiscarthroughoutrefuellingbuttheenginemustbestopped.

29.4 Eachcompetitormustensurethatanassistantequippedwithasuitablefireextinguisherofadequatecapacityisbesidethecarthroughoutallrefuellingoperations.


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30) GENERALSAFETY30.1 OfficialinstructionswillbegiventodriversbymeansofthesignalslaidoutintheCode.

Competitorsmustnotuseflagssimilartothese.

30.2 Driversarestrictlyforbiddentodrivetheircarintheoppositedirectiontotheraceunlessthis

isabsolutely

necessary

in

order

to

move

the

car

from

adangerous

position.

30.3 a) Duringpracticeandtherace,driversmayuseonlythetrackandmustatalltimesobservetheprovisionsoftheCoderelatingtodrivingbehaviouroncircuits.

b) Otherthanbydrivingonthetrack,Competitorsarenotpermittedtoattempttoalterthegripofanypartofthetracksurface.

30.4 Ifacarstopsonthetrackitshallbethedutyofthemarshalstoremoveitasquicklyaspossiblesothatitspresencedoesnotconstituteadangerorhinderothercompetitors.Ifanymechanicalassistancereceivedduringtheraceresultsinthecarrejoiningthestewardsmayexcludehimfromtherace(otherthanunderArticles30.9(d)or41.3.

30.5 Adriverwhoabandonsacarmustleaveitinneutralorwiththeclutchdisengaged,withthe

KERSshut

down

and

with

the

steering

wheel

in

place.

30.6 Theorganisermustmakeatleasttwofireextinguishersof5kgcapacityavailabletoeachcompetitorandensurethattheyworkproperly.

30.7 SaveasspecificallyauthorisedbytheCodeortheseSportingRegulations,nooneexceptthedrivermaytouchastoppedcarunlessitisinthepaddock,theteamsdesignatedgaragearea,thepitlaneoronthestartinggrid.

30.8 Atnotimemayacarbereversedinthepitlaneunderitsownpower.

30.9 Duringtheperiodcommencingfifteenminutespriortoandendingfiveminutesaftereverypracticesessionandtheperiodbetweenthecommencementoftheformationlapwhichimmediatelyprecedestheraceandthetimewhenthelastcarenterstheparcferm,nooneisallowedonthetrack,thepitentryorthepitexitwiththeexceptionof:

a) Marshalsorotherauthorisedpersonnelintheexecutionoftheirduty.

b) Driverswhendrivingoronfoot,havingfirstreceivedpermissiontodosofromamarshal.

c) Teampersonnelwheneitherpushingacarorclearingequipmentfromthegridafterallcarsabletodosohaveleftthegridontheformationlap.

d) Teampersonnelwhenassistingmarshalstoremoveacarfromthegridafterthestartoftherace.

30.10 Duringarace,theenginemayonlybestartedwiththestarterexceptinthepitlaneortheteamsdesignatedgarageareawheretheuseofanexternalstartingdeviceisallowed.

30.11

Driverstaking

part

in

practice

and

the

race

must

always

wear

the

clothes,

helmets

and

head

andnecksupportsspecifiedintheCode.

30.12 Aspeedlimitof60km/hwillbeimposedinthepitlaneduringallfreepracticesessions,thiswillberaisedto100km/hfortheremainderoftheEvent.However,thislimitmaybeamendedbythestewardsfollowingarecommendationfromtheFIAF1safetydelegate.

Exceptintherace,anydriverwhoexceedsthelimitwillbefined200foreachkm/habovethelimit(thismaybeincreasedinthecaseofasecondoffenceinthesameEvent).Duringtherace,thestewardsmayimposeeitherofthepenaltiesunderArticle16.3a)orb)onanydriverwhoexceedsthelimit.


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30.13 Atnotimemayacarbedrivenunnecessarilyslowly,erraticallyorinamannerwhichcouldbedeemedpotentiallydangeroustootherdriversoranyotherperson.Thiswillapplywhetheranysuchcarisbeingdrivenonthetrack,thepitentryorthepitlane.

Inordertoensurethatcarsarenotdrivenunnecessarilyslowlyoninlapsduringandafterthe

endof

qualifying

or

during

reconnaissance

laps

when

the

pit

exit

is

opened

for

the

race,

drivers

muststaybelowthemaximumtimesetbytheFIAbetweentheSafetyCarlineafterthepitexitandSafetyCarlinebeforethepitentry.ThemaximumtimewillbedeterminedbytheracedirectorateachEventafterthefirstdayofpracticebutmaybeamendedlaterintheEventifdeemednecessary.Thetimewillnormallybebasedupon145%ofthebestdryP1orP2time.

30.14 Ifadriverhasseriousmechanicaldifficultieshemustleavethetrackassoonasitissafetodoso.

30.15 Thecar'srearlightmustbeilluminatedatalltimeswhenitisrunningonintermediateorwetweathertyres.Itshallbeatthediscretionoftheracedirectortodecideifadrivershouldbestoppedbecausehisrearlightisnotworking.Shouldacarbestoppedinthiswayitmayrejoinwhenthefaulthasbeenremedied.

30.16

Onlysix

team

members

per

participating

car

(all

of

whom

shall

have

been

issued

with

and

wearingspecialidentification)areallowedinthesignallingareaduringpracticeandtherace.

Peopleunder16yearsofagearenotallowedinthepitlane.

30.17 Animals,exceptthosewhichmayhavebeenexpresslyauthorisedbytheFIAforusebysecurityservices,areforbiddenonthetrack,inthepitlane,inthepaddockorinanyspectatorarea.

30.18 Theracedirector,theclerkofthecourseortheFIAmedicaldelegatecanrequireadrivertohaveamedicalexaminationatanytimeduringanEvent.

If,afteranincident,theMedicalWarningLightsignalsthatthresholdforceshavebeenexceededthedrivermustpresenthimselfforexaminationinthecircuitmedicalcentrewithoutdelay.

30.19

Noteam

personnel

who

are

associated

in

any

way

with

the

operation

of

the

cars

are

permitted

withintheconfinesofthecircuitduringthefollowingperiods:

a) OnesixhourperiodwhichcommencesninehoursbeforethescheduledstarttimeofP1.

b) WiththeexceptionofMonaco,asecondperiodwhichbeginstenandahalfhoursafterthescheduledendofP2andendsthreehoursbeforethescheduledstarttimeofP3.

c) InMonacothesecondperiodwillbeginthirtytwoandahalfhoursafterthescheduledendofP2andendsthreehoursbeforethescheduledstarttimeofP3.

However,eachteamwillbepermittedfourindividualexceptionstotheaboveduringaChampionshipseason.

Fortheavoidanceofdoubt,personnelwhosedutiesaresolelyconnectedwithcatering,media

ormarketing

are

exempt

from

the

above

requirements.

31) PRACTICESESSIONS31.1 SavewheretheseSportingRegulationsrequireotherwise,pitlaneandtrackdisciplineand

safetymeasureswillbethesameforallpracticesessionsasfortherace.

31.2 Nodrivermaystartintheracewithouttakingpartinatleastonepracticesession.


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31.3 Duringallpracticestherewillbeagreenandaredlightattheendofthepitlane.Carsmayonlyleavethepitlanewhenthegreenlightison.Additionally,ablueflagand/oraflashingbluelightwillbeshowninthepitexittowarndriversleavingthepitlaneifcarsareapproachingonthetrack.

31.4

Unlesswritten

permission

has

been

given

by

the

FIA

to

do

otherwise,

the

circuit

may

only

be

usedforpurposesotherthantheEventafterthelastpracticesessiononeachdayofpracticeandonthedayoftheracenolessthanonehourbeforetheendofthepitlaneisopenedtoallowcarstocoverareconnaissancelap.

31.5 Theintervalbetweenthefirstandsecondfreepracticesessions,inadditiontotheintervalbetweenthethirdfreepracticesessionandthequalifyingpracticesession,mayneverbelessthantwohours.

31.6 IntheeventofadrivinginfringementduringanypracticesessiontheStewardsmaydropthedriversuchnumberofgridpositionsastheyconsiderappropriate.Unlessitiscompletelyclearthatadrivercommittedadrivinginfringementanysuchincidentwillnormallybeinvestigatedaftertherelevantsession.

Whereappropriate,

regard

will

also

be

given

to

the

provisions

of

Article

18.1.

31.7 Anydrivertakingpartinanypracticesessionwho,intheopinionofthestewards,stopsunnecessarilyonthecircuitorunnecessarilyimpedesanotherdrivershallbesubjecttothepenaltiesreferredtoinArticle31.6.

31.8 Shoulditbecomenecessarytostopanypracticesessionbecausethecircuitisblockedbyanaccidentorbecauseweatherorotherconditionsmakeitdangeroustocontinue,theclerkofthecoursewillorderredflagstobeshownatallmarshalpostsandtheabortlightstobeshownattheLine.

Whenthesignalisgiventostop,allcarsshallimmediatelyreducespeedandproceedslowlybacktothepitlane,andallcarsabandonedonthetrackwillberemovedtoasafeplace.

AttheendofeachpracticesessionnodrivermaycrosstheLinemorethanonce.

31.9 Theclerkofthecoursemayinterruptpracticeasoftenandforaslongashethinksnecessarytoclearthetrackortoallowtherecoveryofacar.However,onlyduringqualifyingpracticewillthesessionbeextendedasaresult.

Shouldoneormoresessionsbethusinterrupted,noprotestcanbeacceptedastothepossibleeffectsoftheinterruptiononthequalificationofdriversadmittedtostart.

32) FREEPRACTICE32.1 Freepracticesessionswilltakeplace:

a) Thedayafterinitialscrutineeringfrom10.00to11.30(P1)andfrom14.00to15.30(P2).

b) Thedaybeforetheracefrom11.00to12.00(P3).

33) QUALIFYINGPRACTICE33.1 Thequalifyingpracticesessionwilltakeplaceonthedaybeforetheracefrom14.00to15.00.

Thesessionwillberunasfollows:

a) From14.00to14.20(Q1)allcarswillbepermittedonthetrackandattheendofthisperiodtheslowesteightcarswillbeprohibitedfromtakinganyfurtherpartinthesession.

Laptimesachievedbytheeighteenremainingcarswillthenbedeleted.

b) From14.27to14.42(Q2)theeighteenremainingcarswillbepermittedonthetrackandattheendofthisperiodtheslowesteightcarswillbeprohibitedfromtakinganyfurther

part

in

the

session.


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Laptimesachievedbythetenremainingcarswillthenbedeleted.

c) From14.50to15.00(Q3)thetenremainingcarswillbepermittedonthetrack.

TheaboveprocedureisbaseduponaChampionshipentryof26cars.If24carsareenteredsevenwillbeexcludedafterQ1andQ2andif22carsareenteredonlysixcarswillbeexcluded

afterQ1

and

Q2.

33.2 Anydriverwhosecarstopsonthecircuitduringthequalifyingsessionwillnotbepermittedtotakeanyfurtherpartinthesession.Anycarwhichstopsonthecircuitduringthequalifyingsession,andwhichisreturnedtothepitsbeforetheendofthesession,willbeheldinparcfermuntiltheendofthesession.

33.3 Attheendofqualifyingpracticethetimesachievedbyeachdriverwillbeofficiallypublished.

34) POSTQUALIFYINGPARCFERM34.1 Eachcarwillbedeemedtobeinparcfermfromthetimeatwhichitleavesthepitlanefor

thefirsttimeduringqualifyingpracticeuntilthestartoftherace.AnycarwhichfailstoleavethepitlaneduringqualifyingpracticewillbedeemedtobeinparcfermattheendofQ1.

Betweenthese

times,

other

than

when

cars

are

returned

to

the

parc

ferm

overnight,

the

followingworkmaybecarriedout:

a) Enginesmaybestarted.

b) Fuelmaybeaddedorremovedandafuelbreatherfitted.

c) Wheels,wheelfastenersandtyresmayberemoved,changedorrebalancedandtyrepressureschecked.

d) Sparkplugsmayberemovedinordertocarryoutaninternalengineinspectionandcylindercompressionchecks.

e) Permittedheatingorcoolingdevicesmaybefitted.

f)

Ajump

battery

may

be

connected

and

on

board

electrical

units

may

be

freely

accessed

viaaphysicalconnectiontothecar.

g) Chargingand/ordischargingoftheKERSenergystoragedevices.

h) RemovaloftheKERSenergystoragedeviceswhich,oncemarkedbytheFIAtechnicaldelegate,mayberetainedovernightbytheteam.

i) Themainelectricalbatteryandradiobatteriesmaybechanged.

j) Thebrakesystemmaybebled.

k) Engineoilmaybedrained.

l) Compressedgasesmaybedrainedoradded.

m)

Fluidswith

aspecific

gravity

less

than

1.1

may

be

drained

and/or

replenished,

however,

fluidsusedforreplenishmentmustconformtothesamespecificationastheoriginalfluid.

n) Theaerodynamicsetupofthefrontwingmaybeadjustedusingtheexistingparts.Nopartsmaybeadded,removedorreplaced.

o) IftheFIAtechnicaldelegateissatisfiedthatchangesinclimaticconditionsnecessitatealterationstothespecificationofacar,changesmaybemadetotheairductsaroundthefrontandrearbrakesandradiatorducts.ThesechangesmaybemadeatanytimeafterthemessageCHANGEINCLIMATICCONDITIONSisshownonthetimingmonitors,fromthispointthechoiceofairductsaroundthefrontandrearbrakesandradiatorductsisfreeandpitottubesmaybecoveredoruncovered,subjectalwaysto

compliance

with

the

relevant

Technical

Regulations.


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p) Bodywork(excludingradiators)mayberemovedand/orcleaned.

q) Cosmeticchangesmaybemadetothebodyworkandtapemaybeadded.

r) Anypartofthecarmaybecleaned.

s)

Onboard

cameras,

marshalling

system

components,

timing

transponders

and

any

associatedequipmentmayberemoved,refittedorchecked.

t) AnyworkrequiredbytheFIAtechnicaldelegate.

u) Changestoimprovethedriver'scomfort.Inthiscontextanythingotherthantheadjustmentofmirrors,seatbeltsandpedalsmayonlybecarriedoutwiththespecificpermissionoftheFIAtechnicaldelegate.

Theadditionorremovalofpadding(orsimilarmaterial)isalsopermittedbutmayonlybecarriedoutundersupervisionand,ifrequiredbytheFIAtechnicaldelegate,mustberemovedbeforethepostraceweighingprocedure.

v) Drinkingfluidforthedrivermaybeaddedatanytime,however,thecapacityofthecontainerforanysuchfluidmustnotexceed1.5litres.

w) Repairofgenuineaccidentdamage.

x) Anypartswhichareremovedfromthecarinordertocarryoutanyworkspecificallypermittedabove,oranypartsremovedtocarryoutessentialsafetychecks,mustremainclosetoitand,atalltimes,bevisibletothescrutineerassignedtotherelevantcar.

Furthermore,anypartsremovedfromthecarinordertocarryoutanysuchworkmustberefittedbeforethecarleavesthepitlane.

AnyworknotlistedabovemayonlybeundertakenwiththeapprovaloftheFIAtechnicaldelegatefollowingawrittenrequestfromtheteamconcerned.Itmustbeclearthatanyreplacementpartateamwishestofitissimilarinmass,inertiaandfunctiontotheoriginal.AnypartsremovedwillberetainedbytheFIA.

However,ifateam

wishes

to

change

apart

during

the

qualifying

session

and/or

on

the

grid

beforethestartoftherace,thismaybedonewithoutfirstseekingthepermissionofthetechnicaldelegate,provideditisreasonablefortherelevantteamtobelievepermissionwouldbegiveniftherewastimetoaskandthebrokenordamagedpartremainsinfullviewofthescrutineerassignedtothecaratalltimes.

34.2 Attheendofthequalifyingpracticeatleastsixcarswillbechosenatrandomtoundergofurtherchecks,onceinformedtheircarhasbeenselectedtheteamconcernedmusttakethecartotheparcfermimmediately.

34.3 Withinthreeandahalfhoursoftheendofthequalifyingpracticesessionallcarsusedduringthesession(orwhichwereintendedforusebutfailedtoleavethepitlane)mustbecoveredandreadyforFIAsealstobeappliedinordertoensurethattheyremainsecureuntilthe

followingday.

For

marketing

purposes

this

deadline

may

be

extended

for

one

car

from

each

competitorforamaximumoftwohoursbypriorarrangementwiththeFIAtechnicaldelegate.However,noworkofanykindmaybecarriedoutonthecaranylaterthanthreeandahalfhoursaftertheendofthequalifyingpracticesession.

Whilstcarsarecoveredovernighttheymaybefittedwithdevicestokeepthemwarm.

34.4 Fivehoursbeforethestartoftheformationlapthesealsandcoversmayberemovedbutthecarswillremainunderparcfermconditionsuntilthestartoftherace.

34.5 IfacompetitormodifiesanypartonthecarormakeschangestothesetupofthesuspensionwhilstthecarisbeingheldunderparcfermconditionstherelevantdrivermuststarttheracefromthepitlaneandfollowtheprocedureslaidoutinArticle38.2.


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Inorderthatthescrutineersmaybecompletelysatisfiedthatnoalterationshavebeenmadetothesuspensionsystemsoraerodynamicconfigurationofthecar(withtheexceptionofthefrontwing)whilstinpostqualifyingparcferm,itmustbeclearfromphysicalinspectionthatchangescannotbemadewithouttheuseoftools.

34.6

Onescrutineer

will

be

allocated

to

each

car

for

the

purpose

of

ensuring

that

no

unauthorised

workiscarriedoutwhilstcarsarebeingheldunderparcfermconditions.

34.7 AlistofpartsreplacedwiththespecificagreementoftheFIAtechnicaldelegatewhilstcarsarebeingheldunderparcfermconditionswillbepublishedanddistributedtoallteamspriortotherace.

35) PRESSCONFERENCES,MEDIAOPPORTUNITESANDDRIVERSPARADE35.1 Daybeforefirstpractice:

TheFIApressdelegatewillchooseamaximumoffivedriverswhomustattendapressconferenceinthemediacentreforaperiodofonehourat15.00onthedaybeforefirstpractice.

AtEvents

taking

place

in

North

or

South

America

this

press

conference

will

take

place

at

11.00.

Thesedrivers'teamswillbenotifiednolessthan48hoursbeforetheconference.Inaddition,amaximumoftwoteampersonalitiesmaybechosenbytheFIApressdelegatetoattendthispressconference.

35.2 Firstdayofpractice:

Onthefirstdayofpractice,aminimumofthreeandamaximumofsixdriversand/orteampersonalities,(otherthanthosewhoattendedthepressconferenceonthepreviousdayandsubjecttotheconsentoftheteamprincipal)willbechosenbyballotorrotabytheFIApressdelegateduringtheEventandmustmakethemselvesavailabletothemediaforapressconferenceinthemediacentreforaperiodofonehourat16.00.

Onadaysuitabletothepromotersschedulealldriversmustbeavailableforautograph

signing.The

time,

place

and

procedure

will

be

communicated

to

the

teams

by

the

FIA

after

agreementwiththepromoterandtheCommercialRightsHolder.

DriversmustbeavailableatallreasonabletimesduringanEventtotalktothemediaasrequiredbytheFIApressdelegate.

35.3 SecondDayofPractice:

AlldriverseliminatedinQ1orQ2mustmakethemselvesavailableformediainterviewsimmediatelyaftertheendofeachsession.Inaddition,alldriverswhoparticipatedinQ3,andwhoarenotrequiredtotakepartinthepostqualifyingpressconference,mustmakethemselvesavailableformediainterviewsimmediatelyafterQ3.

Immediatelyafterthequalifyingpracticesessionthefirstthreedriversinthesessionwillbe

required

to

make

themselves

available

for

television

interviews

in

the

unilateral

room

and

then

attendapressconferenceinthemediacentreforamaximumperiodof30minutes.

35.4 Raceday:

Oneandahalfhoursbeforetheracealldriversmustattendadriversparade.CompetitorswillbegivendetailsoftheparadebytheFIApressdelegate.

Anydriverretiringbeforetheendoftheracemustmakehimselfavailableformediainterviewsafterhisreturntothepaddock.

Alldriverswhofinishtheraceoutsidethetopthreemustmakethemselvesavailableimmediatelyaftertheendoftheraceformediainterviews.


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DuringtheraceeveryteammustmakeatleastoneseniorspokespersonavailableforinterviewsbyofficiallyaccreditedTVcrews.

36) THEGRID36.1 DuringQ1,anydriverwhosebestqualifyinglapexceeds107%ofthefastesttimesetduring

thatsession,

or

who

fails

to

set

atime,

will

not

be

allowed

to

take

part

in

the

race.

Under

exceptionalcircumstanceshowever,whichmayincludesettingasuitablelaptimeinafreepracticesession,thestewardsmaypermitthecartostarttherace.

Shouldtherebemorethanonedriveracceptedinthismanner,thegridorderwillbedeterminedbythestewards.

36.2 a) Thegridwillbedrawnupasfollows:

i) ThelasteightpositionswillbeoccupiedbythecarseliminatedduringQ1,thefastestin19thposition.

ii) ThenexteightpositionswillbeoccupiedbythecarseliminatedduringQ2,thefastestin11thposition.

iii)

Thetop

ten

positions

will

be

occupied

by

the

cars

which

took

part

in

Q3,

the

fastestfromthepositiononthegridwhichwasthepolepositioninthepreviousyearor,onanewcircuit,hasbeendesignatedassuchbytheFIAsafetydelegate.

IftwoormoredriverssetidenticaltimesduringQ1,Q2orQ3prioritywillbegiventotheonewhosetitfirst.

Iflessthan26carsareenteredintheChampionshipappropriateamendmentswillbemadetotheaboveinaccordancewithArticle33.1.

b) IfmorethanonedriverfailstosetatimeduringQ1,Q2orQ3theywillbearrangedinthefollowingorder:

i) Anydriverwhoattemptedtosetaqualifyingtimebystartingaflyinglap.

ii)

Anydriver

who

failed

to

start

aflying

lap.

iii) Anydriverwhofailedtoleavethepitsduringtheperiod.

c) Oncethegridhasbeenestablishedinaccordancewitha)andb)above,gridpositionpenaltieswillbeappliedtothedriversinquestionintheordertheoffenceswerecommitted.IfmorethanonedriverincursapenaltyunderArticle28.4(a)orArticle28.6(a)preferencewillbegiventothedriverwhoseteamfirstinformedthetechnicaldelegatethatanengineorgearboxchangewillbecarriedout.

d) AnydriverwhoincursapenaltyunderArticle28.4(a)orArticle28.6(a)willtakeprecedenceoveranydriverwhosequalifyingtimeshavebeendeletedforanyreason.

Ifmorethanonedriverfallsintoasinglecategoryinb)ord)abovetheywillbearrangedon

thegrid

in

numerical

order.

36.3 Thestartinggridwillbepublishednolessthanfourhoursbeforethestartoftheformationlap.Anycompetitorwhosecar(s)is(are)unabletostartforanyreasonwhatsoever(orwhohasgoodreasontobelievethattheircar(s)willnotbereadytostart)mustinformthestewardsaccordinglyattheearliestopportunityand,inanyevent,nolaterthanonehourandfifteenminutesbeforethestartoftheformationlap.Ifoneormorecarsarewithdrawnthegridwillbeclosedupaccordingly.Thefinalstartinggridwillbepublishedonehourbeforethestartoftheformationlap.

36.4 Thegridwillbeinastaggered1x1formationandtherowsonthegridwillbeseparatedby16metres.


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37) MEETINGS37.1 Meetings,chairedbytheracedirector,willtakeplaceat16.00onthedaybeforefirstpractice

and17.00onthefirstdayofpractice.Thefirstmustbeattendedbyallteammanagersandthesecondbyalldrivers.

Shouldthe

race

director

consider

another

meeting

necessary

it

will

take

place

three

hours

beforetherace.Competitorswillbeinformednolaterthanthreehoursaftertheendofthequalifyingpracticesession.Alldriversandteammanagersmustattend.

38) STARTINGPROCEDURE38.1 30minutesbeforethestartoftheformationlapthepitexitwillbeopenedandcarswillbe

permittedtoleavethepitlanetocoverareconnaissancelap.Attheendofthislaptheywillstoponthegridinstartingorderwiththeirenginesstopped.

Shouldtheywishtocovermorethanonereconnaissancelap,thismustbedonebydrivingdownthepitlaneatgreatlyreducedspeedbetweeneachofthelaps.

Anycarwhichdoesnotcompleteareconnaissancelapandreachthegridunderitsownpower

willnot

be

permitted

to

start

the

race

from

the

grid.

38.2 17minutesbeforethestartoftheformationlap,awarningsignalwillbegivenindicatingthattheendofthepitlanewillbeclosedintwominutes.

15minutesbeforethestartoftheformationlaptheendofthepitlanewillbeclosedandasecondwarningsignalwillbegiven.Anycarwhichisstillinthepitlanecanstartfromtheendofthepitlaneprovideditgotthereunderitsownpower.Ifmorethanonecarisaffectedtheymustlineupintheorderinwhichtheyqualified.However,anycarreachingtheendofthepitlaneafterthefiveminutesignalmuststartbehindanycaralreadyatthepitexit.

Allsuchcarsmaythenjointheraceoncethewholefieldhaspassedtheendofthepitlaneforthefirsttimeafterthestart.

38.3 Theapproachofthestartwillbeannouncedbysignalsshowntenminutes,fiveminutes,threeminutes,

one

minute

and

fifteen

seconds

before

the

start

of

the

formation

lap,

each

of

which

willbeaccompaniedbyanaudiblewarning.

Whenthetenminutesignalisshown,everybodyexceptdrivers,officialsandteamtechnicalstaffmustleavethegrid.

38.4 Whenthethreeminutesignalisshownallcarsonthegridmusthavetheirwheelsfitted,afterthissignalwheelsmayonlyberemovedinthepitlane,oronthegridduringaracesuspension.

ApenaltyunderArticle16.3(b)willbeimposedonanydriverwhosecardidnothaveallitswheelsfullyfittedatthethreeminutesignal.

38.5 Whentheoneminutesignalisshown,enginesshouldbestartedandallteampersonnelmustleavethegridbythetimethe15secondsignalisgiventakingallequipmentwiththem.Ifany

driverneeds

assistance

after

the

15

second

signal

he

must

raise

his

arm

and,

when

the

remainderofthecarsabletodosohaveleftthegrid,marshalswillbeinstructedtopushthecarintothepitlane.Inthiscase,marshalswithyellowflagswillstandbesideanycar(orcars)concernedtowarndriversbehind.

38.6 Whenthegreenlightsareilluminated,thecarswillbegintheformationlapwiththepolepositiondriverleading.

Whenleavingthegridalldriversmustrespectthepitlanespeedlimituntiltheypasspoleposition.


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Marshalswillbeinstructedtopushanycar(orcars)whichremainonthegridintothepitlanebythefastestrouteimmediatelyaftercarsabletodosohaveleftthegrid.Anydriverbeingpushedfromthegridmaynotattempttostartthecarandmustfollowtheinstructionsofthemarshals.

38.7

Duringthe

formation

lap

practice

starts

are

forbidden

and

the

formation

must

be

kept

as

tight

aspossible.

38.8 Overtakingduringtheformationlapisonlypermittedifacarisdelayedandcarsbehindcannotavoidpassingitwithoutundulydelayingtheremainderofthefield.Inthiscase,driversmayonlyovertaketoreestablishtheoriginalstartingorder.Anydriverdelayedinthisway,andwhoisunabletoreestablishtheoriginalstartingorderbeforehereachesthefirstsafetycarline,mustenterthepitlaneandstartfromtheendofthepitlaneasspecifiedinArticle38.2.

38.9 Whenthecarscomebacktothegridattheendoftheformationlap,theywillstopontheirrespectivegridpositions,keepingtheirenginesrunning.

Therewillbeastandingstart,thesignalbeinggivenbymeansoflightsactivatedbythepermanentstarter.

Onceall

the

cars

have

come

to

ahalt

the

five

second

light

will

appear

followed

by

the

four,

three,twoandonesecondlights.Atanytimeaftertheonesecondlightappears,theracewillbestartedbyextinguishingallredlights.

38.10 UnlessspecificallyauthorisedbytheFIAsafetydelegate,duringthestartofaracethepitwallmustbekeptfreeofallpersonswiththeexceptionoftwopeoplefromeachteam,officialsandfiremarshals.

38.11 If,afterreturningtothestartinggridattheendoftheformationlapaproblemarises,thefollowingproceduresshallapply:

a) Ifacardevelopsaproblemthatcouldendangerthestartthedrivermustimmediatelyraisehishandsabovehisheadandthemarshalresponsibleforthatrowmustimmediatelywaveayellowflag.Iftheracedirectordecidesthestartshouldbedelayedthe

green

lights

will

be

illuminated

two

seconds

after

the

abort

lights

are

switched

on,

a

boardsayingEXTRAFORMATIONLAPwillbedisplayedandallcarsabletodosomustcompleteafurtherformationlapwhilstthecarwhichdevelopedtheproblemismovedintothepitlane.

Whenleavingthegridtocompletetheextraformationlapalldriversmustrespectthepitlanespeedlimituntiltheypasspoleposition.

Theteammaythenattempttorectifytheproblemand,ifsuccessful,thecarmaythenstartfromtheendofthepitlane.Shouldtherebemorethanonecarinvolvedtheirstartingorderwillbedeterminedbytheorderinwhichtheyreachedtheendofthepitlane.

Every

time

this

happens

the

race

will

be

shortened

by

one

lap.

b) Ifanyotherproblemarises,andiftheracedirectordecidesthestartshouldbedelayed,thefollowingproceduresshallapply:

i) Iftheracehasnotbeenstarted,theabortlightswillbeswitchedon,aboardsayingDELAYEDSTARTwillbedisplayed,allengineswillbestoppedandthenewformationlapwillstartfiveminuteslaterwiththeracedistancereducedbyonelap.Thenextsignalwillbethethreeminutesignal.

Tyrechangingonthegridisnotpermittedduringsuchadelay.

Everytimethishappenstheracewillbeshortenedbyonelap.


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ii) Iftheracehasbeenstartedthemarshalsalongsidethegridwillwavetheiryellowflagstoinformthedriversthatacarisstationaryonthegrid.

iii) If,afterthestart,acarisimmobilisedonthestartinggrid,itshallbethedutyofthemarshalstopushitintothepitlanebythefastestroute.Anydriverbeing

pushedfrom

the

grid

may

not

attempt

to

start

the

car.

iv) Oncethecarisinthepitlanehismechanicsmayattempttostartit,ifsuccessfulthedrivermayrejointherace.Thedriverandmechanicsmustfollowtheinstructionsofthetrackmarshalsatalltimesduringsuchaprocedure.

38.12 ShouldArticle38.11apply,theracewillneverthelesscountfortheChampionshipnomatterhowoftentheprocedureisrepeated,orhowmuchtheraceisshortenedasaresult.

38.13 EitherofthepenaltiesunderArticles16.3a)orb)willbeimposedforafalsestartjudgedusinganFIAsuppliedtransponderwhichmustbefittedtothecarasspecified.

38.14 Onlyinthefollowingcaseswillanyvariationinthestartprocedurebeallowed:

a) Ifitstartstorainafterthefiveminutesignalbutbeforetheraceisstartedand,intheopinionoftheracedirectorteamsshouldbegiventheopportunitytochangetyres,theabort

lights

will

be

shown

on

the

Line

and

the

starting

procedure

will

begin

again

at

the

tenminutepoint.

b) Ifthestartoftheraceisimminentand,intheopinionoftheracedirector,thevolumeofwateronthetrackissuchthatitcannotbenegotiatedsafelyevenonwetweathertyres,theabortlightswillbeshownontheLineandinformationconcerningthelikelydelaywillbedisplayedonthetimingmonitors.Oncethestarttimeisknownatleasttenminuteswarningwillbegiven.

c) Iftheraceisstartedbehindthesafetycar,Article40.16willapply.

38.15 Thestewardsmayuseanyvideoorelectronicmeanstoassisttheminreachingadecision.Thestewardsmayoverrulejudgesoffact.AbreachoftheprovisionsoftheCodeortheseSportingRegulationsrelatingtothestartingprocedure,mayresultintheexclusionofthecaranddriverconcerned

from

the

Event.

39) THERACE39.1 Duringtherace,driversleavingthepitlanemayonlydosowhenthelightattheendofthepit

laneisgreenandontheirownresponsibility.Amarshalwithablueflagand/oraflashingbluelight,willalsowarnthedriverifcarsareapproachingonthetrack.

40) SAFETYCAR40.1 TheFIAsafetycarwillbedrivenbyanFIAappointeddriverandwillcarryanFIAobserver

capableofrecognisingallthecompetingcarswhoisinpermanentradiocontactwithracecontrol.

40.2 Thirtyminutesbeforethestartoftheformationlapthesafetycarwilltakeuppositionatthe

frontof

the

grid

and

remain

there

until

the

five

minute

signal

is

given.

At

this

point

(except

underArticle40.16below)itwillcoverawholelapofthecircuitandtakeupposition.

40.3 Thesafetycarmaybebroughtintooperationtoneutralisearaceupontheorderoftheclerkofthecourse.

Itwillbeusedonlyifcompetitorsorofficialsareinimmediatephysicaldangerbutthecircumstancesarenotsuchastonecessitatesuspendingtherace.

40.4 Whentheorderisgiventodeploythesafetycarthemessage"SAFETYCARDEPLOYED"willbedisplayedonthetimingmonitorsandallmarshal'spostswilldisplaywavedyellowflagsand"SC"boardsforthedurationoftheintervention.

40.5 Nocarmaybedrivenunnecessarilyslowly,erraticallyorinamannerwhichcouldbedeemedpotentiallydangeroustootherdriversoranyotherpersonatanytimewhilstthesafetycaris


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deployed.Thiswillapplywhetheranysuchcarisbeingdrivenonthetrack,thepitentryorthepitlane.

40.6 Thesafetycarwilljointhetrackwithitsorangelightsilluminatedandwilldosoregardlessofwheretheraceleaderis.

40.7

Allcompeting

cars

must

reduce

speed

and

form

up

in

line

behind

the

safety

car

no

more

than

tencarlengthsapart.Inordertoensurethatdriversreducespeedsufficiently,fromthetimeatwhichtheSAFETYCARDEPLOYEDmessageisshownonthetimingmonitorsuntilthetimethateachcarcrossesthefirstsafetycarlineforthesecondtime,driversmuststayabovetheminimumtimesetbytheFIAECU.

40.8 Withtheexceptionsofthecaseslistedundera)toh)below,nodrivermayovertakeanothercaronthetrack,includingthesafetycar,untilhepassesthefirstsafetycarlineforthefirsttimewhenthesafetycarisreturningtothepits.However,ifthesafetycarisstilldeployedatthebeginningofthelastlap,orisdeployedduringthelastlap,Article40.15willapply.

Theexceptionsare:

a) Ifadriverissignalledtodosofromthesafetycar.

b) Under40.13or40.16below.

c) Whenenteringthepitsadrivermaypassanothercarremainingonthetrack,includingthesafetycar,afterhehasreachedthefirstsafetycarline.

d) Whenleavingthepitsadrivermayovertake,orbeovertakenby,anothercaronthetrackbeforehereachesthesecondsafetycarline.

e) Whenthesafetycarisreturningtothepitsitmaybe

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