FIA REGULATIONS as of January 2001 (d.d. 01-01-2001)
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FIA
Regulations 2001 |
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The FIA cannot improve the regulations during a season. Any changes
can only be applied for the next season. |
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| 1.1 |
Due to increased FIA safety regulations, regulation alignment with
the FIA Formula One and to give less liquide race teams a better chance,
it is not allowed for FIA1 drivers to train during the preparations of a
Grand Prix. These preparations start nine months before the day of the
race on the circuit where the race will be held. There is only one
penalty: immediate exclusion from the race. Each driver can be
dispensated on special request for one circuit for training purposes.
This dispensated circuit can be used until one month before the Grand
Prix. This article does not apply for FIA2 drivers. |
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Because the FIA circuit safety checks (CSC) are performed by a
selection of FIA licenced drivers, the FIA can only perform these checks
on circuits scheduled after nine months. |
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| 2 |
Each driver has to subscribe for the Grand Prix at least one hour
before the start of the race. When not, the driver is not allowed to
start. |
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The minimum number of drivers attending a Grand Prix for the Grand
Prix to be valid is 6. There is no maximum. This number represents the
total number of FIA1 and FIA2 licenced drivers. For the FIA2 class all
FIA2 drivers are summerized. |
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FIA Championship points can be earned. |
| 4.1 |
Of the 12 Grand Prix each year only 8 Grand Prix count for each
Championship. The eight valid races can be chosen by each driver
individually. All points earned during the other four races will be
discarded. By default the SBS6 CupDD will be maximised. |
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When drivers are attending a Grand Prix the points are divided among
the drivers according to the following formula:
Nth driver = 1 point,
N-nth driver = N-n+1th driver points
+ 1 + bonus
etc. (for bonus see
table below)
Example: for a 6 driver race,
the points will result in a range like: 1,2,3,4,6,9 and for a 8-driver
race the results will be: 1,2,3,4,5,7,10,14 points for the last resp.
first driver.
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| 4.3 |
In case of equal scores between drivers, the total of first places
are accounted for, and then the total of second places, etc. |
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The FIA is very strict about the racing code. Any violation can
result in penalties by the circuit officials and/or FIA judges.
Initially only time penalties and warnings can be given. When a driver
is structural dishonoring the code, the penalty is an exclusion from the
next race. |
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The code involves sporting behavior. Strictly obey the blue, yellow,
red and black flags shown by the officials. When a driver is shown the
blue flag he or she is to drive the OUTside corner so the faster driver
can overtake in the INside corner. An additional sign by the slower
driver to the faster driver when to overtake is considered very
sporting. |
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Intentional crashing into other carts is prohibited. |
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It is prohibited in any way to change and improve the aerodynamics
of the driver or the cart. The only valid clothing during the race is a
FIA certified race suit and helmet. |
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The definition of race weight in kilo's is: the driver in FIA
certified race suit and helmet. The race weight of all drivers is
measured before each race by an official FIA deputy. |
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When participating in the Marlboro Qualifying Trophy only the
fastest lap time of each drivers is accounted for. |
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The SBS6 Catherine Keyl Cup DD the major league. This league is
divided into two classes: FIA1 and FIA2. FIA1 points can be scored by
all drivers, but the FIA2 drivers cannot compete in the FIA1 class. FIA2
points can only be scored by FIA2 licenced drivers. Only drivers a
negative weight penalty (see7.2) will be awarded with a FIA1
licence. A FIA1 license is obligatory for new drivers when they reach 40
FIA1 points and will be as of then penalised with 8 kilo's negative
weight penalty. |
| 7.1 |
When participating in the SBS6 Catherine Keyl Cup DD each driver has
to subscribe with the race weight in kilograms. The correction on the
raw total race time is -0.06% of the winning time (not one’s own race
time) per kilo as of 90 kilos. The SBS6 Catherine Keyl Cup DD has been
evolved to simulate a real race. It concerns the weight corrected total
time of the first N-x laps, in which N is the number of laps driven by
the fastest driver. The last x-laps are disregarded due to the fact the
drivers have to start in the Pit-lane and therefor cannot start the race
at exactly the same time, but at least within the first x laps of the
first driver. The variable x is determined each race. Each driver has to
start immediate (and only) after the official starting signal. Waiting
in the pit lane is prohibited. |
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The gold, silver and bronze medal winners of the Catherine Keyl Cup
DD in 2000 in the FIA1 class are given a negative penalty weight
of resp. 12, 8 and 4 kilo in SBS6 cup DD. The penalties of 1999 will be
resp. 5, 3 and 1 kilo. |
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All female drivers are given a positive penalty of 75 kg. |
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The total race time is defined as the total time of complete race
laps driven during the heat with one or more carts. |
