11. Competitors' Applications And Conditions Of Entry¶
11.1. Limitations on entries -- Pre-registration¶
a) A selection process with pre-registration may take place if necessary.
At some events, additional Event entries will only be accepted if there are sufficient garages. This will be notified in the Appendix 1 for the Event.
b) Cases A and C For the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup, the maximum number of cars permitted to enter is 55 cars, with a limit of 26 cars in the Pro category.
A pre-registration system may be put in place; all potential teams will be informed of any such system.
Single-event entries will only be accepted for a specific Competition if there are fewer than 55 cars entered for that Competition. For Pro entries, there must be fewer than 55 cars overall and fewer than 26 cars in Pro.
c) CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
The maximum number of cars which will be accepted is 70. There is no maximum number in any of the categories or Cups.
A selection process with pre-registration for Event entries may take place.
All Teams wishing to enter cars on an Event basis for the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa must complete a pre-registration form, available from the Team Relations department, and return it with payment of the entry fee by April 17th 2024.
Should more entries be received than can be accommodated, a selection will be made by the Promoter. The provisional Entry list will be published before the start of the 2024 season. Any cars not selected will be placed on a waiting list, and will be informed should there be any vacancies.
d) Sprint Cup The maximum number of cars which will be accepted for any event is 42. This is also the maximum number of full-season entries which will be accepted.
Single-event entries will only be accepted if there are fewer than 42 cars at any event.
The exception is the Brands Hatch round, where a maximum of 32 cars is in place, and where the Bronze Cup will not be in competition. should there be any vacancies.
11.2. Eligibility for Points¶
Race-by-race Competitors will not score points towards the Teams classifications in CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa and any Competitions in Endurance or Sprint following it, unless they have been entered in at least one previous Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Event during the season. Any such Competitors will be invisible as far as scoring points is concerned.
11.3. Conditions of Entry¶
Full-season and single-event Competitors are accepted.
A Competitor may enter a maximum of three cars per category in any Event of the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Series under any one Competitor’s licence.
Application forms to enter the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Series on either a full-season or single-event basis can be downloaded from the Teams section of the website www.gt-world-challenge-europe.com
a) Full-season Competitors in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Applications to compete in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Series must be submitted to the Promoter, on the entry form available on the Series website as from December 8th, 2023, the Official opening date for entry into the Series. The entry form must be submitted and payment received by SRO by February 23rd 2024.
For Pro, Gold Cup and Silver Cup entries, the entry fee is set at 83,500 € per car
This season entry fee includes mandatory entry in all the ten Competitions in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Series, the mandatory sporting kit and the mandatory Sustainability fee.
For Bronze Cup entries, the entry fee is set at 75,000€ per car
This season entry fee includes mandatory entry in all the nine Bronze Cup competitions in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Series, the mandatory sporting kit and the mandatory sustainability fee. The Brands Hatch Event will not be part of the Bronze Cup.
b) Full-season Competitors in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup Applications to compete in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Series Endurance Cup must be submitted to the Promoter, on the entry form available on the Series website as from December 8th, 2023, the Official opening date for entry into the Series. The entry form must be submitted and payment made by February 23rd 2024. The entry fee is set at 51,000€ per car
This season entry fee includes mandatory entry in all the Competitions in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Series Endurance Cup, the mandatory sporting kit and the mandatory sustainability fee.
c) Full-season Competitors in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup Applications to compete in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Series Sprint Cup must be submitted to the Promoter, on the entry form available on the Series website as from December 8th, 2023, the Official opening date for entry into the Series. The entry form must be submitted and payment made by February 23rd 2024.
The entry fee for Pro, Gold Cup and Silver Cup is set at 39 500€ per car
This season entry fee includes mandatory entry in all the five Competitions in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Series Sprint Cup, the mandatory sporting kit and the mandatory sustainability fee.
The entry fee for Bronze Cup is set at 32,000€ per car
This season entry fee includes mandatory entry in the four Competitions in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Series Sprint Cup, the mandatory sporting kit and the mandatory sustainability fee. The Brands Hatch Event will not be part of the Bronze Cup.
d) Single-event entries are set as follows, per car per Competition:
Case A, for three-hour races : 9,500€ per car
Case B, for the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa : 26,000€ per car
Case C, for the six-hour race (Jeddah) : 10,500€ per car
Case D, for two one-hour races : 9,500€ per car
All prices include the mandatory sporting kit and the mandatory sustainability fee.
The deadline for entries is fourteen days before the start of the Competition in question, except for the following cases : - CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, where pre-registration applies according to Article 11.1 - Jeddah, for which the closing date is October 1st 2024
e) For all full-season Competitors in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup, Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup and the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS, participation in the official pre-season test days at Paul Ricard (Prologue) on March 5th/6th is mandatory with at least one car. The price per car at the Paul Ricard Prologue is 4,600 € excl VAT. See Article 30.2 and Appendix 4.
f) For all Teams competing in the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, either full-season or single-event entries, participation in the Spa official test day (Spa Prologue) is mandatory with at least one car of each model entered in the Competition. The price is 4,400€ per car per day excl VAT. The price for multiple cars is available on request. See Article 30.4 and Appendix 4.
g) The cost of a one-hour Bronze test is 1,200 € per one-hour session. For all Teams entering Bronze drivers in the 24-hour race, participation in the specific Bronze test held before the Event will be €2,750 per car. The Bronze Test season entry is 7,300 € for the four one-hour sessions plus Spa session. See Articles 30.6 and 30.7.
All test prices given in Articles e) – g) above are provisional and will be confirmed in due course.
All amounts are excluding VAT. VAT may be added according to applicable rules depending on the Competitor’s tax status.
h) Entries are not transferable and entry fees are not refundable.
i) The Promoter reserves the right to refuse any applications, in particular in application of Article 4.4 and Article 11.1 in terms of eligibility of cars in the Pro category.
j) The application shall include: 1. confirmation that the applicant has read and understood 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 Series, to observe them, 2. the name of the Competitor (as it appears on the licence), 3. the name of the Official Team representative, authorised to sign on behalf of the Team, 4. a copy of the Competitor's licence issued by the ASN, 5. the make and model of the competing car(s), 6. the category in which the car will compete, 7. the names of the drivers, 8. the commercial name the Team wishes to use, 9. for full-season Competitors only, an undertaking by the applicant to participate in every Event with the number of cars entered, 10. the full payment of the entry fees.
k) All Competitors must abide by the guidelines set down in terms of sponsorship from Series partners as regards pit garage decoration, car livery, Team and driver overalls. The Promoter reserves space on the cars and overalls of all Competitors (see Appendix 3). No sponsorship from companies associated with the manufacture, re-treading, sale or distribution of tyres is authorised. Any infractions in respect of any of these requirements will be reported to the Stewards and a minimum fine of €2,000 will be given.
l) Each Team must sign the Team Commercial Agreement in two copies and return them to the Promoter before the start of the first Competition they attend at the latest. Failure to sign the Agreement may be reported to the Stewards and the Team in question may be disqualified from taking part in the Competition.
m) A Team is defined as the cars entered under a specific Competitor’s licence. A Team may use a Commercial Team name which is different from the Competitor name. No two Teams may use the same Commercial Team name.
n) Cars entered under different licenses should not have similar liveries (that is, overall design theme and layout). Should two Teams have liveries that cannot be easily distinguished by marshals and Officials, they will be required to make sufficient alterations before the first Competition in which they take part. Within any Team, cars must have easily distinguishable features. Any logo on doors, bonnet or roof which could be confused with a car’s racing number is prohibited.
o) All drivers competing in the same car must have matching overalls. These may differ in terms of varying personal sponsorship, but the basic design and colour must be the same. Any infractions will be reported to the Stewards.
11.04. Multi-licence Teams¶
Teams running cars under different licences but with the same technical management may put in a request to the Promoter to be considered as a single Team in terms of paddock and pitlane management. This will allow the cars they are running to have a single working area in front of their garages and to refuel at any rig belonging to the team (see Articles 34.3 and 37.1). From the time that this is requested, all cars run by that Team will be considered as a single team in terms of paddock and pit garage allocations. The decision to be considered as a single Team must be made once in the season and cannot be changed on a race-by-race basis. In terms of points, penalties and other sporting issues, the individual Licence holder will be solely taken into account.