18. Protests And Appeals¶
18.1.¶
a) Protests Protests shall be made in accordance with the Code. The protest fee is €500 (five hundred euros) which must accompany the protest.
b) Review Petitions of review of decisions shall be submitted in accordance with Article 14 of the Code and must be accompanied by a deposit of €2,500 (two thousand five hundred euros) which should be paid by bank transfer to the RACB (IBAN: BE54 3100 2286 4097 – BIC : BBRUBEBB).
Competitors are reminded that in case of a petition of review, they must confirm this within 96 hours counting from the end of the competition concerned by sending the petition to review to sport.court@racb.com. The payment of the deposit fee is mandatory within the same timeframe. Failing this, the competitor's licence will automatically be suspended until the payment has been made.
c) Appeal Appeals shall be made in accordance with the Code (Art. 15). Appeals will be heard by the RACB. The appeal fee is €2,000 (two thousand euros) which should be paid by bank transfer to the RACB (IBAN : BE54 3100 2286 4097 – BIC : BBRUBEBB).
Competitors are reminded that in case of an appeal, they must confirm this appeal within 96 hours counting from the moment the stewards are notified of the intention to appeal to the RACB by sending the appeal to sport.court@racb.com. This confirmation is independent of the payment of the fee; payment of the fee is not considered to constitute confirmation. The payment of the fee is mandatory within 96 hours counting from the moment the stewards are notified of the intention to appeal, whether or not the appeal is confirmed. Failing this, the competitor's licence will automatically be suspended until the payment has been made.
18.2.¶
For Competitions run according to Article 5.2 case D, protests lodged after Race 1 may be heard after Race 2.
18.3.¶
In accordance with FIA International Sporting Code Article 12.3.4, appeals are not allowed to be made against any element of decisions resulting in the imposition of any of the following penalties: • Drive-through or stop-and-go penalties (including those imposed during the last laps of a race, or after the race, and converted to a time penalty);
• Time penalties (whether imposed during or after the race);
• Behaviour Warning Points.
In respect of incidents occurring during Qualifying, no elements of decisions resulting in the imposition of any of the following penalties are subject to appeal :
• Drop of grid position(s), including starting at the back of the grid
• Disallowance or deletion of practice or qualifying lap time(s) (whether imposed by the Race Director or Stewards);
• Obligation to start a race from the pit lane;
18.4.¶
Where the Stewards consider that they are able to make a decision during a race without reference to images from any on-board camera, the availability of such images to a Competitor after the race will normally not be deemed to constitute the discovery of a significant and relevant new element in relation to any subsequent petition for review of that decision under ISC Article 14.