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26. Scrutineering

26.1.

Each Competitor must have all documents required by Article 3.6, and the various documents relating to his car, available for inspection at any time during the Event. Each car must bear identification stickers clearly visible from the front, rear and from each side of the car.

26.2.

Competitors must present a technical passport (with first pages completed and pictures added) and homologation form for each of their cars entered in the Competition. The technical passport will be established the first time a car is presented for Scrutineering.

Each team must present their homologation forms when attending initial scrutineering at each Event. Failure to do so will be reported to the Stewards.

26.3.

Cars must be presented to Scrutineering at the time indicated on the Scrutineering Timetable in the following condition:

  • with homologation forms and the car passport,

  • with fuel cell and safety cage certificate,

  • without fuel,

  • with restrictors, ready for sealing,

  • with ballast, ready for sealing, wire provided by the Team,

  • with the engine sealed by the manufacturer,

  • for cars equipped with turbo chargers, the turbo must be ready for sealing, pre-wired,

  • with identification and additional lights installed if applicable,

  • with all mandatory stickers (technical / safety / Series sponsors) in accordance with the Graphical Charter and its appendices(see Appendix 3),

  • with dry-weather tyres.

26.4.

The weight of the car and other figures (number of seals, restrictor diameter) that will be written in the technical passport are under the sole and entire responsibility of the Competitor. It is always the responsibility of the Competitor to provide, at any time during the Event, proof that his car and equipment are in conformity with the regulations and current BOP decisions.

26.5.

Any breaking of a seal during the Event must be requested in writing, and approved by, the Technical Delegate.

26.6.

For Endurance Competitions, the refuelling tower must be properly installed, empty and earthed before Scrutineering. The refuelling rig restrictor must be in accordance with the BOP decisions for the Competition, and accessible for measurement and sealing. The refuelling tower must comply with Article 257A of Appendix J to the Code and with Article 35 below.

26.7.

All drivers competing in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Series must use a helmet, which meets the FIA Standard 8860-2018 or 8860-2018-ABP (International Sporting Code Appendix L Chapter III Article 1.1.1) and with the FHR devices that are homologated by the FIA.

Drivers must wear overalls, gloves, long underwear, a balaclava, socks and shoes, which meet the FIA Standard FIA 8856-2018. Helmets and clothing must pass Scrutineering before every round of the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Series. The driver does not need to be present when his equipment is presented. Drivers may be requested to present any or all equipment to the ASN at any time during any Event. Driver overalls must be checked for conformity to Article 22.5 and Article 11.3 k).

A safety form listing the equipment may replace the physical examination of the equipment by the ASN; the form must be completed, signed and submitted before the start of the Event.

26.8.

At any Competition including Refuelling in the pit lane (according to Article 5.2 Cases A, B and C), the safety equipment of the refuellers (helmets, overalls etc) must be checked by the ASN before the car is allowed on track.

26.9.

The Official Series and sponsors patches provided by the Promoter must be stitched or embroidered on the drivers and mechanics overalls in accordance with ISC Appendix L Chapter III Article 2. Any breach of this Article may lead to sanctions imposed by the Stewards.

Any breach of this Article will lead to sanctions imposed by the Stewards, with a fine of a minimum of €2000 for each missing patch.

26.10.

Initial Scrutineering of the car and of the drivers' equipment and sporting checks for the Competitors will take place in accordance with the Official Timetable for the Event. Any Competitor unable to attend at the given time must request permission in writing to the Stewards, who may grant a waiver if they are satisfied that special circumstances justify this. Competitors who do not comply with the Official Timetable and who have not obtained a waiver may be given a penalty according to the following scale:

· First offence: fine of five hundred euros (€500)

· Second offence: fine of seven hundred and fifty euros (€750)

· Third offence: fine of one thousand euros (€1 000)

Teams must abide by the instructions of the Officials and pit lane marshals when proceeding to Scrutineering.

Fines may be accompanied or replaced by an obligation to accomplish some work of public interest in accordance with Article 12.4.1.d of the International Sporting Code.

26.11.

No car and no driver may take part in the Competition until they have successfully passed all scrutineering checks.

26.12.

The Scrutineers may:

a) check the eligibility of any car or of any Competitor at any time during an Event and may conduct checks without prior request from the Clerk of the Course or Stewards.

b) require a car to be dismantled by the Competitor to make sure that the conditions of eligibility or conformity are fully satisfied,

c) require a Competitor to pay the reasonable expenses which exercise of the powers mentioned in this Article may entail,

d) require a Competitor to supply them with such parts or samples as they may deem necessary. At the end of qualifying, and of the races, the car must contain at least 2 kg of fuel should the car return to Parc Fermé under its own power, and 2.5 kg should it be brought back by circuit equipment or marshal's intervention. The fuel must be taken in the Parc Fermé through an FIA-approved self-sealing connector, fitted immediately before the injectors (see Technical List n°5). The sample-taking must be done prior to any check requiring the engine to be started.

e) check the air restrictor diameters:

  1. Competitors are obliged to equip their engines with intake restrictors as provided for in Article 257A of Appendix J of the Code and in Article 4.1 1 b) above, and modifications throughout the season made by the SRO Technical Board.

  2. The dimensions and geometry of the restrictors must comply with the Regulations and/or any decision and modifications throughout the season made by the SRO Technical Board, at all times and in all temperatures.

  3. The restrictors to be checked and marked must be accessible during the Scrutineering of the cars.

  4. The accuracy of the information entered on the technical passport for each Competition is the responsibility of the Competitor, who will sign it, once he has filled in all requested information.

  5. Each restrictor will be identified by means of a metal plate indicating the serial number of the seal. This number must also be entered in the technical passport. The diameter must be engraved on the restrictor. It will be the responsibility of the Competitor to ensure that the Scrutineer is able to see the plate and the seal very easily simply by opening the bonnet.

26.13.

Before the end of the initial Scrutineering at each Competition, the cars must be presented in race condition but without fuel for weighing in the Scrutineering garage. At this moment, the restrictor plates will be identified.

26.14.

At the end of the qualifying practice sessions and after the finish of the races, all classified cars must make their way to the Parc Fermé for checking. The presence of an authorised representative of the Competitor is required.

26.15.

Any car which, after being passed by the Scrutineers, is dismantled or modified in a way which might affect its safety or call into question its eligibility, or which is involved in an accident with similar consequences, must be re-presented for Scrutineering approval before taking part in any further track session.

26.16.

With the exception of the races, the Scrutineers may request a car to stop in the Scrutineering Garage at any point during or at the end of a session for checks to take place. Any infractions will be reported to the Stewards.

26.17.

The Race Director, of his own volition or on request from the Technical Delegate, may require that any car involved in an accident be stopped and checked at any time.

26.18.

The Stewards will publish the Scrutineers' findings each time cars are checked during the Event. These results will not include any specific figures except when a car is found to be in breach of the Technical Regulations.

26.19.

Checks and Scrutineering shall be carried out by duly appointed Officials who shall also be responsible for the operation of the Parc Fermé and who alone are authorised to give instructions to the Competitors.