35. Fuel, Fuel Rigs, Fuel Cell & Fuel Circuit¶
35.1. Fuel & Fuel Supplier¶
TotalEnergies/Elf is designated as the official fuel supplier and only the fuel purchased according to the method indicated in Appendix 7 may be used by any Competitor at any point during the Competitions, including paid test sessions held before the start of certain Events (Article 30.3 and Appendix 4), official test sessions held before and during the season (see Articles 30.2 and 30.4), and Bronze Test sessions.
The specification of the fuel is given in Appendix 7. No other fuel is authorised for use in the cars entered in the Competition.
The onus will be on the Competitor to ensure that there are no residual traces of non–approved fuels remaining in tanks/fuel systems at any Event, including official test sessions and paid test sessions.
All fuel used during each Competition, official test session or paid test session must be purchased on site. Fuel samples will be checked at random.
Any infractions will be reported to the Stewards, with penalties which may go as far as disqualification.
For infractions at official tests or paid test sessions, these will be reported to the Stewards at the next Event.
In addition to samples taken by the Technical Scrutineers, TotalEnergies may take fuel samples after free practice or pre-qualifying. Any cars selected will be placed in Parc Fermé conditions in their pit garages after the sessions and Teams will be notified by means of the timing monitors and/or the Team Messaging Application. The nominated representative from TotalEnergies will be accompanied by a Pit Lane Official to take the samples. Any refusal to comply with this procedure, any breach of Parc Fermé conditions or any anomalies in the Fuel will be reported to the Stewards. These procedures may be corrected or changed through a Sporting Note.
35.2.¶
The maximum quantity of stock authorised per car in each pit garage is 240 litres. This fuel must be stored near the door, on the paddock side. Fuel may only be transported in accordance with the paddock regulations in force at each Event.
35.3. Fuel Rigs¶
Fuel rigs are defined by drawing 252-7 of Article 257A of Appendix J to the Code and described in Article 400 of Article 257A of Appendix J to the Code.
Further to Article 400.1.b of Article 257A of Appendix J to the Code, the tank must have a simple cylindrical internal shape and must not have any additional internal parts that could improve the flow.
The tolerance on bottom flatness must be less than 3mm inside the tank. The connectors and couplers must stay as they were supplied by the suppliers.
35.4. Couplers¶
The SRO Technical Department has acquired couplers from the different suppliers supplying the couplers to the Manufacturers for reference.
The couplers held by the Technical Department are those used during the BOP refuelling test. Only couplers that are the same as those used by the Technical Department can be used by the Teams in the Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup (see Appendix 11). Teams are reminded that these couplers must not be modified.
In case of any doubts, Teams may ask the Technical Delegate to have their couplers checked.
If requested, a sensor provided by SRO for measuring the amount of fuel must be fitted to the tank. The Competitor must ensure it is functioning fully and correctly throughout each Event.
35.5. Fuel Cell & Fuel Circuit¶
In accordance with Article 402 of Article 257A of Appendix J to the Code, the fuel cell must be equipped with the mandatory foam supplied by and installed following the directives from the Manufacturer of the fuel cell. The full fuel circuit (including piping and hoses) and refuelling nozzles must be as indicated in the homologation file and as designed and supplied by the Manufacturer.
36.06. General Fuel Precautions¶
Whenever fuel is being manipulated, the Competitor must adopt appropriately safe working practices. Any unsafe handling may be reported to the Stewards.