43. Grid¶
43.1. Grid for Case A and C: for three-hour and six-hour races¶
At the end of the qualifying practice, the average time calculated according to the times set by each car in Q1, Q2 and Q3 will be published Officially.
The starting grid for the Race will be drawn up according to Article 41.4.
Once the grid has been established in accordance with the Articles above, grid position penalties (if any) will be applied to the drivers in question in the order in which the related offences were committed.
Should, for any reason, it be impossible to hold the qualifying session, or the qualifying session is curtailed before times have been set, the results of the pre-qualifying session will be used to set the starting grid.
If any one of the periods Q1, Q2 or Q3 cannot take place, the qualifying results will be based on the average time from each car based on the periods which have taken place. The drivers from the missing session will be qualified to take part in the race as long as they have set a time in free practice or pre-qualifying according to Article 41.2.
If two of the periods Q1, Q2 or Q3 cannot take place, qualifying will be based on the results of the remaining session. Drivers from the other periods would be qualified to take part in the race as long as they have set a qualifying time in free practice or pre-qualifying according to Article 41.2.
43.2. Grid for Case B: for the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa¶
At the end of qualifying practice, the best time set by each driver in each car will be published Officially. The final qualifying results will be published after the Superpole.
The starting grid for the Race will be drawn up in accordance with Articles 41.5 and 41.6, with precedence given to those cars which qualified for the Superpole.
Apart from the procedures set out above for the Superpole, any car that does not complete a timed lap will be placed at the back of the grid. If two or more cars fail to complete a timed lap, their order will be determined by the Stewards. In this case, a Competitor cannot appeal the decision of the Stewards.
Should two or more cars set identical average times, priority will be given to the car with the fastest individual time among the drivers of the car.
Once the grid has been established in accordance with the Articles above, grid position penalties (if any) will be applied to the drivers in question in the order in which the related offences were committed.
Should, for any reason, it be impossible to hold the qualifying session, or the qualifying session is curtailed before times have been set during Q1, or after the end of Q1, the results of the pre-qualifying session will be used to set the starting grid.
If any one of the periods Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4 cannot take place, the qualifying results will be based on the average time from each car based on the periods which have taken place. The drivers from the missing period will be qualified to take part in the race as long as they have set a time in free practice or pre-qualifying according to Article 41.2.
If two of the periods Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4 cannot take place, qualifying will be based on the results of the two remaining periods. Drivers from the other sessions would be qualified to take part in the race as long as they have set a qualifying time in free practice or pre-qualifying according to Article 41.2.
43.3. Grid for Case D -- Sprint Events with two one-hour races¶
At the end of qualifying practice, the fastest time achieved by each car in each period will be published Officially.
The grid of Race 1 will be drawn up according to the results of Q1.
The grid of Race 2 will be drawn up according to the results of Q2.
Once the grid has been established, grid position penalties (if any) will be applied to the drivers in question in the order in which the related offences were committed.
In case of the impossibility to hold either Q1 or Q2, or should the sessions be curtailed before times have been set, the grid will be set in accordance with 41.7.3
43.4.¶
The pole position will be the position on the grid which was the pole position in the previous year or, on a new circuit, which has been designated on the FIA circuit licence.
43.5.¶
Any driver who has not qualified for a race and who has failed to set a time in either free practice sessions or pre-qualifying at that Competition within 120% of the fastest time in the relevant session or period may nevertheless be allowed by the Stewards to take part in the warm-up (if applicable) and/or in the race(s). Where such a driver has set a lap time within the 120% limit in a free practice session, pre-qualifying or warm-up during a previous Competition this may be taken into consideration.
Should more than one driver be accepted in this manner, the Stewards will determine their grid order. In neither case may a Competitor appeal against the decision of the Stewards.
43.6.¶
The grids will be in a 2 x 2 formation and the rows will be separated by at least 8 metres.
43.7.¶
Any car which has not taken up its position on the grid by the time the 5-minute signal is shown will not be permitted to do so and must start from the pit lane.
43.8.¶
The final starting grid for any Race will be published at the latest one hour before the start of that race.
Any Competitor whose car(s) is/are unable to start one of the races for any reason whatsoever (or who has good reason to believe that their car(s) will not be ready to start) must inform the Race Director or Technical Delegate accordingly at the earliest opportunity and, in any case, no later than 70 minutes before the start of the race concerned.
If one or more cars are withdrawn, the grid will be closed up accordingly.