44. Starting Drivers¶
44.1. Case A and Case C: for three-hour races and six-hour races¶
Before the deadline specified on the Official Timetable, the Team Manager of each Competitor must inform the Promoter of the name of the driver who will take the start of the race.
Any request to change the starting driver after the deadline must be submitted to the Stewards, who will decide if the request can be accepted and who may impose a penalty.
Should the starting driver be changed without notification this will be reported to the Stewards and a penalty may be applied according to the following scale:
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First offence: fine of five hundred euros (€500),
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Second offence: fine of seven hundred and fifty euros (€750),
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Third offence: fine of one thousand euros (€1 000).
44.2. Case B: for the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa¶
Before the time indicated in the Official Timetable, the Team Manager of each Competitor must inform the Promoter of the name of the driver who will take the start of the race. Should any Team Manager fail to nominate their starting driver by the deadline, the driver setting the individual fastest time in qualifying must start the race.
Should the starting driver be changed without notification this will be reported to the Stewards and a penalty may be applied according to the following scale:
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First offence: fine of five hundred euros (€500),
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Second offence: fine of seven hundred and fifty euros (€750),
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Third offence: fine of one thousand euros (€1 000).
44.3. Case D: for Events with two one-hour races¶
Driver 1 must take the start of Race 1. Driver 2 must take the start of Race 2.
Any unauthorised changes to this order will be reported to the Stewards.