2018 SPORTING REGULATIONS 22 March 2018 BLANCPAIN GT SERIES 2018 Sporting Regulations TABLE OF CONTENTS REGULATIONS & UNDERTAKING ..............................................................................1 GENERAL CONDITIONS ............................................................................................2 ELIGIBLE CARS .........................................................................................................2 SERIES COMPETITIONS ............................................................................................4 TITLES ......................................................................................................................5 POINTS ....................................................................................................................6 DEAD HEAT ..............................................................................................................10 ORGANISER & ORGANISATION ................................................................................10 INSURANCE .............................................................................................................10 OFFICIALS ................................................................................................................11 PARTICIPATON OF DRIVERS AND COMPOSITION OF CREWS ....................................11 DRIVER CATEGORISATION .......................................................................................13 APPLICATIONS & CONDITIONS OF ENTRY .................................................................14 PASSES & ACCESS TO THE SITE .................................................................................17 DRIVER DESIGNATIONS & CHANGES OF DRIVER .......................................................18 INSTRUCTIONS & COMMUNICATIONS TO COMPETITORS ........................................19 INCIDENTS ...............................................................................................................20 BEHAVIOUR WARNINGS ..........................................................................................22 SANCTIONS, PROTESTS & APPEALS ..........................................................................23 TRANSPONDERS, POSITION PANELS, PIT GANTRY CAMERAS, ADR............................24 DRIVING STINTS & PIT STOPS ...................................................................................25 NUMBER OF CARS ...................................................................................................29 RACE NUMBERS.......................................................................................................29 ADMINISTRATIVE CHECKS ........................................................................................29 SEAN EDWARDS TEST ..............................................................................................30 BRIEFING .................................................................................................................30 SCRUTINEERING ......................................................................................................30 DATA LOGGER .........................................................................................................32 WEIGHING ...............................................................................................................34 SUPPLY OF TYRES & TYRE LIMITATION .....................................................................35 BALANCE OF PERFORMANCE & TESTING .................................................................38 PRIVATE TESTING ....................................................................................................40 PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................41 GENERAL SAFETY .....................................................................................................42 PIT LANE & PIT GARAGES .........................................................................................45 ASSISTANCE IN THE PIT LANE ...................................................................................48 FUEL ........................................................................................................................49 FUEL RIGS & REFUELLING ........................................................................................49 TYRE CHANGES IN PIT STOPS ...................................................................................51 OTHER OPERATIONS ................................................................................................52 BRAKE OPERATIONS IN PIT LANE .............................................................................53 REPLACEMENT OF MECHANICAL PARTS ...................................................................53 FREE PRACTICE, PREQUALIFYING AND QUALIFYING .................................................53 SUPERPOLE .............................................................................................................57 STOPPING PRACTICE ................................................................................................61 GRID ........................................................................................................................61 BLANCPAIN GT SERIES 2018 Sporting Regulations STARTING DRIVERS ..................................................................................................63 STARTING PROCEDURES ..........................................................................................64 FULL COURSE YELLOW .............................................................................................67 SAFETY CAR .............................................................................................................68 STARTING RACE BEHIND SAFETY CAR .......................................................................69 SUSPENDING THE RACE ...........................................................................................70 RESUMING THE RACE ..............................................................................................71 FINISH .....................................................................................................................75 PARC FERME............................................................................................................75 CLASSIFICATION ......................................................................................................75 PODIUM ..................................................................................................................76 APPENDIX 1 .............................................................................................................78 APPENDIX 2 – VOID .................................................................................................80 APPENDIX 3 – GRAPHICAL DESIGN CHARTER ...........................................................81 APPENDIX 4 – CALENDAR AND TESTING ...................................................................88 APPENDIX 5 – SPORTING BOARD & TECHNICAL BOARD ...........................................89 APPENDIX 6 – COUPE DU ROI ..................................................................................92 APPENDIX 7 - MANDATORY EQUIPMENT ................................................................94 APPENDIX 8 – RACE DIRECTOR FREQUENCIES ..........................................................96 APPENDIX 9 – TV REGULATIONS ..............................................................................97 APPENDIX 10 – PIT GANTRY REGULATIONS ..............................................................98 BLANCPAIN GT SERIES 2018 Sporting Regulations INDEX Calendar 16 24 Hours, grid 177 Camera, Pit Gantry 65 24 Hours, qualifying 165 Cancellation 17 24 Hours, Resuming 207 Car Controller, regulations 150 24 Hours, Safety Car 200 Car, direction 108 24 Hours, starting drivers 183 Car, engine 119 26 Pro cars maximum 38 Car, external starter 119 A Car, starting from pit lane 141 Car, starting from pit lane 181 Absence from Briefing 76 Cars, abandoned on circuit 172 Accident Data Recorder 64 Cars, abandoning 113 Adaptations Handicapped drivers Cars, leaving pit lane 198 10 Cars, mechanical difficulties 122 Adherence to Code 4 Cars, numbers allowed to participate Administrative Checks 72 69 ADR 64 Cars, preparation for scrutineering Air Restrictors 88 79 Animals 127 Cars, pushing 140 Appeals 59 Cars, removing from track 169 Appeals, Sprint 60 Cars, repairs 114 Appendix 1 28 Cars, reversing 117 Appendix H 202 Cars, starting from pit lane 184 Appendix J 3 Cars, stopping on track 197 Appendix J 10 Cars, touching when stopped Applications to Enter 39 116 Applications to Organise 28 Cars, unable to start 189 Armbands 41 Catalytic Converters 10 Armbands, max number 41 Chequered Flag 14 ASN 3 Circuit types 101 ASN 9 Classification, 70% 217 ASN 27 Classification, publication 218 Autograph Sessions 106 Code, driver behaviour 109 Average Weight 98 Competitions 14 B Competitors, Decisions to 48 Balance of Performance 101 Competitors, instructions to 45 Behaviour Warnings 56 Conformity 7 Blancpain GT Series titles 18 Cups 19 Blue light 198 Cups, definition 34 Brake operations, 24 Hours 157 Cups, eligible driver categories Briefing 76 34 Bronze Drivers, Spa 68 D Bronze tests 102 Data Logger 89 C Date, closing of applications 39 BLANCPAIN GT SERIES 2018 Sporting Regulations Date, regulations 2 English 1 Dead Heat 26 Entries, Full Seeason 39 Dead Heat, Separation 26 Entries, non transferrable