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2 – Format

2.1 – Practice Race

     2.1.1 – Day prior to each race meeting

     2.1.2 – Same starting conditions as the race session

     2.1.3 – 120 minute practice

     2.1.4 – 10 minute qualifying 

     2.1.5 – 20 minute race

 

2.2 – Practice

     2.2.1 – 100 minutes

     2.2.2 – 30% starting track usage

 

2.3 – Qualifying

     2.3.1 – 22 minutes

     2.3.2 – Strict qualifying scrutiny

     2.3.3 – Open qualifying (all cars on track at the same time)

     2.3.4 – Each driver class can enter the circuit during a specific period of qualifying. Ams go out first (first 10 minutes), followed by pros (final 12 minutes)

     2.3.5 – Drivers must not leave their pitbox before their slot starts

     2.3.6 – Drivers may complete the flying lap they’re on even if their slot ends during it

     2.3.7 – Anyone attempting to gain an advantage by being on circuit outside of their slot will receive a penalty

 

2.4 – Format A

     2.4.1 – Heat 1

          2.4.1.1 – 10 minutes

          2.4.1.2 – Only drivers who qualified in odd positions are eligible (1, 3, 5, 17, etc)

          2.4.1.3 – Grid ordered by qualifying time

 

     2.4.2 – Heat 2

         2.4.2.1 – 10 minutes

         2.4.2.2 – Only drivers who qualified in even positions are eligible (2, 4, 6, 18, etc)

         2.4.2.3 – Grid ordered by qualifying time

 

     2.4.3 – B Final

          2.4.3.1 – 14 minutes

          2.4.3.2 – Only drivers who finished below a certain position in their heat will be eligible (this position will be decided based on the expecting number of entries for each round)

          2.4.3.3 – Grid ordered by the heat results

 

     2.4.4 – Warm-Up

          2.4.4.1 – 3 minutes in length

 

     2.4.5 – A Final

          2.4.5.1 – 18 minutes

          2.4.5.2 – Drivers who finished better than a certain position in their heat and better than a certain number in the B Final are eligible (these positions will be decided based on the expecting number of entries for each round)

          2.4.5.3 – Grid ordered by the heat results and B final results

 

2.5 – Format B

     2.5.1 – Race

          2.5.1.1 – 60 minutes

          2.5.1.2 – Grid ordered by qualifying time

          2.5.1.3 – 60% fuel capacity

 

2.6 – Format C (this will be used if series organisers believe entries have fallen too low for format A to be effective)

         2.6.1 – Race 1

         2.6.1.1 – 25 minutes

         2.6.1.2 – Grid ordered by qualifying time

 

     2.6.2 – Warm-Up

          2.6.2.1 – 3 minutes

 

     2.6.3 – Race 2

          2.6.3.1 – 30 minutes

          2.6.3.2 – Race grid is the race 1 results inverted by a number of positions (this position will be decided based on the expected number of entries for each round)

 

2.7 – General Meeting Rules 

         2.7.1 – Open setup

         2.7.2 – 1 fast repair per race

         2.7.3 – Track usage is carried over from each session

         2.7.4 – Drive through awarded at 17 incidents, and at every 6 incidents after that 

         2.7.5 – Static sky and weather, both based on the ARA data packs and official series details

         2.7.6 – Stewards may change parts of any of the formats if they deem appropriate

 

2.8 – General Championship Rules 

         2.8.1 – 12 meetings

         2.8.2 – Each driver’s lowest scoring meeting is dropped

         2.8.3 – Drop scores only affect a driver’s score not their team’s score