2003 Formula One Sporting Regulations

2003 FORMULA ONE SPORTING REGULATIONS
CONTENTS
REGULATIONS 1 PIT LANE 7

GENERAL UNDERTAKING 1 SPORTING CHECKS 7
GENERAL CONDITIONS 2 SCRUTINEERING 8
LICENCES 2 SUPPLY OF TYRES IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND TYRE
CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS 2 LIMITATION DURING THE EVENT 8-9
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2-3 WEIGHING 9-10
DEAD HEAT 3 GENERAL CAR REQUIREMENTS 10-11
PROMOTER 3 SPARE CAR 11
ORGANISATION OF EVENTS 3 GENERAL SAFETY 11-12
INSURANCE 3 FREE PRACTICE,QUALIFYING PRACTICE AND
FIA DELEGATES 4 WARM UP 12-13
OFFICIALS 4 STOPPING THE PRACTICE 13-14
COMPETITORS APPLICATIONS 4-5 PRESS CONFERENCES AND DRIVERS PARADE 14
PASSES 5 THE GRID 14
INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS MEETINGS 14
TO COMPETITORS 5 STARTING PROCEDURE 14-16
INCIDENTS 6 THE RACE 16
PROTESTS 6 SAFETY CAR 17
SANCTIONS 6 STOPPING A RACE 18
CHANGES OF DRIVER 6 RESTARTING A RACE 18-19
DRIVING 7 FINISH 19
CAR LIVERY 7 PARC FERME 19
TESTING 7 CLASSIFICATION 19
PODIUM CEREMONY 19
The FIA will organise the FIA Formula One World Championship (the Championship) which is the property of
the FIA and comprises two titles of World Champion, one for drivers and one for constructors. It consists of the
Formula One Grand Prix races which are included in the Formula One calendar and in respect of which the
ASNs and organisers have signed the organisation agreement provided for in the 1998 Concorde Agreement
(Events). All the participating parties (FIA, ASNs, organisers, competitors and circuits) undertake to apply as
well as observe the rules governing the Championship and must hold FIA Super Licences which are issued to
drivers, competitors, officials, organisers and circuits.
REGULATIONS
1) The final text of these Sporting Regulations shall be the English version which will be used should
any dispute arise as to their interpretation. Headings in this document are for ease of reference only and do not
form part of these Sporting Regulations.
2) These Sporting Regulations were published on 30 October 2002 and come into force on 1 January
2003 and replace all previous FIA Formula One World Championship Sporting Regulations.
GENERAL UNDERTAKING
3) All drivers, competitors and officials participating in the Championship undertake, on behalf of
themselves, their employees and agents, to observe all the provisions as supplemented or amended of the
International Sporting Code (the Code), the Formula One Technical Regulations (the Technical Regulations)
and the present Sporting Regulations together with all the provisions of the 1998 Concorde Agreement (the
Agreement) of which they have had due notice.
4) The Championship is governed by the Agreement and its schedules.
5) Any special national regulations must be submitted to the FIA with the original application for
inclusion of an Event on the international calendar. Only with the approval of the FIA can such special
regulations come into force for an Event. The FIA will ensure that all applicant competitors are informed of such
special regulations before entries close under Article 42.
2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 1 / 26 19 March 2003

GENERAL CONDITIONS
6) It is the competitor's responsibility to ensure that all persons concerned by his entry observe all the
requirements of the Agreement, the Code, the Technical Regulations and the Sporting Regulations. If a
competitor is unable to be present in person at the Event he must nominate his representative in writing. The
person having charge of an entered car during any part of an Event is responsible jointly and severally with the
competitor for ensuring that the requirements are observed.
7) Competitors must ensure that their cars comply with the conditions of eligibility and safety
throughout practice and the race.
8) The presentation of a car for scrutineering will be deemed an implicit statement of conformity.
9) All persons concerned in any way with an entered car or present in any other capacity whatsoever in
the paddock, pits, pit lane, or track must wear an appropriate pass at all times.
LICENCES
10) All drivers, competitors and officials participating in the Championship must hold a FIA Super
Licence. Applications for Super Licences must be made to the FIA through the applicant's ASN.
The driver's name will remain on the list for Super Licences for one year.
CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
11) Events are reserved for Formula One cars as defined in the Technical Regulations.
12) Each Event will have the status of an international restricted competition.
13) The distance of all races, from the start signal referred to in Article 138 to the chequered flag, shall be
equal to the least number of complete laps which exceed a distance of 305 km. However, should two hours
elapse before the scheduled race distance is completed, the leader will be shown the chequered flag when he
crosses the control line (the Line) at the end of the lap during which the two hour period ended. The Line is a
single line which crosses both the track and the pit lane.
14) The maximum number of Events in the Championship is 17, the minimum is 8.
15) The final list of Events is published by the FIA before 1 January each year.
16) An Event which is cancelled with less than three months written notice to the FIA will not be
considered for inclusion in the following year's Championship unless the FIA judges the cancellation to have
been due to force majeure.
17) An Event may be cancelled if fewer than 12 cars are available for it.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
18) The Formula One World Championship driver's title will be awarded to the driver who has scored the
highest number of points, taking into consideration all the results obtained during the Events which have
actually taken place.
19) Points will not be awarded for the Championship unless the driver has driven the same car throughout
the race in the Event in question.
20) The title of Formula One World Champion Constructor will be awarded to the make which has scored
the highest number of points, results from both cars being taken into account.
21) The constructor of an engine or rolling chassis is the person (including any corporate or
unincorporated body) which owns the intellectual property rights to such engine or chassis. The make of an
engine or chassis is the name attributed to it by its constructor.
If the make of the chassis is not the same as that of the engine, the title will be awarded to the former which shall
always precede the latter in the name of the car.

22) Points for both titles will be awarded at each Event according to the following scale :
1st : 10 points
2nd : 8 points
3rd : 6 points
4th : 5 points
5th : 4 points
6th : 3 points
7th : 2 points
8th : 1 point
23) If a race is stopped under Articles 153 and 154, and cannot be restarted, no points will be awarded in
case A, half points will be awarded in case B and full points will be awarded in case C.
24) The drivers finishing first, second and third in the Championship must be present at the annual FIA
Prize Giving ceremony.
DEAD HEAT
25) Prizes and points awarded for all the positions of competitors who tie, will be added together and
shared equally.
26) If two or more constructors or drivers finish the season with the same number of points, the higher
place in the Championship (in either case) shall be awarded to :
a) the holder of the greatest number of first places,
b) if the number of first places is the same, the holder of the greatest number of second places,
c) if the number of second places is the same, the holder of the greatest number of third places and so on
until a winner emerges.
d) if this procedure fails to produce a result, the FIA will nominate the winner according to such criteria
as it thinks fit.
PROMOTER
27) An application to promote an Event must be made to the ASN of the country in which the Event is to
take place, which will apply to the FIA. It must be accompanied by written evidence that the promoter has made
arrangements within the terms of the Agreement to secure the participation of competitors, which arrangements
are conditional only upon the FIA entering the Event on the Championship calendar.
ORGANISATION OF EVENTS
28) An organiser is a body appointed and/or approved in accordance with the Agreement with the powers
and responsibilities set out therein. Upon deciding to grant an application to hold an Event, the FIA will invite
the relevant ASN to organise it or to nominate an organiser. If the ASN is not in a position to do so, the FIA may
itself appoint an organiser. The organiser must be a club or body acceptable to the FIA and must enter into the
organisation agreement set out in schedule 6 of the Agreement when it applies to organise the Event.
29) Each organiser shall supply the information set out in Appendix 1, part A hereto to the FIA no later
than 90 days before the Event. The FIA, if satisfied with such information, shall complete part B and forward
both parts to all competitors no later than 60 days before the Event.
INSURANCE
30) The promoter of an Event must procure that all competitors, their personnel and drivers are covered
by third party insurance as required by the Agreement and its schedules.
31) Ninety days before the Event, the promoter must send the FIA details of the risks covered by the
insurance policy which must comply with the national laws in force as well as the Agreement. Sight of the
policy must be available to the competitors on demand.
32) Third party insurance arranged by the promoter shall be in addition and without prejudice to any
personal insurance policy held by a competitor or any other participant in the Event.
33) Drivers taking part in the Event are not third parties with respect to one another.

FIA DELEGATES
34) For each Event the FIA will nominate the following delegates:
- safety delegate ;
- medical delegate ;
- technical delegate ;
- press delegate.
and may nominate :
- a representative of the President of the FIA ;
- an observer ;
- a stewards advisor ;
- a safety car driver ;
- a medical car driver.
35) The role of the FIA delegates is to help the officials of the Event in their duties, to see within their
fields of competence that all the regulations governing the Championship are respected, to make any comments
they judge necessary and to draw up any necessary reports concerning the Event.
36) The technical delegate nominated by the FIA will be responsible for scrutineering and will have full
authority over the national scrutineers.
OFFICIALS
37) The following officials will be nominated by the FIA :
- Two stewards, one of whom will be nominated chairman, from among holders of the FIA Super
Licence of nationality different to that of the organiser ;
- A race director ;
- A permanent starter.
38) The following officials will be nominated by the ASN from among holders of an FIA Super Licence,
and their names sent to the FIA at the same time as the application to organise the Event :
- One steward from among the ASN's nationals.
- The clerk of the course.
39) The clerk of the course shall work in permanent consultation with the race director. The race director
shall have overriding authority in the following matters and the clerk of the course may give orders in respect of
them only with his express agreement :
a) the control of practice and the race, adherence to the timetable and, if he deems it necessary, the
making of any proposal to the stewards to modify the timetable in accordance with the Code or Sporting
Regulations,
b) the stopping of any car in accordance with the Code or Sporting Regulations,
c) the stopping of practice or the race in accordance with the Sporting Regulations if he deems it unsafe
to continue and ensuring that the correct restart procedure is carried out,
d) the starting procedure,
e) the use of the safety car.
40) The race director, the clerk of the course and the technical delegate must be present at the Event from
10.00 on the day of initial scrutineering and the stewards from 15.00 on the same day.
41) The race director must be in radio contact with the clerk of the course and the chairman of the
stewards at all times when cars are permitted to run on the track. Additionally, the clerk of the course must be in
race control and in radio contact with all marshal's posts during these times.
COMPETITORS APPLICATIONS
42) Applications to compete in the Championship may be submitted to the FIA at any time between 1
March two years prior to the Championship in which the applicant wishes to compete and 15 November
immediately preceding such Championship, on an entry form as set out in Appendix 2 hereto accompanied by
the entry fee provided for in the Agreement, together with the deposit provided for in Article 45 where
applicable. Applications from Teams not already competing in the Championship will only be considered

where a place is available, taking into account all the Teams who are entitled to compete under the Agreement.
Entry forms will be made available by FIA who will notify the applicant of the result of the application within
thirty days of its receipt. Successful applicants are automatically entered in all Events of the Championship and
will be the only competitors at Events.
43) Applications shall include :
a) confirmation that the applicant has read and understood the Agreement (including its schedules), the
Code, the Technical Regulations and the Sporting Regulations and agrees, on its own behalf and on behalf of
everyone associated with its participation in the Championship, to observe them,
b) the name of the team (which must include the name of the chassis),
c) the make of the competing car,
d) the make of the engine,
e) the names of the drivers. A driver may be nominated subsequent to the application upon payment of a
fee fixed by the FIA,
f) an undertaking by the applicant to participate in every Event with the number of cars and drivers
entered.
g) an undertaking that the car does not make use of any component, system, software or device which
has been (or might reasonably be suspected to have been) designed, supplied or constructed by or with the help
of anyone who has been involved on behalf of the FIA with checking Formula One electronic systems during
the 24 months immediately preceding the application.
44) A competitor may change the make and/or type of engine at any time during the Championship. All
points scored with an engine of different make to that which was first entered in the Championship will count
(and will be aggregated) for the assessment of Benefits, however such points will not count towards (nor be
aggregated for) the FIA Formula One Constructors Championship.
45) With the exception of those whose cars have scored points in the Championship of the previous year,
applicants must supply information about the size of their company, their financial position and their ability to
meet their prescribed obligations. Any applicant which did not take part in the Championship for the previous
year must also deposit US$48,000,000 (forty-eight million United States dollars) with the FIA when submitting
its application. This sum will be returned to it forthwith if its application is refused or in twelve equal monthly
instalments (including interest) commencing immediately after the first Event in which it competes, provided it
has met and continues to meet all the requirements of the Agreement and its schedules. If the applicant fails to
appear for the Championship for which it has entered, its deposit will be forfeit save only that the applicant may
delay its participation by one year, in which case US$12,000,000 (twelve million United States dollars) will be
forfeit and the balance repaid as set out above.
46) All applications will be studied by the FIA which will publish the list of cars and drivers accepted
together with their race numbers on 1 December (or the following Monday if 1 December falls on a week-end),
having first notified unsuccessful applicants as set out in Article 42.
47) No more than 24 cars will be admitted to the Championship, two being entered by each competitor.
48) If in the opinion of the Formula One Commission a competitor fails to operate his team in a manner
compatible with the standards of the Championship or in any way brings the Championship into disrepute, the
FIA may exclude such competitor from the Championship forthwith.
PASSES
49) No pass may be issued except in accordance with the Agreement. A pass may be used only by the
person and for the purpose for which it was issued.
INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO COMPETITORS
50) In exceptional circumstances, the stewards may give instructions to competitors by means of special
circulars in accordance with the Code. These circulars will be distributed to all competitors who must
acknowledge receipt.
51) All classifications and results of practice and the race, as well as all decisions issued by the officials,
will be posted on the official notice board.

52) Any decision or communication concerning a particular competitor must be given to him within
twenty five minutes of such decision and receipt must be acknowledged.
INCIDENTS
53) Incident means any occurrence or series of occurrences involving one or more drivers, or any action
by any driver, which is reported to the stewards by the race director (or noted by the stewards and referred to the
race director for investigation) which :
- necessitated the stopping of a race under Article 153;
- constituted a breach of these Sporting Regulations or the Code;
- caused a false start by one or more cars;
- caused a collision;
- forced a driver off the track;
- illegitimately prevented a legitimate overtaking manoeuvre by a driver;
- illegitimately impeded another driver during overtaking.
54(a) It shall be at the discretion of the stewards to decide, upon a report or a request by the race director, if
a driver or drivers involved in an incident shall be penalised.
b) If an incident is under investigation by the stewards, a message informing all Teams of this will be
displayed on the timing monitors.
c) If a driver is involved in a collision or Incident (see Article 53), and has been informed of this by the
stewards no later than 30 minutes after the race has finished, he must not leave the circuit without their consent.
55) The stewards may impose any one of three penalties on any driver involved in an Incident :
a) A drive-through penalty. The driver must enter the pit lane and re-join the race without stopping at his
pit ;
b) A ten second time penalty. The driver must enter the pit lane, stop at his pit for at least ten seconds
and then re-join the race.
c) a drop of ten grid positions at the following Event.
However, should either of the time penalties be imposed during the last five laps, or after the end of a race,
Article 56b) below will not apply and 25 seconds will be added to the elapsed race time of the driver concerned.
56) Should the stewards decide to impose a time penalty, the following procedure will be followed :
a) The stewards will give written notification of the time penalty which has been imposed to an official
of the team concerned and will ensure that this information is also displayed on the timing monitors.
b) From the time the steward’s decision is notified on the timing monitors the relevant driver may cover
no more than three complete laps before entering the pits and proceeding to his pit where he shall remain for the
period of the time penalty.
Whilst a car is stationary in the pits as a result of incurring a time penalty it may not be worked on. However, if
the engine stops it may be started after the time penalty period has elapsed.
c) When the time penalty period has elapsed the driver may rejoin the race.
d) Any breach or failure to comply with Articles 56 b) or 56 c) may result in the car being excluded.
57) Any determination made or any penalty imposed pursuant to Article 55 shall be without prejudice to
the operation of Articles 160 or 161 of the Code.
PROTESTS
58) Protests shall be made in accordance with the Code and accompanied by a fee of 2000 US Dollars.
SANCTIONS
59) The stewards may inflict the penalties specifically set out in these Sporting Regulations in addition to
or instead of any other penalties available to them under the Code.
CHANGES OF DRIVER
60) During a season, each team will be permitted one driver change for their first car and will be
permitted to have three drivers for their second car who may be changed at any time provided that any driver
change is made in accordance with the Code and before the start of the second qualifying practice session.

After 16.00 on the day of scrutineering, a driver change may only take place with the consent of the stewards.
In all other circumstances, competitors will be obliged to use the drivers they nominated at the time of entering
the Championship except in cases of force majeure which will be considered separately. Any new driver may
score points in the Championship.
DRIVING
61) The driver must drive the car alone and unaided.
CAR LIVERY
62) The provisions of the Code relating to national colours shall not apply to the Championship.
Both cars entered by a competitor must be presented in substantially the same livery at each Event, any change
to this livery during a Championship season may only be made with the agreement of the Formula One
Commission.
In order that the first car of each Team may be easily distinguished from the second whilst they are on the track,
the on board camera located above the principle roll structure of the first car must incorporate parts which are
the same colour as the main livery of the car. The same camera on the second car must remain as supplied to the
Team.
63) Each car will carry the race number of its driver (or his replacement) as published by the FIA at the
beginning of the season. When a car is shown on a 25 cm television monitor in such a way as substantially to fill
the screen in at least one dimension, its race number must be clearly visible from the front of the car.
64) The name or the emblem of the make of the car must appear on the front of the nose of the car and in
either case be at least 25mm in its largest dimension. The name of the driver must also appear on the bodywork,
on the outside of the cockpit, or on the driver's helmet and be clearly legible.
TESTING
65) a) No testing is permitted at sites which are not currently approved for use by Formula 1 cars. In order
to ensure that venue licence conditions are respected at all times during testing, Competitors are required to
inform the FIA of their test schedule in order that an observer may be appointed if deemed necessary.
b) During all Formula One testing :
- red flag procedures must be respected ;
- no other type of vehicle is permitted on the track ;
- every reasonable effort should be made to ensure that the recommendations concerning emergency
services detailed in Article 16 of Appendix H to the Code are followed.
PIT LANE
66(a) For the avoidance of doubt and for description purposes, the pit lane shall be divided into two lanes.
The lane closest to the pit wall is designated the "fast lane", and the lane closest to the garages is designated the
"inner lane". Other than when cars are at the pit exit under Articles 134 or 157, the inner lane is the only area
where any work can be carried out on a car.
b) Other than tyre rubber left when cars leave their pit stop position, Competitors may not attempt
to enhance the grip of the surface in the pit lane unless a problem has been clearly identified and a solution
agreed by the FIA Safety Delegate.
c) Competitors must not paint lines on any part of the pit lane.
d) No equipment may be left in the fast lane. A car may enter or remain in the fast lane only with the
driver sitting in the car behind the steering wheel in his normal position, even when the car is being pushed.
e) Team personnel are only allowed in the pit lane immediately before they are required to work on a car
and must withdraw as soon as the work is complete.
f) It is the responsibility of the Competitor to release his car after a pit stop only when it is safe to do so.
SPORTING CHECKS
67) At the first Event of each Championship, the FIA will check all licences.

SCRUTINEERING
68) Initial scrutineering of the car will take place three days (Monaco : four days) before the race between
10.00 and 16.00 in the garage assigned to each team.
69) Unless a waiver is granted by the stewards, competitors who do not keep to these time limits will not
be allowed to take part in the Event.
70) No car may take part in the Event until it has been passed by the scrutineers.
71) The scrutineers may :
a) check the eligibility of a car or of a competitor at any time during an Event,
b) require a car to be dismantled by the competitor to make sure that the conditions of eligibility or
conformity are fully satisfied,
c) require a competitor to pay the reasonable expenses which exercise of the powers mentioned in this
Article may entail,
d) require a competitor to supply them with such parts or samples as they may deem necessary.
72) Any car which, after being passed by the scrutineers, is dismantled or modified in a way which might
affect its safety or call into question its eligibility, or which is involved in an accident with similar consequences,
must be re-presented for scrutineering approval.
73) The race director or the clerk of the course may require that any car involved in an accident be
stopped and checked.
74) Checks and scrutineering shall be carried out by duly appointed officials who shall also be
responsible for the operation of the parc fermé and who alone are authorised to give instructions to the
competitors.
75) The stewards will publish the findings of the scrutineers each time cars are checked during the Event.
These results will not include any specific figure except when a car is found to be in breach of the Technical
Regulations.
SUPPLY OF TYRES IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND TYRE LIMITATION DURING THE EVENT
76) Supply of tyres :
a) Any tyre company wishing to supply tyres to Formula One Teams must notify the FIA of its intention
to do so no later than 1 January preceding the year during which such tyres will be supplied.
Any tyre company wishing to cease the supply of tyres to Formula One Teams must notify the FIA of its
intention to do so no later than 1 January of the year preceding that in which such tyres were to be supplied.
b) No tyre may be used in the Championship unless the company supplying such tyre accepts and
adheres to the following conditions :
- one tyre supplier present in the Championship : this company must equip 100% of the entered teams
on ordinary commercial terms ;
- two tyre suppliers present : each of them must, if called upon to do so, be prepared to equip up to 60%
of the entered teams on ordinary commercial terms ;
- three or more tyre suppliers present : each of them must, if called upon to do so, be prepared to equip
up to 40% of the entered teams on ordinary commercial terms ;
- each tyre supplier must undertake to provide no more than two specifications of dry-weather tyre to
each Team at each Event, each of which must be of one homogenous compound ;
- each tyre supplier must undertake to provide no more than one specification of wet-weather
tyre at each Event which must be of one homogenous compound ;
- if, in the interests of maintaining current levels of circuit safety, the FIA deems it necessary to reduce
tyre grip, it shall introduce such rules as the tyre suppliers may advise or, in the absence of advice which
achieves the FIA's objectives, specify the maximum permissible contact areas for front and rear tyres.
77) Quantity and type of tyres :
a) During the Event no driver may use more than forty dry-weather tyres and twenty eight wet-weather
tyres. From the forty dry-weather tyres each driver will be allocated twelve (six front and six rear) for use on the
first day of practice, these tyres may not be used at any other time during the Event. No more than eight (four
front and four rear) of the twelve tyres allocated for the first day of practice may be of one specification.

Before the second qualifying practice begins each driver must nominate which specification of tyre he will use
for the remainder of the Event.
b) All dry-weather tyres must incorporate circumferential grooves square to the wheel axis and around
the entire circumference of the contact surface of each tyre.
c) Each front dry-weather tyre, when new, must incorporate 4 grooves which are :
- arranged symmetrically about the centre of the tyre tread ;
- at least 14mm wide at the contact surface and which taper uniformly to a minimum of 10mm at the
lower surface ;
- at least 2.5mm deep across the whole lower surface ;
- 50mm (+/- 1.0mm) between centres.
Furthermore, the tread width of the front tyres must not exceed 270mm.
d) Each rear dry-weather tyre, when new, must incorporate 4 grooves which are:
- arranged symmetrically about the centre of the tyre tread ;
- at least 14mm wide at the contact surface and which taper uniformly to a minimum of 10mm at the
lower surface ;
- at least 2.5mm deep across the whole lower surface ;
- 50mm (+/- 1.0mm) between centres.
The measurements referred to in c) and d) above will be taken when the tyre is fitted to a wheel and inflated to
1.4 bar.
e) A wet-weather tyre is one which has been designed for use on a wet or damp track.
All wet-weather tyres must, when new, have a contact area which does not exceed 280cm² when fitted to the
front of the car and 440cm² when fitted to the rear. Contact areas will be measured over any square section of
the tyre which is normal to and symmetrical about the tyre centre line and which measures 200mm x 200mm
when fitted to the front of the car and 250mm x 250mm when fitted to the rear. For the purposes of establishing
conformity, only void areas which are greater than 2.5mm in depth will be considered.
Prior to use at an Event, each tyre manufacturer must provide the technical delegate with a full scale drawing of
each type of wet-weather tyre intended for use.
With the exception of race day, wet-weather tyres may only be used after the track has been declared wet by the
race director and, during the remainder of the relevant session, the choice of tyres is free.
f) Tyre specifications will be determined by the FIA no later than 1 September of the previous season.
Once determined in this way, the specification of the tyres will not be changed during the Championship season
without the agreement of the Formula One Commission.
78) Control of tyres :
a) All tyres which are to be used at an Event will be marked with a unique identification.
b) From among the twenty-eight dry-weather tyres available to each driver following the first day of
practice, the FIA technical delegate will choose at random sixteen tyres (eight front and eight rear) which are the
only dry-weather tyres which such car may use in qualifying practice.
c) At any time during an Event, and at his absolute discretion, the FIA technical delegate may select the
dry-weather tyres to be used by any Team from among the total stock of tyres which such Team's designated
supplier has present at the Event.
d) A competitor wishing to replace one unused tyre by another unused one must present both tyres to the
FIA technical delegate.
e) The use of tyres without appropriate identification is strictly forbidden.
79) Wear of tyres :
The Championship will be contested on grooved tyres. The FIA reserve the right to introduce at any time a
method of measuring remaining groove depth if performance appears to be enhanced by high wear or by the use
of tyres which are worn so that the grooves are no longer visible.
WEIGHING
80(a) During each qualifying practice session cars will be weighed as follows :
1) the FIA will install weighing equipment in an area as close to the first pit as possible, this area
will be used for the weighing procedure ;
2) cars will be selected at random to undergo the weighing procedure. The FIA technical delegate
will inform the driver by means of a red light at the pit entrance that his car has been selected for
weighing ;
3) having been signalled (by means of a red light), that his car has been selected for weighing, the
driver will proceed directly to the weighing area and stop his engine ;

4) the car will then be weighed and the result given to the driver in writing ;
5) if the car is unable to reach the weighing area under its own power it will be placed under the
exclusive control of the marshals who will take the car to be weighed ;
6) a car or driver may not leave the weighing area without the consent of the FIA technical
delegate;
7) if a car stops on the circuit and the driver leaves the car, he must go to the weighing area
immediately on his return to the pits in order for his weight to be established.
b) After the race each car crossing the Line will be weighed. If a driver wishes to leave his car before it
is weighed he must ask the technical delegate to weigh him in order that this weight may be added to that of the
car.
c) The relevant car may be excluded should its weight be less than that specified in Article 4.1 of the
Technical Regulations when weighed under a) or b) above, save where the deficiency in weight results from the
accidental loss of a component of the car.
d) No solid, liquid, gas or other substance or matter of whatsoever nature may be added to, placed on, or
removed from a car after it has been selected for weighing or has finished the race or during the weighing
procedure. (Except by a scrutineer when acting in his official capacity).
e) Only scrutineers and officials may enter the weighing area. No intervention of any kind is allowed
there unless authorised by such officials.
81) Any breach of these provisions for the weighing of cars may result in the exclusion of the relevant
car.
GENERAL CAR REQUIREMENTS
82) Electromagnetic radiation between 2.0 and 2.7GHz is forbidden save with the written consent of the
FIA.
83) Accident data recording :
a) Each car must be fitted with an FIA accident data recorder during each Event and during all tests
which are attended by more than one Team. Teams must use their best endeavours to ensure that the recorder is
in working order at all times. The only purpose of these units is to monitor, record or control one or more of the
following :
- data relevant to an accident or incident ;
- a deceleration warning light on board the car ;
- a lap trigger ;
- the driver input signal used to initiate the propulsion of the car at the start of a race.
b) At any time following an accident or incident competitors must make the data recorder available and
accessible to the FIA. A representative of the Team concerned may be present when data relevant to an accident
or incident is being uploaded from the recorder. A copy of the data will be made available to the Team.
c) Any conclusions as to the cause of an accident, or any data relevant to an accident, may only be
published in the form of a report which has been agreed between the Team concerned and the FIA.
SPARE CAR
84) A competitor may use several cars for practice and the race provided that :
a) he has no more than four cars available for use at any one time :
b) he uses no more than two cars for free practice sessions on each of the two practice days held under
Article 113 a) and b) ;
c) he uses no more than three cars during each qualifying practice;
d) they are all of the same make and were entered in the Championship by the same competitor,
e) they have been scrutineered in accordance with these Sporting Regulations,
f) each car carries its driver's race number.
85) No change of car is permitted after the start of the race. Any driver wishing to change car must have
got out of his original car and left the grid before the 15 second signal which immediately precedes the start.
86) A change of car will be deemed to have taken place once a driver is seated in his new car and such
changes may only take place in the pit lane.
GENERAL SAFETY

87) Official instructions will be given to drivers by means of the signals laid out in the Code. Competitors
must not use flags similar in any way whatsoever to these.
88) Drivers are strictly forbidden to drive their car in the opposite direction to the race unless this is
absolutely necessary in order to move the car from a dangerous position. A car may only be pushed to remove it
from a dangerous position as directed by the marshals.
89) Any driver intending to leave the track or to go to his pit or the paddock area must signal his intention
to do so in good time making sure that he can do this without danger.
90) During practice and the race, drivers may use only the track and must at all times observe the
provisions of the Code relating to driving behaviour on circuits.
91) A driver who abandons a car must leave it in neutral or with the clutch disengaged and with the
steering wheel in place.
92) Repairs to a car may be carried out only in the paddock, pits and on the grid.
93) The organiser must make at least two fire extinguishers of 5 kg capacity available at each such pit and
ensure that they work properly.
94) Save as provided in Article 135, refuelling is allowed only in the pits. However, with the exception
of cars forced to abort their qualifying run due to red flags being displayed on the circuit, fuel may not be
added to or removed from a car during a qualifying practice session.
95) The driver may remain in his car throughout refuelling but, unless an FIA approved race refuelling
system is used, the engine must be stopped.
Race refuelling systems may not be used during, or immediately after, any practice session. Whilst being used in
the race all team personnel working on the car must wear clothing which will protect all parts of their body from
fire. The competitor must ensure that an assistant with an extinguisher (minimum capacity, 25kg.) ready to work
is beside the car throughout all refuelling operations.
96) Oil replenishment is forbidden during the race. All orifices for oil filling must be designed in such a
way that the scrutineers can seal them.
97) Save as specifically authorised by the Code or these Sporting Regulations, no one except the driver
may touch a stopped car unless it is in the pits or on the starting grid.
98) At no time may a car be reversed in the pit lane under its own power.
99) During the periods commencing 15 minutes prior to and ending 5 minutes after every practice session
and the period between the commencement of the formation lap which immediately precedes the race and the
time when the last car enters the parc fermé, no one is allowed on the track, the pit entry or the pit exit with the
exception of :
a) marshals or other authorised personnel in the execution of their duty ;
b) drivers when driving or on foot, having first received permission to do so from a marshal ;
c) team personnel clearing equipment from the grid after all cars have left the grid on the formation lap ;
d) mechanics under Article 137 only.
Other than by driving on the track, Competitors are not permitted to attempt to alter the grip of any part
of the track surface.
100) During a race, the engine may only be started with the starter except :
a) in the pit lane where the use of an external starting device is allowed, or ;
b) under Article 142c) or d).
101) Drivers taking part in practice and the race must always wear the clothes, helmets and head and neck
supports specified in the Code.
102) A speed limit of 60 km/h in practice and 80km/h during the race (60km/h in Monaco), or such other
speed limits as the Permanent Bureau of the Formula One Commission may decide, will be enforced in the pit
lane.
Except in the race, any driver who exceeds the limit will be fined US$250 for each km/h above the limit (this
may be increased in the case of a second offence in the same Championship season). During the race, the
stewards may impose a time penalty on any driver who exceeds the limit.

103) If a driver has serious mechanical difficulties during practice or the race he must leave the track as
soon as it is safe to do so.
104) The car's rear light must be illuminated at all times when it is running on wet-weather tyres. It shall be
at the discretion of the race director to decide if a driver should be stopped because his rear light is not working.
Should a car be stopped in this way it may re-join when the fault has been remedied.
105) Only six team members per participating car (all of whom shall have been issued with and wearing
special identification) are allowed in the signalling area during practice and the race.
People under 16 years of age are not allowed in the pit lane.
106) Animals, except those which may have been expressly authorised by the FIA for use by security
services, are forbidden in the pit area and on the track and in any spectator area.
107) The race director, the clerk of the course or the FIA medical delegate can require a driver to have a
medical examination at any time during an Event.
108) Failure to comply with the general safety requirements of the Code or these Sporting Regulations may
result in the exclusion of the car and driver concerned from the Event.
FREE PRACTICE, QUALIFYING PRACTICE AND WARM UP
109) Save where these Sporting Regulations require otherwise, pit and track discipline and safety measures
will be the same for all practice sessions as for the race.
110) No driver may start in the race without taking part in a qualifying practice session.
111) During all practices there will be a green and a red light at the pit exit. Cars may only leave the pit
lane when the green light is on. Additionally, a blue flag and/or a flashing blue light will be shown at the pit exit
to warn drivers leaving the pits if cars are approaching on the track.
112) Unless written permission has been given by the FIA to do otherwise, the circuit may only be
used for purposes other than the Event after qualifying has finished on each day of practice and on the day
of the race no less than one hour before the pit lane is opened.
113) Free practice sessions will take place :
a) Two days (Monaco : three days) before the race from 11.00 to 12.00.
b) The day before the race from 09.00 to 09.45 and from 10.15 to 11.00.
114) Qualifying practice sessions will take place :
a) Two days (Monaco : three days) before the race from 14.00 to 15.00. During this session each
driver will be permitted to complete only one timed lap and will leave the pit lane to complete this lap in
the order of the current driver’s World Championship standings (at the first Event of the 2003 World
Championship this order will be determined by the finishing order of the 2002 Championship with new
drivers being arranged in numerical order). The times at which cars will be permitted to leave the pits
during this session will be arranged in order that each driver is able to complete his single timed lap
whilst no other car is on the track.
b) The day before the race from 14.00 to 15.00. During this session each driver will be permitted to
complete only one timed lap and will leave the pit lane to complete this lap in the reverse order of times
achieved during the first qualifying session (the slowest driver going first). The times at which cars will be
permitted to leave the pits during this session will again be arranged in order that each driver is able to
complete his single timed lap whilst no other car is on the track.
115) Warm Up : a free practice session will take place the day before the race from 13.30 to 13.45.
116) The interval between the free and second qualifying practice session may never be less than 1 hour
and 30 minutes.
Only in the most exceptional circumstances can a delay in free practice or other difficulty on race morning result
in a change to the starting time of the race.
117) If a car stops during practice it must be removed from the track as quickly as possible so that its
presence does not constitute a danger or hinder other competitors. If the driver is unable to drive the car from a
dangerous position, it shall be the duty of the marshals to assist him.

In the event of a driving infringement during practice, the Stewards may delete any qualifying times from the
driver concerned. In this case, a Team will not be able to appeal against the steward's decision.
118) The clerk of the course may interrupt practice as often and for as long as he thinks necessary to clear
the track or to allow the recovery of a car. In the case of free practice only, the clerk of the course with the
agreement of the stewards may decline to prolong the practice period after an interruption of this kind.
Furthermore if, in the opinion of the stewards, a stoppage is caused deliberately, the driver concerned may have
his times from that session cancelled and may not be permitted to take part in any other practice session that day.
119) On the second day of practice, all cars abandoned on the circuit during the first free practice session
will be brought back to the pits prior to the start of the second and may be used in that session. No part of a car
abandoned in the parc fermé or on the track may be used until the car is returned to the garage of the relevant
Team.
120) Should one or more sessions be thus interrupted, no protest can be accepted as to the possible effects
of the interruption on the qualification of drivers admitted to start.
121) All laps covered during the second qualifying practice will be timed to determine the driver's position
at the start in accordance with Article 127.
With the exception of a lap on which a red flag is shown each time a car leaves the pit lane or crosses the Line it
will be deemed to have completed one lap.
STOPPING THE PRACTICE
122) Should it become necessary to stop the practice because the circuit is blocked by an accident or
because weather or other conditions make it dangerous to continue, the clerk of the course shall order a red flag
and the abort lights to be shown at the Line. Simultaneously, red flags will be shown at all marshal posts.
When the signal is given to stop, all cars shall immediately reduce speed and proceed slowly back to their
respective pits, and all cars abandoned on the track will be removed to a safe place.
At the end of each practice session all drivers may cross the Line only once.
PRESS CONFERENCES AND DRIVERS PARADE
123) The FIA press delegate will choose a maximum of five drivers who must attend a press conference in
the media centre for a period of one hour at 15.00 on the day before first practice. At Events taking place in
North or South America this press conference will take place at 11.00. These drivers' Teams will be notified
no less than 48 hours before the conference. In addition, a maximum of two Team personalities may be chosen
by the FIA press delegate to attend this press conference.
On the first day of practice, a minimum of three and a maximum of six drivers and/or team personalities, (other
than those who attended the press conference on the previous day and subject to the consent of the team
principal) will be chosen by ballot or rota by the FIA press delegate during the Event and must make themselves
available to the media for a press conference in the media centre for a period of one hour at 15.00.
No driver may enter into a contract which restricts his right to talk to any representative of the media during an
Event. It shall be the duty of each Team to ensure that their drivers do not unreasonably refuse to speak to any
representative of the media during the Event.
124) Immediately after the second qualifying practice the first three drivers in qualifying will be required
to make themselves available for television interviews in the unilateral room and then attend a press conference
in the media centre for a maximum period of 30 minutes.
125) Two hours and forty five minutes before the race all drivers must attend a drivers parade,
Competitors will be given details of the parade by the Press Delegate.
THE GRID
126) At the end of the second qualifying practice, the fastest time achieved by each driver during that
session will be officially published (see Article 51).
127) The grid will be drawn up in the order of the fastest time achieved by each driver in the second
qualifying practice session. Should two or more drivers have set identical times, priority will be given to the
one who set it first.
128) The fastest driver will start the race from the position on the grid which was the pole position in the
previous year or, on a new circuit, has been designated as such by the FIA safety delegate.

129) The starting grid will be published four hours before the race. Any competitor whose car(s) is (are)
unable to start for any reason whatsoever (or who has good reason to believe that their car(s) will not be ready to
start) must inform the clerk of the course accordingly at the earliest opportunity and, in any event, no later than
45 minutes before the start of the race. If one or more cars are withdrawn the grid will be closed up accordingly.
The final starting grid will be published 45 minutes before the start of the race.
130) The grid will be in a staggered 1 x 1 formation and the rows on the grid will be separated by 16
metres.
131) Any car which has not taken up its position on the grid by the time the ten minute signal is shown will
not be permitted to do so and must start from the pits in accordance with Article 134.
MEETINGS
132) Meetings, chaired by the race director, will take place at 16.00 on the day before first practice and
17.00 on the first day of practice. The first must be attended by all Team Managers and the second by all drivers.
Should the race director consider another meeting necessary it will take place three hours before the race,
Competitors will be informed no later than three hours after the end of the second qualifying practice. All
drivers and Team Managers must attend.
STARTING PROCEDURE
133) 30 minutes before the time for the start of the race, the cars will leave the pits to cover a
reconnaissance lap. At the end of this lap they will stop on the grid in starting order with their engines stopped.
Should they wish to cover more than one reconnaissance lap, this must be done by driving down the pit lane at
greatly reduced speed between each of the laps.
134) 17 minutes before the starting time, a warning signal announcing the closing of the pit exit in 2
minutes will be given.
15 minutes before the starting time, the pit exit will be closed and a second warning signal will be given. Any
car which is still in the pits can start from the pits provided it reached the pit exit under its own power. If more
than one car is affected they must line up in the order in which they reached the pit exit.
Where the pit exit is immediately after the Line, cars will join the race when the whole field has passed the pit
exit on its first racing lap. Where the pit exit is immediately before the Line, cars will join the race as soon as the
whole field has crossed the Line after the start.
135) Refuelling on the starting grid may only be carried out prior to the 5 minute signal and by using an
un-pressurised container, with a maximum capacity of 12 litres, which has been fitted with one or more dry
break couplings connecting it to the car. Any such container may only be used once during each starting
procedure.
136) The approach of the start will be announced by signals shown ten minutes, five minutes, three
minutes, one minute and fifteen seconds before the start of the formation lap, each of which will be
accompanied by an audible warning.
When the ten minute signal is shown, everybody except drivers, officials and team technical staff must leave the
grid.
When the five minute signal is shown all cars must have their wheels fitted. After this signal wheels may only be
removed in the pits. Any car which does not have all its wheels fitted at the five minute signal must start the race
from the back of the grid or the pit lane.
When the one minute signal is shown, engines should be started and all team personnel must leave the grid by
the time the 15 second signal is given. If any driver needs assistance after the 15 second signal he must raise his
arm and, when the remainder of the cars able to do so have left the grid, his team may attempt to rectify the
problem. In this case, marshals with yellow flags will stand beside any car (or cars) concerned to warn drivers
behind.
When the green lights are illuminated, the cars will begin the formation lap with the pole position driver leading.
When leaving the grid, all drivers must proceed at a greatly reduced speed until clear of any Team personnel
standing beside the track. Marshals will be instructed to push any car (or cars) which remain on the grid into the
pit lane after 30 seconds.
During the formation lap practice starts are forbidden and the formation must be kept as tight as possible.
Overtaking during the formation lap is only permitted if a car is delayed when leaving its grid position and cars
behind cannot avoid passing it without unduly delaying the remainder of the field. In this case, drivers may only
overtake to re-establish the original starting order.

Any driver who is delayed leaving the grid may not overtake another moving car if he was stationary after the
remainder of the cars had crossed the Line, and must start the race from the back of the grid. If more than one
driver is affected, they must form up at the back of the grid in the order they left to complete the formation lap.
If the Line is not situated in front of pole position, for the purposes of this Article only, it will be deemed to be a
white line one metre in front of pole position.
A time penalty will be imposed on any driver who, in the opinion of the Stewards, unnecessarily overtook
another car during the formation lap.
137) Any driver who is unable to start the formation lap must raise his arm and, after the remainder of the
cars have crossed the Line, his mechanics may attempt to rectify the problem under the supervision of the
marshals.
If the car is still unable to start the formation lap it will be pushed into the pit lane by the shortest route and the
mechanics may work on the car again.
138) When the cars come back to the grid at the end of the formation lap, they will stop on their respective
grid positions, keeping their engines running.
There will be a standing start, the signal being given by means of lights activated by the permanent
starter.
Once all the cars have come to a halt the five second light will appear followed by the four, three, two and one
second lights. At any time after the one second light appears, the race will be started by extinguishing all red
lights.
139) During the start of a race, the pit wall must be kept free of all persons with the exception of properly
authorised officials and fire marshals all of whom shall have been issued with and shall be wearing the
appropriate pass.
140) Any car which is unable to maintain starting order during the entire formation lap or is moving when
the one second light comes on must enter the pit lane and start from the pits as specified in Article 134.
This will not apply to any car which is temporarily delayed during the lap and which is able to regain its
position, without endangering itself or any other car, before the leading car has taken up its position on the grid.
141) If, after returning to the starting grid at the end of the formation lap, a car develops a problem that
could endanger the start, the driver must immediately raise his hands above his head and the marshal responsible
for that row must immediately wave a yellow flag.
If the start is delayed as a result, a marshal with a yellow flag will stand in front of the car concerned to prevent
it from moving until the whole field has left the grid on the new formation lap. The driver concerned may then
start the race from the back of the grid and any vacant positions will not be filled.
Should there be more than one car involved, their new positions at the back of the grid will be determined in
accordance with their respective final grid positions.
If a problem cannot be rectified before the commencement of the new formation lap the car must be pushed into
the pit lane by the shortest route. The Team may then attempt to rectify the problem and, if successful, the car
may then start from the pit lane. Should there be more than one car involved their starting order from the pit lane
will be determined by the order in which they reached the pit exit under their own power.
142) If a problem arises when the cars reach the starting grid at the end of the formation lap the following
procedure shall apply :
a) If the race has not been started, the abort lights will be switched on, all engines will be stopped and
the new formation lap will start 5 minutes later with the race distance reduced by one lap. The next signal will
be the three minute signal.
b) If the race has been started the marshals alongside the grid will wave their yellow flags to inform the
drivers that a car is stationary on the grid.
c) If, after the start, a car is immobilised on the starting grid, it shall be the duty of the marshals to push
it into the pit lane by the fastest route. If the driver is able to re-start the car whilst it is being pushed he may
rejoin the race.
d) If the driver is unable to start the car whilst it is being pushed his mechanics may attempt to start it in
the pit lane. If the car then starts it may rejoin the race. The driver and mechanics must follow the instructions of
the track marshals at all times during such a procedure.
143) Should Article 142 apply, the race will nevertheless count for the Championship no matter how often
the procedure is repeated, or how much the race is shortened as a result.

144) No refuelling will be allowed on the grid if more than one start procedure proves necessary under
Article 142.
145) A time penalty will be imposed for a false start judged using an FIA supplied transponder which must
be fitted to the car as specified.
146) Only in the following cases will any variation in the start procedure be allowed :
a) If it starts to rain after the five minute signal but before the race is started and, in the opinion of the
race director Teams should be given the opportunity to change tyres, the abort lights will be shown on the Line
and the starting procedure will begin again at the 15 minute point. If necessary the procedure set out in Article
142 will be followed.
b) If the start of the race is imminent and, in the opinion of the race director, the volume of water on the
track is such that it cannot be negotiated safely even on wet-weather tyres, the abort lights will be shown on the
Line simultaneously with a "10" board with a red background.
This "10" board with a red background will mean that there is to be a delay of ten minutes before the starting
procedure can be resumed. If weather conditions have improved at the end of that ten minute period, a "10"
board with a green background will be shown. The "10" board with a green background will mean that the green
light will be shown in ten minutes.
Five minutes after the "10" board with the green background is shown, the starting procedure will begin and the
normal starting procedure signals (i.e. 5, 3, 1 min., 15 second) will be shown.
If however, the weather conditions have not improved within ten minutes after the "10" board with the red
background was shown, the abort lights will be shown on the Line and the "10" board with the red background
will be shown again which will mean a further delay of ten minutes before the starting procedure can be
resumed.
This procedure may be repeated several times.
At any time when a "10" board (with either a red or green background) is shown, it will be accompanied by an
audible warning.
c) If the race is started behind the safety car, Article 152(o) will apply.
147) The stewards may use any video or electronic means to assist them in reaching a decision. The
stewards may overrule judges of fact. A breach of the provisions of the Code or these Sporting Regulations
relating to starting procedure, may result in the exclusion of the car and driver concerned from the Event.
THE RACE
148) Team orders which interfere with a race result are prohibited.
149) A race will not be stopped in the event of rain unless the circuit is blocked or it is dangerous to
continue (see Article 153).
150) If a car stops during the race (except under Article 142c) and d), it must be removed from the track as
quickly as possible so that its presence does not constitute a danger or hinder other competitors. If the driver is
unable to drive the car from a dangerous position, it shall be the duty of the marshals to assist him. If any such
assistance results in the engine starting and the driver rejoining the race, the car will be excluded from the results
of the race.
151) During the race, drivers leaving the pit lane may only do so when the pit exit light is green and on
their own responsibility, a marshal with a blue flag, or a flashing blue light, will also warn the driver if cars are
approaching on the track.
SAFETY CAR
152a) The FIA safety car will be driven by an experienced circuit driver. It will carry an FIA observer
capable of recognising all the competing cars, who is in permanent radio contact with race control.
b) 30 minutes before the race start time the safety car will take up position at the front of the grid and
remain there until the five minute signal is given. At this point (except under o) below) it will cover a whole lap
of the circuit and enter the pit lane.
c) The safety car may be brought into operation to neutralise a race upon the decision of the clerk of the
course.
It will be used only if competitors or officials are in immediate physical danger but the circumstances are not
such as to necessitate stopping the race.

d) When the order is given to deploy the safety car, all observer's posts will display waved yellow flags
and a board "SC" which shall be maintained until the intervention is over.
e) During the race, the safety car with its orange lights on, will start from the pit lane and will join the
track regardless of where the race leader is.
f) All the competing cars will form up in line behind the safety car no more than 5 car lengths apart. All
overtaking on the track is forbidden (except under o) below), unless a car is signalled to do so from the safety
car.
g) When ordered to do so by the clerk of the course the observer in the car will use a green light to
signal to any cars between it and the race leader that they should pass. These cars will continue at reduced speed
and without overtaking until they reach the line of cars behind the safety car.
h) The safety car shall be used at least until the leader is behind it and all remaining cars are lined up
behind him.
Once behind the safety car, the race leader must keep within 5 car lengths of it (except under j) below) and all
remaining cars must keep the formation as tight as possible.
i) While the safety car is in operation, competing cars may stop at their pit, but may only rejoin the track
when the green light at the pit exit is on. It will be on at all times except when the safety car and the line of cars
following it are about to pass or are passing the pit exit. A car rejoining the track must proceed at reduced speed
until it reaches the end of the line of cars behind the safety car.
j) When the clerk of the course calls in the safety car, it must extinguish its orange lights, this will be
the signal to the drivers that it will be entering the pit lane at the end of that lap.
At this point the first car in line behind the safety car may dictate the pace and, if necessary, fall more than five
car lengths behind it. As the safety car is approaching the pit entrance the yellow flags and SC boards at the
observer's posts will be withdrawn and waved green flags will be displayed for no more than one lap.
k) When the safety car has pulled off the circuit and the cars are approaching the Line, green lights will
be shown. Overtaking remains strictly forbidden until the cars pass the green light at the Line unless a car slows
with an obvious problem.
l) Each lap completed while the safety car is deployed will be counted as a race lap.
m) If the race is stopped under Article 154 Case C, the safety car will take the chequered flag and all cars
able to do so must follow it into the pit lane and into the parc fermé.
n) If the race ends whilst the safety car is deployed it will enter the pits at the end of the last lap
and the cars will take the chequered flag as normal without overtaking.
o) In exceptional circumstances the race may be started behind the safety car. In this case, at any time
before the one minute signal its orange lights will be turned on. This is the signal to the drivers that the race will
be started behind the safety car. When the green lights are illuminated the safety car will leave the grid with all
cars following in grid order no more than 5 car lengths apart. There will be no formation lap and race will start
when the leading car crosses the Line for the first time.
Overtaking, during the first lap only, is permitted if a car is delayed when leaving its grid position and cars
behind cannot avoid passing it without unduly delaying the remainder of the field. In this case, drivers may only
overtake to re-establish the original starting order.
Any driver who is delayed leaving the grid may not overtake another moving car if he was stationary after the
remainder of the cars had crossed the Line, and must form up at the back of the line of cars behind the safety
car. If more than one driver is affected, they must form up at the back of the field in the order they left the grid.
A time penalty will be imposed on any driver who, in the opinion of the Stewards, unnecessarily overtook
another car during the first lap.
STOPPING A RACE
153) Should it become necessary to stop the race because the circuit is blocked by an accident or because
weather or other conditions make it dangerous to continue, the clerk of the course shall order a red flag and the
abort lights to be shown at the Line. Simultaneously, red flags will be shown at all marshal posts.
When the signal is given to stop all cars shall immediately reduce speed in the knowledge that :
- the race classification will be that at the end of the lap two laps prior to that during which the signal to
stop the race was given,
- race and service vehicles may be on the track,
- the circuit may be totally blocked because of an accident,
- weather conditions may have made the circuit undriveable at racing speed,
- the pit lane will be open.

154) The procedure to be followed varies according to the number of laps completed by the race leader
before the signal to stop the race was given :
Case A. Less than two full laps. If the race can be restarted, Article 155 will apply.
Case B. Two or more full laps but less than 75% of the race distance (rounded up to the nearest whole number
of laps). If the race can be restarted, Article 156 will apply.
Case C. 75% or more of the race distance (rounded up to the nearest whole number of laps). The cars will be
sent directly to the parc fermé and the race will be deemed to have finished when the leading car crossed the
Line at the end of the lap two laps prior to that during which the signal to stop was given.
RESTARTING A RACE
155) Case A.
a) The original start shall be deemed null and void.
b) The length of the restarted race will be the full original race distance.
c) The drivers who are eligible to take part in the race shall be eligible for the restart either in their
original car or in a spare car.
d) Any driver who was forced to start from the back of the grid or the pit lane during the original start
may start from his original grid position ;
e) After the signal to stop the race has been given, all cars able to do so will proceed directly but slowly
to either :
- the pit lane or ;
- if the grid is clear, to their original grid position or ;
- if the grid is not clear, to a position behind the last grid position as directed by the marshals.
f) Cars may be worked on in the pits or on the grid. If work is carried out on the grid, this must be done
in the car's correct grid position and must in no way impede the re-start.
g) Refuelling will be allowed until the five minute signal is shown.
156) Case B.
a) Other than the race order at the end of the lap two laps prior to that during which the signal to stop
was given and the number of laps covered by each driver, the original race will be deemed null and void.
b) The length of the re-started race will be three laps less than the original race distance less the number
of classified laps completed by the leader before the signal to stop was given.
c) The grid for the re-started race will be arranged in the race order at the end of the lap two laps prior to
that during which the signal to stop was given.
d) Only cars which took part in the original start will be eligible for the re-start and then only if they
returned under their own power by an authorised route to either :
- the pit lane or ;
- to a position behind the last grid position as directed by the marshals.
e) No spare car will be eligible.
f) Cars may be worked on in the pits or on the grid. If work is carried out on the grid, this must be done
in the car's correct grid position and must in no way impede the re-start.
g) Refuelling is only permitted in the pits. If a car is refuelled it must take the re-start from the back of
the grid and, if more than one car is involved, their positions will be determined by their race order at the end of
the lap two laps prior to that during which the signal to stop was given. In this case their original grid positions
will be left vacant.
157) In both Case A and Case B :
a) 10 minutes after the stop signal, the pit exit will close.
b) 15 minutes after the stop signal, the five minute signal will be shown, the grid will close and the
normal start procedure will recommence.
c) Any car which is unable to take up its position on the grid before the five minute signal will be
directed to the pits. It may then start from the pits as specified in Article 134.
The Organiser must have sufficient personnel and equipment available to enable the foregoing timetable to be
adhered to even in the most difficult circumstances.
FINISH
158) The end-of-race signal will be given at the Line as soon as the leading car has covered the full race
distance in accordance with Article 13. Should two hours elapse before the full distance has been covered, the
end-of-race signal will be given to the leading car the first time it crosses the Line after such time has elapsed.

159) Should for any reason (other than under Article 153) the end-of-race signal be given before the
leading car completes the scheduled number of laps, or the prescribed time has been completed, the race will be
deemed to have finished when the leading car last crossed the Line before the signal was given.
Should the end-of- race signal be delayed for any reason, the race will be deemed to have finished when it
should have finished.
160) After receiving the end-of-race signal all cars must proceed on the circuit directly to the parc fermé
without stopping, without receiving any object whatsoever and without any assistance (except that of the
marshals if necessary).
Any classified car which cannot reach the parc fermé under its own power will be placed under the exclusive
control of the marshals who will take the car to the parc fermé.
PARC FERME
161) Only those officials charged with supervision may enter the parc fermé. No intervention of any kind
is allowed there unless authorised by such officials.
162) When the parc fermé is in use, parc fermé regulations will apply in the area between the Line and the
parc fermé entrance.
163) The parc fermé shall be sufficiently large and secure that no unauthorised persons can gain access to
it.
CLASSIFICATION
164) The car placed first will be the one having covered the scheduled distance in the shortest time, or,
where appropriate, passed the Line in the lead at the end of two hours. All cars will be classified taking into
account the number of complete laps they have covered, and for those which have completed the same number
of laps, the order in which they crossed the Line.
165) If a car takes more than twice the time of the winner's fastest lap to cover its last lap this last lap will
not be taken into account when calculating the total distance covered by such car.
166) Cars having covered less than 90% of the number of laps covered by the winner (rounded down to the
nearest whole number of laps), will not be classified.
167) The official classification will be published after the race. It will be the only valid result subject to
any amendments which may be made under the Code and these Sporting Regulations.
PODIUM CEREMONY
168) The drivers finishing the race in 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions and a representative of the winning
constructor must attend the prize-giving ceremony on the podium and abide by the podium procedure set out in
Appendix 3 (except Monaco); and immediately thereafter make themselves available for a period of 90 minutes
for the purpose of television unilateral interviews and the press conference in the media centre.

APPENDIX 1
INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE 29
PART A.
1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE NATIONAL SPORTING AUTHORITY (ASN).

2. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE ORGANISER.
3. DATE AND PLACE OF THE EVENT.
4. START TIME OF THE RACE (AS AGREED WITH THE PERMANENT BUREAU OF THE FIA FORMULA ONE
COMMISSION).
5. ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE, FAX AND TELEX NUMBERS TO WHICH ENQUIRIES CAN BE ADDRESSED.
6. DETAILS OF THE CIRCUIT, WHICH MUST INCLUDE :
- LOCATION AND HOW TO GAIN ACCESS,
- LENGTH OF ONE LAP,
- NUMBER OF LAPS FOR RACE,
- DIRECTION (CLOCKWISE OR ANTI-CLOCKWISE),
- LOCATION OF PIT EXIT IN RELATION TO LINE.
7. PRECISE LOCATION AT THE CIRCUIT OF :
- STEWARDS' OFFICE,
- FIA OFFICE,
- PARC FERMÉ,
- DRIVERS' AND COMPETITORS' BRIEFING,
- OFFICIAL NOTICE BOARD,
- WINNER'S PRESS CONFERENCE.
8. LIST OF ANY TROPHIES AND SPECIAL AWARDS.
9. THE NAMES OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICIALS OF THE EVENT APPOINTED BY THE ASN :
- STEWARDS OF THE MEETING,
- CLERK OF THE COURSE,
- SECRETARY OF THE MEETING,
- CHIEF NATIONAL SCRUTINEER,
- CHIEF NATIONAL MEDICAL OFFICER.

PART B.
1. FIA STEWARDS OF THE MEETING,

2. RACE DIRECTOR,
3. SAFETY DELEGATE,
4. PERMANENT STARTER,
5. MEDICAL DELEGATE,
6. TECHNICAL DELEGATE,
7. PRESS DELEGATE.
8. STEWARD'S ADVISER,
AND, IF APPROPRIATE,
9. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIA,
10. AN OBSERVER,
11. A SAFETY CAR DRIVER,
12. A MEDICAL CAR DRIVER.

APPENDIX 2
FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE
ENTRY FORM FOR THE 2003 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
THE APPLICANT
Full Company Name ........................................................................................................................
Country Of Incorporation ........................................................................................................................
Registration Number ........................................................................................................................
Date Of Incorporation ........................................................................................................................
Country Of Residence ........................................................................................................................
Registered Office ........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................
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........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................
Trading Address ........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................
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........................................................................................................................
Tel...................................................................................................................
Fax ..................................................................................................................
E-mail .............................................................................................................
Directors ........................................................................................................................
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........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................
Team Principal ........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................

Team Manager ........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................
Authorised Representatives ................................................. Title ...........................................................
with sole power to bind the company ................................................. Title ...........................................................
................................................. Title ...........................................................
CONSTRUCTORS DETAILS OF ENTRY

National Competitor Licence ................................................. Issued By...................................................
Number
Team Name ........................................................................................................................
(which must include the
Name of the chassis)
We, the Applicant, hereby confirm that we are a "constructor" within the meaning of schedule 3 of the 1998
Concorde Agreement.
We hereby apply to enter the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship and we undertake to participate in
each and every event:
i) With the make of the car referred to below which we nominate for the purpose of Article 20 of the Sporting
Regulations
Name of the Chassis ........................................................................................................................
Make of the Engine ........................................................................................................................
ii) With the drivers referred to below which we nominate for the purpose of Article 43(e) & 60 of the Sporting
Regulations
Driver of the first car [or*]..............................................................................................................................................
Licence Number ................................................. Issued By...................................................
Driver of the second car [or*] ........................................................................................................................
Licence Number ................................................. Issued By...................................................
(tick only if applicable)
[ ]* We wish to nominate the name of the driver of the first car subsequent to this application. For this
purpose we expressly agree to be bound by the provisions of Article 43(e) of the Sporting Regulations.
[ ]* We wish to nominate the name of the driver of the second car subsequent to this application. For this
purpose we expressly agree to be bound by the provisions of Article 43(e) of the Sporting Regulations.
We confirm that we have read and understand the provisions of the International Sporting Code, the 1998
Concorde Agreement (including its Schedules), the 2003 Formula One Technical Regulations and the 2003
Formula One Sporting Regulations. We agree to be bound by them (as supplemented or amended) and further
we agree on our own behalf and on behalf of everyone associated with our participation in the 2003 FIA
Formula One World Championship to observe them. We declare that we have examined this Entry Form and
that the information given is true, correct and complete. Any changes must be notified to the FIA in writing
within 7 days of such change in order for the reappraisal of the entry.

SIGNED BY ........................................................................................................................ (SIGNATURE)
.......................................................... ............. ..... (PRINT NAME OF THE PERSON SIGNING)
being a person duly authorised
to sign for and on behalf of
...................................................................................... (PRINT FULL NAME OF APPLICANT)
Date.......................................................................................................................................................................................
TO BE COMPLETED BY THE FIA

Super Licence Number Driver n°1 .......................................................................................................................................
Super licence Number Driver n°2.........................................................................................................................................
Date of Acceptance ...............................................................................................................................................................

APPENDIX 3
PODIUM CEREMONY
1. MASTER OF CEREMONIES
A master of ceremonies will be appointed by the FIA to conduct the entire podium ceremony.
2. PODIUM
a) ROSTRUM AND DAIS
The dimensions of the dais must follow those found in the FIA graphic design manual.
The distance between the edge of the winner's dais and the retaining barrier of the podium should
be a minimum of 120cm to provide a walkway.
The place where each person presenting a trophy should stand must be marked on the floor of the
podium.
Trophies must be laid out on a single table on one side of the podium. The champagne must be on
the dais.
b) FLAGS
Olympic Games style "flat flags" should be used. There must be a minimum space of 50cm
behind the podium structure for the flag men.
c) FLOOR
The podium and steps should be covered in green or dark blue carpet.
3. ANTHEMS
a) A suitable sound system should be installed to ensure that national anthems, (initiated by the
master of ceremonies) are clearly heard with an audio link to the TV broadcast.
b) When the champagne shower begins, music should be played. This should not start until the
presenters have left the podium.
c) A commentary of the podium ceremony should be broadcast to the general public from the
platform erected for the TV cameras.
4. TROPHIES
Only 4 trophies will be presented during the podium ceremony:
a) winning driver
b) a representative of the winning constructor
c) second driver
d) third driver.
The trophies, which must be in the form of traditional cups, will be provided by the ASN and must show:
a) the FIA Formula 1 World Championship official logo
b) the official name of the event
c) the driver's position.
The height of the trophies shall be:
a) winner's and constructor's trophies - no less than 50cm
and no more than 65cm high
b) second and third drivers' trophies - no less than 35cm
and no more than 45cm high
The maximum weight per trophy must not exceed 5 kilos. Trophies must be of a design that is capable of
being handled and transported without damage.

5. SCENARIO (See attached designs)
a) Only three persons should be on the podium to present the trophies. In exceptional circumstances,
the master of ceremonies may increase this to four.
b) No police, bodyguards or persons not authorised by the master of ceremonies are allowed on the
podium.
c) The master of ceremonies will inform the TV and public address commentator of the names of
the persons presenting the trophies.
d) The master of ceremonies must be on the side of the podium where the trophies are located. The
persons presenting the trophies will be on the other side. The master of ceremonies will hand the
trophies to those presenting them.
6. TELEVISION
The ideal position for the TV camera is immediately opposite the podium and at the same height. Under
no circumstances must there be a TV camera man on the podium.
7. PARC FERME
The parc fermé must be positioned as close as possible to the podium, preferably immediately below,
with direct access.
As soon as all the cars have crossed the Line, a course car must go round the track to collect any driver
who has finished in the first three but is stranded on the circuit.
The drivers must not be delayed in the parc fermé. One person, nominated by the master of ceremonies
and in radio contact with him, will be responsible for moving the drivers from the parc fermé to the
podium without delay. Only persons authorised by the master of ceremonies may make contact with the
drivers before the end of the TV unilateral interviews.
8. UNILATERAL ROOM
The unilateral room must be adjacent to the podium. The master of ceremonies will see that the drivers
proceed there immediately after the podium ceremony. The room should be suitably ventilated (or air
conditioned if the temperature is above 25°C).
9. PRESS ROOM
Immediately after the TV interviews, drivers must go to the press room for interviews.
10. WATER + TOWELS
3 bottles of water must be put in the parc fermé
(no identification)
3 bottles in the unilateral room (no identification).
3 towels must be available in the unilateral room
No other drinks are permitted in the parc fermé or unilateral room.
11. PODIUM PROTOCOL (except for Monaco)
The winning driver's award will be presented by the head of state or the prime minister of the host
country or the FIA President. If such a person is not available, a comparable person within the host
country, or a dignitary of international status should be invited. Should neither of these be available, the
President of the ASN will be invited to present the winner's trophy.
The constructor's award must be presented by the official representative of the naming rights sponsor of
the Event. In the absence of a naming rights sponsor, the master of ceremonies will select a suitable
person.
The second and third drivers' awards must be presented by the President of the ASN, unless local
circumstances require an additional dignitary to be present. In this case, the latter will present the second
award and the ASN president the third. Should the ASN president be unavailable or presenting the
winning driver's trophy, the master of ceremonies will select a suitable replacement.
An invitation will be issued to each person attending the podium ceremony, with clear instructions as to
the procedure to follow.

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2003 FORMULA ONE SPORTING REGULATIONS

REGULATIONS 1 PIT LANE 7

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 1 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 2 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 3 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 4 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 5 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 6 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 7 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 8 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 9 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 10 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 11 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 12 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 13 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 14 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 15 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 16 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 17 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 18 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 19 / 26 19 March 2003

INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE 29

1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE NATIONAL SPORTING AUTHORITY (ASN).

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 20 / 26 19 March 2003

1. FIA STEWARDS OF THE MEETING,

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 21 / 26 19 March 2003

FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L'AUTOMOBILE

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 22 / 26 19 March 2003

CONSTRUCTORS DETAILS OF ENTRY

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 23 / 26 19 March 2003

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE FIA

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 24 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 25 / 26 19 March 2003

2003 F1 Sporting Regulations 26 / 26 19 March 2003

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