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CHAPTER 2 JUDICIAL Annexe A- Time and Place Penalties
1.1. Time Penalty means a penalty expressed in minutes and / or seconds.
1.2. Place Penalty means a penalty whereby the relevant Competitor is moved to a lower position in the relevant results compared to the position indicated immediately prior to the imposition of the penalty.
1.3. The Clerk of the Course or the Stewards of the Event may impose a penalty at a. or b. below for any Competitor considered to have obtained an unfair advantage( whether inadvertently or not):
a. A Time Penalty of up to one minute or a place penalty of up to 10 places. b.
In an Endurance Race or a Race including a mandatory pit stop, a time, place or lap penalty may be imposed. The penalty may be increased by one minute for each scheduled racing hour,( for example a 2 hour Race may impose a penalty of up to two minutes). The penalty may be imposed after the Race has finished.
1.4. At Short Circuit Kart Races where a licensed Timekeeper is not present a time penalty cannot be applied, but a Competitor may be moved back up to five places in the results in lieu of a time penalty. Where a licensed Timekeeper is present either a time penalty or place penalty may be imposed. Any such penalty is not eligible for Appeal against either the decision for imposing the penalty or the penalty itself.
1.5. At Short Circuit Kart Race Events a Competitor, who is deemed to have gained an unfair advantage or has disadvantaged another Competitor by the manner of their driving will be penalised by a time penalty of up to 10 seconds, or a Position Penalty of up to 5 places, or 1 lap, in the results of that Race or timed qualifying, and such penalty is not eligible for Appeal against either the decision for imposing the penalty or the penalty itself. This penalty does not preclude further action under Chapter 2 App. 1 Art. 1.3. if deemed necessary after the hearing.
1.6. At short circuit Kart Events, where the Clerk of the Course has the ability to validate incidents during the Race, via circuit cameras with a nominated Judge of Fact an in Race 5 second time penalty may be applied. This should usually follow the display of a warning Signal and cannot be subject to Protest or Appeal.
1.7. At Race Events, up to a 10 Grid Place Penalty may be applied at a Driver’ s future Race only where that penalty can be applied during that Event or the contested Championship or Series. In the event that a Driver’ s grid position prohibits them from serving the full penalty the Driver will start from the back of the grid behind all other placed Drivers. The full penalty will then be deemed to be served.
1.8. At Short Circuit Kart Race Events a Competitor with the front fairing not affixed precisely in accordance with Chapter 18 App. 8 Art. 18.2 when they arrive in Parc Ferme will be penalised with a 5 second penalty( 3 places if there is no licensed Timekeeper) in the results of that Race or if during timed qualifying deletion of their fastest lap time. This will be imposed automatically by the Clerk of the Course upon receipt of the statement received from the Judge of Fact and is not eligible for Appeal against either the Decision for imposing the penalty or the penalty itself. This penalty does not preclude further action under Chapter 2 App. 1 Art. 1.13 if deemed necessary.
1.9. The mechanical failure Signal will not be shown to a driver whose front fairing is no longer in the correct position.
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