CHAPTER 12 RACE Appendix 10- Penalties
1. This Chapter must be read in conjunction with Chapter 2
1.1. In addition to any penalties that may be applied against a Competitor under Chapter 2 and / or the Official Documents including for the avoidance of doubt penalties arising from Track Regulations( see App. 7 of this Chapter) the following penalties may be applied by the Clerk of the Course.
2.‘ Stop-Go’ and‘ Drive Through’ Penalties( Ch. 2 App. 12 Art. 1.4)
2.1. If the Regulations for an Event or the relevant Championship Regulations specifically provide for a‘ Stop-Go’ penalty or a‘ Drive Through’ penalty the following procedure will be adopted:
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When the Clerk of the Course imposes a‘ Stop-Go’ or‘ Drive Through’ penalty the appropriate Official must be immediately instructed to display the black Signal and the Competitor’ s number together with a board or panel which states‘ Stop-Go Penalty’ or‘ Drive Through Penalty’.
The relevant Driver may cover no more than three complete laps after first passing the displayed board or receiving a radio instruction from Race Control before entering the pit lane and taking the penalty.
The Clerk of the Course will advise the Chief Pit Marshal who in turn will notify the team concerned in writing where possible.
The relevant Driver who receives a‘ Stop-Go’ penalty must go directly to the designated area as detailed in the Official Documents without stopping elsewhere in the pit lane and must remain there for the period of the time penalty imposed.
After the Signal indicating the completion of the time penalty is given the Driver shall re-join the Race without stopping in the pit lane which includes the relevant Drivers’ pit.
Whilst a Vehicle is stationary in the designated area completing a‘ Stop-Go’ penalty it may not be worked on unless the engine stops when it may be restarted only after the penalty period has elapsed.
If the Driver is unable to start the Vehicle without assistance other than with the use of external batteries it must be moved to its pit by its mechanics.
The relevant Driver who receives a‘ Drive Through’ penalty must enter the pit lane and re-join the Race without stopping.
i. At all times the Driver will drive in the pit lane in a safe manner obeying all Signals and the speed limit. j.
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Unless the Driver has already entered the pit lane for the purposes of serving the penalty prior to display of the Safety Car board at the Start / Finish line the Driver may not carry out the penalty until such time as the Vehicle subject to penalty passes the Green Signal at the Start / Finish line at the end of the Safety Car deployment. Any laps carried out behind the Safety Car will be added to the three-lap maximum referred to at b. above.
Any breach or failure to comply with these procedures may result in additional penalties including disqualification being imposed which may incur penalty points.
Should either a‘ Stop-Go’ or‘ Drive Through’ penalty be imposed and notified during the last five laps or after the end of the Race or depending on the case for duration races during the last 10 minutes or cannot be imposed for operational reasons an alternative time penalty of no less than 30 seconds and no more than one minute shall be added to any penalty period and the elapsed time of the Vehicle concerned.
m. The above penalties when applied shall be noted on the Results.
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