2003 FIA Junior World Rally Championship FIA JUNIOR WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (FOR DRIVERS)

1. General

The FIA organises the FIA Junior World Rally Championship for Drivers (the Championship).
The Championship is reserved for drivers taking part in the qualifying rallies of this Championship with Super 1600 Cars. Super 1600 Cars are Group A Kit Cars which have front-wheel drive and a normally aspirated engine with a maximum cylinder capacity of 1600 cm3, in conformity with the technical regulations applicable to these cars.
The FIA will publish the list of the eligible cars, which will be the only cars that may be used by a competitor to take part in the Championship.
This Championship is run according to the sporting regulations of the FIA World Rally Championship in their entirety, except with regard to the following articles which are specific to the Championship.

2. Events in the Championship

The number of events is 7.

3. Conditions for participation

3.1 No manufacturer may take part in the Championship.
3.2 In order to score points a driver must:
- register with the FIA by submitting an entry in his/her personal name,
- have his/her entry accepted by the FIA,
- pay a Championship entry fee of 1,150 € (refundable if entry is not accepted), and
- take part in all events in the Championship. By participation in a rally, it is understood that the driver takes the start of the rally in an eligible car.
3.3 Except in cases of force majeure, any registered driver who does not take part in one of the rallies in the Championship will be automatically excluded from the Championship classification and will be reported to the FIA, which will apply sanctions. The points will not be redistributed to those still in the Championship.
A driver shall be excused from this obligation when he/she is a FIA Priority 1 driver for the rally concerned.
For a case to be considered as force majeure, the entrant must notify the organiser in writing stating the reason for intended non-participation. As evidence all necessary documentation must be lodged with the organiser before the start of the rally for consideration by the Stewards.
3.4 Applications to compete in the 2003 Championship may be submitted to the FIA no later than 30 November 2002.
3.5 The maximum number of entries accepted by the FIA will be 30. If more than 30 entries are received at the closing date for entries, priority will be given to ASNs hosting a round of the Championship to nominate up to two drivers.
3.6 Entry into the Championship shall be considered as an entry in each individual event of the Championship. Nonetheless, individual entry procedure must be respected.
3.7 Drivers registered to participate in the Championship must have been born on or after 1 January 1974.
3.8 Only the driver registered to participate in the Championship may drive on all the rally special stages or competitive sections.

4. Conditions for classification

4.1 For each rally in the Championship, a separate classification of the registered drivers will be drawn from the general classification and points will be awarded to the registered drivers 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

4.2 The driver who has scored the highest total number of points taking into account all the results obtained in the qualifying events of the Championship, will be declared the FIA Junior World Rally Champion.

5. Fuel

Drivers registered in the Championship must use FIA fuel.

6. Priority and starting order

6.1 The drivers registered in the Championship are given 3rd priority. Subject to FIA approval, they will take the start after the last 2nd priority driver.
6.2 The start order for the first rally of the Championship shall be in numeric order. From the second rally of the Championship, the start order shall be as the provisional classification of the Championship.

7. Servicing

7.1 Only one service vehicle per registered driver is authorised in the service parks. The total space allocated to a competitor will be maximum 10x10 metres. Competitors wishing to bring a service vehicle longer than 8 metres may do so by permission only.
7.2 The maximum number of mechanics allowed to work on one and the same car at the same time is four.
Any breach of this rule will be reported to the Stewards by the rally officials and may result in a maximum penalty of exclusion.
7.3 Each entrant will be issued with four tabards (or other identifying garments) which are unique for the car belonging to that entrant. To be eligible to work on the entrant’s car (or any component that has been taken from the car during that service period), a mechanic must wear one of these four tabards.
7.4 Any exchange of data with the entrant’s car by other than wire connection or memory card is forbidden. Exchange of data with the car is considered work on the car and the mechanic(s) undertaking such exchange must wear a tabard.
The tabard may be exchanged between mechanics during a service period.
A mechanic with a tabard may accept and fit components that are handed to him by anyone not wearing a tabard.

8. Tyres

For each Rally, the maximum number of tyres to be used by each car, including any spare wheels, shall be decided by the tyre supplier in conjunction with the FIA and the organisers. This number shall be announced by the tyre supplier to the teams concerned no later than 4 weeks prior to the start of the rally concerned. Any competitor failing to comply will be reported to the Stewards by the rally officials and may receive a maximum penalty of exclusion.
For each car, the maximum number of spare wheels is two.

9. Competition numbers

The FIA will allocate a permanent competition number to each driver registered between 51 and 80 for the Championship season.

10. Gravel cars

No gravel car is permitted for drivers entered in this Championship.

11. Reconnaissance cars

Article 14.3 of the General Prescriptions (Reconnaissance cars) applies, save that cars must be 2-wheel drive.

12. Shakedown

Shakedown for drivers entered in the Championship is left to the Organisers’ discretion.

13. On-board Camera

No car may carry an on-board camera unless authorised by the holder of the commercial rights. If required, an entrant shall carry the on-board camera or other recording device fitted by the holder of the commercial rights.