MSA BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP - BTCC

Regulations – BTCC 2012
3.9. Incidents/Re-Scrutiny:
3.9.1. All vehicles reported involved in contact incidents during Free Practice, Official Qualifying or
Races must be re-presented to the BTCC Chief Scrutineer and/or the BTCC Technical
Commissioner and/or the BTCC Eligibility Scrutineer if directed by the BTCC Clerk before
continuing in the Meeting.
3.9.2. If a driver is involved in a collision or incident he/she must not leave the circuit, except if medically
evacuated, without the consent of the BTCC Clerk. Relevant competitors must remain available
at a Meeting until any protest period relating to their event has elapsed, failing which, any judicial
action against or relating to that competitor may be heard in their absence.
3.9.3. Any driver involved in a collision resulting in the withdrawal of his/her car from a BTCC test
session, Free Practice, Official Qualifying or a Race must be passed as medically fit by the BTCC
Doctor or a doctor appointed by him before leaving the circuit or taking part in any further track
activity.
3.9.4. Competitors’ cars may not be removed from the Paddock during a Meeting after scrutineering
except:-
3.9.4.a. For the purpose of competing in the Rounds comprised in the Meeting or
3.9.4.b. with the prior written permission of the BTCC Chief Scrutineer and/or BTCC Technical
Commissioner and/or the BTCC Eligibility Scrutineer. The BTCC Clerk must be informed of any
such permission. The BTCC Chief Scrutineer and/or BTCC Technical Commissioner and/or the
BTCC Eligibility Scrutineer may require competitors’ cars to be re-scrutineered at any time.
3.9.5. Any competitor, team or manufacturer/constructor who fails to comply with Sporting Regulation
3.9. may be excluded from the results by the BTCC Clerk and in addition may be penalised by
the imposition of any one or more of the penalties set out in Sporting Regulation 4.
3.10. Race Finishes:
3.10.1. The end of Race signal will be given as soon as the leading car has covered the full Race
distance by crossing the Start/Finish Line on the track and not in the Pit Lane.
3.10.2. Should for any reason (other than under Sporting Regulations 3.8.2.a. and 3.8.2.b.) the end of
Race signal be given before the leading car completes the scheduled number of laps, the Race
will be deemed to have finished when the leading car crossed the Finish Line (not in the Pit Lane)
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.
3.10.3.a. After receiving the end of Race signal, drivers are required to progressively and safely slow down
and are not permitted to overtake any other competitors. Drivers must comply with any directions
given by marshals or Officials, and to keep their helmets on and harnesses fastened while on the
track or in the Pit Lane. All cars must proceed from the track directly to the designated Parc
Fermé Area without stopping and without any assistance (except that of the marshals, if
necessary). Parc Fermé Regulations will apply in the area between the Finish Line and the Parc
Fermé entrance. Any car which cannot reach the Parc Fermé Area under its own power will be
placed under the exclusive control of the marshals who may take the car to the Parc Fermé Area.
3.10.3.b. All classified finishers in the First and Second Races at each Meeting will remain in Parc Fermé
in the Pit Lane (unless specified to the contrary at the Drivers Briefing) for a period of 10 minutes
after the chequered flag has been shown to signal the end of that Race. No work during this
period on any classified finishers in the Pits is permitted. Judicial cameras must be turned off as
soon as the car is released from Parc Ferme.
3.10.3.c. Competitors finishing first, second and third and any other car(s) selected at random by the
BTCC Chief Scrutineer must proceed immediately to the designated Parc Fermé Area or ride
height/weight check area as directed by BTCC Officials without stopping at their Pit.
3.10.4. Following each Race the following personnel must attend the prize giving ceremony on the
podium and abide by the recognised podium procedure:
Drivers finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd
The Driver finishing 1 st in the Independents’ Trophy for Drivers
A representative of the winning manufacturer/constructor
A representative of the team that scores the most points during the Meeting (as defined in the
Teams Championship) - Third Race only
3.10.5. Only cars which have covered at least 90% of the distance covered by the winner in their
category and which cross the finishing line on the track but not in the Pit Lane under their own
power will be classified as finishers. The BTCC Clerk may classify a car not meeting this criteria
in exceptional circumstances.
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