European Rallycross Championship approved
by Tim Whittington |
The World Motor Sports Council (WMSC) meeting on December 5, held as a part of the FIA Annual General Assembly in Istanbul, approved the regulations and calendar for the 2013 FIA European Rallycross Championship. The press statement issued after the WMSC highlighted some details from the regulations (below), other items of change having previously been approved by the FIA at the September WMSC meeting.
FIA has approved 2013 regs. © Tim Whittington/RallycrossWorld.com
The 2013 FIA European Rallycross Championship will be promoted by IMG, the world leader in sports, fashion and media. A revised event format that will create a clear visual progression through the event will be introduced and events will benefit from improved television coverage with higher production values and unrivalled distribution through IMG which is also the world’s largest independent distributor of sports programming.
The WMSC approved the following amendments to the 2013 Sporting Regulations:
– Drivers will no longer be excluded from the race as a result of a false start; instead a driver will be required to complete two Joker laps
– The number of cars permitted to take part in the Final is set at six
– Results from each round of the Championship will count towards the title
– A ‘Rookie of the Year’ prize will be awarded to the highest-placed driver competing in their first FIA SuperCar season
– The limitation on the permitted number of tyres per event has been amended from four to eight [Supercar only]
– Drivers will be permitted a maximum of three engines per season. Any additional engines will be penalised by the deduction of 20 Championship points per engine
– Only two turbos are authorised per event. Any additional turbos will be penalised by the deduction of 15 Championship points
FIA European Rallycross Championship
March 31 – April 1 Lydden Hill, Great Britain
April 27-28 Montalegre, Portugal
May 25-26 Nyirad, Hungary
June 8-9 Kouvola, Finland
June 15-16 Hell, Norway
July 6-7 Holjes, Sweden
August 17-18 Mondello Park, Irish Republic*
August 31 – September 1 Loheac, France
September 14-15 Greinbach, Austria
September 21-22 Buxtehude, Germany
(* subject to FIA track homologation)
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