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Appendix 2.

GT WORLD CHALLENGE -- SPORTING REGULATIONS

This is an extract from the full sporting regulations for the Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2024. The full document can be downloaded from the series website.

A. The final text of these Sporting Regulations shall be the English version, which will be used should any dispute arise as to their interpretation. Headings in this document are for ease of reference only and do not form part of these Sporting Regulations.

These Sporting Regulations come into force on January 1st 2024 and replace all previous Sporting Regulations regarding the Challenge.

GENERAL UNDERTAKING

B. All Manufacturers, drivers, Competitors and Officials participating in the Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS undertake, on behalf of themselves, their employees and their agents, to observe all the provisions as supplemented or amended of the Code, the Technical Regulations (Article 257A of Appendix J to the Code), Bulletins and Clarifications from the SRO Technical Board and SRO Sporting Board issued during the season, and the present Sporting Regulations and its appendices. Bulletins will be approved by the parent ASN, which is the RACB (Royal Automobile Club of Belgium).

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CONDITIONS

C. It is the Competitor's obligation to ensure that all persons concerned by his entry observe all the requirements of the Code, the Technical Regulations and the Sporting Regulations as well as Bulletins and Clarifications from the SRO Sporting and Technical Board issued during the season. If a Competitor is unable to be present in person at an Event, he must nominate his representative in writing to the Stewards. A person having charge of an entered car during any part of an Event is responsible jointly and severally with the Competitor for ensuring that the requirements are observed.

ELIGIBILITY

D. The Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS is open to Manufacturers and their Teams and Drivers, competing in a number of Sprint and Endurance Events for GT3 cars organised by SRO Motorsports Group during one calendar year. The Events qualifying for the 2024 season are listed in Appendix 4. Any changes will be subject to the approval of the Sporting Board.

The eligible Events for 2024 are subdivided into four groups as follows:

  • Fanatec GT Challenge America powered by AWS

  • Fanatec GT Challenge Europe powered by AWS

  • Fanatec GT Challenge Asia powered by AWS

  • Fanatec GT Challenge Australia powered by AWS

A separate set of regulations for each GT Challenge will be issued.

E. Entry in the Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS and payment of the entry fee allows a Manufacturer to score points from the cars entered in any of the rounds making up the Challenge.

F. Eligible cars are GT3 cars with an FIA homologation as defined by the applicable Technical Regulations (Article 257A of Appendix J to the Code), which are entered regularly in each qualifying Competition in accordance with the specific Sporting and Technical Regulations applying to that Event.

ENTRIES

G. Manufacturers wishing to enter the Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS must complete and return an Entry form and pay the Entry Fee for the 2024 season.

Entries for the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS must be submitted at the latest by the closing date for entries which is February 1st 2024. Entry forms are available from SRO Motorsports Group.

Entry in the Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS: €120 000 (one hundred and twenty thousand euros) excluding Taxes, payable to SRO Motorsports Europe Ltd.

Please note that payment of the entry fee does not include the entry fee for the Competitor in any of the individual Competitions or Series. No refund or transfer of entries is possible within the various SRO Series.

Each entry must include confirmation that the applicant has read and understood the Sporting Regulations of the Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS on behalf of everyone associated with its participation in the Challenge, and to observe them.

POINTS AND TITLES

H. There will be one title and one award:

a) The Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS overall title for Manufacturers will be awarded to the Manufacturer who has scored the highest number of points over the Events eligible for the 2024 Challenge.

Points will be scored in accordance with the final classification of each Race counting towards the Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS.

For Sprint Events lasting 40, 60 or 90 minutes, points will be scored using the following points scale per race, in each category:

1st: 25 points

2nd 18 points

3rd: 15 points

4th: 12 points

5th: 10 points

6th: 8 points

7th: 6 points

8th: 4 points

9th: 2 points

10th: 1 point

For races lasting three, four, six, eight or twelve hours, points will be scored using the following points scale per race, in each category:

1st: 50 points

2nd 36 points

3rd: 30 points

4th: 24 points

5th: 20 points

6th: 16 points

7th: 12 points

8th: 8 points

9th: 4 points

10th: 2 points

For the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, points will be scored using the following points scale per race, in each category:

1st: 100 points

2nd 72 points

3rd: 60 points

4th: 48 points

5th: 40 points

6th: 32 points

7th: 24 points

8th: 16 points

9th: 8 points

10th: 4 points

Manufacturers will score points from their best-finishing GT3 car in each category in each race. Points will be multiplied by the number of cars in that category on the official entry list for the Event. Only the actual points and positions will be counted; points will not be redistributed from cars which are not competing towards the Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS.

Example for one Manufacturer with cars in all four categories in a Sprint Cup race

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Category Number of Cars Position of 1st *Total points car of the Manufacturer* ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- PRO 15 2nd 18 x 15 = 270

Gold Cup 6 6th 8 x 6 = 48

Silver Cup 8 1st 25 x 8 = 200

Bronze Cup 2 2nd 18 x 2 = 36

Total Score for 554 the Race ------------------------------------------------------------------------

a. b) Performance Award Trophy

A Trophy will be awarded to the best performing Manufacturer based on the Overall results of the rounds of the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS.

A separate Trophy will only be awarded if the Manufacturer winning the Performance Award is different from the overall winner of the Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS.

The Performance Award will be calculated as follows:

Points will be awarded based on the top ten positions in the overall classification of each round, based on the same classifications as for the Fanatec GT World Challenge Award

A maximum of two cars per manufacturer will score points.

No cars will be invisible, and only the actual points will be awarded.

The points will be added over the season.

TROPHIES

I. The following trophies will be awarded:

  • One Trophy for the winning Manufacturer

  • One Trophy for the winning Manufacturer in the Performance Award, on condition that this is awarded to a different manufacturer.

DEAD HEAT

J. Prizes and points awarded to Competitors who tie will be added together and shared equally.

If two or more Manufacturers finish the season with the same number of points, the higher place in the Challenge shall be awarded to:

  • The holder of the greatest number of first places, taking into account all categories at all Events

  • If the number of first places is the same, the holder of the greatest number of second places,

  • If the number of second places is the same, the holder of the greatest number of third places, and so on until a winner emerges.

  • If no winner emerges, the Manufacturer scoring the highest in the final race of the season will be declared the winner**.**

Note that results in any e-sports competitions do not count towards the Fanatec GT World Challenge manufacturers title or the provisions in Article K; similarly, no points are allocated at the six- or twelve-hour results at the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa.

PRIZE GIVING

K. A representative of the Winning Manufacturer(s) must make themselves available for the annual SRO prize giving ceremony.

CALENDAR

L. The definitive lists of Events counting towards the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS for GT3 cars will be published by SRO Motorsports Group before February 1st 2024. However, in case of force majeure, SRO Motorsports Group reserves the right to modify this date as well as the format and number of the Events

Any individual Event of the Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS may be cancelled in case of force majeure, or with the agreement of the ASN of the organiser and SRO Motorsports Group.

LIVERY AND SPONSORSHIP

M. All cars entered in the Fanatec GT World Challenge powered by AWS must abide by the Graphics Design Charter given in the specific regulations for each Continental series. SRO Motorsports Group reserves space on the cars of all Competitors.