SPORTING REGULATIONSROTAX MAX CHALLENGE GRAND FINALS 2019CIRCUITO INTERNAZIONALE NAPOLI
Edition 26 July 2019

This english version is just a translation of the official RMCGF 2019 Sporting Regulations
approved by ACI Sport, and thus cannot be used in legal terms.

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Content

1.

GENERAL ..............................................................................................................................5

2.

REGULATIONS .....................................................................................................................53.

CATEGORIES, LICENCE, AGE AND WEIGHT .................................................................5

3.1.

Categories ....................................................................... Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert.

3.2.

Age Limits / Licences ......................................................................................................5

3.3.

Age Limits ....................................................................... Fehler! Textmarke nicht definiert.

3.4.

Minimum Weights ............................................................................................................7

4.

ELIGIBLE DRIVERS .............................................................................................................75.

QUALIFICATION FOR RMCGF 2019 ..................................................................................7

6.

Registration for RMCGF 2019 ............................................................................................8

7.

Other rules.............................................................................................................................88.

ENTRANTS APPLICATIONS ...............................................................................................89.

GENERAL UNDERTAKINGS ...............................................................................................910.

GENERAL CONDITIONS .................................................................................................911.

RACING NUMBERS .........................................................................................................9

12.

OFFICIALS....................................................................................................................... 10

13.

ELIGIBLE KARTS AND EQUIPMENT .......................................................................... 10

13.1.

Vehicle ......................................................................................................................... 10

13.2.

Chassis ........................................................................................................................ 11

13.3.

Engine .......................................................................................................................... 11

13.4.

Other equipment / material assigned ..................................................................... 11

14.

Return of equipment...................................................................................................... 11

15.

Safety equipment ........................................................................................................... 12Page 3/22

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Tyres ................................................................................................................................ 12

17.

DISTRIBUTION OF FUEL IN THE EVENT ................................................................... 13

18.

Transponder ................................................................................................................... 13

19.

ONBOARD CAMERA ..................................................................................................... 1320.

SPORTING CHECKS AND SCRUTINEERING ........................................................................... 14

21.

BRIEFINGS ...................................................................................................................... 15

22.

RACE EVENT .................................................................................................................. 16

23.

STARTING PROCEDURE .............................................................................................. 17

24.

STOPING / RESTARTING A RACE .............................................................................. 1725.

SERVICING PARK .......................................................................................................... 18

26.

PRE-GRID ........................................................................................................................ 1827.

SCALE / WEIGHING PROCEDURE .............................................................................. 18

28.

FRONT FAIRING ............................................................................................................. 18

29.

CLASSIFICATION AND AWARDS ............................................................................... 1830.

PODIUM CEREMONY .................................................................................................... 19

31.

NOTIFICATIONS AND STEWARDS DECISIONS TO DRIVERS / ENTRANTS ....... 19

32.

How does the ROTAX GLOBAL APP works? ........................................................... 19

33.

Communication flow ..................................................................................................... 19

34.

INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO ENTRANTS .................................... 20

35.

FINES ............................................................................................................................... 20

36.

PROTEST AND APPEALS ............................................................................................ 20

37.

ADVERTISING / BRANDING ......................................................................................... 20

38.

PADOCK RULES ............................................................................................................ 21

39.

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS .................................................................................................. 21

40.

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR DRIVERS .......................................................................... 21

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1. GENERALa) BRP-ROTAX GmbH & Co KG, Rotaxstr. 1, 4623 Gunskirchen, Austria is the Promotor of the
ROTAX MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2019 (RMCGF 2019), an authorized national eventwith foreign participation (ENPEA), that will be held from the 19th to the 26 October 2019, at
Circuito Internazionale Napoli (SA).
b) Karting Club Sarno S.S.D. a r.l. is the organizer of the RMCGF 2019.
c) The final text of these RMCGF Sporting Regulations shall be the Italian version approvedby ACI Sport, which will be used should any dispute arise as to their interpretation This
English version is just a translation of the official Sporting Regulations, and thus cannot be
used in legal terms. as authoritative.
ANYTHING WHICH IS NOT EXPRESSLY ALLOWED IS FORBIDDEN.

2. REGULATIONSThe Event shall be run in accordance with:
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the FIA International Sporting Code and its appendicesthe FIA and CIK-FIA official Bulletins
the CIK-FIA Technical Regulations
General Prescriptions of Karting - 2019 from ACI Sport.
the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals Technical Regulations 2019 and the official
Bulletins• these Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals Sporting Regulations 2019 and the official
Bulletins
All drivers, entrants and officials participating in the RMC 2019 undertake, on behalf ofthemselves, their employees and agents, to observe all these regulations.
Headings in this document are for ease of reference only and do not form part of theseSporting Regulations.

3. CATEGORIES, LICENCE, AGE AND WEIGHT
3.1. Categories
The categories available for the RMCGF 2019 are the following:• 125 Micro MAX• 125 Mini MAX• 125 Junior MAX• 125 Senior MAX• 125 MAX DD2• 125 MAX DD2 Masters

3.2. Age limits / Licenses
All licenses hereafter must be issued by an ASN which is a member of the CIK/FIA.
For the RMCGF 2019 a National licence or International licence grade C will be accepted.
Note: Drivers who are still under age (and therefore do not have full legal capacity) cannot be
their own entrant.
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Summary Age Limits:

Age
LimitsMICRO

AgeGroups20062008-2011
2009

8-11

MINI

JUNIORSENIOR

10-13 12-14 (15)*(2004)*
2005 till
2007

MAXMaster

DD2
15-99

DD2Master

14-99

32-99

till 2005

till 1987 till 2004 till 1987*….
if the32-99

driver holds a Karting Licence, according to Article 3.4.2 of the CIK International Karting
License’s for Drivers
125 Micro MAX
The driver must have his/her 8th birthday during the year of the event and must have his/her
12th birthday after the year of the event, and must hold a national Karting licence.
125 Mini MAX
The driver must have his/her 10th birthday during the year of the event and must have his/her
14th birthday after the year of the event and must hold a national Karting licence.
125 Junior MAX
The driver must have his/her 12th birthday during the year of the event and must have his/her
15th birthday after the year of the event and must hold a national Karting licence orInternational C Junior Karting License.
*A driver with 15 years old during the year of the event can participate if he/her holds a validInternational C-Junior Karting Licence, according to Article 3.4.2 of the CIK International
Karting Licences for Drivers.
125 Senior MAX
The driver must have his/her 14th birthday during the year of the event and must hold anational Karting licence or International C Restricted Karting License, International C Senior
Karting License or higher.
125 MAX DD2
The driver must have his/her 15th birthday during the year of the event and must hold a
National licence or International C-Senior Karting License or higher
125 MAX DD2 Masters
The driver must have his/her 32th birthday during the year of the event and must hold a
National licence or International C Senior Karting License or higher.
• All entered Entrants and Drivers shall be holders of licenses issued by CIK-FIA members
ASN’s and a valid visa.
• All drivers fulfilling these age limits and type of licenses are eligible to qualify for the
RMCGF 2019.
• Each participant of the RMCGF 2019 represents the nation whose ASN has issued him
the license regardless to which nationality he belongs or in which country he has
qualified.
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3.3.

Minimum Weights
The minimum weight for the kart, including driver and all required safety equipment (helmet,
overall, gloves, etc.) must be at all times:
Minimum
Weights
(KG)

125
Micro
MAX
110

125
Mini
MAX
125

125
JuniorMAX
145

125
Senior
MAX
160

125
DD2
MAX
170

125 DD2
Max
Masters175

4. ELIGIBLE DRIVERSa) The number of entries in the RMCGF 2019 will be limited to:1) Maximum of 36 in each of the following classes: Micro MAX and Mini MAX.
2) Maximum of 72 in each of the following classes: Junior MAX, Senior MAX, MAX DD2 andMAX DD2 - Masters class.
b) RMCGF 2019 seats will be awarded by a qualification from international or national eventsexecuted by ROTAX. Responsible distributors may split up the granted seats among theirterritories. The organizer, after the ROTAX approval in written, reserves the right to offer wildcards and driver packages to drivers according to criteria as it deems fit.
c) Drivers participating in the RMCGF 2019 must hold at least a “National Driver License “ and a“National Entrant License” supplied by an ASN which is a member of the CIK-FIA. According
to the FIA-CIK International Sporting Code all entrants and drivers who wish to take part in aninternational event can only do so with the approval of their own ASN. This authorization shallbe given by the ASN concerned in such form as they might deem convenient.
d) The RMCGF 2019 is an national restricted Event with foreign participation (ENPEA), by
invitations controlled by ROTAX.
e) Expenses for the supplied karts, engines, tyres, petrol and entry fee for qualified drivers of the
RMCGF 2019 is covered by ROTAX and its distributors.
f) Qualification and registration conditions to RMCGF 2019 according chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8.

5. QUALIFICATION FOR RMCGF 2019
125 Micro Max, 125 Mini MAX, 125 Junior Max, 125 Senior MAX, 125 MAX DD2 and 125 MAX DD2
Masters. The overall winner of each national RMC class (125 Micro Max, 125 Mini MAX, 125 JuniorMax, 125 Senior MAX, 125 MAX DD2 and 125 MAX DD2 Masters) with authorisation in writing fromROTAX may qualify.
Additional drivers can qualify via international Rotax Max Challenges. The number of qualifying
drivers must be defined in the sporting regulation of the respective race series.
The overall winner of each national RMC MAX DD2 Masters and/or Senior MAX-Masters class
and/or the overall best placed Masters driver (fulfilling the age limits for a Masters category) of anational RMC MAX or DD2 class with authorization in writing from ROTAX may qualify.
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6. REGISTRATION FOR RMCGF 2019
Each qualified driver must register to the RMCGF event via the online registration system.
The driver/entrant must not be involved in court proceedings (ongoing sporting or civil lawsuits
somehow related to the RMCGF 2019 which prohibits a result) after the registration deadline,
neither as a prosecutor nor as a defendant, otherwise the next placed driver is allowed to registerin his/her place.

7. OTHER RULES
If a driver is qualified from a National, Continental (zone) or International RMC series / event at thesame time, the qualification at the higher ranked series/event has priority for the qualification to the
RMCGF 2019.
Ranking is: International / Continental (zone) / National.
In such a case the next placed driver of the series/event in question will qualify for the RMCGF.
If a driver is qualified from two or more different National, Continental (zone) or International RMC
series/events at the same time, ROTAX reserves the right to decide from which series/event he will
qualify for the RMCGF 2019.
The status of an event is considered as “International”, if it is listed in the official CIK-FIA
International Sporting Calendar. The status of an event is considered as “Continental”, if it is listed in
the official CIK-FIA Zone Calendar.
If a driver is qualified in two or more categories he/she can participate in RMCGF 2019 in the higher
ranked category only. Ranking is: DD2 MAX or DD2 MAX Master (depending on the age of thedriver) / Senior Max or Senior Max Master (depending on the age of the driver) / Junior MAX / Mini
MAX/ Micro MAX.
At any double qualification ROTAX reserves the right to decide which race series counts for thequalification to avoid any strategic behaviour of competitors.

8. ENTRANTS APPLICATIONSa) There is no entry fee for the RMCGF 2019.
b) RMCGF 2019 applicants must hold valid national or international entrants’ licenses and thenecessary authorizations (visas) issued by their ASNs affiliated to CIK-FIA.
c) After being informed by ROTAX that a driver has qualified to participate in the RMCGF 2019,
applications must be submitted by entrants to his/her authorized ROTAX distributor (seedistributor list on http://www.rotax-kart.com/Find-a-Dealer) by means of the entry form supplied
by ROTAX.
d) Applications shall include the name of the driver and a confirmation that the applicant has readand understood the code, the general prescriptions, the appendices, the technical and sporting
regulations and agrees, on his own behalf and on behalf of everyone associated with his
participation in the event, to respect them.
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9. GENERAL UNDERTAKINGSa) Supplmentary regulations regulations must be submitted to the ASN where the event will takeplace with the original application for inclusion of the RMCGF 2019 on the National calendar.
Only with the approval of the ASN can such special regulations come into force.
b) The supplementary regulations of the RMCGF 2019 consist in standard regulations drafted in
Italian, and possibly translated into English.
c) The right to associate the name of a company, organisation or commercial make to the RMCGF
2019 is exclusively reserved to ROTAX. Unless there is a previous written agreement from theorganiser may indicate or make believe that the said event is sponsored or financially helped
either directly or indirectly by a commercial firm or organisation.
d) Only the organizer is entitled to grant waivers to these sporting regulations, following theapproval of the ASN
ANYTHING WHICH IS NOT STATED TO BE ALLOWED IS FORBIDDEN.

10. GENERAL CONDITIONS•

It is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure that all persons concerned by his entry observe all theprovisions of the code, the technical regulations and the sporting regulations. If an entrant isunable to be present in person at the event he must nominate his representative in writing.

•

The person having charge of an entered kart during any part of an event is responsible, jointlywith the entrant and/or separately, for ensuring that the provisions are observed.

•

Entrants must ensure that their karts comply with the conditions of conformity and safety
throughout the Event.

•The presentation of a kart for scrutineering will be deemed an implicit statement of conformity.

•

Entrants, drivers, assistants and guests must at all times wear the appropriate identification
credentials which have been provided to them.

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The RMCGF 2019 is run over one single event.

•A race class may be cancelled if karts of fewer than twelve drivers have passed
scrutineering. If no alternative formula may be found, ROTAX will investigate a possible
solution.

11. RACING NUMBERS
Racing numbers shall comply with provisions of the CIK-FIA Technical Regulations or local ASN for
National events.
Racing numbers for each category are:
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125 Micro MAX
125 Mini MAX
125 Junior MAX
125 Senior MAX
125 DD2 MAX
125 DD2 MAX Master1 to 99
101 to 199
201 to 299
301 to 399
401 to 499
501 to 599

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All karts must have visible, at all time during the event, the four starting numbers (one on the back,one on the front, and one on each side of the kart).
Driver will not be allowed to enter the Servicing Park without all the racing numbers present on thekart in a good condition.
The name and the country flag of the driver will be presented on each side of the lateral bodywork
and be clearly legible at all times during the event.
The flag of the driver’s nationality shall be that of the nationality of his race licence.

12. OFFICIALS
The officials will be appointed according the supplementary regulations published for the event.

13. ELIGIBLE KARTS AND EQUIPMENT
The only equipment – complete kart – allowed during the event will be provided on a loan basis, by
the organizer and must be according the ROTAX MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2019 TechnicalRegulations.
The Rotax Grand Finals 2019 is reserved for karts with ROTAX MAX engines in different
configurations, as defined by the RMCGF 2019 Technical Regulations.
At RMCGF 2019 each driver will be entitled to submit to scrutineering the following equipment:- Chassis: Drivers will be allowed to scrutinize one chassis as supplied by ROTAX only.
- Engines: Drivers will be allowed to scrutinize one engine, as supplied and sealed by ROTAX
only.
Change of equipment: changing engines and its components, chassis, the chassis/engine unit
and tyres is forbidden between the various drivers.

13.1. Vehiclea) For each Driver it will be raffled a complete kart (chassis and engine) according the official timeschedule.
b) The driver cannot refuse the vehicle that has been raffled.
c) Any modification is not allowed unless specified in this regulation and the RMCGF 2019Technical Regulations or the Supplementary Regulations.
d) During the event drivers/competitors are not allowed to take the kart, or part of it (except thebattery and battery charger), outside the track facilities. A Technical Scrutineer may check at the
beginning of the day, and before the arrival of the drivers to the facilities, if the vehicle iscomplete. If it detects the absence of any element of the vehicle, the driver will have the following
penalties:• If it happens before qualifying, the driver will recieve a 10 places penalty on the starting gridfor the qualifying heats.
• If it happens immediately before a race, the driver will recieve a penalty of 10 seconds for the
next race which he will take part.
• In the event of a repeated infringement, the driver will be excluded from the event.
• The equipment that has been detected that was missing in the kart must be controlled by theTechnical Scrutineer and can also be replaced by other equipment.
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13.2. Chassis
Chassis must be in accordance with the RMCGF 2019 Technical Regulations and theSupplementary Regulations.
a) The brand for each category will be defined in the supplementary regulations.
b) It is the Driver / Entrant responsibility to mount the seat.
c) During the event, and in case of an accident, the driver can only change once the chassis(frame) after the authorization of the Technical Scrutineers. In this case the frame and theother needed parts must be paid in advance. The amount to be paid is defined in the price list
which must be provided prior to the event by the chassis manufacturer.
d) It is only allowed to use the parts originally supplied by the chassis manufacturer.

13.3. Enginea)Engine and its accessories must be used in accordance with the RMCGF 2019 TechnicalRegulations.

b)Engine as supplied by BRP-Rotax is the only one allowed to be used per each Driver during
the event. If an engine is damaged BRP-Rotax may decide to change or repair it.

c)

During any moment of the event, a Driver / Entrant cutting or manipulating any of the engine,
and/or carburator and /or exhaust seals will be disqualified from the event.

13.4. Other equipment / material assigneda) Each driver will be assigned his own place in a tent provided by the organizer.
b) It is not allowed to mount individual/private tents in the padock.
c) Changing the location previously assigned is not allowed, unless authorised by the organizer.
d) Each driver will also be provided with a trolley, and a toolbox. Such material must be returned tothe organizer at the end of the event. Any damage or lost material will be charged by Rotax tothe driver / entrant.

14. RETURN OF EQUIPMENTa) After the event, Driver must return the equipment according informations about time, locationand procedures of how to return the equipment as definded by the organizer.
b) Equipment must be returned in the same working conditions as delivered. All equipment must
be dully cleaned prior to return. A fine of 200€ will be charged for any material returned
unclean.
c) Any damaged or missing part of the engine or accesories, toolbox and trolley must be paid forby the driver/entrant.
d) Any damaged part of the chassis must be paid for by the driver/entrant.
e) People appointed by the organizer (Rotax and chassis suppliers) will be responsible for doing acomplete control of the material handed out to the Driver.

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15. SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Helmets, gloves, rib protectors, boots, race overalls must all be approved under the RDS ACISPORT Technical Regulations.

16. TYRESAs specified in the RMCGF 2019 Technical Regulations the tyres MOJO (C2, D2 and D5 for slick
tyres, and CW and W3 for wet tyres) have been chosen as the exclusive tyres for the RMCGF
2019. No other tyres than the ones given by the organizer are allowed to be used at the track at
any time.
Dry tyres:Type:• Mojo C2 for Micro Max and Mini Max• Mojo D2 for 125 Junior Max• Mojo D5 for 125 Senior Max, 125 Max DD2 and 125 Max DD2 Master.
Quantity for each category:
125 Micro Max• 1 set for all the event. Tyres will be always in parc fermé status
125 Mini MAX, 125 Junior Max, 125 Senior Max, 125 Max DD2 and 125 Max DD2 Master.
• 1 set is for non-qualifying practices (non parc fermé status)• 1 set is for qualifying up to and including the Finals (Parc fermé status).
Wet tyres:Type:• MOJO CW for 125 Micro Max and 125 Mini Max• MOJO W3 for 125 Junior Max, 125 Senior Max, 125 Max DD2 and 125 Max DD2
Master.
Quantity for each category:•

Maximum one set of wet tyres will be handed out for non-qualifying practices.

• Organizer keeps the right to decide if a second set of wet tyres will be handed out for
qualifying practice up to and including final (pre-final and final). Maximum 2 sets areavailable for the whole event for each category. Wet tyres will only be handed out in thecase of rain. (Parc ferme status)
Distribution and usage of tyres:
1) For the 125 Micro Max category the set of slick tyres (MOJO C2) will be handed out after the
chassis raffle. This set shall be used during all the event. This set of tyres is marked and it
will be kept in parc ferme.
2) For the 125 Mini Max, 125 Junior Max, 125 Senior Max, 125 Max DD2 and 125 Max DD2
Master MOJO C2, D2 or D5 (depending on category) the first set of slick tyres will be handed
out after the chassis raffle. This set shall be used during the event for all non-qualifying
practices. This set of tyres is marked but it will not be kept in parc ferme. A certain number ofused tyres from the first set (depending on the category) will be kept in parc ferme.
After the last session of the non-qualifying practice each driver will receive a new set of
MOJO C2, D2 or D5 (depending on category) slick tyres, which has to be used for thequalification phase up to and including the final phase (pre-final and final). Each tyre of thisPage 12/22

set is marked with a barcode and the starting number and must be kept in the parc ferme.
3) Each driver is responsible to check if the marking of the starting number is visible outside,otherwise the tyre has to be presented in parc ferme for remarking.
4) If there is a reasonable risk for rain, wet tyres (MOJO CW or W3) together with rims will behanded out in time. Wet tyres provided for non-qualifying practices as well as wet tyres
provided for qualifying practices up to and including the final must be kept in parc ferme atany time. Each tyre of these sets is marked with a barcode and the starting number.
5) In case of mechanical failure of a tyre, each driver may exchange maximum 1 front and 1
rear tyre (each wet and dry), except if failure has been caused on purpose or by misuse. Incase of a mechanical failure of a tyre, it is up to the technical scrutineer to verify if the failure
was due to material defect or has been caused on purpose/misuse. If the failure has notbeen caused on purpose/misuse the following rule will apply:• In all categories a new tire will be provided as replacement during Free Practice or before
Qualifying.
• During Qualifying Heats, Pre-finals and Final a used tire (with similar wear rate) will be
provided as replacement.

17. DISTRIBUTION OF FUEL IN THE EVENTAt the RMCGF 2019 for the whole duration of the event only the premixed fuel handed out in“Servicing Park” is legal to use for all race activities. The premixed fuel will be supplied by
ROTAX free of charge.
All fuel tanks will be handed in clean and empty to the “Servicing Park”, all connections must be
closed to avoid any spillage. The fuel tanks will be filled with petrol pre-mixed with a CIK-FIA
approved synthetic 2-stroke oil (brand and type as specified in the “Technical regulations").

18. TRANSPONDER
The driver / entrant must have his own transponder and it is his / her responsibility to have it
charged and functioning all the time whenever he / she will be on the track.
The use of the transponder is mandatory at all times from the first non-qualifying practice session ofeach driver and until the Final. It is the entrant / driver’s responsibility to mount the transponder inthe correct position.
The transponder must be fixed on the back of the kart seat and cannot exceed the positioning 40
cm in height from the ground.
By determination of the Chief Scrutineer, under approval of Stewards, the transponder positioning
may be changed for one or for all drivers.

19. ONBOARD CAMERAThe organizer reserves the right to equip Karts of drivers with an onboard camera system.
Selected drivers have to mount the onboard camera system in accordance to the series / event
Supplementary regulations.

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To provide a proper support for the onboard live streaming system a special support person isavailable. This person must have free access to the selected Karts.
The total weight of all components (ca.700g) counts to the total weight of the kart.
All system components (camera, battery, transmitter and antenna) are mounted on and behindthe front shield.
An additional front shield will be provided free of charge to the concerned drivers.
The driver cannot refuse to install the onboard camera in his kart.

20. SPORTING CHECKS AND SCRUTINEERINGa.

During the initial scrutineering and sporting checks, which will take place on the time and dates
and at the locations specified in the supplementary regulations of the event, each driver andeach entrant must have all required documents and information available.

b.

Following initial online registration, it is mandatory for all drivers and entrants to be present andto complete the Registration/Administrative Checks which will take place on the first day(Saturday) of the event at the time and place notified in the official time schedule.

c.

Any driver failing to attend and complete registration at the time and place notified will not be
permitted to take part in the event, unless a specific exemption has been requested in writing to
ROTAX and, having considered the written reasons, ROTAX have given written authority forsuch absence. Such authority will only be given by ROTAX in exceptional circumstances.

d.

Where authority is given for a driver to be absent from the Registration/Administrative Checks,
the driver’s registration must be completed by the entrant or his nominated representative at thetime and place notified in the official timetable and the driver must attend, without exception, thefirst drivers’ briefing to be held on the Sunday of the event at the time and place notified in theofficial time schedule.

e.

Any failure to comply, except in cases of force majeure accepted as such by the Stewards ofthe Meeting, will result in disqualification of the driver from the competition. Should any declared
reason which has been accepted by ROTAX as the basis of authority for a driver to be absent
from Registration/Administrative Checks subsequently be found to be untrue or inaccurate, thematter will be referred to the Stewards of the Meeting who may at any point disqualify the driverfrom the competition.

f.

An entrant, a driver or any other person responsible for a kart may not be required to sign adischarge or any other document which has not previously been approved by the ASN hosting
the event.

g.

The clerk of the course or the chief medical officer may ask a driver to undergo a medical
examination at any time during an Event.

h.

All karts are checked by the organizer in accordance to ASN / CIK Technical Regulations andalso according the Global RMC 2019i.

Technical Regulations. However, if any kart is dismantled or modified in a way that might affectits safety or call into question its eligibility, or which is involved in an accident with similarconsequences, must be re-presented for scrutineering approval.
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j.

At any time during an event, the scrutineers may:
1)
2)
3)

check the eligibility of the kart or of the driver’s equipment.
require a kart to be dismounted by the entrant to make sure that the conditions of eligibility
and conformity are fully satisfied.
require an entrant to supply them with such parts or samples as they may deem necessary.

k. The clerk of the course may require that any kart involved in an accident be stopped andchecked.
l. Checks and scrutineering shall be carried out by duly appointed officials who shall also be
responsible for the organisation of the servicing parks and / or the Parc Ferme, and who alone
are authorised to give instructions to the entrants.
m. The stewards will publish the findings of the scrutineers concerning all karts controlled and willplace them at the disposal of other entrants on request. These findings will not include any
specific figures except concerning fuel tests.
n. Submitting a kart to scrutineering shall be considered as an implicit statement of conformity.
o. Racing numbers and possible advertising signs must be on the kart when the equipment ispresented at scrutineering.
p. A driver is not allowed to change his/her equipment after it has been presented at scrutineering.

21. BRIEFINGa) Location of the briefing will be published in the supplementary Regulations.The time of thebriefing is defined in the program of the event. The time stated is the beginning of the briefing
and the entrance door and access to the briefing will be closed. The meeting shall always beheld before qualifying practice or the first qualifying heat.
b) Extra briefings may be organized if this is deemed necessary.
c) C)It is the Drivers / Entrants duty to enquire about time and place of the briefing and/or
consecutive briefings. Time and detailed location will be posted in official posting board andavailable from the race office.
d) The presence of all concerned drivers is mandatory throughout the briefing under pain of asanction or even of a possible disqualification from the event. The entry control will be
performed via electronic means.
e) Before they can be allowed to continue the event, a mandatory fine of EUR 150, - or morewhich must be paid to the ASN hosting the event via the stewards, this will be charged to any
entrant and driver whom does not attend the briefing.

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22. RACE EVENTThe event will comprise non-qualifying practice, qualifying practice, qualifying heats, prefinal
heats and a final phase as a minimum.
A) Non-qualifying practice:• The time schedule of the event must provide a non-qualifying practice for each category.
• They are reserved for those drivers having passed the sporting checks and scrutineering.
• The drivers shall be divided into two series for odd and even numbers. The use oftransponders is mandatory from the beginning of the non-qualifying practice.
• The number of non-qualifying sessions and time for each session will be defined in the timeschedule of the event.
B) Qualifying Practice• Number of sessions:o 125 Micro Max and 125 Mini Max: one sessiono 125 Junior Max, 125 Senior Max, 125 Max DD2 and 125 Max DD2 Master: one session for
one group of odd numbers and one session for one group of even numbers• Time per session: 8 minutes (8’).
• Drivers must be on track 3 min after Qualifying Practice started. If a driver is not on track after
those 3 min the driver will be disqualified from Qualifying Practice. If more than one driver has
been excluded the starting positions will be done according CIK Specific Prescriptions article
18B.
• The final classification of the Qualifying Practice will be established according article 18B of
CIK Specific Prescriptions.
• Any driver who has not participated in the Qualifying Practice may request in writing to the
Stewards the authorization to continue in the race. Stewards will decide according thecircumstances of the absence in the Qualifying Practice. There will be no appeal from the
Stewards’ decision.
C) Qualifying Heats• Number of laps for all categories: to be defined in the Supplementary Regulations• Groups will be divided according article 18C of CIK Specific Prescriptions.
• Number of Qualifying Heats per group:
o 125 Micro Max and 125 Mini Max : 2
o 125 Junior Max, 125 Senior Max, 125 Max DD2 and 125 Max DD22 Master: 3• Starting positions for Qualifying Heats will be established according article 18 C of CIK
Specific Prescriptions.
D) Pre-Finals• Number of laps for all categories: to be defined in the Supplementary Regulations.
• For 125 Micro Max and 125 Mini Max there will be only one Pre-Final, with 36 drivers.
a. Starting positions for pre-final will be done according the total points obtained after
the Qualifying Heats, according article 18 C1 of CIK Specific Prescriptions.
b. Starting position for Final will be done according the classification of pre-final.

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• For 125 Junior Max, 125 Senior Max, 125 Max DD2 and 125 Max DD22 Master there will be two
Pre-Finals (A and B).
a. After the Qualifying Heats qualified drivers will be divided in 2 groups, each one doing a PreFinal.
b. After the Qualifying Heats the final results will be done according Article 18 C case B in the2017 CIK Specific Prescriptions.
c. Drivers will be so distributed: the first qualified Driver takes the start into Pre-Final A, thesecond into Pre-Final B, the third into Pre-Final A, the fourth into Pre-Final B, the fifth into
Pre-Final A, the sixth into Pre-Final B, and so on up to the 72nd.
d. After Pre-Finals A and B, it will be established another classification, as follows:
1. Each driver will get the same points as for the Qualifying Heats, according his position on
the race.
2. Those points will be added to the ones he got after the Qualifying Heats.
3. Total points will establish the classification for the Final, according Article 18 C case B of
CIK Specific Prescriptions.
4. Only the first 36 classified drivers will be eligible for the Final.
5. In the event of a tie, the best classification of the Pre-Final will be considered. If the tie
remains, it is considered the best lap of the Pre-Finals.
• A driver who was disqualified from the Pre-Final will not be authorized to participate in the Final
and will be discounted when determining the 36 eligible drivers
E) Finals
1.

Number of laps for all categories: to be defined in the Supplementary Regulations

2.

The final classification of the event will be the classification of the final.

3.

During the Pre-Finals and Finals, any driver about to be overtaken or who has been
overtaken by the race leader for any reason whatsoever will be shown the blue and red flag(double diagonal) with his starting number. He shall compulsorily go to the scales in the ParcFerme and will be classified according to the number of laps that he has actually completed.

23. STARTING PROCEDURE
a)
b)

c)
d)

All categories will be rolling starts.
Due to the circuit length, there will only be one formation lap before each race. There will not be
a separate warm up lap. Karts will therefore cover only a single lap before the start may be
given.
There will be no mechanics nominated to restart the engine of any driver which stops during theformation lap. Drivers may only restart themselves and no assistance may be given.
Any driver who is present, with his/her kart, on the grid within the time limit will be considered asa starter

24. STOPING / RESTARTING A RACE
The procedure which will be used should it become dangerous to continue with a race will be a
Suspension and Resumption of the race in accordance with CIK-FIA General Prescriptions
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accordance with General Prescriptions Article 2.21 and, if appropriate, resumed with a “SLOW”
process in accordance with General Prescriptions Article 2.20c and 2.21. Note that no reserve
karts are permitted in the Servicing Park.
The race classification will be the finishing order at the showing of the chequered flag at the endof the resumed race.

25. SERVICING PARK
Only ONE driver per kart and ONE mechanic is allowed in "Servicing Park" and only with provenpasses. No karts / persons are allowed to enter “Servicing Park” with any liquids (except water inclear transparent plastic bottles, for drinking purposes).

26. PRE-GRIDA) The pre-grid gate closes three minutes (3’) before race time. Any kart which has not taken its
position on the pre-grid at that moment will not be allowed to do so, except under exceptional
circumstances left to the discretion of the clerk of the course.
B) Mechanics must clear the pre-grid immediately.
C) Karts on the pre-grid must be ready to race, all further work and or adjustment (except fortyre pressure) to the kart on the pre-grid is strictly forbidden – NO TOOLS!
D) Any kart which needs mechanical assistance to start must do so at the rear of the grid andremain at the rear until after the race start respective the number of formation laps.
E) Karts on the pre-grid are prohibited to return to the servicing park.
F) During qualifying should a driver require assistant after the "30-second” signal in the timed
qualification the two best laps will be annulled.

27. SCALE / WEIGHING PROCEDURE
A) According CIK Specific PrescriptionsB) The scale of the day will be in the “Servicing Park”. This scale is the ONLY one which will be
officially used and counted. The scale will be available from the first non-qualifying session.
C) Driver needs to stand on the middle of the scale with all his/her racing equipment.
D) Drinking water from a clear plastic bottle is allowed in the servicing park before the scale(one bottle per driver), however any driver pouring water over his/her head and race overall
will be penalized with - 1 (one) KG on the weight of kart and driver (i.e. Junior 145 - 1 = 144)

28. FRONT FAIRINGThe use of a homologated Front Fairing and of the homologated Front Fairing Mounting Kit of the
bodywork homologation period 2015 – 2020 is mandatory, in accordance with CIK Specific
Prescriptions, article 30 and CIK Technical Drawing No 2d. Appropriate fairings and mounting kits
will be provided to Entrants/Drivers with each kart and are the only ones which may be used.
The provisions of CIK Specific Prescriptions, article 30 regarding mounting, installation, checking,reporting of breaches and application of penalties will be applied in full.

29. CLASSIFICATION AND AWARDS• The classification of the RMCGF 2019 will be that of the relevant event / series regulations.
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• Trophies will be awarded in each class for the first three finishing drivers of the final of the
RMCGF 2019.
• The title of the RMCGF 2019 winner will be awarded to the driver who has won the final.

30. PODIUM CEREMONY
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

The drivers classified 3rd, 2nd and 1st in the final shall climb on the podium one after the other.
The winning driver’s national anthem will be played and the national flags of the first threefinishers will be hoisted.
The first 3 competitors must wear their overalls zipped up at prize giving ceremonies.
If caps are supplied by the organiser of the RMCGF 2019 they must be worn by the drivers
during the podium ceremony.
All drivers agree that ROTAX and its sponsors may use photographs of RMCGF races(including names and photographs of drivers) for advertising, publicity and public relations
purposes.

31. NOTIFICATIONS AND STEWARDS DECISIONS TO DRIVERS / ENTRANTS
All notifications, summons and Stewards decisions regarding a specific
Driver / Entrant will be sent electronically to the Driver’s / Entrant’s mobile phone using an
Application developed by ROTAX for this purpose, named ROTAX GLOBAL.

32. HOW DOES THE ROTAX GLOBAL APP WORKS
The ROTAX GLOBAL APP is free of charge and is available for download for IOS and Android.
The ROTAX GLOBAL APP requires internet access. BRP-Rotax will provide free internet acessto the Driver and the Entrant.
During driver’s registration process Driver / Entrant will get his own and unique QR code (alsoknown as EDIT code). With this code, Driver / Entrant will register in his/her mobile phone and thesystem recognizes than those are the registered persons as the official receivers of the notifications.
It is the responsibility of Driver / Entrant to keep this code confidential.
This ROTAX GLOBAL APP will communicate with the EVA Event Management system (EMS).
The EMS is the communication platform used internally by the organizer and the stewards and it willrecord the time that all the information / notifications will be sent to Driver / Entrant and also the time
when the Driver / Entrant read the notification.

33. COMMUNICATION FLOW
• Stewards will send the notification or decision via EMS to the Driver / Entrant and all theregistered users will get this information immediately on their mobile phone.
• When Driver or Entrant reads the notification the EMS immediately records the time at which thenotification was read, thus officially confirming the notification sent to the Driver / Entrant.
• During driver’s registration, the organizer will provide all the important information how to use the
App and how to register.

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• At the Drivers Registration, Entrant will sign a document stating that he/she will be responsible toregister in the ROTAX GLOBAL APP all the starting numbers which he/her is responsible for as
an Entrant, to check with the due diligence if he is receiving any notification and to guarantee thatduring the event period his mobile phone is connected to the network. Driver / Entrant mustregister with the QR code given during the driver’s administration.
• In case of loss, damage or battery failure of the mobile phone, it is Entrant’s responsibility toregister in another mobile phone, in order to assure he/she will receive the notifications and thesteward’s decisions.
• In the event of internet failure in the paddock area, the Entrant / Driver will be notified personally.

34. INSTRUCTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS TO ENTRANTS
All classifications and results of qualifying practice, the qualifying heats and the race(s) of the final
phase, as well as any decisions of the officials of the event will be sent to the ROTAX GLOBAL APP
and also be posted on the official notification board.

35. FINES• A fine may be inflicted on any entrant, driver, assistant who does not respect the prescriptions of
the officials of the event.
• In case of a disqualification (based on a decision of the panel of stewards of the event) from theevent, the organizer reserves the right to charge a penalty that cannot be more than € 1500, - forcosts of inviting the driver to the event.
• Fines imposed by the Stewards must be paid immediately to the organizer the total amount of
those fines will be donated to an institution/organization defined in the Supplementary
Regulations

36. PROTEST AND APPEALS
Protests and/or appeals must be in accordance with teh Sporting Regulatons from ACI Sport.
Amount of the Protest fee: 350 € ( for each protest)
Decisions communicated by posting on the Official Notice Board shall serve as notification in all
respects.
Payment of any appeal fees should be done according National Sporting Regulations from ACISport. Amount of the Appeal fee: 1500 € ( for each appeal)
The deposit may be paid in the currency of the organizing ASN (euro) or in USA dollars.
In accordance with Article 12.2.4 of the International Sporting Code, time penalties imposed by the
Panel of Stewards for infringements of the regulations are not susceptible to appeal.

37. ADVERTISING / BRANDING
Drivers must accept the advertising supplied with the karts. It is forbidden to put any kind ofadvertisement on the karts other than those supplied with the karts.
Drivers are not allowed to expose brands of competing companies with those partners of the
Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (Sodikart, Birel, Praga, Dell’Orto, Mojo, Rotax, XPS).

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This prohibition includes competition karts, race overalls and other clothing, and covers the entire
period of the event (incl. prize giving ceremony and driver’s parade).

38. PADOCK RULES
Paddock Observer will be appointed as a Judge of Fact in respect of the following paddock rules:
A) The starting up, running in, warming up or testing of kart engines in the Paddock as well as in the
Reserved Areas is strictly prohibited. Offenders will be fined at least €250 and may bedisqualified in case of a repeat, a sanction where a possible appeal will not be suspensive,
according paragraph 2.14 (article Q) of CIK General Prescriptions.
B) Starting of engines is only allowed inside the Servicing Park in area and engines may only be run
there for a maximum of 5 seconds. A driver exceeding the permitted running time, will be
penalized with a fine of 150€. A second offence may lead to exclusion.
C) It is strictly forbidden to smoke or to use any device which risks provoking fire in the Paddock
area, the Servicing Parks, the Parc-Ferme, the Assembly Area, on the starting grid or on the
track (along the course). Offenders, including Officials, will be penalized by a fine of 125 € andmay be asked to leave the circuit. It is forbidden to cook in the Paddock, except with a special
authorization from the Organizer.
D) Children under 7 years old who are not permanently accompanied will not be admitted in the
Paddock Area. Animals who are not kept on a leash will not be authorized on the location.
E) It is forbidden to use motorized vehicles (except authorized by the Organizer) such as minimotorcycles, scooters etc., in the Paddock Area under the pain of exclusion.

39. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
For safety reasons the organizer will provide the drivers tent, all the servicing park area and pregrid with the necessary and sufficient quantity of fire extinguishers.
During all the event there will be also a permanent fire truck with a fire brigade parked besides
the parc- ferme.

40. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR DRIVERS
A ) All participants must play within the rules and respect race officials and their decisions.
B ) All participants must respect the rights, dignity and value of their fellow participants
regardless of gender, ability, physical appearance, cultural background or religion.
C ) All participants must encourage and take responsibility for their actions at all times.
D ) All participants must ensure their equipment is safe and race worthy, prior to taking part intraining, testing or race events. Only approved racewear (e.g.: helmet, gloves, race bootsand suit) to be used by the driver, according to the regulations.
E ) It is the participants own responsibility to identify and measure his/her own skill level against
his/her competitors, and take responsibility for the risks associated with training, testing andor racing. It should be noted that a basic level of competence is required.
F ) It is the participant's responsibility to declare, prior to any participation in training, testing or
racing, of any medical condition or medication required that may be relevant in the event ofan emergency.
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G ) All participants are required to display courtesy and etiquette to other members andparticipants in training, testing and race events. Any disputes or problems that may arise
during an event must be addressed in a respectful manner, to the correct person (official) at
the event.
H ) The safety of children within the sport is a priority. Knowledge of the code of ethics
surrounding care of children in sports will be promoted and encouraged. It is the participant's
own responsibility to ensure the safety of children at training, testing or racing events.
I ) When taking part in any event, it is the responsibility of the driver to take the time to read andfully understand the posted rules, regulations and conditions for said event prior to start time,thus eliminating unnecessary delays at the beginning of the event. Requests for clarificationof these rules, regulations or conditions, should be asked in the drivers meeting held before
each event.
J ) All participants must have respect for the environment and the surrounding inhabitants.
Responsibility must be taken to reduce excessive noise and keep all areas that are used asclean and pollution free as possible.
K ) All participants must respect that drugs and alcohol are strictly prohibited at training, testing
and races. It is an offence and will not be tolerated. Offenders will be excluded from the eventand face further disciplinary action.
L ) Any abusive comments on social media (Facebook, Twitter etc.) between teams,
competitors, officials, organizers, or any person associated with ROTAX, will be held
responsible and liable for their actions.
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