September 13th 2024 – Drivers & Team managers briefing notes – V1Posted at: 11:49

Doc No.: 8APPENDIX H – Article 2.5.5.B.

APPENDIX L – Chapter IV

Yellow flag signal• YF signals mean danger, drivers must reduce thespeed & be in full control of their vehicles. Overtaking
is forbidden from the 1st YF signal until you pass thegreen flag signal.
• When double YF are shown, drivers must reduce
speed and be prepared to change direction or stop.
Double YF may also mean that marshals areexposed.
• It is the onus of each driver to prove that he/sheslowed down.

Driving standards• Respect between all drivers and categories• It is up to the fastest car to find a way to overtake ina safe way.

SPECIFIC INFORMATIONS
Race control access: pit lane & paddock side -1st floor
Red flag line: Start line
Red flag access gate: gate in front of box 22/23
Pole position: RHS
Pit entry closed light repeater: in front of box 11 / 21 / 32
Scrutineering: paddock
Parc Fermé: in front of Scrutineering
Top-4 Meeting: Saturday 18h30 – Briefing roomTimekeeping circuit map V2

Center line
Int 1 at
Int 2 at
Start line offset

4.563 m1.305 m2.828 m307 m

Pit in to pit out
Lap by the pits

487,2 m
4,571 mTrack limits• Cameras at Turns. 3, 14, 15 and 16.
• Any track limit at T16 will entail the loss of therelevant and next next lap.
• Judges of fact have been appointed for other turns.
Full Course Yellow & Virtual Safety Car• At the start of the procedure, there will be a 3
seconds tolerance after the zero countdown forcars to drop to 80km/h.
Pit lane• Red/Green light at pit exit must be respected.
• Pit entry road white line must be respected on LHS.
• Pit exit road white line must be respected on LHS.
• Dotted lines at pit entry and exit must be respect as
track limits for cars that stay on track.
• Unless instructed otherwise, access to the working
lane and fast lane will be respectively @ -5min and@-3min before the start of the sessions.
• Same principles will apply before opening the pit
exit to access the grid.
• From the moment cars are allowed on the working
lane Article 12 from the SR applies.

CARS IN GRID POSITIONSC LIGHTS OFF

INTERNATIONAL SPORTING CODE

FIA WEC SPORTING REGULATIONSInternational Sporting Code: 14/12/2024
General prescriptions: 23/12/2019
Appendix H: 11/06/2024
Appendix L: 11/06/2024

Sporting regulations: 19.10.2023
Committee decisions: #D53
RD Communication: 01
Timetable: V8

DRIVERS BRIEFING

CIRCUIT MAPCARS IN GRID FORMATIONSC LIGHTS OFFPIT LANE ORGANISATION

PIT ENTRY WHITE LINE

PIT ENTRY ROAD – SC LINE 1DOTTED LINE AT PIT ENTRY MUST BE RESPECTED AS TRACK LIMIT FOR CARS ON TRACK

60km/h LIMIT STARTPIT LANE AREAS

FAST LANE
WORKING LANEBLENDING LANE

RFID - PIT EXIT LOOP – END OF THE 60km/h SPEED LIMIT
WHEN RED AT PIT EXIT – CARS MUST STOP BEFORE THE RFID.

START & END OF THE WORKING LIMITSPIT EXIT ROAD – SC LINE 2BLUE FLAG FOR CARS EXITING THE PIT LANEDOTTED LINE AT PIT EXIT MUST BE RESPECTED AS TRACK LIMIT FOR CARS ON TRACKPIT EXIT ROAD – SC LINE 2

MARSHAL POST - DIGITAL PANEL – OPENINGSCONTROL LINE – SC RESTART LINE – RD SIGNALLINGBEHAVIOUR AT T10, 11 and 12RACE STARTQUESTIONSFULL COURSE YELLOW - FCYAT LEAST A 15 SEC COUNTDOWN WILL BE GIVEN.

PIT ENTRY CLOSED LIGHT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED ONCE FCY IS ANNOUNCED.
CARS ARE ALLOWED TO PIT IN FREE PRACTICES.
DURING THE RACE, THE LIGHT MUST BE RESPECTED AT ALL TIMES IT IS ACTIVATED.

DOUBLE WAVED YELLOW FLAGS IN THE AREA(S) OF THE INTERVENTION(S).

SAFETY CARTHERE WILL BE NO COUNTDOWN PRECEDING A SAFETY CAR.

OVERALL LEADER TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 80Km/h(THIS SPEED WILL NOT BE CONTROLLED).
ONCE THE CARS ARE ALL QUEUED UP, THEY MUST FOLLOWTHE SC SPEED.

DOUBLE WAVED YELLOW FLAGS IN THE AREA(S) OF THE INTERVENTION(S).

PIT ENTRY CLOSED LIGHT

PIT ENTRY CLOSED LIGHT REPEATERSIN FRONT OF PIT BOX 11IN FRONT OF PIT BOX 21IN FRONT OF PIT BOX 32VIRTUAL SAFETY CARTHERE WILL BE A COUNTDOWN PRECEDING A VSC.

ALL CARS TO SLOW DOWN TO 80km/h.

DOUBLE WAVED YELLOW FLAGS IN THE AREA(S) OF THE INTERVENTION(S).

RED FLAG DURING PRACTICESTHERE WILL BE NO COUNTDOWN PRECEDING A RED FLAG.

SESSIONS - ALL CARS TO SLOW DOWN SAFELY TO 80km/h, NO OVERTAKING & RETURN TO PIT LANE.
RACE - ALL CARS TO SLOW DOWN, NO OVERTAKING & LINE UP ON THE STARTING GRID.

DOUBLE WAVED YELLOW FLAGS IN THE AREA(S) OF THE INTERVENTION(S).

RED FLAG LINEQUESTIONSEND OF RACE PROCEDURESCARS TO PODIUM
PARC FERMEPARC FERME AFTER THE RACEQUESTIONSQUESTIONS

Thanks to all the drivers.

TEAM MANAGER BRIEFINGHYBRID PARKING & AREA 51

GENERAL TEAM MANAGERS INFORMATIONSTIMETABLE V8TOP-4 STARTING DRIVERS BRIEFING: Saturday 18:30 – Briefing roomTOP 4 HYPERCAR / TOP 4 LMGT3

SPORTING REGULATIONS dated 19/10/2023 – Committe decision #D53

Formula Regional Japanese Championship

Eduardo FREITAS: +44 7825 019 023 /// efreitas@fia.com

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