2024年 F1の『走行セッション』

2024/2/28発行版

38) FREE PRACTICE

38.1 At each Competition where a sprint session is scheduled:

a) One (1) free practice session (P1), lasting one (1) hour will take place on the first day of on track running.

38.2 At each Competition where a sprint session is not scheduled:

a) Two (2) free practice sessions (P1 and P2), each lasting one (1) hour and separated by no less than two (2) hours and no more than three (3) hours, take place on the first day of on track running.

i) Within three (3) hours of the end of the second free practice session (P2) all cars used during each session (or which were intended for use but failed to leave the pit lane) must be covered and ready for FIA seals to be applied in order to ensure that they remain secure until the following day. Failure to comply with this requirement will be equivalent to a breach of Article 23.5g)i and failure to comply with both Articles will be considered as a single breach.

ii) Whilst cars are covered overnight, they may be fitted with devices to keep them warm.

iii) For the purpose of this Article 38.2 only, a car is defined as consisting of all the components required to comply with the Technical Regulations with the exception of the Floor, the nose, the Front Wing and the Rear Wing as detailed in Articles 3.5, 3.6.1, 3.9 and 3.10 of the Technical Regulations respectively. Components must be of a specification already used at the Competition or intended as an option at the Competition. Obsolete components or dummy components are not permitted. If the car is supported on stands, all car components must be present under the cover. The complete car, minus any exceptions described in this Article and including any non-fitted components must remain in view of the overhead camera at all times. Permitted breather, heating or cooling devices may be fitted.

b) A further free practice session (P3), lasting one (1) hour and starting no less than eighteen (18) hours after the end of P2, will take place on the second day of on track running.

i) Three (3) hours before the start of P3, the FIA seals and covers may be removed.

c) If additional specifications of tyres are provided for evaluation under Article 30.1a)iii), (or if this has been scheduled and subsequently postponed or cancelled) free practice session P2 will be increased in duration to last one and a half (1.5) hours. In such instances the free practice session P3 will start no less than seventeen and a half (17.5) hours after the end of P2.

 

39) QUALIFYING AND SPRINT QUALIFYING SESSIONS

39.1 The starting grid of the race and the sprint session (if scheduled) will be respectively determined by the results of the following practice sessions:

a) The “qualifying session”. This session will take place at the following times:

i) For Competitions where a sprint session is scheduled: on the second first day of track running, starting no less than three (3) hours, and no more than four (4) hours after the end of the Sprint.

ii) For Competitions where a sprint session is not scheduled: on the second day of on track running, starting no less than two (2) hours, and no more than three (3) hours after the end of P3.

b) The “sprint qualifying session”. For Competitions where a sprint session is scheduled, this session will take place on the first day of track running and start no less than two and a half (2.5) hours, and no more than three and a half (3.5) hours after the end of P1.

39.2 The qualifying session will be run as follows:

a) For the first eighteen (18) minutes of the session (Q1) all cars will be permitted on the track and at the end of this period the slowest five (5) cars will be prohibited from taking any further part in the session.

Lap times achieved by the fifteen (15) remaining cars will then be deleted.

b) After a seven (7) minute break the session will resume for fifteen (15) minutes (Q2) and the fifteen (15) remaining cars will be permitted on the track. At the end of this period the slowest five (5) cars will be prohibited from taking any further part in the session.
Lap times achieved by the ten (10) remaining cars will then be deleted.

c) After an eight (8) minute break the session will resume for twelve (12) minutes (Q3) and the ten (10) remaining cars will be permitted on the track.

39.3 The sprint qualifying session will be run as follows:

a) For the first twelve (12) minutes of the session (SQ1) all cars will be permitted on the track and at the end of this period the slowest five (5) cars will be prohibited from taking any further part in the session.
Lap times achieved by the fifteen (15) remaining cars will then be deleted.

b) After a seven (7) minute break the session will resume for ten 10 minutes (SQ2) and the fifteen (15) remaining cars will be permitted on the track. At the end of this period the slowest five (5) cars will be prohibited from taking any further part in the session.
Lap times achieved by the ten (10) remaining cars will then be deleted.

c) After a seven (7) minute break the session will resume for eight 8 minutes (SQ3) and the ten (10) remaining cars will be permitted on the track.

39.4 The qualifying session or sprint qualifying session Classification under Articles 39.2 and 39.3 will be determined in the following way:

a) Classified drivers will be ordered according to the sequence below:

i) The top ten positions will be allocated to the drivers who took part in Q3 or SQ3, in accordance with the best time set by each driver in Q3 or SQ3, the fastest in the first position.

ii) The next five positions will be allocated to the drivers who got eliminated in Q2 or SQ2, in accordance with the best time set by each driver in Q2 or SQ2, the fastest in the 11th position.

iii) The next five positions will be allocated to the drivers who got eliminated in Q1 or SQ1, in accordance with the best time set by each driver, the fastest in the 16th position.

iv) If two (2) or more drivers set identical times during Q1, Q2 or Q3 or SQ1, SQ2 or SQ3 priority will be given to the one who set it first.

v) If more than one driver fails to set a time during Q2 or Q3 or SQ2 or SQ3 they will be arranged in the following order:

– Any driver who attempted to set a qualifying time by starting a flying lap.
– Any driver who failed to start a flying lap.
– Any driver who failed to leave the pits during the period.

b) Drivers will be considered to be “unclassified” in the following circumstances:

i) If they got eliminated in Q1 or SQ1 and their best session lap exceeded 107% of the fastest time set during that session, unless the track was declared wet by the Race Director.

ii) If they failed to set a time in Q1 or SQ1, or if all their laps were deleted

iii) If they got disqualified by the Stewards from the Qualifying session or sprint qualifying session

The relative classification of such drivers will be determined as follows:

– Drivers who are unclassified because of conditions (i) or (ii) will be allocated the top positions in accordance with the order they were classified in P3 (or, in the case a Sprint Session is scheduled, P1)
– Drivers who are unclassified because of condition (iii) will be allocated the lower positions in accordance with the order they were classified in P3 (or, in the case a Sprint Session is scheduled, P1)

The participation of unclassified drivers in the remainder of the Competition will be determined in each case by the Stewards, who may exceptionally consider parameters such as:

– A suitable lap time being set in another practice session
– The general performance of the driver in previous Competitions of the Championship
– The gravity of the offence which caused the driver’s disqualification

39.5 The procedure detailed in Article 39.2 and 39.3 is based upon twenty (20) cars being officially eligible to take part in the Competition. If twenty-two (22) cars are eligible six (6) will be eliminated after Q1, Q2, SQ1 and SQ2, if twenty-four (24) cars are eligible seven (7) cars will be eliminated after Q1, Q2, SQ1 and SQ2, and so on if more cars are eligible.

39.6 Any driver whose car stops on the track during the qualifying session or the sprint qualifying session will not be permitted to take any further part in that session.

39.7 At the end of the qualifying session or sprint qualifying session the times achieved by each driver will be officially published.

39.8 An AOT, as defined in Technical Regulations, must be empty during the complete qualifying session or sprint qualifying session.