Rules And Regulations

F1 ACADEMY is a one-make racing series consisting of 18 identical cars, including one Wild Card entry, split across six teams. All drivers must be women and be aged 16 years of age or older and 25 years of age or younger when entering their first race event of the season.

Additionally, all drivers may only compete in two seasons of the series. All drivers participating in F1 ACADEMY must hold a Grade B, C or D International Circuit FIA Licence.

WEEKEND FORMAT

There will be up to two Free Practice sessions of up to 40 minutes each and one Qualifying session of 30 minutes.

On a two-race weekend, there will be a Reverse Grid Race followed by the Feature Race. On a three-race weekend, there will be an Opening Race, Reverse Grid Race and a Feature Race.

All races will consist of up to 30 minutes each.

SESSIONS LENGTH

• FREE PRACTICES Up to 40 minutes each
• QUALIFYING SESSION 30 minutes
• OPENING RACE Up to 30 minutes - at select rounds
• REVERSE GRID RACE Up to 30 minutes
• FEATURE RACE Up to 30 minutes

A schedule will be issued in the lead-up to every round to determine timings of each session.

STARTING GRIDS

In Qualifying, each driver’s fastest lap will set the grid for the Feature Race. The starting grid for the Reverse Grid Race will be set by reversing the top eight drivers from Qualifying, with drivers in ninth to 18th starting where they qualified.

When held, the grid for the Opening Race will be set using the drivers' second-fastest time from Qualifying.

POINTS ATTRIBUTION

Two points will be awarded to the driver that is shown on pole position on the final grid for the Feature Race.

When held, the top 10 drivers in the Opening Race will receive points on a sliding scale from 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and down to 1 point respectively.

For the Reverse Grid Race, points will be awarded to the top eight classified drivers in a sliding scale of 10 points for the winner, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and one point for P8.

For the Feature Race, the top 10 classified drivers will score 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 points respectively.

In each race, one point will be awarded to the driver who achieves the fastest valid lap time, provided she was in the top eight positions of the final classification of the Reverse Grid Race or the top 10 positions for the Opening Race and Feature Race. No point will be awarded to the driver who achieved the fastest lap but is not within the applicable top eight or 10 classified drivers in the final classification, or if the leader has completed less than 50% of the scheduled race distance.

If a race is shortened or suspended, no points will be awarded if the leader has completed less than two laps. Additionally, no points will be awarded unless a minimum of two laps have been completed by the leader without a Safety Car intervention.

If the full-race distance is not met, points will be awarded as follows:

• The leader has completed two laps or more but less than 25% of the scheduled race distance – Column 1.
• The leader has completed 25% but less than 50% of the scheduled race distance – Column 2.
• The leader has completed 50% but less than 75% of the scheduled race distance – Column 3.
• If the leader has completed 75% or more of the scheduled race distance, full points will be awarded.

TYRE ALLOCATION

The sporting regulations state that for a round with two Free Practice sessions and two races, each car will have eight front and eight rear dry-weather tyres.

For a weekend with two Free Practice sessions and three races, each car will have 10 front and 10 rear dry-weather tyres, and six front and six rear wet-weather tyres.

For a round with less than two Free Practices or two races, six front and six rear dry-weather tyres will be available. Per event, each driver will have four front and four rear wet-weather tyres.