Novice
- New to the series or inexperienced
- Mistakes are expected
- Focus: Teaching and guiding
Master
- More experienced, knows the basic rules
- Responsibility for own driving increases
- Focus: Accountability and consistency
Legend
- Top tier of the series
- Exemplary driving standards expected
- Focus: Discipline and exemplary racecraft skill
Core Principles
- Safety takes precedence over position.
- Responsibility during an overtake lies with the overtaker.
- Predictability is a duty.
- One mistake does not make a bad driver.
- Intent and repetition increase the penalty.
A. Minor Error
- Light contact without a change in position
- Braking too late without a collision
- One ambiguous defensive move
B. Medium Error
- Contact causing a loss of time or position
- Forcing a driver off the track
- Late defensive move (blocking)
C. Severe Error
- Collision that ends another driver's race
- Clear divebomb without a realistic chance to overtake
- Multi-car pileup (chain reaction)
- Intentional contact or retaliation
Novice
| Error |
Penalty |
| Minor |
Verbal note + advice |
| Medium |
Official warning + advice |
| Severe |
Time penalty / Grid penalty + advice |
➡️ Focus: Why the situation occurred and how it should have been driven.
Master
| Error |
Penalty |
| Minor |
Official warning |
| Medium |
Time penalty / Points deduction |
| Severe |
Race penalty / Race ban |
➡️ Focus: Responsibility and assessment of decision-making.
Legend
| Error |
Penalty |
| Minor |
Official warning |
| Medium |
Time penalty + Points deduction |
| Severe |
Race or Series ban |
➡️ Focus: Setting an example and the reputation of the series.
*Intentional crashing in all classes: Race or Series ban.
Every adjudicated situation is reviewed using the same formula, regardless
of the driver level.
1
What happened?
Description based on facts (Lap, corner, parties involved).
2
Who was responsible – and why?
Overtaker / defender / both. Justification based on the rules.
3
What went wrong?
E.g.: Braked too late, car positioning was not taken into account, defense was too aggressive.
4
How should the situation have been driven?
Concrete instructions: At what point should they have yielded? When would the overtake have been
realistic? What kind of racing line would have been safe?
5
What do we learn from this for the future?
One or two clear takeaways. No preaching, just practical tips.
❌ Avoid
- Humiliation
- Sarcasm
- Public guilt-tripping
✅ Practice
- Calm tone
- Justifications
- Opportunity to learn and improve
Season Rules
- Same error 3 times: Move to next penalty category.
- Intentional act: Always most severe penalty.
- Long term behavior: Mitigating factor.
Warning Reset Rules
- Novice: Reset after 1 clean race.
- Master: Reset after 1 clean race (case by
case).
- Legend: Depends on driver's style history.
*Minor and medium penalties reset/expire if the driver does not race
for a month.
