2024.03.12

【2024 SUPER GT New Regulations】 Reserve Driver System Regulations Set. Reserve Drivers can now be used in cases of unexpected need

　GTA, the promotor of SUPER GT, has undertaken a revision of the 2024 SUPER GT Sporting Regulations, the results of which were released recently in the form of a Bulletin designated No.008-S.

　Included in this Bulletin is a new sporting regulation entitled “Reserve Driver System” regulations. This new regulation introduces a system under which, if one of the two registered regular drivers on a team became unable to drive for some unexpected reason (sudden illness or injuries suffered before the race of an event, etc.), a previously registered reserve driver can take over the driving responsibilities of the disabled regular driver.
　In the past, there have been cases in which a driver decided not to drive in the race due to such sudden illness or injury, or decided to enter the race knowing that they would be unable to complete the race. With the addition of this Reserve Driver System, measures can be taken to make sure that the entire team’s efforts will not go to waste and that the resulting disappointment of the fans can be avoided. Here we explain the contents of this Reserve Driver System.

*The photographs shown here are merely images for illustrating the article and are not directly related to the actual contents.
* The explanations in this Bulletin have been edited by the SUPERGT.net editorial staff for the general public. For detailed official explanations, please refer to the Bulletin No.008-S and the 2024 Sporting Regulations.

 

 

 

 

○Race and teams that can register reserve drivers.
・All teams participating in a race with a 300 km can register a reserve driver.
・Only teams participating in races of a distance long enough that a third driver is allowed but have not registered a third driver already can apply.
・Multiple teams can register the same driver as a reserve driver.
However, drivers that are already registered as a team’s regular driver cannot be registered as a different team’s reserve driver.

○Registering a reserve driver
・Race participating teams can voluntarily register a reserve driver.
*Because it is voluntarily, it is allowable to use a solo regular driver as well.
・Registration is to be done on the day before an event’s official qualifying at Administrative checks.
・The reserve driver to be registered must meet the qualifications of a participating driver under the SUPER GT Sporting Regulations.

○Conditions for changing to a reserve driver
・Changing to a reserve driver is only allowable if the regular driver is suffering from sudden illness or injury (including injury resulting from a crash in the pre-race official practice or official qualifying sessions) and only if the driver involved has been seen by a GTA Medical Delegate and has been diagnosed as unable to participate in the ensuing official sessions, and if the Organizing Committee and the Steward of the Meeting accept the driver change.
・Applications/requests for a driver change must be made at least two hours before the next official session.
・The reserve driver to be changed to must receive a briefing from a clerk of the course, etc.

○When changing drivers after the end of the qualifying sessions
・When changing to a reserve driver after the finish of the official qualifying sessions, a drive-through penalty must be performed during the race.

 

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