Raceboy
30-10-2004, 13:12
Top Ten Reversed Grid Rule:
In 2005, race three's starting grid will be determined by race two's finishing order, but with the top ten positions reversed, a change to 2004, when this rule had applied to the grid for race two based on the finishing order of race one.
Success Ballast:
In 2005, the cars of the championship's top five drivers will go into each race meeting's practice and qualifying sessions and first race carrying a Championship Ballast. The Championship Ballast weights are on the same scale as the Success Ballast weights used during the race meeting.
Success Ballast will then be carried in race two by the top five finishers from race one and in race three by the top five finishers from race two respectively – meaning that the only ballast that will be carried over into the next meeting will be that determined by the current top five championship positions.
In addition, removal of ‘negative' ballast for finishing outside the top five in races has been dropped, thus simplifying the weights system.
Tyres:
Each driver will be limited to 16 new slick Dunlop tyres on a race weekend – a reduction of 20 per cent. As before, there will be no limit on treaded, wet weather tyres.
Testing:
All teams, both official manufacturer and Independent squads, will be permitted up to four days' testing during the season.
Driving Standards:
Drivers receiving a penalty/licence endorsement from the BTCC Clerk of the Course for an incident involving on-track driver behaviour will automatically be relegated six places on the starting grid for the next race.
naar: crash.net
In 2005, race three's starting grid will be determined by race two's finishing order, but with the top ten positions reversed, a change to 2004, when this rule had applied to the grid for race two based on the finishing order of race one.
Success Ballast:
In 2005, the cars of the championship's top five drivers will go into each race meeting's practice and qualifying sessions and first race carrying a Championship Ballast. The Championship Ballast weights are on the same scale as the Success Ballast weights used during the race meeting.
Success Ballast will then be carried in race two by the top five finishers from race one and in race three by the top five finishers from race two respectively – meaning that the only ballast that will be carried over into the next meeting will be that determined by the current top five championship positions.
In addition, removal of ‘negative' ballast for finishing outside the top five in races has been dropped, thus simplifying the weights system.
Tyres:
Each driver will be limited to 16 new slick Dunlop tyres on a race weekend – a reduction of 20 per cent. As before, there will be no limit on treaded, wet weather tyres.
Testing:
All teams, both official manufacturer and Independent squads, will be permitted up to four days' testing during the season.
Driving Standards:
Drivers receiving a penalty/licence endorsement from the BTCC Clerk of the Course for an incident involving on-track driver behaviour will automatically be relegated six places on the starting grid for the next race.
naar: crash.net