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Article 7: Protests

The Team Manager is the only person authorised to lodge protests. Protests

must be brought to the attention of the Technical Manager via the results desk.

Depending on the nature protests must be lodged within the following times:

• Vehicles: before track closure on the current day

• Team and Driver behaviour: within 30 minutes following the end of the

attempt.

• Results: within 1 hour after the result of an attempt has been posted.

Article 8: Disputes

In the event of any disputes, all decisions made by the Race Director are

binding and final.

Article 9: Penalties

Non-compliance with the driving rules will result in a warning, invalidation of the

attempt or disqualification of the Team, depending on the severity of the

breach.

The Organisers will exclude, disqualify or otherwise penalise any competitor

who, in the judgement of the Race Director, has gained an unfair advantage as

a result of any breach of these Official Rules, hindrance of other participants,

departure from the normal course, or any act or omission capable of

misrepresenting performance, especially with regard to fuel consumption or

method of propulsion.

During the competition, the Driver or the Team Manager must report to the

Organisers any movement made or attempted by means other than the

vehicle’s own motive power. In such an event, the attempt in question will not

be taken into account. If this type of incident is not reported, all the Team’s

attempts will be invalidated.

The Organisers will apply the following penalties for the following infractions:

• Non-use of the horn prior to overtaking.

• Non-compliance with safety or driving rules (unsafe or unwise behaviour).

infraction: Formal warning

infraction: Best overall attempt invalidated at the end of the competition

infraction: Immediate Team disqualification.

Shell Eco-marathon ® Official Rules 2011 – Chapter 1