Motorsport ban

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Prohibitions of motorsport events Select existed in Norway , Israel and the Free State of Prussia and currently still in Switzerland . In addition, one was considered in 2005 in the Philippines . A distinction must be made between bans on certain sub-disciplines (e.g. circuit racing) and a complete motor sport ban in one state.

Current bans

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Switzerland

In 1955, following the accident at the Le Mans 24-hour race, public circuit races were prohibited by law in Switzerland (Article 52 of the Swiss Road Traffic Act ). The ban concerns circuit races, since in these competitions several vehicles drive against each other at the same time and in direct competition, i.e. collisions like in Le Mans are possible. Safety standards according to today's standards were unknown at the time.

Other motorsport events, in particular hill climbs and rallies , were allowed. The ban applies to circuit races to which spectators are permitted; Excluded from it are races with "special vehicles" such as karts , provided they do not exceed a cubic capacity of 250 cm³ (before March 1st, 2006 a maximum limit of 100 cm³ was in effect), as well as lawn races with motorcycles, skill races in the field and auto slaloms ( Article 94 of the Traffic Regulations ). Stock car events are prohibited.

Due to the ban on circuit racing, the Swiss Grand Prix took place on the Circuit de Dijon-Prenois in 1982

In order not to violate the circuit racing ban, the Swiss Grand Prix was held in 1982 in Dijon ( Burgundy ), France .

In 2003, National Councilor Ulrich Giezendanner submitted a parliamentary initiative that wanted to lift the ban. On June 5, 2007, the National Council was the first to accept the proposal. On October 4th of the same year, the Council of States, as a second councilor, did not even enter into the business. In the procedure for adjusting the differences, the National Council stuck to its assumption on March 5, 2009, while the Council of States stuck to its decision to reject it on June 10. The initiative was off the table and the ban remained in force unchanged. The focus of the discussion was no longer security, but environmental and transport policy considerations.

In March 2011, as in January of the same year , the Commission for Transport and Telecommunications spoke out in favor of lifting the circuit racing ban (with 10 to 9 votes), emphasizing that safety aspects are no longer a reason for such a ban. The corresponding commission of the Council of States had meanwhile rejected a repeal with 7 to 5 votes. The reason for the renewed consideration of the topic were three initiatives and a petition with 71,400 supporters' signatures in favor of repeal.

The mood among the Swiss population regarding the lifting of the ban on ( Formula 1 ) circuit racing is divided: in a survey by the research institute gfs-Zurich in 2007, 41 percent of the almost 1,100 Swiss respondents were in favor of the lifting, 45 percent on the other hand, with more women (50 percent) than men (38 percent) rejecting the initiative.

The A1 Team Switzerland in Kyalami (2009)

Despite the circuit racing ban, there were three pure circuit racing series based in Switzerland in 2010. The LO Formula Renault 2.0 and the LO Renault Clio Cup were discontinued at the end of 2010, the Formula LO (formerly LO Formula Lista junior ) has been inactive since the end of 2012. The races of this series were held in nearby foreign countries. Swiss racing drivers take part in circuit races around the world, and teams such as Rebellion Racing , Jenzer Motorsport or Jo Zeller Racing have won numerous championships in recent years. With Sauber , Switzerland has had its own Formula 1 team again since 2010 , and Sébastien Buemi, a Swiss racing driver , recently competed in the premier class from 2009 to 2011.

As of April 1, 2016, the Federal Council approved circuit racing for electric cars in Switzerland. The implementation of such a race requires a permit and is also linked to further conditions relating to road safety (Article 95 (5) of the Traffic Rules Ordinance). In June 2018, a Swiss circuit race took place on the Zurich race track for the first time since 1955. On June 22, 2019, another race of the FIA Formula E Championship was held in Switzerland on the Bern Formula E race track .

Former bans

Germany

After serious accidents with around ten fatalities at racing events in the spring of 1929 , all automobile and motorcycle races on temporary racetracks were banned from public roads in the Free State of Prussia , which made up more than half of the German Reich . The circuits of the AVUS and the Nürburgring as well as hill climbs were exempt from this ban. In 1930 this ban was relaxed again with the requirement for the organizers to increase the safety precautions on the routes.

Israel

Motor sports were banned in Israel in the 1990s.

In 2000 and 2001, drivers filed an application with the Supreme Court to legalize motorsport again. As a result, a proposal was submitted to introduce a bill by a non-government member of parliament ( private member's bill ), which enabled the government at the time not to act itself despite the request. A corresponding bill was introduced into the Knesset in 2005 by the MP Ehud Rassabi ( Schinui ). The draft was first discussed in the finance committee, but was rejected by its chairman because it was supposed to allow races on the Sabbath - a point that had caused controversy in the past. The draft was forwarded to the Committee on Education, Culture and Sport, modified slightly and approved in the Knesset in December 2005 with 25 votes to three. In order to be able to apply the law, racing regulations now had to be drawn up. Although nine months were provided for in the motor sports law passed, the approval process by the Committee for Education, Culture and Sport did not begin until 2008, as the involvement of eight, in some cases rival, ministries and bureaucratic problems led to delays. In March 2010, three regulations were approved by the committee and finally 14 regulations were published in February 2011, making motorsport legal again in Israel. In December 2011, the first professional circuit car race after legalization took place in Eilat , for which the Ministry of Culture and Sports also gave financial support.

Israel produced two well-known drivers during the time of the ban: Chanoch Nissany (former Formula 1 test driver) and Alon Day (2009 Asian Formula Renault champion).

Norway

After an accident with Per Engseth (VW Beetle), who drove into cars parked at the edge of the track after crossing the finish line at the Rally Norge in 1971, rallying was banned in Norway from 1972 to 1984. That is why Norwegians had to switch to rallying abroad or to rallycross , which is rapidly developing in their home country . Only since the success of Petter Solberg has rallying been fully established again in the Scandinavian country.

Prohibitions not implemented

Philippines

In 2005, the then Philippine government announced a motor sports ban in response to the rising oil price . In the end, however, the project was not implemented.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SR 741.01 Swiss Road Traffic Act, Art. 52 , homepage of the federal authorities of the Swiss Confederation.
  2. ↑ SR 741.11 Traffic Regulations Ordinance Art. 94 , homepage of the federal authorities of the Swiss Confederation
  3. ↑ a b SR 741.11 Traffic Rules Ordinance Art. 94 , homepage of the federal authorities of the Swiss Confederation.
  4. ↑ www.parlament.ch Official Bulletin.
  5. ↑ Press release of March 29, 2011 on parlament.ch , accessed on May 19, 2012
  6. ↑ No majority of the Swiss population in favor of the reintroduction of Formula 1 races in Switzerland ( PDF )  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) gfs-zh.ch@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.gfs-zh.ch
  7. ↑ Development in continuity ( memento of August 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) wsr-switzerland.ch.
  8. ↑ The Swiss LO Clio Cup on the way into exile. (No longer available online.) Wsr-switzerland.ch, March 21, 2011, archived from the original on August 31, 2011 ; Retrieved January 4, 2012 .
  9. ↑ Federal Council: Federal Council decides to allow Formula E races. Press release. In: admin.ch. December 18, 2015, accessed October 11, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Friedrich Messerschmidt. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed on July 29, 2012 (English).
  11. ^ Committee OKs Israeli races. jpost.com, March 11, 2010, accessed November 4, 2012 .
  12. ↑ a b Motor sports law approved. ynetnews.com, March 14, 2010, accessed November 4, 2012 .
  13. ↑ a b Local gentlemen to start their engines. jpost.com, December 15, 2005, accessed November 4, 2012 .
  14. ↑ a b Israeli race car drivers stuck in neutral. Haaretz.com, December 9, 2011, accessed November 4, 2012 .
  15. ↑ Motorsport / MKs give green light to regulated motor racing. Haaretz.com, December 15, 2005, accessed November 4, 2012 .
  16. ^ Formula Israel on track for December. (No longer available online.) Racetechmag.com, September 27, 2011, archived from the original on October 20, 2011 ; Retrieved November 4, 2012 .
  17. ^ Knesset passes law to legalize auto racing in Israel. Haaretz.com, December 14, 2005, accessed November 4, 2012 .
  18. ^ Rev your engines: Ministry green lights motor racing at long last. Haaretz.com, February 22, 2011, accessed November 4, 2012 .
  19. ↑ Formula 3 race track opens in Israel: 16 Formula drivers compete in opening race at "Formula Israel." Jewish News One YouTube channel, December 26, 2011, accessed February 14, 2012 .
  20. ↑ Ban on motorsports looms ( Memento from September 8, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) manilatimes.net, September 3, 2005