Super license
Super License ( English Super License ) is the official name of the Formula 1 of the International Federation de l'Automobile (FIA) on request of racers awarded racing license , since the Formula 1 World Championship in 1984 as a prerequisite to participate in races of the Formula -1 World Championship is set.
Basics
The super license is only valid for the current calendar year and must be applied for at least 14 days before the technical acceptance of the vehicles at a Grand Prix. In the event of a driver change due to force majeure during the current Formula 1 season, the super license can be applied for at least 48 hours before the technical inspection.
Additional licenses of FIA in stages A , B , C and D , respectively. The prerequisite for the granting of the super license is that the driver already has the FIA license level A and fulfills other conditions set out in Appendix L of the FIA regulations. The drivers also have to pay a fee for the FIA super license, which is considered the most expensive sports license in the world.
Up until the Formula 1 World Championship in 2000 , the super license was tied to the driver's license , so if the driver's license was withdrawn, the super license could also be withdrawn.
Award criteria until 2015
One of the conditions for an award in Appendix L was that the driver had achieved good placements in a lower racing category such as Formula 3 or the GP2 series . It was z. B. sufficient if a driver was placed in the top three of the GP2 series or the Super Formula in the last two years or is the current champion of the Formula 3 Euro Series , the national Formula 3 series in Great Britain, Japan, Spain or Italy or Formula Renault 3.5 was. It was also sufficient if a driver in the IndyCar Series had finished the championship in the last two years with a place in the top four. In addition, the top three winners of the FIA Formula 2 Championship held between 2009 and 2012 received such a super license.
Even pilots who already had a super license and who contested at least five grands prix in the past season or at least 15 grands prix in the last three seasons or who were test drivers for a team in the Formula 1 World Championship last season received a super license.
In addition to the criteria listed here, the license could also be obtained by driving at least 300 km in a current Formula 1 vehicle at racing speed over a period of a maximum of two days. In this case, the super license was issued provisionally for a trial period of 12 months and could be checked at any time and withdrawn if necessary . In the past, this was the most popular way to get a super license.
Award criteria since 2016
In September 2014, at the age of 16, Max Verstappen covered more than the required 300 km in test drives with the Toro Rosso team and thus received a super license. Although he was the reigning world kart champion , his entire experience in formula racing was limited to less than one season in the European Formula 3 championship . This caused public criticism from current and former pilots as well as from team managers and officials of the award criteria. Similar discussions had already taken place in December 2000, when the then 21-year-old Kimi Raikkonen received the super license after only 23 formula races (all in Formula Renault ), but initially for four races on trial.
After a meeting of the World Motorsport Council in September 2014, the FIA announced that it would revise the criteria for awarding a super license.
In December 2014, the new criteria were adopted by the FIA World Council. From the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship , every driver who applies for a super license must have reached the age of 18 and be in possession of a valid driver's license at the time of the application. In addition, the driver must have contested at least 80 percent of the races in one of the following racing series in two seasons:
- GP2 series
- GP3 series
- European Formula 3 Championship or National Formula 3 Championship
- Formula Renault 3.5
- Formula Renault 2.0 or 1.6
- FIA-certified, national Formula 4 championship
- Super formula
- IndyCar Series
- Indy lights
- FIA World Endurance Championship (Class LMP1)
- future Formula 2 championship
In addition, the driver must have contested at least five grands prix in the previous season or at least fifteen grands prix in the past three seasons (these regulations remain unchanged), or have achieved 40 points according to a new point system in the past three years.
| championship | Points based on placement in the overall ranking | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | |
| future Formula 2 championship | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30th | 20th | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 |
| GP2 series | 50 | 40 | 30th | 20th | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 |
|
IndyCar Series FIA World Endurance Championship (Class LMP1) European Formula 3 Championship |
40 | 30th | 20th | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
GP3 series Formula Renault 3.5 |
30th | 20th | 15th | 10 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Super formula | 20th | 15th | 10 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| national Formula 3 championships FIA-certified, national Formula 4 championship |
10 | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS |
5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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In the media there were speculations that Stefano Domenicali , chairman of the FIA monoposto commission, would favor FIA's own racing series in this way and that the FIA wanted to accelerate the thinning of the monoposto series, which the FIA wanted. Renault announced in January 2015 that it would take action against the division of the Formula Renault series and also criticized the fact that the talks announced by the FIA with the organizers of the junior classes had not taken place at all. Criticism of the disregard of touring car series such as the touring car world championship and the DTM as well as the rally world championship was loud. The manufacturers Audi , BMW and Mercedes-Benz involved in the DTM wrote a request to the FIA to reconsider the point allocation.
In July 2015 the FIA announced that the points system had been revised and the World Touring Car Championship, the DTM and the Indy Lights had now been taken into account. In addition, the points of the Formula Renault 3.5, the Super Formula and the FIA-certified Formula 4 championships have been increased. The maximum number of points awarded has been reduced to 40. Although no points were awarded in the FIA Formula E championship itself, the winner of the driver's title was automatically qualified for a super license.
| championship | Points based on placement in the overall ranking | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | |
| future Formula 2 championship | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30th | 20th | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 |
| GP2 series | 40 | 40 | 30th | 20th | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 |
|
IndyCar Series FIA World Endurance Championship (Class LMP1) European Formula 3 Championship |
40 | 30th | 20th | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| World Series Formula V8 3.5 | 35 | 25th | 20th | 15th | 10 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | - |
| GP3 series | 30th | 20th | 15th | 10 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Super formula | 25th | 20th | 15th | 10 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
|
World Touring Car Championship DTM Indy Lights |
15th | 12 | 10 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| FIA-certified, national Formula 4 championship | 12 | 10 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| National Formula 3 championships Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS |
10 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kart world championship | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
In September 2017, the FIA World Council decided to revise the points system again for 2018. In order to strengthen the FIA Formula 2 Championship , the points to be awarded have been reduced in various other series. In addition, points are now also awarded in all categories of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the NASCAR series , the IMSA and various other local touring car and formula series.
| championship | Points based on placement in the overall ranking | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30th | 20th | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 |
| IndyCar Series | 40 | 30th | 20th | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
FIA Formula E Championship European Formula 3 Championship |
30th | 25th | 20th | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| FIA World Endurance Championship (Class LMP1) | 30th | 24 | 20th | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 2 |
| GP3 series | 25th | 20th | 15th | 10 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
|
Super Formula World Series Formula V8 3.5 |
20th | 15th | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| FIA World Endurance Championship (Class LMP2) | 20th | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 2 | 0 | - |
|
World Touring Car Championship DTM Super GT Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Indy Lights |
15th | 12 | 10 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| V8 supercars | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FIA-certified, national Formula 4 championship | 12 | 10 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| National Formula 3 championships Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup Formula Renault 2.0 ALPS Formula Mazda Xfinity Series |
10 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
|
European Le Mans Series Asian Le Mans Series FIA World Endurance Championship (LMGT-Pro class) FIA World Endurance Championship (LMGT-Am class) IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge |
10 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| International GT3 Open | 6th | 4th | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FFSA Academy | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kart world championship | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kart continental championship Kart world championship (Juniors) |
3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kart Continental Championship (Juniors) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
In December 2017, the FIA announced that it would also change the rules for issuing super licenses for test drivers who are allowed to drive the vehicle in the first free practice session of a Grand Prix. The regulation that applied until 2016 had previously applied to these.
As of 2018 , a test driver must have contested at least six races in the FIA Formula 2 championship or scored at least 25 points according to the current point system in the past three years. Drivers who have already had a super license must have achieved a whole season in the FIA Formula 2 championship or 25 points in the past three years.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sid Watkins : Life At The Limit: Triumph and Tragedy in Formula One . Foreword by Niki Lauda. 6th edition. MacMillan, London 1996, ISBN 978-0-333-65774-4 , pp. 211 .
- ↑ Formula 1 drivers criticize the costs of the super license. focus.de , February 8, 2009, accessed on January 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Montoya after the violation without a license. Motorsport-Total.com, May 12, 2003, accessed January 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Norman Fischer, Dieter Rencken, Dominik Sharaf: Villeneuve criticized: "Formula 1 is not a Christmas present." Motorsport-Total.com, August 22, 2014, accessed January 7, 2015 .
- ↑ F1: Interview with Kimi Raikkonen. (No longer available online.) Motorsport2000.de, January 9, 2001, formerly in the original ; accessed on January 14, 2014 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sven Haidinger: After Verstappen: New super license criteria by 2016. Motorsport-Total.com, September 12, 2014, accessed January 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Norman Fischer: Success is a must: New point system for super license. Motorsport-Total.com, January 6, 2015, accessed January 7, 2015 .
- ↑ APPENDIX L TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPORTING CODE. fia.com, December 14, 2014, accessed January 7, 2015 .
- ↑ New super license system. Schumi not qualified enough for F1. Auto motor und sport , January 7, 2015, accessed January 11, 2015 .
- ↑ Dominik Sharaf: Challenge to the FIA: Will Renault topple the super license system? Motorsport-Total.com, January 11, 2015, accessed January 11, 2015 .
- ^ Ruben Zimmermann: Letter to the FIA: Manufacturers criticize the superlicensing system. Motorsport-Total.com, March 5, 2015, accessed March 5, 2015 .
- ↑ Rebecca Friese: New licensing system: Points for DTM - exception for Formula E. Motorsport-Total.com, July 10, 2015, accessed on July 11, 2015 .
- ^ Sven Haidinger: FIA changes super licensing system: Formula 2 significantly upgraded. Motorsport-Total.com, September 21, 2017, accessed on September 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Ben Anderson, Ruben Zimmermann: Super license: FIA tightened rules for Friday testers from 2018. Motorsport-Total.com, December 21, 2017, accessed on December 22, 2017 .
