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7-1 Reporting Incidents 

7-1.1 An incident a driver deems worthy of investigation may be submitted to the stewards after the race in the dedicated channel.
7-1.2 Each incident should have it’s own incident report ticket.
7-1.3 An incident without own POV footage will not be investigated.
7-1.4 It is mandatory to have the Race Director of all your warning(s) recorded. A race director MUST be included with footage of warnings/penalties wanted to be removed.
7-1.4.1 Incidents will not be reviewed in the following circumstances: 

    • Phone footage of poor quality (footage must include all corners of the screen and text must be readable;
    • Sending in highlights and/or replays of incidents does not qualify as footage and will be dismissed. Only driver POV is acceptable. 

7.1.4.2 No footage penalties are as follows:

    • 1st offense- 1 ppt + 3 seconds (post race)
    • 2nd offense- 2 ppts + 5 seconds (post race)
    • 3rd offense- 3 ppts + QB
    • 4th offense- 3ppts + RB
    • 5th offense- League Review

7-1.4.3 Driver(s) will receive a maximum of one offense per race. Offenses from 5th and upwards of those who have not been removed from the league will be set at 3ppts and a Race Ban.

7-1.5 Drivers have until 10pm GMT (EU tiers) / 10pm EST (AM tiers) the day following their race to submit incidents.
7-1.6 A driver can report another for any type of incident excluding car contact. In that case, only the drivers involved in the incident can report it.
7-1.7 The livestream cannot be used as primary onboard footage. However, it can be used to report drivers who cut the pit entry/exit line, retire on track, crash on purpose, etc. 

7-2 Requested Footage

7-2.1 As soon as the incident has been reported the lead steward will request footage from all drivers involved in reported footage, this is regardless whether the incident is clear or not.
7-2.2 Drivers who are asked for requested footage have 24 hours to send it in. This footage should be added directly into the report from where the footage is requested.
7-2.3 Any driver who does not send in requested footage within the deadline time (24 hours) will receive a no footage penalty based on number of offenses on top of any incurring penalties from the incident unless extension is asked for by drivers and granted by stewards.
7-2.4 Footage sent in after the deadline will be deemed inadmissible however may still be used as evidence in order to provide the stewards with a better chance to make more accurate decisions.
7-2.5 All incidents in any footage (regardless of being initially reported) can be punishable by stewards.

7-3 Steward Decisions 

7-3.1 Following all footage being sent in stewards will review their opinions and come to a decision.
7-3.2 Drivers are expected to respect each stewards decision, it is inevitable that some decisions will go for you and some against you. If you feel any actions/decisions are wrong, you are expected to address the situation calmly and maturely.
7-3.3 The stewarding panel will consist of three experienced non-drivers for absolute impartiality. All three of them will impart their opinion before concluding in a 2-1, or 3-0 majority vote on any decision.

7-4 Appeal Process 

7-4.1Drivers have 24 hours to appeal the stewards decision IN THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT TICKET, not the penalty channel, so long as they are directly involved.
7-4.2 In order for an incident to be reviewed again, the driver must either bring new relevant evidence (footage not submitted in time or not submitted at all will NOT count) or highlight a mistake in the findings. If the driver fails to do so, the appeal will be dismissed.
7-4.3 Each driver will start the season with 3 appeals. If an appeal is won they will keep their original number of appeals, however if they lose it will be deducted by 1.
7-4.3.1 Once an appeal is submitted by a driver, it cannot be retracted
7-4.4 Appeal stewards have the right to change the original stewards decision.
7-4.5 The outcome of an appeal is final and absolute. There is no appealing an appeal.
7-4.6 The appeals panel will consist of three experienced non-drivers for absolute impartiality. All three of them will impart their opinion before concluding in a 2-1, or 3-0 majority vote on any decision.

7-5 Penalties 

7-5.1 League admins/stewards reserve the right to refer incidents that have not been reported.
7-5.2 The stewards may penalise drivers for incidents not covered by this ruleset.
7-5.3 Drivers deemed to have caused an incident may be awarded post-race penalties by the stewards.
7-5.4 The stewards may impose any of the penalties below: 

    • NFA (No Further Action);
    • Dangerous Driving Reprimand;
    • Reversal of Positions;
    • Reprimand *3 reprimands will result in qualifying ban;
    • 3 seconds + 1pp on virtual license (new addition);
    • 5 seconds + 1pp on virtual license;
    • 10 seconds + 2pp on virtual license;
    • 15 seconds + 3pp on virtual license;
    • 20 seconds + 4pp on virtual license;
    • Disqualification;
    • Qualifying Ban for the next race;
    • Disqualification from the race;
    • Race Ban;
    • Multiple Race Ban;
    • Removal from the league.

7-5.5 Drivers should respect the decisions made by the stewards. Anyone seen to be insulting or abusing the stewards over a decision will be punished depending on the seriousness of the offence. 

7-6 License/Penalties Points System 

7-6.1 We will be using a “Minor, Moderate, Major and Severe” penalty system which will be applied to all incidents that happen during the race. The penalty points system is a way of keeping track of a driver’s record of breaking the rules. Penalty points will be applied alongside normal race penalties.
7-6.2 When a driver is awarded a penalty, they will also receive license/penalty points.
7-6.3 The number of license points awarded for an incident depends on the category it falls under.
7-6.4 The 4 categories are: 

    • Minor offence = 1 point per offence;
    • Moderate offence = 2 points per offence;
    • Major offence = 3 points per offence;
    • Severe offence = 4 points.

7-6.5 Up to six (6) penalty points can be removed at the end of season.
7-6.6 Bans accumulated by the last race of season will carry over into new season. This will include any bans not served properly from any race mid-season.

7-7 Penalty Point Structure 

    • 6 penalty points – Qualifying Ban;
    • 10 penalty points – Race Ban;
    • 14 penalty points – Race Ban;
    • 18 Points – League Review League Admins reserve the right to ban drivers outright if there is need to. 
Section 7

Stewarding