[PDF] - Team Managers Briefing Dubai Autodrome 8 January 2020 11 PDF Document

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Team Managers Briefing

Dubai Autodrome

8 January 2020

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Briefing Notes

Please read the hand-out Briefing Notes for all details concerning this event.

2020 Round 1

24H Dubai

Dubai Autodrome, 9-10-11 January 2020

Briefing Notes

24H Series 20 2020 20 Ro Round nd 1, , 24 24H H Du Dubai, 9-10-11 1 January 2020 2020 Briefing Notes Page 1 Circuit information Circuit Dubai Autodrome – Grand Prix Circuit Lap length 5.390 m (clockwise) Pole position right hand side (rolling start) Speed limit in Pit Lane 40 km/h Grid Board Turn 11 Code 60 lap time 5 min 23 sec Refuelling Area Circuit Fuel Bay – Pit Exit right-hand side Time Penalty Area in the Pit Lane in front of podium on the right-hand side Parc Fermé after Race at the Run Off area of Turn 16 on the left-hand side Scrutineering Circuit Technical Bay Notice Board Outside wall Race Administation & https://www.24hseries.com/2020/24h-dubai-2020/noticeboard Time schedule Thursday, 9 January 2020 10:20 – 11:50 (90’) Free Practice 15:05 – 15:35 (30’) Qualifying 24H TCE Series Division 15:40 – 16:10 (30’) Qualifying 24H GT Series Division (each driver must cover 2 laps minimum in the Free Practice or Qualifying, art. 30.1.2) 18:00 – 19:30 (90’) Night Practice (each driver must cover 2 laps minimum in Night Practice, art. 30.1.3) Friday, 10 January 2020 10:30 – 11:00 (30’) Warm Up 15:00 (24H) 24H Race Race: start procedure 14:00 Pit Exit open Mandatory reconnaissance lap(s); it is allowed to make a second reconnaissance lap by driving through the Pit Lane 14:20 Pit Exit closed 14:38 15 min. Board All guests must leave the grid 14:43 10 min. Board 14:48 5 min. Board 14:50 3 min. Board All Cars must be resting on the wheels; it is no longer allowed to work on the Car. Team members except one per Car must immediately leave the grid 14:52 1 min. Board Engines must be started; all team members must leave the grid 14:52:30 30 sec. Board 14:53 Green Flag – Start of two Formation Laps 15:00 (approx.) Start Race Race time starts at the extinguishing of the Red Lights

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New in 2020

§ The engine of the Car must be turned off during pit stops (21.2.3) and refuelling (21.3.3.12) § It is allowed to leave dipped head lights on during refuelling (21.3.3.12) § Tyre warmers are allowed in GT-Division only (22.7)

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New in 2020

§ Penalty notifications will be digitally: message on timing monitor and personal message in team portal § As soon as the red ligths at the start are extinguished it is allowed to overtake (33.4.5)

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Pit Lane Entry

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Pit Lane Entry – speed limit

SPEED LIMIT 60 KPH

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Pit Lane Entry

PIT LANE TIME LOOP

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Pit Lane Entry – speed limit

SPEED LIMIT 40 KPH

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Pit Lane Exit – speed limit

SPEED LIMIT ENDS

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Pit Lane Exit – blend white line

DO NOT CROSS THE WHITE LINE AT THE PIT EXIT

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Pit Lane

§ Non-team members must stay behind the red line in the Pit Lane. § It is not allowed to drive the Car in or out of the pit garage under its own engine power. § The engine of the Car must be turned off before working on the Car is allowed in the Pit Lane or Garage.

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Pit Lane

§ Working on the Car is only allowed in the Working

Lane. Team members are not allowed to pass the

speed limit boards at the Pit Entry and Exit. § Safety belts may not be loosened or removed nor may items of clothing be removed while entering Pit Lane.

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Pit Lane

§ Driver assist (green vest) is only allowed to assist driver out/in, fasten the seat belts, replace the drinking bottle and connect the radio communication. § Driver-ID switch must be set correct after each driver change and before exiting the Pit Lane.

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Refuelling Area – Entry

POINT TO ENTER REFUELLING AREA

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Refuelling Area – Entry

SPEED LIMIT 20 KPH

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Refuelling Area – Exit

SPEED LIMIT 40 KPH

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Refuelling Area

§ Engine of the Car must be turned off before refuelling starts. § Headlights may be left on in Refuelling Area, however no main-beam headlights. § Cars in the fast lane of the Pit Lane have priority

ver Cars exiting the Refuelling Area.

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Track Limits

§ Two wheels of the Car must remain in contact with the Track. § Overtaking another Car outside of the Track is not allowed.

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Track Limits

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Track Limits

§ Practice: warning up to Drive Through Penalty. § Qualifying: lap time disallowed. § Race:

after 3rd offence: warning (on timing monitor)
after each subsequent 3rd offence: 10

seconds time penalty

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Track Limits

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Flag signals

The yellow flag and red flag can be supported by flashing yellow and red lights respectively. These lights have the same value and meaning as the corresponding flag.

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Code 60

Instead of Safety Car the Code 60 procedure will be deployed to neutralise Free Practice, Qualifying, Night Practice and Race.

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Code 60

§ All Cars must immediately reduce speed to 60 kph without braking. § Overtaking is forbidden.

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Code 60

§ End of procedure is announced on timing monitors. § Code 60 flags will be replaced by waved green flags.

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Break Down

Suspecting your Car is about to break down? Pull off in a safe location. Do not hinder or endanger

ther competitors and do

not continue around the circuit.

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Break Down

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Start procedure

The Start Grid is divided in 2 groups and the Start of the Race is in 2 groups: § Group 1: GT-Division § Group 2: TCE-Division.

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Start procedure

14:00 Pit Lane opens for 20 minutes All Cars go on Track to their grid positions. Extra reconnaissance lap(s) are allowed.

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Start procedure

Positions on the grid

Leading Car 1 Leading Car 2 Group 1 GT Division Group 2 TCE Division 40

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Start procedure

14:20 Pit Lane closed Cars that are not on track when Pit Lane is closed remain in or in front of their box before going to exit of the Pit Lane.

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Start procedure

14:38 15 minutes board All guests must leave the grid. 14:43 10 minutes board

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Start procedure

14:48 5 minutes board 14:50 3 minutes board All Cars must be resting on their wheels; working on the Car no longer allowed. Team members must leave the grid.

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Start procedure

14:52 1 minute board Engines must be started; all remaining team members must leave the grid. 14:53 Green flag – 2 formation Laps

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Start procedure

Leading Car 2 Group 1 GT Division Group 2 TCE Division

Lane 2 Lane 1

Leading Car 1

GAP

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Start procedure

Group 2 Group 1 46

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Start procedure

Lane 2 Lane 1 AT FIRST PASS

Leading Car 2 Group 1 GT Division Group 2 TCE Division Leading Car 1 47

Lane 2 Lane 1 AT FIRST PASS

Start procedure

Group 2 TCE Division 48

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Start procedure

In the Formation Lap it is allowed to warm up the tyres up to the point where the GRID-board will be displayed: Turn 11

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Start procedure

Problem in Group 1 § Car not passed by complete field of Group 1: Car can take its original starting position (up to Grid Board in 2nd Formation Lap) § Car is passed by complete field of Group 1: Car must start from last position of Group 1

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Start procedure

Problem in Group 1 § Car is passed by Leading Car of Group 2: Car must start from Pit Lane

NO !

Group 2 TCE Division 51

Start procedure

FORMATION COMPLETE START FORMATION 52

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Start procedure

Group 1 § The Race starts at the moment the red lights are extinguished. § Overtaking is allowed as soon as the red lights are extinguished.

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Start procedure

Group 2 § The Race starts at the moment the green flag is waved from the starters rostrum. § Overtaking is allowed as soon as the green flag is waved.

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Start procedure

GREEN FLAG

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Start procedure

§ If any problem arises during the Start, the red lights will not be switched off and the yellow flashing lights will be displayed. § Either the Code 60 Flag (art. 29) or Red Flag (art. 35.2) may be displayed.

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Penalties

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Penalty Area

PENALTY AREA

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Parc Fermé

§ After Qualifying no Parc Fermé

If necessary selected Cars will be informed to enter Parc Fermé.

§ After Race all Cars directly to Parc Fermé

Podium Cars 1-2-3 off both Divisions have Parc Fermé under Podium.

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Parc Fermé (after Race)

PARC FERMÉ 60

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Data Logger

§ Please change and return the memory stick for the Data Logger in time (15 minutes after chequered flag): § Free Practice § Qualifying § Night Practice

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Data Logger

§ Race § Between 20:00 and 21:00 § After finish memories will be collected in Parc Fermé § Please refer to page 2 of time schedule.

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…if not, have a good and safe Race! Questions?

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