Press Release

 International Court of Appeal 

12/05/2010 

The following hearing of the International Court of Appeal will take place in Paris:

Hearing

Appeal lodged by the Deutscher Motor Sport Bund e.V. (DMSB) on behalf of its competitor Young Driver AMR against decision N°24 taken by the Stewards of the Meeting dated 2 May 2010 concerning the event run at Silverstone (Great Britain) on 2 May 2010 and counting towards the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship

On the basis of a report from the FIA Technical Delegate, finding that the measurement of the friction block of the flat bottom of car N°7 of Young Driver AMR did not comply with the minimum thickness, the Stewards decided to exclude car N°7 from the race results for breach of Article 257.3.3.2.d.3 of Appendix J of the International Sporting Code and Article 5 of the FIA GT1 World Championship Sporting Regulations.,.

The DMSB has appealed the Stewards’ decision on behalf of Young Driver AMR.

When
 
10.00 hrs
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Where
 
FIA Salle du Comité,
8, place de la Concorde,
75008 Paris

Decision

The decision will be published as soon as possible after the hearing.

Accreditation

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