Press Release

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

Hearing

Following a protest lodged by the competitor AF Corse (car N°50 driven by Mr Vilander and Mr Bruni), which purported that the refuelling procedure, as governed by the 2008 Sporting Regulations of the FIA GT Championship, had not been respected by the competitor Prospeed Competition (car N°61 driven by Mr Collard and Mr Westbrook), and after having viewed video footage provided by the competitor AF Corse, the Stewards decided to exclude car N°61 from the results of the race.

The competitor Prospeed Competition has appealed this decision before the International Court of Appeal.


When

10.00 hrs
Thursday, June 12, 2008

Where

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

Decision

The decision is expected on Friday, June 13, 2008, in the afternoon.

Accreditation

Requests for accreditation must be sent by fax to the FIA Press Office (+33 1 43 12 58 18) on the official letterhead paper of the publication or other medium requesting accreditation.

The accreditation request must be signed by the Chief Editor or the Head of a Department (specify which) of the relevant publication, or medium.

The accreditation request must include the following:

 i) the hearing and the date for which the accreditation is requested;
ii) name of the journalist and photocopy of his professional press card (currently valid);
 iii) fax number to which the FIA can send an answer.

Applications for accreditation for the above hearing must reach the FIA before Monday, June 9, 2008 at 17.00 hrs (CET).