PRESS RELEASE
WORLD MOTOR SPORT COUNCIL
The World Motor Sport Council met in Rome on October 26, 2005. The following decisions were taken:
FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Approved the following regulations for the 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Tyres
Each driver will be permitted to use seven sets of dry-weather tyres for each event. All tyres used for qualifying and race must be of the same specification. Tyre changes will be permitted at any time during the race.
Qualifying format
All cars are permitted on the track. At the end of the first 15-minute period the slowest five cars can take no further part in qualifying. These cars will make up the last five grid positions in the order of their times, the fastest occupying 16th position.
The times for the fifteen remaining cars are reset for the next session. At the end of the second 15-minute period the slowest five cars can take no further part in qualifying. These cars will make up the grid in positions eleven to fifteen in the order of their times, the fastest occupying 11th position.
The times for the ten remaining cars will be reset for the next session. For the final period, lasting 20 minutes, the cars will be arranged on the grid in positions one to ten in the order of their times, the fastest occupying pole position
Cars will be under parc ferme conditions from the time they enter the track for the first time during qualifying until the start of the race. Changing tyres and adding fuel will no longer be part of the parc ferme regulations
Fuel may be added to cars at any time during the first 40 minutes of qualifying and any car eliminated during the first two periods may then be refuelled at any time until the pit lane opens for the race. Teams will be required to fill cars taking part in the final 20-minute period with the amount of fuel with which they intend to start the race. Any fuel used during the 20-minute period may be replaced before the start of the race.
If 22 cars are eligible to take part in the Event, six cars will drop out after each of the fifteen minute periods leaving ten for the final 20 minutes. If twenty four cars are eligible to take part in the Event, six cars will drop out after each of the fifteen minute periods leaving twelve for the final 20 minutes.
A package of measures were approved for the 2008 Championship. These include the introduction of a Centreline Downwash Generating wing, larger wheels with slick tyres and a single tyre supplier. The package will be brought forward to 2007 if an 80% majority of the Formula One Technical Working Group agree to do so before the end of December 2005.
WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
In order to score points in the Championship, each manufacturer must take part with two cars of the same make in all the event rallies.
The driver of the first car should remain the same throughout the season. The driver of the second car may be changed for each of the rallies in the Championship.
In order to be classified at the end of the season, a manufacturer must have competed in all the rallies.
The 2007 season will be made up of eight or nine rallies run from January to May. The World Champion for each of the titles will be known at the end of that period. The 2008 season will be run over two calendar years, beginning in August 2007 and ending in May 2008.
COMMISSION
Approved the creation of an FIA Commission on Future Technologies. It will look at the introduction of new and future road-relevant technologies into motor sport. Each major car manufacturer will be invited to nominate two members (a senior employee plus an academic) to join the commission.
KARTING
Approved further cost-cutting measures, including a limitation to three sets of slick tyres for each driver per event and a limitation to two engines per driver per event.
SAFETY
Team personnel and spectators will be prohibited from climbing on the pit wall debris fence during or after any circuit race.
CALENDAR
FIA Formula One World Championship
| Bahrain | 12 March | |
| Malaysia | 19 Mar | |
| Australia | 02 April | |
| San Marino | 23 April | |
| 07 May | ||
| Spain | 14 May | |
| Monaco | 28 May | |
| Great Britain | 11 June | |
| Canada | 25 June | |
| United States | 02 July | |
| France | 16 July | |
| Germany | 30 July | |
| Hungary | 06 August | |
| Turkey | 27 August | |
| Italy | 10 September | |
| Belgium | 17 September | |
| Japan | 01 October | |
| China | 08 October | |
| Brazil* | 22 October |
*Subject to contract approval
FIA World Rally Championship
| 20-22 January | MC | Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo | |
| 3-5 February | S | Uddeholm Swedish Rally | |
| 3-5 March | MEX | Corona Rally Mexico | |
| 24-26 March | E | Rallye de España | |
| 7–9 April | F | Rallye de France - Tour de Corse | |
| 28-30 April | RA | Rally Argentina | |
| 18-21 May | I | Rallye Italia-Sardinia | |
| 2-4 June | GR | Acropolis Rally of Greece | |
| 11-13 August | D | OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland | |
| 18-20 August | FIN | Neste Rally Finland | |
| 1-3 September | J | Rally Japan | |
| 22-24 September | CY | The Cyprus Rally | |
| 13-15 October | TR | Rally of Turkey | |
| 27-29 October | AUS | Rally Australia | |
| 10-12 November | NZ | Rally of New Zealand | |
| 1-3 December | GB | Wales Rally GB |
FIA Production Car World Rally Championship
| 20-22 January | MC | Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | |
| 3-5 March | MEX | Corona Mexico Rally | |
| 28-30 April | RA | Rally Argentina | |
| 2-4 June | GR | Acropolis Rally of Greece | |
| 1-3 September | J | Rally Japan | |
| 22-24 September | CY | Cyprus Rally | |
| 27-29 October | AUS | Rally Australia | |
| 10-12 November | NZ | Rally New Zealand |
FIA Junior Rally Championship
| 3-5 February | S | Uddeholm Swedish Rally | |
| 24-26 March | E | Rally de España | |
| 7-9 April | F | Tour de Corse – Rallye de France | |
| 19-21 May | I | Rally Sardinia - Rally d’Italia | |
| 11-13 August | D | OMV ADAC Rallye Deutschland | |
| 18-20 August | FIN | Neste Rally Finland | |
| 13-15 October | TR | Rally of Turkey | |
| 1-3 December | GB | Wales Rally GB |
FIA World Touring Car Championship
| 02 April | I | ||
| 30 April | F | Magny-Cours* | |
| 21 May | GB | Brands Hatch* | |
| 04 June | CZ | ||
| 02 July | MEX | Puebla* | |
| 30 July | BR | TBA** | |
| 03 September | D | Oschersleben* | |
| 24 September | TR | Istanbul* | |
| 01 October | Valencia* | ||
| 05 November | TBA | TBA** | |
| 19 November | MO |
*Subject to ASN confirmation
**Subject to circuit approval
FIA GT Championship
| 23 April | RO | Bucarest** | |
| 07 May | GB | Silverstone* | |
| 28 May | CZ | ||
| 02 July | D | Oschersleben | |
| 30 July | B | Spa-Francorchamps | |
| 03 September | F | Magny-Cours | |
| 17 September | I | TBA** | |
| 17 November | BRN | Bahrain* | |
| 24 November | UAE | ||
| TBA | CN | Zhuhai* |
*Subject to ASN confirmation
**Subject to circuit approval
The WMSC also approved a number of private series and national championships with foreign events including the V8 Supercar Championship, Super GT, DTM, Formula 3 Euro Series and A1 Grand Prix.
