The following hearing of the International Court of Appeal took place in Paris on Friday 5 June 2015:

Appeal brought by Mr Sven Quandt on behalf of Mr Nasser Al Attiyah against decision No 3 dated 2 April 2015 of the Stewards of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge counting towards the 2015 FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies by which car No. 202 (Driver Nasser Al Attiyah, QAT) was excluded from the results of the competition.

On 2 April 2015, following a report from the FIA Technical Delegate, the Stewards, by decision No 3, decided to exclude car n°202 (Entrant Nasser Al Attiyah) from the results of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge counting towards the 2015 FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies (problem of suspension in contravention of Article 285, Art. 7-4 of Appendix J of the International Sporting Code).

On 6 April, Mr Sven Quandt, on behalf of Mr Nasser Al Attiyah, decided to lodge an appeal before the International Court of Appeal.

Decision of the International Court of Appeal

The Court, after having heard the parties and examined their submissions, declared the appeal inadmissible.

The International Court of Appeal was presided over by Mr Rui BOTICA SANTOS (Portugal), and included Mr Michael BELOFF QC (United Kingdom), Mr Jean GAY (Switzerland) and Mr Michael GRECH (Malta).