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

Hearing

Appeal brought by the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation (SAMF) on behalf of the driver Mr Yasir Seaidan against decision No. 9 dated 15 December 2016, taken by the stewards of the Morocco Rally counting towards the 2016 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies

On 7 October 2016, following a protest submitted by the driver Adel Abdulla (car No. 361) against the appellant (car No. 360), the Stewards of the Morocco Rally requested that technical checks be carried out on some components of car No. 360.

On 10 November 2016, an inspection of the components was carried out by the FIA Technical Delegate and it was found that one of the components was not in conformity with the Technical Regulations.

On 15 December, on the basis of a report from the FIA Technical Delegate, the Stewards decided to impose on the Appellant a sanction of exclusion and a fine of 6,000 euros.

On 18 December 2016, the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation decided to appeal the decision No. 9 taken by the Stewards.

When

9.30 hrs

Friday, February 3, 2017

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

Requests for accreditation must be sent by email to the FIA Press Office (press@fia.com) on the official letterhead paper of the publication or other medium requesting accreditation, no later than Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at noon (CET).

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) email address to which the FIA can send an answer.