Whereas observe classes misplaced to unhealthy climate are an everyday threat at Spa, the truth that this yr it’s a dash weekend has made it extra sophisticated than traditional, with two qualifying classes and two races to squeeze in.
Attainable eventualities have been mentioned on the common workforce managers’ assembly on Friday morning.
In essence, it has been agreed that the precedence is to have a correct regular qualifying session forward of Sunday’s Grand Prix.
Though in concept, Friday’s FP1 session might depend for the grand prix grid if immediately’s late afternoon qualifying session is rained out, another state of affairs is that the Saturday slot presently earmarked for the shootout forward of the dash might change into qualifying for the primary race, assuming that situations permit it to happen.
That grid might additionally depend for the dash even when it would not run the standard shootout guidelines when it comes to tyre utilization and session size.
If both the dash or the primary race doesn’t run to their full distance, this weekend might see the primary implementation of the brand new factors preparations agreed after the controversial 2021 Belgian GP, when half factors have been awarded regardless of the sector working behind the protection automobile and no racing laps being accomplished.
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Beneath the brand new preparations for each the dash and the grand prix, the sector has to finish at the very least two racing laps with no security automobile or VSC intervention for factors to be awarded.
For the dash, there are simply two potential outcomes. If fewer than 50% of the scheduled 15 laps are accomplished, no factors are awarded. If the dash runs past 50% distance, full factors will probably be allotted on the standard 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 foundation for the highest eight.
Nonetheless, there are 4 potential eventualities for the 44-lap grand prix. If the chief has accomplished fewer than two laps, no factors will probably be awarded.
If the race has run between two laps and 25% distance, solely the highest 5 will obtain factors, on the premise of 6-4-3-2-1.
If the end result known as between 25% and 50% distance, factors go to the highest 9 with the allocation 13-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
If the end is made official between 50% and 75% distance, factors go to the highest 10 on the premise 19-14-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Lastly, past 75% distance, full factors are awarded.
As famous, in all {cases} two flying laps with no security automobile should be accomplished for factors to be awarded.