VRC license system regulations

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VRC license system regulations​

1. General provisions


1.1 The racing license system applies to all championships on the VRC portal and all championship organizers must use this system.

1.2 To be allowed to the race, the participant must have a license of the category specified in the championship regulations and corresponds to the class of the participant’s car. The organizer must write in the championship regulations the license categories required in the championship. A participant can apply for registration in the championship without having the license at the moment. A license is required for the race admission.

1.3 If a participant was deprived of a license (or it was suspended), he is not allowed to all the races on the portal of all championships requiring a license, which the participant was deprived of. The ban on participation is valid until the license is restored.

1.4 The procedure for obtaining a license is determined by organizer of the championship at their own discretion, according to the license category.

1.5 To participate in several championships on cars corresponds to the one license category, a participant only needs to obtain a license of this category once in any of these championships.

1.6 The validity period of the license is determined according to these Regulations depending on the racing season of the championship (spring or autumn). If championship lasts for several seasons, the organizer of the championship has the right to extend the current license for the next season.

1.7 In fan races and fan championships it is allowed for organizer not to use this license system, i.e. to allow the race participants with any license category or without any license at all.

1.8 The official year on the VRC portal is divided into two seasons: spring – from January 1 to May 31, and autumn – from September 1 to December 31. In the period from June 1 to August 31, a license is not required to participate in any race, unless the spring season championship ends later May 31. Then the license is valid until the end of the championship.

1.9 A driver is considered a participant of the championship if he has applied for registration in the championship and has taken part in at least one race of this championship.


2. License categories


2.1 According to these Regulations, the following license categories are used:

А category

А+ category​

B category

C category​

SL category

FL category​

2.2 A category – Open Wheel. This category includes all open wheel cars, except Formula 1 class and except tracks of oval configuration. The license is valid for one season. The procedure for obtaining a license is determined by the organizer of the championship.

2.2.1 A+ category – Oval tracks. It is a subcategory of A category. This license gives access to oval tracks on cars with open wheels and applies to all cars of A category in accordance with 2.2. The procedure for obtaining a license is determined by the organizer of the championship.

2.3 B category – Prototypes. This category includes all sport prototype cars. The license is valid for one season. The procedure for obtaining a license is determined by the organizer of the championship.

2.4 C category – Closed Wheel. This category includes all closed wheel cars (except sport prototypes). The license is valid for one season. The procedure for obtaining a license is determined by the organizer of the championship.

2.5 SL category – Super Licence. This category includes Formula 1 class cars only. The license is valid for one season. The procedure for obtaining a license is determined by the organizer of the championship.

2.6 FL category – Full Licence. This category includes cars of all classes without any restrictions. The holder of the FL license may participate in any championships on the portal. The license is issued by decision of the Chief Steward of the VRC portal only in accordance with the level of culture and accident-free riding of the driver based on the results of the past season. The license is permanent.


3. Penalty points and license revocation


3.1 Stewards and the organizer of the championship have the right to penalize the driver after the race by penalty points into the license (as a part of the penalty). Penalty points are summarized separately for each license category from all championships in which the driver participates with this license.

3.2 Each penalty point is active N days counting from the day of the race it was received. N depends on the license category. N = 22 for C. N = 22 for A, A+. N = 30 for B, N = 22 for SL.

3.3 If driver has 11 or more active penalty points for a license of one category, the license of this category is suspended until the number of active penalty points for this category is less than 11. If the license is suspended, then the driver is not allowed to all races on the portal that require this license.

3.4 If a driver gains 35 penalty points, then his license of this category will be revoked until the end of the season.

3.5 3.3 and 3.4 do not apply to FL license category. For this category, the penalty points received in all championships are summarized, regardless of cars classes. If during the season the driver gains 25penalty points, the FL license will be revoked. After that, he has the right to obtain a license of any other category required to continue participating in the championship. Accordingly, all the rules regarding the obtained license will apply. All penalty points the participant has already received during the season in FL license will be added in each license he get.

3.6 At the end of the season all penalty points will be canceled.

3.7 The Chief Steward of the portal has the right to revoke the driver’s license of any category, regardless of the number of penalty points received.