Penalty System
An outline of the penalty levels that could be issued in the Penalty Box.
Standard Penalties
WARNING
A Warning will be issued for minor rules violations.
Once a driver receives a Warning, any further penalties will be elevated to a higher penalty level, depending on the severity of the violation.
FOR EXAMPLE:
One warning + second warning = P1 Penalty
One warning + P1 Penalty = P1 or P2 Penalty
One warning + P2 Penalty = P2 or P3 Penalty
P1 PENALTY
A P1 Penalty will result in any combination of the following penalties based on the severity of the violation.
EOL ON LEAD LAP
EOL IN RESULTS
5 POSITIONS DOCKED
10 POINT PENALTY
30 POINT PENALTY
Once a driver receives a P1 Penalty, any further penalties could be elevated to a higher penalty level, depending on the severity of the violation.
FOR EXAMPLE:
P1 Penalty + Warning = P1 or P2 Penalty
P1 Penalty + P1 Penalty = P2 Penalty
P1 Penalty + P2 Penalty = P3 Penalty
The following violations will result in an automatic P1 Penalty without any warning.
• Unclaimed Cause of Caution/Incident
• Repeat Cause of Cautions/Incidents
• Tire Limit Violation
Any other violations could be elevated to a P1 Penalty without a warning based on the severity of the violation, and is up to the discretion of league admins.
P2 PENALTY
A P2 Penalty will result in any combination of the following penalties based on the severity of the violation.
EOL IN RESULTS
50 POINT PENALTY
2 WEEK SUSPENSION
SERIES DEMOTION (SLM)
Once a driver receives a P2 Penalty, any further penalties could be elevated to a higher penalty level, depending on the severity of the violation.
FOR EXAMPLE:
P2 Penalty + Warning = P2 or P3 Penalty
P2 Penalty + P1 Penalty = P3 Penalty
P2 Penalty + P2 Penalty = P3 Penalty
The following violations will result in an automatic P2 Penalty without any warning.
• Intentional Wrecking/Retaliation
Any other violations could be elevated to a P2 Penalty without a warning based on the severity of the violation, and is up to the discretion of league admins.
P3 PENALTY
A P3 Penalty will result in any combination of the following penalties based on the severity of the violation.
EOL IN RESULTS
100 POINT PENALTY
2 WEEK SUSPENSION
SEASON SUSPENSION
LEAGUE BAN
Once a driver receives a P3 Penalty, any additional P3 Penalties in future seasons could result in a league ban.
Additional Penalties / Notices
NOTICE
A Notice will be issued for basic rules reminders.
Notices may be issued as a notice/reminder for any basic rules that admins would like to inform driver(s) about.
(As an example, drivers should be using correctly numbered custom schemes).
Once driver(s) receives a Notice, any further violations of the same rule will be elevated to a higher penalty level, depending on the severity of the violation.
H1 PENALTY
A H1 Penalty will result in any combination of the following penalties based on the severity of the violation.
EOL TO START NEXT RACE
EOL TO START NEXT HEAT/MAIN
(within a heat race session format)
Drivers may receive a H1 Penalty for any violations that happen in a Heat Race session (including B/C-Mains). If admins are aware of any violations during a session, drivers may receive an EOL to start the next heat race/main of that session. If any violations are found in post-race review, drivers may receive an EOL to start the next race, or heat race/main of that series.
Any violations may be elevated to a higher penalty level, without warning or a H1 Penalty, depending on the severity of the violation.
Once a driver receives a H1 Penalty, any further H1 or other penalties will be elevated to a higher penalty level, depending on the severity of the violation.
FOR EXAMPLE:
One H1 Penalty + second H1 penalty = P1 Penalty (plus EOL next Race/Round)
One H1 Penalty + P1 Penalty = P1 or P2 Penalty
One H1 Penalty + P2 Penalty = P2 or P3 Penalty
SUPER SERIES
TEAM PENALTY
A Team Penalty will result in any combination of the following penalties based on the severity of the violation.
10 TEAM POINTS
TEAM CAR SUSPENSION
Teams and team owners in the Super Series are responsible for their cars and their drivers.
Continued violations and penalties within a team may result in a Team Penalty.
Any issues between teams may result in a points penalty towards the Team Championship and/or a team's car being suspended.
In addition, if a driver in the Super Series receives a suspension, their car number for the team would also be suspended for the same length, and teams will not be allowed to use a relief driver or part time driver to fill that spot.
At the discretion of SARA admins, a more severe Team Penalty beyond what is listed here, may be issued based on the severity of the violation.
