After the FIA rejected Colton Herta's application for a Super Licence, how can drivers reach the magic 40-point mark to race in F1? Plus, the staggering costs that can be involved when renewing a Super Licence each year... F1
FIA Super Licence explained: How drivers can reach the magic 40-point mark to race in F1Formula 1 drivers must be holders of valid FIA ‘Super Licences’ in order to race in the top class of motorsport. What is a super licence, and how do drivers get their hands on one?
To even qualify for applying for such a licence, applicants must meet the strict requirements of the FIA – these requirements are laid out in the International Sporting Code , Appendix L, Article 13.1 .As the ISC states, drivers wishing to apply for a Super Licence must be the following criteria. They must have completed at least 80% of each of two full seasons of any of the single-seater championships outlined in the FIA table supplied below.
For instance, Romain Grosjean would very likely get his super licence approved for 2023, if he wanted to return to the sport. Nico Rosberg, the 2016 F1 World Champion, would not be automatically approved – he’d have to go through the process of completing free practice sessions and prove that he is still capable.
For any of the drivers who are applying for a super licence under circumstances that aren’t the straightforward 40-point rule, the team applying must show the driver has driven at 300 kilometres in a representative contemporary F1 car consistently at racing speeds over a period of two days – they must have done this in the 180 days prior to the application.
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