Personnel and curfews
FIA · 2026 · Issue 09Operational staffing and restricted periods limit work at the circuit.
Who counts
Circuit access requires the appropriate personal pass. Operational personnel are capped during a defined event window, with an exception around the race start. Drivers and staff working solely in specified non-operational roles are excluded. Trainees have limited additional allowances, and teams must declare the required personnel lists to the FIA.
Restricted periods
Operational staff and trainees must stay away during prescribed restricted periods, subject to limited exceptions. Narrow access windows for meals, exercise or congestion relief do not permit operational work. Annual exceptions cannot be used consecutively at one event. Breaching the provision can require both drivers to start the race from the pit lane.
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