Sporting terms and event information
FIA · 2026 · Issue 09Definitions distinguish sessions, cars and the organiser’s duties.
Read the defined terms
Lap-time-classified sessions rank individual lap times, while total-time-classified sessions include the race and sprint. Standard and alternative weekends differ by the presence of a sprint. Current, previous, historic and mule cars have specific definitions; these determine testing permissions. The pit lane’s fast and inner lanes also have distinct meanings.
Event and podium organisation
The organiser supplies circuit, schedule, official and facility information before the event. The podium appendix regulates ceremony management, flags, anthems, trophies, access and movement from parc fermé to interviews. It is an operational protocol, not an extra points system. Read it together with the driver attendance obligations and the stated Monaco exception.
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