F1 rules and stats 2010-2019
| Accidents |
GP races: 19
Estimated racing kms: 5800
Accidents in races: unknown
Injuries, drivers: 0
Fatalities, drivers: 0
Fatalities, officials: 0
Fatalities, spectators: 0 |
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| Sportive regulations |
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Drivers |
Organisation |
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2010: Tyre warmer ban proposed, but cancelled before the first GP
In-race refuelling banned
Points system changed: 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1
2011: Pirelli assigned as single tyre supplier
2011: Team curfew disallows teams to work on cars overnight. 4 individual exceptions allowed
2011: Ban on team orders scrapped |
| Technical regulations (chassis) |
| 2010 |
Front tyre width reduced from 270mm to 245mm;
Wheel fairings banned, added by restrictions on wheel material, thickness and dimensions;
Number of gear ratios per competitor limited to 30 per season;
The suspension uprights must be made from a permitted aluminium alloy. Particulate reinforced aluminium alloy matrix composites are banned;
Strict set of allowed materials for chassis construction set by the FIA;
As of the Chinese GP, outboard mirrors (fixed on the sidepods) banned in favour of classic, inboard mirrors close to the driver's cockpit. |
| 2011 |
Front wing flap adjuster banned;
F-ducts and double diffusers banned;
2 wheel tethers on each wheel mandatory instead of one to prevent wheels from coming loose off the car in case of a crash;
Minimum gearbox life extended from 4 to 5 Grand Prix weekends;
Minimum car weight increased from 620 kg to 640 kg;
Rear wing flap adjuster (DRS) allowed to improve overtaking, and only adjustable after lap 2 when in the wake of another car. |
| Technical regulations (engine - weight) |
| 2010 |
The minimum weight of the car has been raised from 605kg to 620kg;
Each driver is allowed the use of 8 engines during a season. A new engine will cost 10 grid places;
Maximum engine revolutions limited to 18000 rpm;
Kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) are allowed but teams agreed not to use it. |
| 2011 |
KERS still allowed and used again after mutual agreement between teams (FOTA);
Teams mutually agree to have a fixed weight distribution of the cars before ballast: 47%front - 53%rear (agreement valid only for 2011 to deal with the new Pirelli tyres). |
| Weekend format |
| 2010 |
Friday
11.00-12.30 Free practice
14.00-15.30 Free practice
Saturday
11.00-12.00 Free practice
14.00-15.00 Qualifying to run as follows:
- From 14.00 to 14.20 (Q1) all cars will be permitted on the track and at the end of this period the slowest seven cars will be prohibited from taking any further part in the session. Lap times achieved by the seventeen remaining cars will then be deleted.
- From 14.27 to 14.42 (Q2) the seventeen remaining cars will be permitted on the track and at the end of this period the slowest seven cars will be prohibited from taking any further part in the session. Lap times achieved by the ten remaining cars will then be deleted.
- From 14.50 to 15.00 (Q3) the ten remaining cars will be permitted on the track.
The above procedure is based upon a Championship entry of 24 cars. If 22 cars are entered only six cars will be excluded after Q1 and Q2.
Sunday
14.00 Race |
| 2011 |
Schedule identical to 2010, except for the re-introduction of the 107% rule.
As such any car not qualifying within 107% of the laptime of the pole sitter is not allowed to take part in the race. |
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