1. Requirements
    Super Licence  Free Practice Only Super Licence 

2. Renewal, sanctions, and costs
    Probation periods and renewal  Sanctions  Costs 

3. References

4. External links

The FIA Super Licence is a drivers qualification allowing the licence-holder to compete in the Formula One World Championship.

Requirements

Super Licence

To qualify for an FIA Racing Super Licence an applicant must meet the requirements of the FIA's International Sporting Code, Appendix L.^[1] Which states:

1. A minimum age of 18
2. An existing holder of an International Grade A competition licence
3. A holder of a full and valid road car driving licence for the country listed as the drivers nationality which has not been suspended, withdrawn, revoked, or in any other way prevents the holder from driving a motor car on public roads.
4. Passing of an FIA theory test on knowledge of the F1 sporting codes and regulations.
5. Completed at least 80% of each of two full seasons of any of the single-seater Championships reported in Supplement 1 of the regulations
6. Accumulated at least 40 points over the previous three seasons in any combination of the single-seater Championships reported in Supplement 1 of the regulations

As of 2018, the Supplement 1 Super Licence points, which also qualify for the 80% rule, are awarded according to the following table:^[2]

• In June 2016, it was announced that the FIA decided it would award two bonus 'safety points' to drivers who generally avoided penalties for dangerous or unsporting behaviour over the course of a season. This announcement also saw the addition of Formula E and V8 Supercars to the list of drivers who could receive superlicence points.^[3]
• GP3 will merge with European Formula 3 at the end of the 2018 season to form the FIA Formula 3 Championship, both the European Formula 3 and GP3 series will become defunct.

Free Practice Only Super Licence

Beginning in the 2019 Formula One season the FIA introduced a requirement for drivers participating in free practice sessions to hold a stand alone Free Practice Only Super Licence with the holding of a standard Super licence not automatically granting a Free Practice Only Super licence.

The criteria are as follows:

1. A minimum age of 18
2. An existing holder of an International Grade A competition licence
3. Completion of either six races in Formula 2, or accumulated 25 Super Licence points in eligible championships during the previous three years.

Renewal, sanctions, and costs

Probation periods and renewal

The FIA issue licences subject to a 12 month probation period after first issue which applies to full and free practice licence. At any time during the first 12 months the FIA may review and withdraw a super licence if the standard to continue holding a licence are not being met.

Super Licences are issued on an annual calendar year basis and must be renewed at the end of each year. If a driver is no longer competing in F1 they must maintain the minimum 40 points and 80% rules to continue to hold a Super Licence.^[1]

Sanctions

The FIA have a series of sanctions which can be placed on a drivers Super Licence which are in the form of reprimands and penalty points. if a driver accumulated three reprimands over the course of a season the FIA may impose penalty points. If a driver accumulates 12 or more penalty points in a 12 month period they will receive a one race ban for the next event they are scheduled to participate in and a reserve driver may not be substituted in their place. The issuing of penalty points is not subject to reprimands being issued as a pre-requisite. ^[1]

Costs

The FIA charges the licence holder an annual fee. According to a report on the BBC, the cost of a super licence rose by an average £8,700 in 2009, and there was an extra charge of € 2,100 per point earned in 2008 - up from €447 per point in 2007.^[4] In 2010, Lewis Hamilton would pay £242,000 for his licence for the season.

Reducing the cost of the super licence represented a significant policy shift for FIA's then-president Max Mosley, who wrote to Formula 1 drivers in February 2009 suggesting that they "race elsewhere if they were unable to pay for their super licences."^[5] After Mosley met with representatives from the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) on March 23, 2009, the FIA issued a statement: "Following a very positive meeting between FIA President Max Mosley and representatives of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA), a proposal will be made to the World Motor Sport Council to revise super licence fees for drivers in the 2010 championship".^[6]

In November 2012, however, FIA announced it would again increase the cost of the super licence.^[7] According to McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh, the proposed increase would lead to a basic fee of €10,000 ($12,800) for the super licence plus €1,000 ($1,280) for each world championship point.^[8] 2009 Formula 1 World Driver's Champion Jenson Button objected, and expressed his position that all current F1 drivers should pay the same flat fee for their super licences:

In 2009, Button's total super licensing costs were approximately €1M ($1.28M).^[10][11]

==Nationality of drivers==

The nationality that appears on the racing licence is the same one that appears on the driver's passport.{{clarify|reason=The 2014 sporting code quoted below says the opposite in section 9.5.1|date=October 2018}} This is not necessarily the same as the country issuing the racing licence. A Frenchman living in Germany can race with a German licence, but the nationality displayed would still be French. In order to race as German, the driver would need to have German nationality as well. Drivers with multiple citizenship choose their "official" nationality.^[12]

References

External links

• Official FIA website
• FIA F1 Sporting Regulations, Appendix L 2013 - International Drivers' licences, medical examinations, driver's equipment and conduct (published January 24, 2013)

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