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Originally Posted by sim
Was at a race event yesterday where the fastest driver won convincingly in the first two A-mains (1st and 1st) so he sat out the third one, and then stupidly neglected his turn marshall duties. There was some trackside talk about him possibly losing all the points from one of his best mains, but in the end, the race organisers concluded he was still the overall winner.
What are the rules for this at the big events where you guys are?
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There are three variations for marshalling penalties.. (forgive me if the wording is not 100%)
Poor marshalling = Not relevant in your cases, as this is down to the standard of marshalling during a race.
Late Marshalling = any marshal not at the correct position when the first car leaves the start line or final grid (unless otherwise instructed by officials)
Failure to marshall = any marshal not at the correct position within one lap of the final car circulating (unless otherwise instructed by officials)
The penalty for late marshalling during qualifying will be seven places added to the drivers overall qualifying position under the FTD qualifying system, or seven places added to the drivers best round score under the Round by Round system.
The penalty for failure to marshal during qualifying is the loss of fastest time under the FTD qualifying system, or the loss of the best round score under the Round by Round system.
As you can see there is no specific mention of how these apply during finals. This is due to a publication error during the creation of the 2008 handbook. However it be included in the 2009 handbook (barring any proposals to remove/ammend the rule)