日: 2026年10月9日

The following hearing of the International Court of Appeal will take place in Paris:

Hearing

Case ICA-2026-12-13: Appeals lodged on behalf of Mr Gianmarco Ercoli and Mr Raphael Lessard against the Decision of the National Court of Appeal of the Fédération Française du Sport Automobile (FFSA) dated 24 July 2026, which ruled on an appeal lodged against Decisions No. 09 and No. 10 dated 7 June 2026 of the Stewards of the 2026 NASCAR GP UK, counting towards the 2026 NASCAR Euro Series.

During the 2026 NASCAR GP UK, held from 5 to 7 June 2026 at Brands Hatch (United Kingdom), Mr Gianmarco Ercoli and Mr Raphael Lessard drove Car No. 11 of ALUMITEC Racing in the V8GP and OPEN Drivers Championships respectively.

On 7 June 2026, following the replacement of the engine of Car No. 11, the Technical Delegate reported to the Stewards that the Team had refused to provide the engine for inspection.

The Stewards subsequently issued Decisions No. 09 and No. 10, finding a breach of Article 19 of the 2026 NASCAR Euro Series Technical Regulations. They imposed the exclusion of Mr Ercoli from the Event and of Mr Lessard from Race 1 of the OPEN Drivers Championship.

On 24 July 2026, the FFSA National Court of Appeal rejected the appeals and upheld the Stewards’ Decisions.

On 27 August 2026, the Appellants lodged appeals against that decision before the ICA. The two appeals will be examined jointly.

When

09:00 hrs

Thursday, 15 October 2026

Where

FIA – 8 place de la Concorde – 75008 Paris (Salle du Comité, 5th floor).

Decision

The decision will be published as soon as possible after the hearing.

Accreditation

Requests for accreditation must be sent by email to the FIA Press Office (sgomez@fia.com) on the official letterhead paper of the publication or other medium requesting accreditation, no later than Tuesday 13 October 2026 at noon (French time).

The accreditation request must be signed by the Chief Editor or the Head of a Department (specify which) of the relevant publication, or medium.

The accreditation request must include the following:

i) the hearing and the date for which the accreditation is requested;

ii) name of the journalist and photocopy of their professional press card (currently valid);

iii) email address to which the FIA can send an answer.

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The following hearing of the International Court of Appeal will be conducted remotely by videoconference:

Hearing

Case ICA-2026-10: Appeal lodged on behalf of TEPZ Racing Team s.r.o. against Decision No. 21 dated 30 July 2026 of the Stewards of the Event of Asum Ring-Kristianstad (Sweden), counting towards the 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship – Junior.

On 30 July 2026, during the Asum Ring-Kristianstad Competition, counting towards the 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship – Junior, Driver No. 205, Zdenek Babicek of TEPZ Racing Team s.r.o., was involved in an incident during the mandatory Drivers’ Briefing.

Following the incident, the Driver and the Competitor’s representative were summoned and heard by the Stewards.

The Stewards subsequently issued Decision No. 21, finding that Driver No. 205 had misbehaved during the Drivers’ Briefing, in breach of Article 12.2.1.l of the FIA International Sporting Code. The Stewards imposed the cancellation of the Driver’s fastest lap from the Competition’s Qualifying Practice.

On the 3rd of August 2026, the Appellant lodged an appeal against the Stewards’ Decision before the ICA.

When

09:30 hrs

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Where

The hearing will be conducted remotely by videoconference.

Decision

The decision will be published as soon as possible after the hearing.

Accreditation

Requests for accreditation must be sent by email to the FIA Press Office (sgomez@fia.com) on the official letterhead paper of the publication or other medium requesting accreditation, no later than Monday 12 October 2026 at noon (French time).

The accreditation request must be signed by the Chief Editor or the Head of a Department (specify which) of the relevant publication, or medium.

The accreditation request must include the following:

i) the hearing and the date for which the accreditation is requested;

ii) name of the journalist and photocopy of their professional press card (currently valid);

iii) email address to which the FIA can send an answer.

FIA Karting European Championship – Junior

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