28.06.2002  FIA RULE CHANGES FOR SECOND HALF OF EUROPEAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON

FIA ETC RULE CHANGES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON:
Following the decisions taken by the FIA Motor Sport World Council on June 26th, sporting and technical rule changes have been adopted in the FIA European Touring Car Championship:

TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

MINIMUM WEIGHT - The weight of the rear-wheel drive cars has been reduced by 15 kg and the weight of the front-wheel drive cars has been increased by 15 kg. 
The new minimum weight fixed for all the cars complying with the Super 2000 Technical Regulations is 1155 kg, driver included (previous minimum weights were: 1140 kg for front-wheel drive cars and 1170 kg for rear-wheel drive cars).

ENGINE REVS - The maximum rpm for all cars, previously 8500 rpm, has been amended to:
8500 for 4-cylinder engines (e.g.: Alfa Romeo, Ford, Honda and Nissan)
8750 for 5-cylinder engines (e.g.: Volvo)
9000 for 6-cylinder engines (e.g.: BMW)

SPORTING REGULATIONS
In order to optimise the equality of performances between the cars, ballast weight handicaps will be applied to the drivers finishing in the first three places of each championship meeting, according to the total number of points scored in the two races. 
Weight handicaps are being imposed according to the following scale: 
1st : 30 kg
2nd : 20 kg
3rd : 10 kg
These weights will not be cumulative from race to race and there will be no weight reductions; at the end of each event, the previous weight handicaps will be scratched and new ones applied. 
In the case of drivers having scored the same number of points at the end of an event, the highest place in the official qualifying session will be used to separate them. 
The weight handicaps specified at the end of an event will be applied at the following event to the minimum weight of the cars as defined in Article 263-5 of Appendix J. 

HANDICAP WEIGHTS FOR OSCHERSLEBEN

Driver Points scored inAnderstorp – R1 Points scored inAnderstorp - R2 Total points scored in Anderstorp Weight
Jörg Müller 3 10 13 30 kg
Nicola Larini 10 2 12 20 kg
Rickard Rydell 4 6 10 10 kg
Fabrizio Giovanardi 6 3 9 0 kg
Fredrik Ekblom 0 4 4 0 kg
Jordi Gené 2 0 2 0 kg
Tom Ferrier 1 0 1 0 kg
Dirk Müller 0 1 1 0 kg


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