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Penalty weights revised for WTCC

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In 2007 the FIA WTCC competitors will race under a reduced handicap weight system that was approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council after a proposal from the Touring Car Commission. The imposition of handicap weights remains based on different criteria: race results and championship points.

a) a 20 kg handicap is automatically allocated to each driver from the first event in which he takes part;

b) according to the sum of points obtained in the two races of each event, weight handicaps are imposed according to the following scale:

1st + 20 kg (previously + 40 kg)

2nd + 15 kg (previously + 30 kg)

3rd + 10 (previously + 20 kg)

4th + 10 kg (previously + 10 kg)

5th + 10 kg (previously ± 0 kg)

6th + 5 kg (previously – 5 kg)

7th + 5 kg (previously – 10 kg)

8th + 5 kg (previously – 15 kg)

9th – 5 kg (previously – 20 kg)

from 10th onwards – 10 kg (previously – 20 kg)

The maximum handicap weight imposed under b) is set at + 40 kg (previously + 60 kg) and the minimum at – 10 kg (previously – 20 kg).

c) according to the Championship points: 5 kg for every 10 points scored

d) handicap weights a) b) and c) are cumulative up to a maximum of 60 kg (previously 80 kg).