The championship consists of three categories, based on the drivers' pace and experience: professional, Professional-Amateur, and Masters. In addition, all eligible new drivers to the Championship are automatically entered into the Talent Pool Programme, where they compete to win up to an additional £35,000. Finally, there is a team championship where each team assigns a maximum of two drivers to score points for them throughout the season.
Race Format
Single Header Events:
Race One
Drivers' fastest qualifying time in qualifying session one will decide their place on the starting grid.
Race Two
Drivers' fastest qualifying time in qualifying session two will decide their place on the starting grid.
Double Header Events:
Race One
Drivers' fastest qualifying time in the qualifying session will decide their place on the starting grid.
Race Two
The finishing order of the first race will decide the starting grid for the second race of double header weekends. If a driver does not finish in Race 1, they will start behind the last race-finisher within their category, and not at the back of the entire grid. The reverse grid format works as follows:
The winner of Race One selects a number between four and six at random
The number selected at random will decide if the first four, five or six drivers over the line of the first race will have their grid positions reversed for the second race. So, if the number drawn at random is four, the winner of Race One will start in fourth place, the driver that comes second will start in third place, the driver that comes third will start in second place and the driver that comes fourth will take pole.
Starting positions for all other competitors will relate to their finishing order in Race One.
Both Single and Double Header Events will continue to feature standing starts in Race One and Two.
Points Structure
The points allocation system, consistent across all categories, remains in place to ensure the best driver wins.
Single Header Events:
Pro, Pro-Am and Masters points allocation: 1st .......................................................... 10 points 2nd ............................................................8 points 3rd .............................................................6 points 4th .............................................................5 points 5th .............................................................4 points 6th .............................................................3 points 7th .............................................................2 points 8th .............................................................1 points
Double Header Events:
Pro (Race One) points will be allocated as follows: 1st .......................................................... 12 points 2nd ......................................................... 10 points 3rd .............................................................8 points 4th .............................................................6 points 5th .............................................................4 points 6th .............................................................3 points 7th............................................................. 2 points 8th .............................................................1 points
Pro (Race Two), Pro-Am and Masters points allocation: 1st .......................................................... 10 points 2nd ............................................................8 points 3rd .............................................................6 points 4th .............................................................5 points 5th .............................................................4 points 6th .............................................................3 points 7th .............................................................2 points 8th .............................................................1 points
Additional Points
The driver that sets the fastest lap during a Double Header Qualification Session in each category will be awarded two points for that event, and the driver that sets the fastest lap during a Single Header Qualification Session in each category will be awarded one point for that event. The driver in each category who sets the fastest lap in every round will be awarded one championship point for that category.
