ICA decision-2025-02 – Listening to 15 09 25 – Prema Racing S.r.l. – 2025 OK-Junior European Championship Mondokart.com
The next listening to of the Worldwide Courtroom of Enchantment occurred on 15 September 2025 in Paris:
Listening to
Case ICA-2025-02: Enchantment lodged by Prema Racing S.r.l. towards Choice No. 247 dated 8 June 2025 of the Stewards of the occasion of Viterbo (Italy), counting in the direction of the 2025 OK-Junior European Championship Mondokart.com.
On 8 June 2025, on the primary lap of the Tremendous Warmth A of the FIA Karting European Championship – OK Junior in Viterbo, a contact occurred between Driver No. 202, Noah Baglin (Prema Racing) and Driver No. 203, Bosco Arias (Ricky Flynn Motorsport). Each drivers had been pressured off monitor following wheel-to-wheel contact within the strategy to Flip 1, an incident which was deemed a typical racing prevalence and never reported to the Stewards.
Upon exiting his kart, Driver No. 202 reacted by first clapping his arms within the course of Driver No. 203, then he raised his center finger up within the air. The Stewards subsequently determined to disqualify Driver No. 202 and take away 5 factors on his Digital Licence, discovering that his behaviour [“Unsportsmanlike manner towards another driver” (“obscene hand signals”)] constituted a misconduct underneath Article 12.2.1.l of the FIA Worldwide Sporting Code.
On 12 June 2025, the Appellant lodged an enchantment towards the Stewards’ Choice earlier than the ICA.
Choice of the Worldwide Courtroom of Enchantment
The Courtroom, after having heard the events and examined their submissions, determined:
- to declare the enchantment admissible;
- to uphold the Choice No. 247 dated 8 June 2025 of the Stewards of the Viterbo Competitors (Italy) counting in the direction of the 2025 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship – OK Junior.
The Worldwide Courtroom of Enchantment was presided over by Ms Waltraud WÜNSCH (Germany), and included, Mr Xavier BONE MATHEU (Spain), Mr Martin MAISNER (Czech Republic) and Mr Kyle NOVAK (USA).
The total choice is out there right here.
