How many super licence holders are there?

[Depresion]

Just wondering how many people (roughly) hold a valid super licence?

Secondly how many of them post here as there seem to be a lot of people who
could do better than the current drivers. ;)

[Dillon Pyron]

Post by Depresion
Just wondering how many people (roughly) hold a valid super licence?
Secondly how many of them post here as there seem to be a lot of people who
could do better than the current drivers. ;)

Smile. I used to hold a "Super License". Seems that NHRA Top Fuel
licenses are, by FIA definition, a Super License. For drag racing
only.

[Phil Newnham]

Post by Depresion
Just wondering how many people (roughly) hold a valid super licence?
Secondly how many of them post here as there seem to be a lot of people who
could do better than the current drivers. ;)

IIRC to hold a Formula 1 Superlicence you have to have a valid contract
with a Formula 1 racing team. Not sure if a test contract gets you one
but I assume so as they happily stick test drivers in race cars if the
race driver is unavailable/sacked. So add up the race and official test
drivers and that's how many.

[Emma]

Post by Phil Newnham
IIRC to hold a Formula 1 Superlicence you have to have a valid contract
with a Formula 1 racing team.

From Fia.com:-

5.1) The Super licence is issued by the Formula One
Commission, on its sole decision, following a specific request and
recommendation from the driver's ASN, accompanied by his/her
record of results, and on the following conditions:
i) the driver is party to an agreement with a team entered in the
FIA F1 World Championship to race a Formula One car in the
Championship in the year of application as first, second or
reserve driver,
ii) the driver is the holder of a Grade A licence,
iii) the driver:
- either a): has been classified in the first 4 of the final
classification of the FIA F3000 International Championship within
the previous 2 years,
- or b): has been classified in the first 3 in at least 5 races, or in
the first 6 in at least 10 races, of the FIA F3000 International
Championship, within the previous 2 years,
- or c): has been classified in the first 3 of the final classification
of
the Japanese F3000 Championship within the previous 2 years,
- or d): has been classified in the first 6 of the final classification
of
the Indy Racing League (IRL) series or of the CART
Championship series in the United States within the previous
2 years,
- or e): is the current champion of the principal National F3
Championship of one of the following countries: Great Britain,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, (the title is considered valid for 12
months from the last race of his or her championship season),
- or f): has started in at least 5 races counting for the F1 World
Championship for Drivers the previous year,
- or g): (exceptionally), has a record of results which is judged
sufficient, unanimously, by the Bureau of the Formula One
Commission and has driven at least 300km in a current F1 car at
racing speeds, over a maximum period of 2 days, certified by the
ASN of the country in which the test took place. Only results
obtained with single-seater formula cars will be taken into
consideration. Should the members of the Bureau not agree
unanimously, the Commission in its entirety will be consulted.
In this case, the complete application must be received by the FIA
at least 14 days before scrutineering for the first F1 World
Championship event in which the candidate is to compete.
iv) the annual Super licence fee is paid to the FIA.

Post by Phil Newnham
So add up the race and official test drivers and that's how many.

Not quite as easy as that:-

5.2) The driver's name will remain on the list of those eligible for
the Super Licence for 12 months; if at the end of this period
he/she no longer fulfils the above criteria, the case may be
reviewed by the Formula One Commission.


So some drivers who aren't in F1 at the moment might still have super
licences. I assume that is Villenueve kept his.

[Pete Fenelon]

Post by Emma
- or e): is the current champion of the principal National F3
Championship of one of the following countries: Great Britain,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, (the title is considered valid for 12
months from the last race of his or her championship season),

Interesting - what about Euro F3? ;)


pete

[Tony]

"Emma" <***@excalvehs.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:***@excalvehs.demon.co.uk...

{Big Snip}

Only results obtained with single-seater formula cars
will be taken into consideration.

So that's why F1 is no longer getting all the best
drivers in the world.

Tony S.