The following hearing of the International Court of Appeal will take place in Paris:
Hearing
Case ICA-2025-02: Appeal lodged by Prema Racing S.r.l. against Decision No. 247 dated 8 June 2025 of the Stewards of the event of Viterbo (Italy), counting towards the 2025 OK-Junior European Championship Mondokart.com
On 8 June 2025, on the first lap of the Super Heat 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). Both drivers were forced off track following wheel-to-wheel contact in the approach to Turn 1, an incident which was deemed a typical racing occurrence and not reported to the Stewards.
Upon exiting his kart, Driver No. 202 reacted by first clapping his hands in the direction of Driver No. 203, then he raised his middle finger up in the air. The Stewards subsequently decided to disqualify Driver No. 202 and remove five points on his Digital Licence, finding that his behaviour [“Unsportsmanlike manner towards another driver” (“obscene hand signals”)] constituted a misconduct under Article 12.2.1.l of the FIA International Sporting Code.
On 12 June 2025, the Appellant lodged an appeal against the Stewards’ Decision before the ICA.
When
15:00 hrs
Monday, 15 September 2025
Where
FIA – 8 place de la Concorde – 75008 Paris (Salle du Comité, 5th floor).
Decision
The decision will be published as soon as possible after the hearing.
Accreditation
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The accreditation request must include the following:
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