The FIA Super Licence is a qualification allowing the licence holder to take part in Formula One events as a driver. The licence is issued by the FIA upon request. The Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established in 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ... A license or licence is a document or agreement giving permission to do something. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

To qualify for an FIA Super Licence the requesting driver must already be the holder of a Grade A competition licence, and additionally meet the requirements of the FIA International Sporting Code, Appendix L. Appendix can mean: Appendix (see Book design), part of the content of some books vermiform appendix, a human internal organ, physically part of the digestive system but which function is a matter of controversy See also Look up appendix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

These requirements state that the driver must be either the reigning champion in a lower category of motor sport, for example Formula 3 or F3000, or, must have consistently finished well in these categories. For example, a driver finishing in the first three 5 times within the last two years in F3000 will be eligible for a Super Licence. Formula Three is a class of auto racing. ... In 1985, the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) created the Formula 3000 championship to become the final career step for drivers willing to enter the Formula One championship. ...

Additionally, drivers who have competed in the Champ Car World Series or the Indy Racing League are eligible for a Super Licence if they finished within the first six places of the drivers championship. This allows drivers from the United States domestic series to move into Formula One without first taking part in other FIA sanctioned events. Nigel Mansell racing in a Champcar in 1993 Terminology Champcar, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Indy Racing League Logo The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly oval based open-wheel racing series in the United States and, more recently, Japan. ...

Under exceptional circumstances Appendix L also allows the FIA to award a Super Licence to a driver who does not meet the normal criteria if a vote reveals unanimous agreement by the members. Unanimity is a complete agreement by everyone. ...

External links

• The official FIA Website
• Appendix L to the International Sporting Code