The following hearing of the International Court of Appeal took place remotely by videoconference on 14 October 2026 in Paris:

Hearing

Case ICA-2026-10: Appeal lodged on behalf of TEPZ Racing Team s.r.o. against Decision No. 21 dated 30 July 2026 of the Stewards of the Event of Asum Ring-Kristianstad (Sweden), counting towards the 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship - Junior

On 30 July 2026, during the Asum Ring-Kristianstad Competition, counting towards the 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship - Junior, Driver No. 205, Zdenek Babicek of TEPZ Racing Team s.r.o., was involved in an incident during the mandatory Drivers’ Briefing.

Following the incident, the Driver and the Competitor’s representative were summoned and heard by the Stewards.

The Stewards subsequently issued Decision No. 21, finding that Driver No. 205 had misbehaved during the Drivers’ Briefing, in breach of Article 12.2.1.l of the FIA International Sporting Code. The Stewards imposed the cancellation of the Driver’s fastest lap from the Competition’s Qualifying Practice.

On the 3rd of August 2026, the Appellant lodged an appeal against the Stewards’ Decision before the ICA.

Decision of the International Court of Appeal

The Court, after having heard the parties and examined their submissions, decided to:

- declare the appeal admissible on the form;

- dismiss the appeal on the merits;

- uphold Decision No. 21 dated 30 July 2026 of the Stewards of the Event of Asum Ring-Kristianstad (Sweden) counting towards the 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship (Junior);

- and order the competent Sporting Authority to draw, as appropriate, the consequences of this ruling.

The International Court of Appeal was presided over by Mr Nish Kumar Shetty (Singapore), and included, Mr Niall Geaney (Ireland), Mr Marek Malecki (Poland) and Mr Fabio Mattei (Italy).

The full decision is available here.

Note to Editors - The International Tribunal (IT) and the International Court of Appeal (ICA), comprising 36 highly experimented judges, were established by the FIA as independent jurisdictions in 2011. Their seat is based in Paris. In accordance with good governance and fair trial principles, the IT and the ICA are independent bodies with their own administration detached from the main structure of the FIA.