Regulations

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Regulations

Motorsport UK regulations are designed to ensure safety and fair play across four-wheel UK motorsport. These regulations are detailed in the Motorsport UK Yearbook, commonly known as the Blue Book.

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All regulations proposed by the Specialist Committees come before the Rules Committee for debate and ratification. However before they reach the Committee, regulations are usually subject to a consultation process that gives the motorsport community an opportunity to provide feedback.

Regulation changes can be implemented without consultation in matters of urgent safety or for clarification purposes, or following recommendations from the Rules Committee to The Board.

Action sheets detailing proposed regulation changes are posted here and can be found via the links on the right. These action sheets contain both contact details and closing dates for submitting comments.

Consultation is taken into account by the Specialist Committees and regulation changes are often revised post-consultation before being presented to the Motorsport UK Board.

To provide advance warning for competitors and officials, new rules approved by The Board for future implementation are published here.

2024 Motorsport UK Council and Committee Dates

Please note, the below dates are subject to change.

Motorsport UK Board

  • Saturday 27 January
  • Tuesday 19 March
  • Tuesday 18 June
  • Tuesday 24 September
  • Tuesday 19 November

Motor Sports Council

  • Tuesday 16 April
  • Tuesday 9 July + AGM
  • Tuesday 15 October

Rules Committee

  • Tuesday 14 May
  • Tuesday 3 September

Discipline

Autotest Discipline Committee

  • Tuesday 20 February (Virtual)
  • Wednesday 10 July (Virtual)

Cross Country Discipline Committee

  • Wednesday 14 February (Virtual)
  • Thursday 11 July

Esports Discipline Committee

  • Monday 4 March
  • Monday 15 July
  • Monday 28 October

Historic Discipline Committee

  • Tuesday 26 March (Virtual)
  • Thursday 13 June
  • Thursday 7 November (Virtual)

Kart Discipline Committee

  • Thursday 18 April
  • Thursday 18 July
  • Thursday 24 October

Race Discipline Committee

  • Thursday 14 March
  • Wednesday 19 June
  • Wednesday 16 October

Rallies Discipline Committee

  • Wednesday 28 February
  • Wednesday 12 June
  • Thursday 17 October

Speed Events Discipline Committee

  • Tuesday 7 May
  • Wednesday 9 October

Trials Discipline Committee

  • Thursday 22 February (Virtual)
  • Wednesday 24 July

Cross-Discipline Committees

Judicial Committee

  • Wednesday 6 March
  • Friday 19 July (Virtual)
  • Wednesday 6 November

Medical Committee

  • Thursday 21 March
  • Wednesday 5 June (virtual)
  • Thursday 3 October (virtual)

Regional Committee

  • Tuesday 12 March
  • Tuesday 23 July
  • Tuesday 5 November

Safety Committee

  • Wednesday 1 May (Virtual)
  • Wednesday 31 July
  • Thursday 10 October

Technical Committee

  • Tuesday 23 April (virtual)
  • Tuesday 16 July
  • Tuesday 22 October (virtual)

Timekeeping Committee

  • Tuesday 30 April (virtual)
  • Tuesday 30 July
  • Wednesday 30 October (virtual)

Volunteer Official’s Committee

  • Tuesday 20 February
  • Monday 8 July
  • Thursday 26 September

Sub-Committees

Autocross & Rallycross Sub Committee

  • Wednesday 17 April
  • Wednesday 18 September (virtual)

Dragster Sub Committee

  • Tuesday 26 March (pm)
  • Wednesday 25 September (pm)

Sprint & Hill Climb Sub Committee

  • Thursday 11 April
  • Wednesday 11 September (virtual)

Kart Technical Sub-Committee

  • Wednesday 13 March (Virtual)
  • Tuesday 25 June
  • Wednesday 2 October (Virtual)

Young Officials Sub-Committee

  • Wednesday 27 March
  • Thursday 27 June
  • Wednesday 23 October

Working Groups

Clerk’s & Steward’s Working Group

  • To be advised

Marshal’s Working Group

  • Thursday 1 August

Scrutineer’s Working Group

  • Friday 8 March
  • Thursday 5 September

Rescue & Recovery Working Group

  • Wednesday 7 February
  • Wednesday 17 July (Virtual)
  • Wednesday 13 November (Virtual)

Training Working Group

  • To be advised

EDI

EDI Advisory Committee

  • Friday 23 February
  • Thursday 9 May
  • Friday 29 November

Disability & Accessibility Expert Committee

  • Friday 22 March
  • Thursday 14 November

LGBTQ+ Expert Committee

  • Monday 29 April
  • Monday 30 September

Racial Diversity Expert Committee

  • Thursday 29 February
  • Thursday 31 May
  • Monday 2 September

Sustainability Advisory Committee

  • Monday 26 February
  • Friday 10 May
  • Tuesday 17 September

Women in Motorsport Expert Committee

  • Thursday 15 February
  • Monday 20 May
  • Monday 7 October