How severe a penalty is decided by the Race Stewards (Reko). The penalties range from a simple warning to exclusion from GPLRACER. Possible penalties that the Reko can give are:
For the previous race:
For the next race:
Usually, the starting phase will be viewed by the Reko. When an incident occurs during this stage of the race, the involved drivers may receive a punishment. When you had been given a warning beforehand the risk of a penalty increases.
In case a driver cannot take part in a race event, he should delete his PB (personal best time) in time before the race, or – if not possible – he should send a message to an admin. The Reko can penalize a DNS in case the driver is violating this obligation.
The GPLRACER championship table displays the driver's status using cards:
Green Card (No incidents, driver is not under monitoring/investigation)
Yellow Card (1st warning for an incident, driver is under monitoring/investigation for the whole season)
Red Card (2nd warning for an incident, driver is under monitoring/investigation for the whole season, next penalty is a race ban)Unlike the previous card system (which was in place until mid-2026), the cards will now remain valid and will not expire after the next race!
If a driver has received a yellow card from the Race Stewards (Reko), this remains in force for the entire season of the respective cup and does not expire after the next race.
If a driver has already received a yellow card in the season, their next penalty will be a red card which remains in force for the entire season of the respective cup and does not expire after the next race.
If a driver has already received a red card in the season, their next penalty is a race ban. The race ban/exclusion may apply to one or more races in the championship (see § 8.1).
After the race ban has been served the next penalty would be back to a yellow card, and so on.
Summary of how the card system works / How to get back to green card status in the championship: Green card status -> Yellow card status -> Red card status -> Ban from race(s) -> Green card status -> ...
The Race Stewards (Reko) are:
You can only submit an incident to the Reko 12-48 hours after the race, otherwise, it will not be treated.
Submit objection / Reko request:
Please contact one of the GPLRACER administrators via private message on the GPLRACER forum:
https://srmz.the-fastlane.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=33
Since the start of 2020 the Reko team have had a more lenient approach to incidents and penalties. From now on the Reko will NOT investigate complaints against other drivers unless the incident is deemed to be a malicious or deliberate action. For “racing incidents” we encourage members to discuss and resolve the incident themselves in a fair and peaceful manner.
The GPLRACER Admins are: