The following hearing of the International Court of Appeal will take place in Paris:

Hearing

Appeal brought by Mr Sven Quandt on behalf of Mr Nasser Al Attiyah against decision No 3 dated 2 April 2015 of the Stewards of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge counting towards the 2015 FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies by which car No. 202 (Driver Nasser Al Attiyah, QAT) was excluded from the results of the event.

On 2 April 2015, following a report from the FIA Technical Delegate, the Stewards, by decision No 3, decided to exclude car n°202 (Entrant Nasser Al Attiyah) from the results of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge counting towards the 2015 FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies (problem of suspension in contravention of Article 285, Art. 7-4 of Appendix J of the International Sporting Code).

On 6 April, Mr Sven Quandt, on behalf of Mr Nasser Al Attiyah, decided to lodge an appeal before the International Court of Appeal.

When

9.30 hrs
Friday, June 5, 2015

Where

FIA Salle du Comité,
8, place de la Concorde,
75008 Paris

Decision

The decision will be published as soon as possible after the hearing.

Accreditation

Requests for accreditation must be sent by email to the FIA Press Office (press@fia.com) on the official letterhead paper of the publication or other medium requesting accreditation, no later than Friday, May 29, 2015 at 12.00 noon (CET).

The accreditation request must be signed by the Chief Editor or the Head of a Department (specify which) of the relevant publication, or medium.

The accreditation request must include the following:

i) the hearing and the date for which the accreditation is requested;
ii) name of the journalist and photocopy of his professional press card (currently valid);
iii) email address to which the FIA can send an answer.