Doc 8 - Competition Visa V2

2026 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 27 - 29 March 2026 The Stewards From The Stewards To All Teams, All Officials Document 8 Date 26 March 2026 Time 19:10 Title Competition Visa V2 Description Competition Visa V2 Enclosed JPN DOC 8 - Japanese Grand Prix - Visa V2.pdf Gerd Ennser Matthew Selley Zhou Xiaoxu Derek Warwick Kazuhiro Tsuge Chemin de Blandonnet 2 1215 Genève 15, Suisse T +41 22 544 44 00 F +41 22 544 44 50 FIA.COM F1 VISA INFORMATION To: Masayoshi Sakaguchi, President of the JAF From: Nikolas Tombazis, Single Seater Director Date: 17.03. 2026 2026 F1 VISA – FORMULA 1 JAPAN GRAND PRIX 2026 Dear President, I am pleased to share with you the following FIA Visa number for the above-mentioned Competition: 3F1/170326 This FIA Visa is granted based on the attached documents and is subject to compliance with the International Sporting Code: • Timetable – any updated version remains subject to FIA Stewards’ approval. • Appendix B4 including Part B, duly amended and completed by the FIA. Many thanks in advance for your kind cooperation, Yours sincerely, Nikolas Tombazis Single Seater Director FORMULA 1 JAPAN GRAND PRIX 2026 - APPENDIX B4 FIA.COM APPENDIX B4: INFORMATION REQUIRED 90 DAYS BEFORE A COMPETITION FORMULA 1 JAPAN GRAND PRIX 2026 PART A 1 National Sporting Authority (ASN) JAPAN AUTOMOBILE FEDERATION (JAF) Address JIDOSHAKAIKAN,1-1-30,SHIBA- DAIMON,MINATOKU,TOKYO,105-0012 JAPAN Telephone Number +81-3-3578-4936 Fax Number +81-3-3578-4937 Email address Email address 2 Organiser SUZUKA MOTOR SPORTS CLUB (SMSC) Address SUZUKA CIRCUIT 7992 INO-CHO,SUZUKA-SHI,MIE- KEN,510-0295 JAPAN Telephone Number +81-59-378-1111 Fax Number Fax number Email address suzukacircuit-racesecretariat@suzukacircuit.jp 3 Date & Place of the Competition 27-29 th MARCH SUZUKA CIRCUIT 7992 INO-CHO,SUZUKA-SHI,MIE-KEN,510-0295 JAPAN 4 Start Time of the Race 29 th MARCH 14:00 5 Contact Details for Enquiries SUZUKA MOTOR SPORTS CLUB (SMSC) Address 7992 INO-CHO,SUZUKA-SHI,MIE-KEN,510-0295 JAPAN Telephone Number +81-59-378-3405 Fax Number Fax number Email address suzukacircuit-racesecretariat@suzukacircuit.jp FORMULA 1 JAPAN GRAND PRIX 2026 - APPENDIX B4 FIA.COM PART A (continued) 6 Details of the Circuit Location 7992 INO-CHO , SUZUKA-SHI , MIE-KEN , 510-0295 JAPAN How to gain access AIRPORT：NAGOYA（90 ㎞）, OSAKA（200 ㎞）OR TOKYO（500 ㎞） TRAIN： NAGOYA ST.（JR：50 ㎞）, SHIROKO ST.（KINTETSU LINE：6 ㎞）, HIRATA ST.（KINTETSU LINE：5 ㎞）OR SUZUKA CIRCUIT INO ST. （ISE LINE：1 ㎞） HIGHWAY：NO.23 OR NO.1 EXPRESSWAY：HIGASHI MEIHAN（SUZUKA INTER- CHANGE） Length of one lap 5,807 ㎞／3.608MILES Start line offset 300m Direction Clockwise Number of laps for the Race 53LAPS , 307.771 ㎞ Location of the Line in the Pit Lane Line is towards Pit Entry (before garages) 7 Precise Location at the Circuit of: Stewards’ Office AT THE CONTROL TOWER 2ND FLOOR Race Director’s Office AT THE CONTROL TOWER 2ND FLOOR FIA Office AT THE CONTROL TOWER 2ND FLOOR Parc Fermé AT THE SIDE OF CONTROL TOWER Drivers’ & Competitors’ Briefing AT THE CONTROL TOWER 2ND FLOOR Winner’s Press Conference AT THE CONTROL TOWER 2ND FLOOR 8 List of any Trophies & Special Awards DRIVERS WHO FINISHED FIRST , SECOND AND THIRD AND WINNING CONSTRUCTOR IN THE FINAL WILL BE AWARDED WITH TROPHIES BY THE ORGANIZER. 9 Names of Officials of the Competition appointed by the ASN: Stewards KAZUHIRO TSUGE Clerk of the Course HIROSHI MATSUMOTO Secretary of the Competition TOMOYA OSAKI FORMULA 1 JAPAN GRAND PRIX 2026 - APPENDIX B4 FIA.COM Chief National Scrutineer TOMOHIRO ITANO Chief National Medical Officer YOSHIMASA SETOGUCHI 10 Any other item specific to the Competition Protest Fee €20,000 Appeal Fee €5,000 non-refundable administrative fee (for F1 Teams, PU Manufacturers or Drivers) plus €20,000 deposit; or €1,000 non-refundable administrative fee (for other individuals) plus €20,000 deposit Right of Review Fee €20,000 PART B (to be completed by the FIA) 1 FIA Stewards Gerd ENNSER Matthew SELLEY ZHOU Xiaoxu Derek WARWICK 2 Race Director Rui MARQUES 3 Safety Delegate Rui MARQUES 4 Starter Rebecca LEE 5 Medical Delegate Pedro ESTEBAN 6 Technical Delegate Jo BAUER 7 Media Delegate Roman DE LAUW 8 Stewards’ Adviser N/A 9 Representative of the FIA President N/A 10 Deputy Race Director Paul BURNS 11 Deputy Medical Delegate Laszlo HETZMAN 12 FIA Observer N/A 13 Safety Car Driver Bernd MAYLANDER 14 Medical Car Driver Karl REINDLER * These times refer to the start of the formation lap 1 Fixed End Session 2 Approximate Finishing time FORMULA 1 ARAMCO JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2026 Suzuka - Timetable Version 2 Issued THURSDAY 26 MARCH 2026 05:49 SUNRISE 06:30 TEAM CURFEW ENDS (STARTED WEDNESDAY 17:30) 09:00 11:45 FORMULA 1 TRACK TRACK OPEN TO F1 PASS HOLDERS 09:00 12:00 PROMOTER ACTIVITY PIT LANE PUBLIC NON-STOP PIT LANE WALK 09:00 12:00 PROMOTER ACTIVITY TRACK PUBLIC HOME STRAIGHT WALK TBC 11:30 12:00 PROMOTER ACTIVITY ONLINE MEETING SECURITY BRIEFING 12:00 15:00 FORMULA 1 TRACK TRACK CLOSED, FIA/F1 SYSTEMS CHECKS. TRACK RESTRICTED TO FIA/F1 ONLY 12:30 13:30 FORMULA 1 PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM DRIVERS’ PRESS CONFERENCE 13:45 14:00 FIA TRACK TRACK INSPECTION - TRACK COMPLETELY CLEAR 14:00 15:00 FIA TRACK HIGH SPEED TRACK TEST - FIA SAFETY, MEDICAL CARS & F1 STEWARDS' FAMILIARISATION 15:00 15:20 FORMULA 1 TRACK F1TV FEATURE - HIGH SPEED 15:20 17:05 F1 EXPERIENCES PIT LANE F1 EXPERIENCES PIT LANE WALK 15:20 17:05 F1 EXPERIENCES TRACK F1 EXPERIENCES TRACK TOUR & TROPHY PHOTO 15:30 TRACK OPEN TO F1 PASS HOLDERS 17:30 TEAM CURFEW STARTS 18:09 SUNSET * These times refer to the start of the formation lap 1 Fixed End Session 2 Approximate Finishing time FORMULA 1 ARAMCO JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2026 Suzuka - Timetable Version 2 Issued FRIDAY 27 MARCH 2026 05:48 SUNRISE 07:30 TEAM CURFEW ENDS 08:30 09:30 FORMULA 1 PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM TEAM MANAGERS' MEETING 09:00 09:45 1 FERRARI CHALLENGE JAPAN TRACK FIRST PRACTICE SESSION 09:55 10:35 PADDOCK CLUB TRACK PADDOCK CLUB TRACK TOUR 10:00 11:00 PADDOCK CLUB PIT LANE PADDOCK CLUB PIT LANE WALK 10:00 11:00 FIA PIT LANE F1 CAR PRESENTATION 10:35 10:45 FIA TRACK MEDICAL INSPECTION 10:45 11:00 FIA TRACK TRACK INSPECTION & SAFETY CAR TEST 11:00 11:15 FIA TRACK MEDICAL INTERVENTION EXERCISE 11:30 12:30 1 FORMULA 1 TRACK FIRST PRACTICE SESSION 13:00 13:45 1 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP JAPAN TRACK PRACTICE SESSION 13:30 14:30 FORMULA 1 PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM TEAMS’ PRESS CONFERENCE 13:55 14:25 PADDOCK CLUB TRACK PADDOCK CLUB TRACK TOUR 13:55 14:35 PADDOCK CLUB PIT LANE PADDOCK CLUB PIT LANE WALK 14:40 14:50 FIA TRACK TRACK INSPECTION 15:00 16:00 1 FORMULA 1 TRACK SECOND PRACTICE SESSION 16:30 17:00 FERRARI CHALLENGE JAPAN TRACK QUALIFYING SESSION 17:20 TRACK OPEN TO F1 PASS HOLDERS 17:30 18:00 PADDOCK CLUB TRACK PADDOCK CLUB TRACK TOUR 17:30 18:30 FIA PIT LANE PIT LANE WALK FOR MARSHALS 17:30 18:30 FIA PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM F1 DRIVERS' MEETING 18:10 SUNSET 20:00 TEAM CURFEW STARTS * These times refer to the start of the formation lap 1 Fixed End Session 2 Approximate Finishing time FORMULA 1 ARAMCO JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2026 Suzuka - Timetable Version 2 Issued SATURDAY 28 MARCH 2026 05:47 SUNRISE 08:30 TEAM CURFEW ENDS 09:35 09:45 FIA TRACK MEDICAL INSPECTION 09:45 10:00 FIA TRACK TRACK INSPECTION & SAFETY CAR TEST 10:20 10:50 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP JAPAN TRACK QUALIFYING SESSION 11:10 11:20 FIA TRACK TRACK INSPECTION 11:30 12:30 1 FORMULA 1 TRACK THIRD PRACTICE SESSION 12:55 12:58 FERRARI CHALLENGE JAPAN PIT LANE PIT LANE OPEN 13:10 * 13:45 2 FERRARI CHALLENGE JAPAN TRACK FIRST RACE (30 MINS + 1 LAP) 13:55 14:35 PADDOCK CLUB TRACK PADDOCK CLUB TRACK TOUR 13:55 14:35 PADDOCK CLUB PIT LANE PADDOCK CLUB PIT LANE WALK 14:40 14:50 FIA TRACK TRACK INSPECTION 15:00 16:00 FORMULA 1 TRACK QUALIFYING SESSION 16:00 17:00 FORMULA 1 PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM PRESS CONFERENCE 16:20 TRACK OPEN TO F1 PASS HOLDERS 16:45 17:15 PADDOCK CLUB TRACK PADDOCK CLUB TRACK TOUR 16:45 17:15 PADDOCK CLUB TRACK PADDOCK CLUB PIT LANE WALK 17:15 17:45 PROMOTER ACTIVITY PIT LANE NON-STOP PIT LANE WALK FOR CHILDREN 17:15 18:15 F1 EXPERIENCES TRACK F1 EXPERIENCES CHAMPIONS CLUB TROPHY PHOTO & GRID WALK 18:00 19:10 PROMOTER ACTIVITY PIT LANE / TRACK NON-STOP PIT LANE WALK AND HOME STRAIGHT WALK 18:11 SUNSET * These times refer to the start of the formation lap 1 Fixed End Session 2 Approximate Finishing time FORMULA 1 ARAMCO JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2026 Suzuka - Timetable Version 2 Issued SUNDAY 29 MARCH 2026 05:45 SUNRISE 08:40 08:50 FIA TRACK MEDICAL INSPECTION 08:50 09:05 FIA TRACK TRACK INSPECTION & SAFETY CAR TEST 09:00 F1 CAR COVER SEALS REMOVED 09:25 09:28 FERRARI CHALLENGE JAPAN PIT LANE PIT LANE OPEN 09:40 * 10:15 2 FERRARI CHALLENGE JAPAN TRACK SECOND RACE (30 MINS + 1 LAP) 10:40 10:45 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP JAPAN PIT LANE PIT LANE OPEN 10:55 * 11:30 2 PORSCHE CARRERA CUP JAPAN TRACK RACE (12 LAPS OR 30 MINS + 1 LAP) 11:55 12:35 PADDOCK CLUB TRACK PADDOCK CLUB TRACK TOUR 11:55 12:50 PADDOCK CLUB PIT LANE PADDOCK CLUB PIT LANE WALK 12:00 12:30 FORMULA 1 TRACK DRIVERS' PARADE 12:55 13:10 FIA TRACK TRACK & MEDICAL INSPECTION 13:20 13:30 FORMULA 1 PIT LANE PIT LANE OPEN 13:44 13:46 FORMULA 1 TRACK NATIONAL ANTHEM 14:00 * 16:00 2 FORMULA 1 TRACK GRAND PRIX (53 LAPS OR 120 MINS) 16:30 18:00 PROMOTER ACTIVITY TRACK TRACK WALK - EAST COURSE TBC 18:12 SUNSET