Doc 54 - Post-Race Procedure

2026 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 24 - 26 September 2026 The FIA Formula 1 Media Delegate From The FIA Formula 1 Media Delegate To All Teams, All Officials Document 54 Date 26 September 2026 Time 10:00 Title Post-Race Procedure Description Post-Race Procedure Enclosed 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Post-Race Procedure .pdf Cameron Kelleher 2026 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 24 – 26 September 2026 From The FIA Formula 1 Media Delegate To All Officials, All Teams Date 26 September 2026 NOTE TO TEAMS: POST-RACE INTERVIEWS & PODIUM CEREMONY PROCEDURE In addition to the provisions in Article B10.2 of the FIA F1 Regulations, the Podium Ceremony procedure detailed below must be followed. Post-Race Interviews and Podium Ceremony Procedure: • The master of ceremonies will be appointed by the FIA to conduct and take responsibility for the entire podium ceremony. • After taking the chequered flag the top three (3) drivers should return to the Pit Lane where they will find the 1, 2, 3 boards. • Drivers will be weighed by the FIA. Each Driver must be fully attired while they are weighed (e.g.: Helmet, Gloves, etc.). Water will be available in the parc fermé area after the drivers have been weighed. • Other than the team mechanics (with cooling fans if necessary), officials, FIA pre-approved television crews and photographers, no one else will be allowed in the designated area at this time (no team PR personnel, driver physios must wait outside the cool down room until the podium ceremony has concluded following the instructions given to all teams by the Media Delegate). • The winning car should be pushed back before the start of the interviews. • Competitors are reminded of Article B10.2.2 of the FIA F1 Regulations: “For the duration of the Podium Ceremony and post-Race interview procedure, the drivers finishing the Race in 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions must remain attired only in their Driving Suits, ‘done up’ to the neck, not opened to the waist.” • The post-race interviews will take place in Parc Fermé and the interviewer will be selected by the Commercial Rights Holder. • Drivers must not interfere with parc fermé protocols in any way. • Once the interviews have been completed, the Drivers will be immediately escorted to the cool down room. Each Driver will be given their Pirelli Cap. • The drivers will then be escorted to the Podium area where the 1, 2, 3 Rostrum and Dias will be located. • When the Drivers are ready, an announcement for the Podium Ceremony will take place with the 3 rd and 2 nd placed Drivers introduced to move to their respective Podium Dias steps. • The Winning Driver will then be announced who will move to his position on the Podium. • The National Anthems will then take place and flags will be displayed. • Dignitaries will present the trophies on the podium as arranged by the Master of Ceremonies. • Each driver or representative must accept their trophy and presentations will take place in the following order: o Winning Driver o FIA Medal for the Winning Driver o A representative of the Winning Constructor o 2 nd Place Driver o 3 rd Place Driver • Following the Podium Ceremony, the top three (3) drivers will be escorted by the FIA Media Delegate to the TV pen. • At the end of the TV pen, the top three (3) drivers will be escorted to the FIA Press Conference. • Drivers from 4 th and beyond must proceed directly to the TV pen after they have been weighed in the Parc Fermé. Each Driver must remain fully attired until after they have been weighed (e.g.: Helmet, Gloves, etc.). • Any Driver from 4 th and beyond who does not have a session for the written media organised after the race must be available for interview at the written media zone adjacent to the TV pen once their TV interviews have concluded. • Drivers who retire during the race are required to go to the TV pen (and written media pen if they do not have a session for the written media organised after the race) as soon as they have come back into the paddock. • Any driver selected for anti-doping testing must first complete all required media commitments before reporting for testing. Please see the attached Post Race Podium Ceremony and Parc Fermé Diagram. Cameron Kelleher The FIA Formula 1 Media Delegate TV RF Cameraman Version 1 – 24 September 2026 Pit Wall Podium 1 2 3 Race Control Parc Ferme - Race 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 1 st 2 nd 3 rd Backdrop Photographers Waiting Area FIA Scales FIA GARAGE FIA GARAGE Photographers Remaining finishers parked here VIP