Racing
Scoring, protests, penalties, appeals
What decides a result after the flag: how motos score, how to protest and what it costs, what a breach costs, and where an appeal goes. 210 rules from the IJSBA, UIM and IHRA rulebooks, quoted or restated with the section. The IHRA book publishes no penalty schedule and the page says so as a recorded absence rather than a list of its own. What the word in each row's confidence column means is set out once, for every rulebook row on the site.
Scoring and points
How a moto scores, how motos add up to a result, how results add up to a championship, and how ties break.
The IHRA rulebook's own example: one rider wins all 3 motos of a closed-course event.
Moto points (IHRA F.1, with the F.7 table)
- Moto 1, finished 1st60
- Moto 2, finished 1st60
- Moto 3, finished 1st60
Total180
More is better: the biggest total ranks first.
Olympic scoring (IHRA F.2)
- Moto 1, finished 1st1
- Moto 2, finished 1st1
- Moto 3, finished 1st1
Total3
Less is better: the smallest total ranks first.
The other two rulebooks give no worked example, so they stay in words.
IJSBA two-moto scoring (SCOR.4.6, SCOR.4.7)
- An option when the whole class fits on one start line.
- Two motos only, adding your two finishing places.
- The smallest sum ranks first.
- Level on the sum: the better second-moto finish ranks first.
- A moto not raced is scored as entries plus 2, counting the riders entered in the class.
UIM points per moto (308.02, 308.03)
- A win pays 25, sliding to 1 for 20th.
- Below 20th, a moto pays nothing.
- A Grand Prix adds up the points of every moto in it.
The same three wins come to 180 under one IHRA system and 3 under the other, because one counts points up and the other counts places. Where an IHRA event runs heats into a single main event, the main event's finish is what scores; a heat or a qualifier adds nothing in either system.
How we know: IHRA V.20260603 F.1, F.2 and the F.7 closed-course table, whose three-win example this is; IJSBA's 2025 scoring document SCOR.4.6 and SCOR.4.7; the UIM 2026 rules 308.02 and 308.03.
Closed course, IJSBA and IHRA (IJSBA SCOR.5, IHRA F.7): points for each place. IJSBA: for the final event position; IHRA: per moto.
IJSBA goes on past 20th: 1 point for every place from 21st down.
UIM (308.03): points for each place in one moto.
Drawn here are the closed-course table and the UIM's per-moto scale, each bar against its own winner's points. In both, the gap between first and second is the widest step on the table; the slalom, freestyle and endurance tables in the rows below are not drawn.
How we know: IJSBA's 2025 scoring document SCOR.5; IHRA V.20260603 F.7, the closed-course table; the UIM 2026 rules 308.03.
IJSBA 2025: IJSBA scoring, points and prizes
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOR.1.1 | The first lap runs from the start line to the scoring tower | The portion of the course from the starting line to the scoring/flag tower shall be considered as the first lap.Lap one is the stretch from the starting line to the scoring and flag tower, so the leader has a lap scored on first passing the tower. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.2.2 | The checkered flag ends the race; penalties are assessed afterwards | The checkered flag will be shown to the lead rider, indicating the completion of the race. All penalties, other than those requiring a black flag, will be assessed after the completion of the race.The race is complete when the leader is shown the checkered flag. Every penalty except one that calls for a black flag is applied after the race, not during it. | confirmed Printed as SCOR.2.2 directly after SCOR.1.1, under the SCOR.1 heading; there is no SCOR.1.2 or SCOR.2.1. Cited as printed. | |
| SCOR.3.1 | Prizes are presented at the close of the event day | All prizes, awards and paybacks shall be presented to the official winners or their appointed representatives at the close of the event day unless another time and place for awards is specifically advertised.Prizes, awards and paybacks go to the official winners, or someone they appoint, at the end of the event day, unless a different time and place was advertised. | confirmed The first of two sections printed as SCOR.3.1; the second, on the promoter payback, follows SCOR.3.2. | |
| SCOR.3.2 | Riders need not attend banquets to collect prizes | Riders will not be required to attend award banquets or ceremonies to receive prizes and awards, although they are encouraged to attend as a courtesy to the promoter and/or sponsors.A rider keeps their prize whether or not they attend the banquet or ceremony; attending is encouraged as a courtesy, not required. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.3.1 | The promoter payback is whatever was advertised or announced | The promoter payback at IJSBA- and IJSBA affiliate-sanctioned cash purse events will be as advertised for that event, or as stated in bulletins, or as announced at an official riders meeting at the event.At a cash purse event the payback is what the promoter advertised, put in a bulletin, or announced at the official riders meeting. The rule book fixes no purse and no split. | confirmed The second section printed as SCOR.3.1, after SCOR.3.2; the sequence would make it SCOR.3.3. Cited as printed. | |
| SCOR.4.1 | The official point system applies at every sanctioned event | The official rider point system will be in effect for all IJSBA- and IJSBA affiliate-sanctioned events.Every IJSBA or affiliate sanctioned event scores on the official rider point system. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.4.2 | Points for final positions only; none for heats, LCQs or semis | Points are awarded for final event positions only. No points are awarded in heats, last chance qualifiers (LCQs), semi-finals or exhibition events. Points will not be awarded to riders who are disqualified or have not been scored on at least one lap in a final event.Only the final pays points. Heats, last chance qualifiers, semi-finals and exhibitions pay none. A disqualified rider, or one not scored on at least one lap of the final, gets no points. National and world championship events may be granted exceptions with IJSBA approval. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.4.3 | Freestyle points count only towards a freestyle championship | Freestyle points count towards a freestyle points championship only. Freestyle events require one entry to receive full points.Freestyle points feed a freestyle championship and nothing else, and a freestyle event with a single entry still pays full points. | 1 entry, the minimum for a freestyle event to pay full points | confirmed |
| SCOR.4.4 | Tiebreaker for a single-discipline class championship | If still tied, the rider with the greater number of second-place finishes will receive the higher ranking, and so on. If still tied, the rider with the better finish in the final event of the championship series will receive the higher ranking.For a class championship scored on one kind of event (closed course, slalom or another), a points tie goes to the rider with more first places in the class, then more second places, and so on down the placings; if still tied, the better finish in the last event of the series wins. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.4.5 | Tiebreaker for a combined overall championship | If still tied, the rider with the greater number of first place closed-course finishes will receive the higher ranking. If still tied, the rider with the greater number of second place closed course finishes will receive the higher ranking, and so on.For an overall championship that adds closed-course points to slalom or other points, a tie goes first to the rider with more closed-course points, then more closed-course first places, then second places, and so on; if still tied, the better finish in the final closed-course event of the series wins. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.4.6 | Moto scoring may be used when the class fits on one start line; two motos only | The Moto Scoring system uses the combined results of two separate races to mathematically determine the overall finishing order. MOTO SCORING IS FOR TWO MOTOS ONLY.If a class has no more entries than the start line holds, the event may use moto scoring, which combines two separate races into one finishing order. The 2025 text adds, in capitals, that moto scoring is for two motos only, so a three-moto format cannot be scored this way. The document does not say who decides to use it; the general regulations say the same craft must run every moto. | 2 motos, the only number moto scoring may combine | confirmed Changed from 2018 (7.4.6), which did not state the two-moto limit. The maximum number of watercraft on a starting line is in the GEN.1.3 heat-size rows for this body, with the start rules. |
| SCOR.4.7 | Moto scoring: lowest sum of two finishes wins; DNR scores entries plus two | Overall results are determined by adding the finishing positions from each of two motos together. The rider with the lowest sum will receive the higher ranking. In case of a tie, the rider with the better finish in the second moto will receive the higher ranking.Add the two moto finishing positions; the lowest total wins. A tie goes to the rider who finished better in the second moto. A rider who did not race one moto is scored for it as the number of riders entered in the class plus two. | entries plus 2 finishing position scored for a moto not raced (DNR) | confirmed |
| SCOR.5 | The closed course points table, 60 for a win down to 4 for 20th, then 1 | Thereafter 1 PointClosed course points by finishing position: 1st 60, 2nd 53, 3rd 48, 4th 43, 5th 39, 6th 36, 7th 33, 8th 30, 9th 27, 10th 24, 11th 22, 12th 20, 13th 18, 14th 16, 15th 14, 16th 12, 17th 10, 18th 8, 19th 6, 20th 4, and 1 point for every position from 21st down. | 60 points for first place in a closed course final | confirmed Changed from 2018 (7.5): the line "Thereafter 1 Point" beneath the table is new, so a rider finishing 21st or lower now scores 1 point where the 2018 table stopped at 20th and said nothing. |
| SCOR.6 | The slalom and freestyle points table, 20 for a win, 1 point from 16th on | Thereafter 1 PointSlalom and freestyle points by position: 1st 20, 2nd 17, 3rd 15, 4th 13, 5th 12, 6th 11, 7th 10, 8th 9, 9th 8, 10th 7, 11th 6, 12th 5, 13th 4, 14th 3, 15th 2, 1 point each for 16th to 20th, and 1 point for every position from 21st down. | 20 points for first place in a slalom or freestyle event | confirmed Changed from 2018 (7.6): the line "Thereafter 1 Point" beneath the table is new; the 2018 table stopped at 20th. |
| SCOR.7 | The endurance and offshore points table, 400 for a win | Continue in increments of two until 40th position where points continue in increments of one.Endurance and offshore points by position: 1st 400, 2nd 380, 3rd 368, 4th 360, 5th 352, 6th 348, 7th 344, 8th 340, 9th 336, 10th 332, 11th 328, 12th 324, 13th 320, 14th 316, 15th 312, 16th 308, 17th 304, 18th 300, 19th 296, 20th 292, 21st 290; then two fewer per place to 40th, and one fewer per place after that. | 400 points for first place in an endurance or offshore event | confirmed The table itself is on pages 2 and 3; the sentence quoted is its footnote. The document does not say where the table ends. Unchanged from 2018 (7.7). |
| none | Dropped scores in a championship series | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.4.1 to SCOR.4.7 (pages 1 and 2) for any rule letting a rider drop their worst results, or counting only a set number of rounds, towards a championship; there is none. The tiebreakers assume every event counts. The 2018 text had no such rule either. | confirmed | |
| none | A dead heat in a single race | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.1 to SCOR.7 (pages 1 to 3) for how two riders scored in the same position in one race share the points or the prize; there is no such rule. The tiebreakers in SCOR.4.4, SCOR.4.5 and SCOR.4.7 break championship and moto ties, not a tie at the line. (the same sentence as at IJSBA absence row, Dropped scores in a championship series above) | confirmed |
Read from the published document on 2026-10-02. IJSBA 2025, IJSBA scoring, points and prizes, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-07. The document prints no year; the PDF file was created 2025-02-11 and the rule book page links it under "Scoring", so 2025 is the rule book set it belongs to. Its sections are numbered SCOR (SCOR.1 to SCOR.23); this file covers SCOR.1 to SCOR.7. Numbering defects carried over from the 2018 text: after SCOR.1.1 the next section is SCOR.2.2, with no SCOR.1.2 or SCOR.2.1; SCOR.3.1 is printed twice, once for the presentation of prizes and once for the promoter payback, and both rows cite it as printed. The three points tables (SCOR.5, SCOR.6, SCOR.7) are restated position by position because a table cannot be quoted. Changed from 2018: SCOR.4.6 adds, in capitals, that moto scoring is for two motos only; the closed course and slalom or freestyle tables (SCOR.5, SCOR.6) each gain the line "Thereafter 1 Point" beneath 20th place, which answers the 2018 absence row on points below 20th, so that absence is not carried into this edition. No longer carried: nothing; every 2018 rule in 7.1 to 7.7 has a 2025 counterpart. New in 2025: no new section; the two additions above are changes inside existing rules. Not extracted here as rows: SCOR.8 (racing numbers, colours by classification and background sizes), unchanged from 7.8 and rendered on /racing/numbers/. How a stopped race is scored is in SCOR.9.6, in the officials rows for this body. The 2018 rows point at these.
IJSBA 2018 against 2025 on scoring and points: 12 rules unchanged in words and figure, 3 changed, 0 no current row carries, 0 new
| Then (2018) | What the 2018 document said | Now (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| 7.4.6 | When the number of entries is less than or equal to the maximum number of watercraft allowed on the starting line the moto scoring system may be used.(the same sentence as at IJSBA SCOR.4.6, Moto scoring may be used when the class fits on one start line; two motos only) | SCOR.4.6, Moto scoring may be used when the class fits on one start line; two motos only; figure now 2 motos, the only number moto scoring may combine |
| 7.5 | 1st 60, 2nd 53, 3rd 48, 4th 43, 5th 39, 6th 36, 7th 33, 8th 30, 9th 27, 10th 24, 11th 22, 12th 20, 13th 18, 14th 16, 15th 14, 16th 12, 17th 10, 18th 8, 19th 6, 20th 4. The table ends at 20th and says nothing about lower positions. Figure then: 60 points for first place in a closed course final. (the same sentence as at IJSBA SCOR.5, The closed course points table, 60 for a win down to 4 for 20th, then 1) | SCOR.5, The closed course points table, 60 for a win down to 4 for 20th, then 1; figure now 60 points for first place in a closed course final |
| 7.6 | 1st 20, 2nd 17, 3rd 15, 4th 13, 5th 12, 6th 11, 7th 10, 8th 9, 9th 8, 10th 7, 11th 6, 12th 5, 13th 4, 14th 3, 15th 2, and 1 point each for 16th to 20th. The table ends at 20th. Figure then: 20 points for first place in a slalom or freestyle event. (the same sentence as at IJSBA SCOR.6, The slalom and freestyle points table, 20 for a win, 1 point from 16th on) | SCOR.6, The slalom and freestyle points table, 20 for a win, 1 point from 16th on; figure now 20 points for first place in a slalom or freestyle event |
UIM 2026: UIM points and classification
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 308.01 | Championship is the sum of moto points | In the event of equality, it is the number of better positions in motos which will be determining, if the equality remains, it is the classification of the last Race which will be determining.The World or Continental championship is the total of every moto's points across every race. Ties go to the rider with more better moto finishes, then to the last race's classification. | confirmed PDF page 38. | |
| 308.02 | Race result is the sum of its motos | A race (Grand Prix) is classified by adding the points of its motos. Ties go to the rider with more better positions, then to the last moto. | confirmed Page 38. The printed text reads "each moto in each moto"; restated as the evident meaning, not quoted. | |
| 308.03 | Points per moto, 25 down to 1 | Each moto scores 25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for 1st to 20th. Nothing below 20th. | 25 points for a moto win, 20 places scored | confirmed Page 39. The table is printed in four columns and is restated rather than quoted. Note 203.02.05 (page 19) says the Superlicence gives UIM points to the first 15, while this scale pays to 20th. |
| 308.04 | Four nations for a World title | To allocate a title of World Champion, the championship must have a minimum of four Nations participating, and two Nations by category.A World Champion title needs at least four nations in the championship and two in the category. | 4 nations minimum, and 2 per category | confirmed PDF page 39. |
| 308.05 | Four nations for a Continental title | To allocate a title of Continental Champion, the championship must have a minimum of four Nations participating, and two Nations by category.A Continental Champion title needs the same four nations overall and two per category. | as UIM 308.04, Four nations for a World title above | confirmed PDF page 39. |
| 310.01.05 | Laps first, then time, then order of arrival | If a pilot receives a penalty in time the final classification will be made by taking into account the number of Laps and then the final time of arrival corrected.Classification is by laps completed, then electronic time, then order of arrival on manual timing. A time penalty corrects the arrival time; a lap penalty deducts a lap and the rider is re-ranked among those on the reduced lap count by time. The rule works an example. | confirmed PDF page 41. | |
| 316.04 | Continental Nations Trophy | At the end of the Championship the total points of the five better classified riders of each Nation will be added up to define the ranking.The Continental nations ranking sums each nation's best five riders; ties break on first places, then seconds, and so on. | 5 riders per nation counted | confirmed PDF page 46. |
| 319.01 | Year-long ranking across all UIM competitions | The UIM International Ranking is the addition of all points a Rider can earn in one year, from 1 January to 31 December, for all competitions sanctioned by the UIM and proceeding according to UIM Aquabike rules.The international ranking is a calendar-year total across every UIM-sanctioned competition. A rider in several categories accumulates points in each. It is updated bimonthly and the top three are honoured at the UIM awards. | confirmed Pages 50 and 51. | |
| 319.02 | Ranking points by level of competition | Per race, 30 places scored on five scales. World Championship 400 for a win, down 40 then 8 per place to 8 for 30th. Continental 200 down to 4. International ordinary and National 100 down to 2. Regional 50 down to 1. | 400 ranking points for a World Championship race win | confirmed Pages 50 and 51. Five tables of 30 rows, restated. The steps are 40 between 1st and 5th and 8 thereafter on the World scale; the others halve or quarter it. |
| 319.04 | National Authorities send results weekly | The National Authorities must submit weekly official results of each Competition, National and Regional race to the UIM Secretariat.Every national and regional result reaches the UIM Secretariat weekly, and the promoter compiles and publishes the ranking. | confirmed PDF page 51. | |
| none | Dropped or discarded results | Absent from the document. Searched 308.01, 308.02 (page 38), 316.04 (page 46) and 319 (pages 50 and 51) for any rule discarding a rider's worst round or moto; there is none. Every moto counts. | confirmed |
Read from the published document on 2026-09-26. UIM 2026, UIM points and classification, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-08. The 400-series contains no scoring rule; 406.02 (page 57) only makes the first posted results provisional for one hour, which is recorded under penalties. 308.02 is printed with "each moto in each moto", which reads as a typo for "each moto in each race".
UIM 2016 against 2026 on scoring and points: 3 rules unchanged in words and figure, 5 changed, 1 with a figure the 2016 text lost in extraction, 1 no current row carries, 1 new
| Then (2016) | What the 2016 document said | Now (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 310.01 | In the event of equality, it is the number of better positions which will be determining, if the equality remains, it is the classification of the last Race which will be determining. | 308.01, Championship is the sum of moto points |
| 310.02 | The race classification of the World and Continental Championship will be done with the addition of the points of each Run. In the event of equality, it is the classification of the last Run which will be determining. | 308.02, Race result is the sum of its motos |
| 310.04 | To allot a title of World Champion, the competition must have a minimum of four Nations participating, and two Nations by classes.Figure then: 4 nations minimum, and 2 per class. | 308.04, Four nations for a World title; figure now 4 nations minimum, and 2 per category |
| 310.05 | To allot a title of Continental Champion, the competition must have a minimum of four Nations participating, and two Nations by classes.(the same sentence as at UIM 2016 310.04, Four nations for a World title) | 308.05, Four nations for a Continental title; figure now 4 nations minimum, and 2 per category |
| 330.02 | World Championship 400 for a win (printed 00; 4th is 280 and 6th 200, so the step is 40 to 5th and 8 after), Continental 200 down to 4, International ordinary and National 100 down to 2, Regional 50 (printed 0) down to 1. Many entries lost a digit. Figure then: 400 ranking points for a World Championship race win. (the same sentence as at UIM 319.02, Ranking points by level of competition) | 319.02, Ranking points by level of competition; figure now 400 ranking points for a World Championship race win |
Figures the 2016 text lost in extraction, so no change can be read on scoring and points at 310.03; the rows say which digit is missing.
What the 2016 document said on scoring and points that no 2026 row carries
- 310.06, Classified only if every race is started.
To be classified in the World Championships or Continental Championships, the driver must participate in all races except in cases of force majeure.
New in 2026 on scoring and points, with no 2016 counterpart, is 316.04 (Continental Nations Trophy).
IHRA V.20260603 (2026): IHRA scoring, points, results and awards
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Olympic or Moto Points scoring, chosen per series | The scoring format used for a series may be either Olympic Scoring or Moto Points Scoring, as designated by the sanctioning body or series organizer.A series scores either by Olympic Scoring or by Moto Points Scoring, as the sanctioning body or series organizer designates. The document says regional series traditionally use Olympic and national championships Moto Points, and the format is communicated in advance. | confirmed The preamble carries no number of its own; it is cited as section F. | |
| F.1 | Moto Points Scoring method | Points earned in each moto are added together to determine the overall finishing positions for the event. The rider with the highest total points will be awarded the higher rankEach moto finish earns points from the standard tables and the totals rank the event; highest total wins. Points come only from moto finishes, or from the main event when heats feed a single main; heats, LCQs and other qualifiers score nothing. The document's example is three closed course moto wins for 180 points at 60 each. | confirmed | |
| F.1 | Moto Points tiebreak | If only two (2) motos are considered and a tie remains, the rider with the better finish in the final moto will be ranked higher.A tie goes to the rider with more first places. With three or more motos it then goes to more seconds, then thirds and so on, and finally to the better finish in the last moto. With only two motos it goes straight from first places to the better finish in the final moto. | confirmed | |
| F.2 | Olympic Scoring method and tiebreak | Under Olympic Scoring, riders are assigned points based on their finish position in each race, with lower points indicating a higher rank (1 point for first place, 2 points for second, etc.).Finishing position is the score, one point for first, two for second, and the lowest total over the series or event wins. Ties go to more first places, then seconds and so on, then the better finish in the final race. Only official races or main events score; heats, LCQs and qualifiers do not. Three wins total 3 points. | confirmed | |
| F.3 | One completed lap to be eligible for points | Riders must complete at least one lap in a moto or final event to be eligible for points.A rider scores in a moto or final only after completing at least one lap, and a completed lap gets the score recorded. Organizers may use the standard points system or a special scale, including dropped rounds or double points at named events. | 1 lap minimum to be eligible for points | confirmed |
| F.3 | DNR scored as last place plus two | A DNR in a moto will result in a finishing position last place plus two for that moto.A rider recorded DNR in a moto is placed two positions below last place for that moto. | 2 positions below last place for a DNR | reported DNR is used once in the document, here, and is defined nowhere in it, not in section F and not in the EE glossary. Did not race is the usual meaning but the rulebook does not say so. |
| F.4 | Championship standings at the organizer's discretion | Championship standings, also referred to as Series Points, Tour Points, or Season Points, are established at the discretion of the race organizer, local series, or national series.How a championship is totalled is the organizer's or series' call. They may count only the top X events, exclude rounds or make certain events double points; the standings sum the points of each qualifying round. | confirmed | |
| F.5 | Series championship tiebreaker | In the event of a tie in points for a series championship, the rider with the greatest number of 1st-place finishes in the class will be awarded the higher position.A series tie goes to the rider with more first places in the class, then more seconds and so on, and if still level to the better finish in the final event of the series. | confirmed | |
| F.6 | Disqualification and how results are adjusted | If a rider is disqualified during any moto due to a technical or behavioral violation, they will receive no points for that moto.A rider disqualified in a moto scores nothing for it and may be removed from its results, with everyone else moving up as if the rider had not raced. Whether the rider may run further motos is for the Race Director or Technical Director. A disqualification from post-race teardown wipes the rider's points for the whole event. | disputed F.3 says a disqualification means no points for the event; F.6 says no points for that moto, with the whole event forfeited only after a post-race teardown. The two sections do not agree on a behavioural or in-race technical disqualification. | |
| F.7 | Closed course points table, positions 1 to 20 | The standard points systems for closed course, endurance, and freestyle/slalom adopted globally by all major race organizations, will be used.Closed course pays 60, 53, 48, 43, 39, 36, 33, 30, 27, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6 and 4 points for positions 1 to 20. The document describes the tables as the standard adopted globally by all major race organizations. | 60 points for first place, closed course | confirmed Read from the table the PDF layout places inside F.8.4 on page 19 rather than under the F.7 heading on page 18. Position 20 exists only in the closed course column. |
| F.7 | Endurance and freestyle/slalom points table, positions 1 to 19 | Endurance and freestyle/slalom share one table: 25, 20, 17, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0 points for positions 1 to 19. Position 19 scores zero and there is no position 20. | 25 points for first place, endurance and freestyle/slalom | confirmed Read from the same table, see the closed course row. |
| F.8.1 | Official timing equipment is mandatory when assigned | When assigned, the use of official timing equipment is mandatory.Timing and scoring may run on transponders, tracking systems or other electronic equipment the Series Organizer designates, and once assigned that equipment must be used. | confirmed | |
| F.8.2 | Provisional results and the 30-minute protest window | The Race Director will be available for 30 minutes following the posting of provisional results to receive protests.Provisional results go up as soon as practicable, on the pit board, official channels or another designated platform, signed and time-stamped by the Race Director, who then takes protests for 30 minutes. Watching for the posting is each competitor's job. With no protest in the window the provisional results become official automatically. | 30 minutes after provisional results are posted | confirmed E.13.1 starts the same 30 minutes from official results; see the disputed row in the protest rules. |
| F.8.3 | When results become official | Once results are declared official and signed by the Race Director, no further protests may be lodged.Results turn official at the later of the protest window closing and post-race technical inspection finishing, as long as no protest is pending. Once official and signed by the Race Director no further protest may be lodged, but publication does not shield a competitor from penalties for violations found after the protest period. | confirmed | |
| F.8.4 | Post-race review, five days to correct or penalise | The Race Committee may correct errors or apply penalties for up to five (5) days following the event.For five days after the event the Race Committee may review fuel tests, anti-doping results, engine teardowns, electronic timing or data capture, video or photographs and appeals lodged by competitors, and revise official results where an infringement is confirmed, including one found by an independent or designated third party. | 5 days after the event | confirmed |
| F.8.4 | One day to protest a revised result | Any revisions or penalties applied to official results may be protested by the affected competitor within one (1) day of the revised results being issued.A competitor hit by a post-race revision or penalty has one day from the revised results being issued to protest it. | 1 day after revised results are issued | confirmed This is the only protest window the document opens after results are official, and E.13.1 says protest decisions are final; the document does not say which form or official this later protest goes to. |
| F.9.1 | Award distribution and the 30-day claim limit | Arrangements to claim awards must be made within 30 days, or the award will be forfeited.The organizer sets the prizes, trophies and awards and may attach ceremony requirements such as attendance, podium apparel or presentation procedure, announced at the riders' meeting. Awards go to winners or their representatives at the end of the event day unless another time or place is advertised; a competitor who cannot attend tells the Race Director and organizer in advance, must arrange to claim within 30 days or forfeit, and pays any shipping. | 30 days to arrange to claim an award | confirmed |
| F.9.2 | Awards withheld until protests and appeals resolve | Prizes will not be distributed until all protests or appeals that could affect the results are resolved.No prize is handed out while a protest or appeal that could change the result is open, and a declared intention to appeal a Race Director or Race Committee decision holds the award until the appeal is finalised. | confirmed | |
| F.9.3 | Return of an award on written demand | If an event organizer requests the return of any prize, trophy, or prize money, the demand must be made in writing and sent via registered mail with a return receipt requested.An organizer reclaiming a prize must ask in writing by registered mail with return receipt. Refusing to return it can mean immediate suspension from all racing; if the return is due to the organizer's error, the organizer pays the shipping. | confirmed | |
| F.9.4 | Payouts at organizer's discretion, 1099 over 600 USD | Competitors earning over $600 in winnings from an event organizer during the calendar year will receive a 1099 tax form for tax purposes.Whether there is a cash payout, for which classes and on what structure is the organizer's decision, posted on the pit board, the website or at the riders' meeting. Cash is typically for Pro, Pro-Am and Expert classes and often scales with entries. More than 600 USD in winnings from one organizer in a calendar year brings a 1099 tax form. | 600 USD winnings per calendar year, 1099 threshold | confirmed |
| F.9.5 | Contingency programs are the competitor's to manage | Event organizers are not responsible for managing or facilitating these programs on behalf of competitors.Manufacturer or sponsor contingency money is claimed by the competitor, who must know the program's requirements and follow its procedures; the organizer does not administer it. | confirmed | |
| F.10 | Team and supplemental championship programs | In the absence of published championship rules for a specific event or series, no supplemental championship points shall be awarded beyond standard class results.Organizers and series may run team championships or other specialty championship formats, with eligibility, team composition, scoring and points all at the organizing body's discretion, but the details must be published before the season starts. Competitors in such a program are responsible for knowing its rules, and where none are published no supplemental points exist. | confirmed |
Read from the published document, pages 17 to 21 of the PDF, on 2026-09-26. IHRA 2026, IHRA scoring, points, results and awards, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-11. The F.7 points tables are printed on PDF page 19, inside F.8.4 rather than under the F.7 heading, because the PDF lays the table beside the text. The two F.7 rows read the table from there.
Protests
Who may protest, against what, by when, in what form, and what it costs.
IHRA
- Provisional results go up. The Race Director marks them with the time they went up. Watching for them is each rider's job. F.8.2
- 30 minutes to protest. No protest, and the results turn official by themselves. The book disagrees with itself on when this clock starts: F.8.2 counts from the provisional results, E.13.1 and E.13.2.2 from the official ones. To be safe, file within 30 minutes of the provisional posting. F.8.2, E.13.1, E.13.2.2
- Official. At whichever comes later: the protest window closing, or post-race inspection finishing. No protest can be lodged after this. F.8.3
- 5 days after the event, the Race Committee may still revise an official result on evidence such as fuel tests, teardowns, timing data or video. F.8.4
- Revision period ends. A rider whose result was revised has 1 day from the revised results to protest the change. F.8.4
IJSBA, a protest about equipment
- Official results go up. SCOR.22.4
- 30 minutes to file a written protest against another craft. SCOR.22.4
- Protest window closes. SCOR.22.4
IJSBA, an appeal
- A decision on an equipment violation. The only kind of decision the document lets a rider appeal in the ordinary case, whichever side of it the rider is on. SCOR.23.1
- 1 hour from the disqualification, to file the appeal, or notice of one, in writing, with a fee of 100 US dollars. SCOR.23.2
- The IJSBA rules. Within a reasonable time. No number of days is set. SCOR.23.3
UIM
- Before the first riders' briefing. The last chance to protest that a craft, engine or rider is not eligible. Taking the start accepts everyone else's eligibility, unless you can prove the facts were kept from you; then the window below applies. 403.04
- First results go up, provisional. 406.02
- 1 hour to protest anything other than eligibility. 403.04
- Provisional status ends after 1 hour. Unless the results sheet says post-race scrutineering is still running: then it ends an hour after scrutineering is finalised. 406.02
- three months from the breach, the National Authority or the UIM Executive Committee may still penalise. 406.02
- Penalty period ends. 406.02
Each book starts its clocks at a different moment, so each has a line of its own, and the gaps between marks are not drawn to scale. What a rider must watch for in all three is the moment results go up.
How we know: IHRA V.20260603 F.8.2 to F.8.4 and E.13.1; IJSBA's 2025 scoring document SCOR.22.4 and SCOR.23.1 to SCOR.23.3; the UIM 2026 rules 403.04 and 406.02.
IJSBA 2025: IJSBA protest procedure
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOR.22.1 | A judgment call cannot be protested, unless an official or their family rode | A race official’s decision based upon the exercise of his/her judgment may not be protested under any circumstances other than where a race official, or a race official’s family member, has participated in the event.Any decision an official makes by judgment is final and beyond protest, with one exception new in 2025: where a race official, or a member of an official's family, competed in the event, there is an active conflict of interest and the judgment may be protested or, in the document's word, appealed. Who may do so and how are in the next two rows. What counts as a judgment decision is still not defined. | confirmed Changed from 2018 (7.22.1), which allowed no exception. The paragraph uses "protest" and "appeal" for the same act; this site files it under protests because the document does, and because SCOR.23 appeals remain for equipment decisions only. | |
| SCOR.22.1 | Only a rider scored against the official or their family may protest the call | Only persons who have been scored against the race official, or race official’s immediate family, may protest a decision by the race official. The aggrieved participant may allege that the improper call was made in any category/event where the complainant participatesStanding to protest a conflicted judgment call belongs only to a participant who was scored against the official or the official's immediate family. The complaint may be about a call in any category or event the complainant rode, not only the one the official or family member rode. An active conflict of interest exists, by the document's definition, whenever a race official or their immediate family participates in an event. | confirmed New in 2025; no 2018 counterpart. The first sentence of SCOR.22.1 says "family member" and the standing sentence says "immediate family"; the document does not say whether these differ. | |
| SCOR.22.1 | Conflict-of-interest protest: email HQ by end of day, then three business days | The protesting participant has, then, three business days to fully present the protest to IJSBA or the protest shall become invalidA conflicted judgment call is protested by emailing IJSBA headquarters before the end of the day the event took place, saying that a protest is coming; the full protest must then reach the IJSBA within three business days or it becomes invalid. No bond, fee or form is named for this route, and no deadline is set for the IJSBA's ruling. | 3 business days after the end-of-day email to present the conflict-of-interest protest in full | confirmed This route goes to IJSBA headquarters directly, not to the Race Director, unlike the equipment protest in SCOR.22.4 to SCOR.22.6. The sentence quoted is printed without a closing full stop. (the same note as at IJSBA SCOR.22.1, Only a rider scored against the official or their family may protest the call above) |
| SCOR.22.2 | Riding complaints: riders only, to the Race Director, between events | Riders only will have discussion with the Race Director about riding complaints or other infractions unless otherwise requested by Race Director. Riders may approach the Race Director before the day’s events, between events, after an event, or at the discretion of the Race Director.A riding complaint or other infraction is raised by the rider, and only the rider, in discussion with the Race Director, unless the Race Director asks otherwise. The times are before the day starts, between events, after an event, or whenever the Race Director allows. Apart from the conflict-of-interest route in SCOR.22.1, this is the whole of the procedure for a non-equipment complaint. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.22.3 | PROTEST PROCEDURE/EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS heading | A heading only, with no rule text; blank lines follow it on page 11. Everything from SCOR.22.4 to SCOR.2.10 is the procedure for protesting a craft's equipment. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.22.4 | In writing, within 30 minutes of the official results being posted | Protests must be filed in writing no later than 30 minutes after the official results have been posted.A protest is filed in writing and no later than 30 minutes after the official results go up. No form is prescribed and no fee beyond the bond in SCOR.22.6. | 30 minutes after the official results are posted, the deadline to file a written protest | confirmed |
| SCOR.22.5 | One protest per suspected infraction, in one of six categories | A separate protest must be filed for each suspected infraction specifying a violation within the following categories:Each suspected infraction needs its own protest, naming a violation in one of six categories: drive system, electrical system, engine, exhaust system, fuel or carburetion system, or hull. | confirmed The six categories are printed as bullets under the quoted sentence. | |
| SCOR.22.6 | A cash bond of at least $150, lodged with the Race Director | When a protest is made against a boat’s eligibility, the protester must post with the Race Director a minimum cash bond of $150 U.S. to cover the costs of any disassembly, inspection and assembly required, regardless if disassembly is required.An eligibility protest needs a cash bond of at least 150 US dollars, posted with the Race Director, to cover disassembly, inspection and reassembly, and it is owed even if nothing is taken apart. The bond may be scaled to the work involved, but any bond above 150 dollars must be announced at the riders meeting or published in writing before the event. The 2018 sentence capping every bond at 500 dollars is printed truncated in this edition; see the next row. | 150 US dollars minimum cash bond for an eligibility protest | confirmed The minimum, the scaling and the announcement rule are unchanged from 2018 (7.22.6); the 500 dollar ceiling is the part that changed, or at least the part the PDF no longer prints whole. |
| SCOR.22.6 | The $500 bond ceiling, in a sentence the PDF cuts off | In events where two stroke and four stroke No Bond may exceed $500 US.The sentence that in 2018 read "No Bond may exceed $500 US" now begins "In events where two stroke and four stroke" and then runs straight into the old words, so the condition it was meant to carry, presumably something about events where two-stroke and four-stroke craft race together, is missing from the document itself. As printed, 500 US dollars is still the only ceiling the document names, but whether it applies to every event or only to the unfinished case cannot be read from the text. | 500 US dollars, the bond ceiling the truncated sentence names | confirmed Recorded as printed; the PDF truncates the sentence (page 12). The source row ijsba-scoring-2025 lists this as a known gap. A reader should treat the ceiling as uncertain until the IJSBA reissues the document. |
| 20.2.4 | Craft found legal: the bond goes to the protested rider | If the watercraft is found legal and the protest is disallowed, the cash bond will be awarded to the protested rider.If the inspection finds the craft legal, the protest fails and the bond is paid to the rider who was protested. | confirmed Still printed as 20.2.4 inside the SCOR.22.6 paragraph, the earlier numbering the 2025 renumbering missed, although the fragments after SCOR.22.7 were changed to SCOR.2.x. Cited as printed. | |
| SCOR.22.7 | Craft found illegal: bond returned, protested party penalised | If the watercraft is found in violation of the rules and the protest is allowed, the cash bond will be returned to the protester and the protested party is subject to penalty assessed by the Race Director and/or IJSBA.If the craft is found in violation the protest succeeds, the protester gets the bond back, and the protested party faces whatever penalty the Race Director or the IJSBA assesses, presumably the technical ladder in SCOR.15. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.2.6 | Refusing inspection under a protest: immediate disqualification | If an entrant or rider does not allow inspection under these terms, he/she will be disqualified by the Race Director immediately.An entrant or rider who will not let the protested craft be inspected is disqualified by the Race Director on the spot. | confirmed Printed as SCOR.2.6 after SCOR.22.7, where the 2018 text printed 20.2.6; there is no SCOR.2.5. Cited as printed; in sequence it would be SCOR.22.9 or so. | |
| SCOR.2.7 | Officials may consult anyone; the protested rider may not cross-examine | The Race Director or Technical Director may, at his/her discretion, consult any person to receive information or technical advice. Protested rider may be present during such inquiry but shall have no right to cross-examine or argue with a witness.The Race Director or Technical Director may take information or technical advice from anyone they choose. The protested rider may be present but has no right to cross-examine or argue with whoever is consulted. | confirmed Printed as SCOR.2.7 after SCOR.22.7, where the 2018 text printed 20.2.7. Cited as printed. | |
| SCOR.2.8 | Only a competing rider in the same class may protest | Only a rider taking part in the competition and entered in the same class may protest another rider in that class.Standing to protest belongs only to a rider who is competing and entered in the same class as the rider protested. Owners, mechanics, sponsors and riders from other classes cannot. The conflict-of-interest route in SCOR.22.1 has its own standing rule. | confirmed Printed as SCOR.2.8 after SCOR.22.7, where the 2018 text printed 20.2.8. Cited as printed. | |
| SCOR.2.9 | Parts found illegal may be held pending the final decision | All parts deemed illegal may be held by the IJSBA pending final decision.The IJSBA may keep any part found illegal until the matter is finally decided, which under SCOR.23 can mean until an appeal is ruled on. | confirmed Printed as SCOR.2.9 after SCOR.22.7, where the 2018 text printed 20.2.9. Cited as printed. SCOR.18.7, in the officials rows, separately keeps illegal parts in impound for 30 minutes after a disqualification notice. | |
| SCOR.2.10 | A malicious or bad-faith protest may itself be penalised | If a protest is judged to have been filed with malicious or spiteful intent or otherwise in bad faith, the protester may be found guilty of violating protest rules and may be penalized.A protest found to be malicious, spiteful or otherwise in bad faith can turn on the protester, who may be penalised for breaking the protest rules. Who judges the intent, and what the penalty is, are not stated. | confirmed Printed as SCOR.2.10 after SCOR.22.7, where the 2018 text printed 20.2.10. Cited as printed. | |
| SCOR.22.8 | Official IJSBA video may be used to make or overrule a decision | Official IJSBA videotape as recognized by the Race Director may be used by officials to make or overrule a decision.Officials may use video the Race Director recognises as official IJSBA footage to reach or reverse a decision. Nothing is said about a rider's own footage or a right to see the official video. | confirmed | |
| none | A written protest against the results or the scoring | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.22.1 to SCOR.22.8 (pages 11 and 12) for a way to protest the posted results, a lap count or a scoring error in writing; there is none for the ordinary case. The written procedure is for equipment only, and a scoring complaint falls under the discussion with the Race Director in SCOR.22.2, whose judgment on lap counting (SCOR.9.8) is a judgment call and so under SCOR.22.1 not protestable. The one exception, new in 2025, is a judgment call made while an official or their family member was competing, which SCOR.22.1 lets a rider scored against them take to IJSBA headquarters. | confirmed | |
| none | Who decides a protest and by when | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.22.4 to SCOR.2.10 (pages 11 and 12) for who rules on an equipment protest, whether the protester is heard, and any time limit for the ruling; none is stated. The bond is posted with the Race Director and the Technical Director inspects, but no rule names the decider or a deadline, and the only hearing right is the protested rider's presence during consultation (SCOR.2.7). The conflict-of-interest route in SCOR.22.1 names IJSBA headquarters as the recipient but sets no deadline for its ruling either. | confirmed | |
| none | A protest form | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.22 (pages 11 and 12) for a prescribed protest form or its required contents; there is none. SCOR.22.4 says in writing, SCOR.22.5 says one category per protest, and SCOR.22.1 says an email to headquarters for the conflict-of-interest case, and that is all the document asks of the writing. The 2018 text prescribed none either. | confirmed |
IJSBA 2025, IJSBA protest procedure, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-07. Its sections are numbered SCOR (SCOR.1 to SCOR.23). Numbering: SCOR.22.3 is a heading, PROTEST PROCEDURE/EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS, with blank lines beneath it. Inside SCOR.22.6 the text runs on into a rule still printed 20.2.4, the earlier numbering the 2018 text also carried; after SCOR.22.7 the next five rules, which the 2018 text printed 20.2.6 to 20.2.10, are now printed SCOR.2.6 to SCOR.2.10, a renumbering that dropped the 22 and so collides with nothing only because SCOR.2 has no rules of its own but SCOR.2.2. Each is cited as printed; in the SCOR.22 sequence they would be SCOR.22.7 to SCOR.22.13. Changed from 2018: SCOR.22.1, which in 2018 barred every protest of a judgment call, now carves out the case where a race official or an official's family member competed in the event (an "active conflict of interest"), limits standing to persons scored against that official or family member, lets the complainant allege the improper call in any category they rode, and sets a route of its own, an email to IJSBA headquarters before the end of the event day and three business days to present the protest in full; it is split into three rows, the first superseding the 2018 row and the other two new in 2025. SCOR.22.6 keeps the 150 US dollar minimum bond, but the sentence that in 2018 capped every bond at 500 US dollars now reads "In events where two stroke and four stroke No Bond may exceed $500 US", cut off in the PDF itself, so whether the cap still applies to every event cannot be read from the document; it has a row of its own. No longer carried: nothing. New in 2025: the conflict-of-interest standing and procedure rows under SCOR.22.1. The procedure from SCOR.22.4 on is still written for equipment protests only; apart from the new conflict-of-interest route the document gives no written procedure for protesting a riding infraction or a result, only the conversation with the Race Director in SCOR.22.2. The 2018 rows point at these.
IJSBA 2018 against 2025 on protests: 12 rules unchanged in words and figure, 2 changed, 0 no current row carries, 3 new
| Then (2018) | What the 2018 document said | Now (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| 7.22.1 | A race official’s decision based upon the exercise of his/her judgment may not be protested under any circumstances. | SCOR.22.1, A judgment call cannot be protested, unless an official or their family rode |
| 7.22.3 | Everything from 7.22.4 to 20.2.10 is the procedure for protesting a craft's equipment. (the same sentence as at IJSBA SCOR.22.3, PROTEST PROCEDURE/EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS heading) | SCOR.22.3, PROTEST PROCEDURE/EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS heading |
New in 2025 on protests, with no 2018 counterpart, are SCOR.22.1 (Only a rider scored against the official or their family may protest the call; Conflict-of-interest protest: email HQ by end of day, then three business days); SCOR.22.6 (The $500 bond ceiling, in a sentence the PDF cuts off).
UIM 2026: UIM protest procedure
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402.01 | One protest judge for the event | The Protest Judge sits as long as the event lasts and hears all protests relating to that event.A protest judge named in the advance programme hears every protest at the event and decides as soon as possible. At international ordinary events national jurisdiction rules apply instead. | confirmed Page 52. 201.03 (page 17) adds that the judge must be named before the event. | |
| 403.01 | Riders only, one at a time, in writing, in English | Only a rider may protest against facts pertaining only to the races in which he/she takes part. In case of a blue card, each recipient may protest against the penalty.Only a rider may protest, only about races they rode, and never jointly. It is in writing, in English, stating the reason, with evidence and the fee, signed by the rider or registered team manager, handed to the race secretariat, which records the time in the protester's presence. Verification costs fall on the loser. Withdrawing forfeits the fee. | confirmed PDF page 52. | |
| 403.02 | Fee up to 150 EUR, technical deposit 300 EUR per craft | In case of a protest for technical reason, the protester must also deposit € 300 to the race secretariat for each registered AB subject to protest.The National Authority sets the fee, published in the advance programme, up to a ceiling the UIM General Assembly fixes at 150 EUR or the local equivalent. A technical protest adds a 300 EUR deposit per craft protested. | 150 EUR maximum protest fee, plus 300 EUR technical deposit per craft | confirmed PDF page 53. |
| 403.02 | What happens to the fee and deposit | If a protest is upheld by the Protest Judge, but the protester AB is irregular too, both the fee and deposit will be retained.Upheld: fee and deposit go back to the protester. Upheld but the protester's own craft is also irregular: both are kept. Rejected: the fee is kept and the deposit goes to the rider who was protested. | confirmed Page 53. The fee coming back on an upheld protest was already 2016 403.05 (held text line 1721); only the deposit, and the case where the protester's own craft is irregular too, are new in 2026. An earlier reading of this rule, recorded with the protest rules for this body, says only the fee is retained where a protest is upheld but irregular. The rule says both the fee and the deposit, and the rule is what is printed here. | |
| 403.03 | What can be protested, and one follow-up only | A protest can be lodged against the posted provisional results or against any decision made by the Race Committee or against one or several competitors.Provisional results, Race Committee decisions and competitors can all be protested, but only on a matter that directly concerns the protester. A compliant protest cannot be refused. One follow-up protest is allowed against the judge's decision, with all original parties joined; after that the only route is appeal. | confirmed Page 53. Where a penalised rider and others protest the same incident, the judge holds one hearing with all of them. | |
| 403.04 | Eligibility protests before the first briefing | A protest regarding the eligibility of an aquabike, a engine, or a rider must be made before the first rider briefing. Starting in a race is considered as acceptance of the conditions and the eligibility of the other competitors.Doubts about a craft, engine or rider's eligibility must be raised before the first riders' briefing; taking the start accepts everyone else's eligibility. The exception is facts the protester can prove were unknown to them before the briefing, which may be protested up to an hour after results are posted. | confirmed PDF page 53. | |
| 403.04 | One hour from the first results, 30 minutes for a counter-protest | Any other protest must be lodged within one hour of the first results being posted with the following exceptionsEverything else is protested within one hour of the first results. If rider B was penalised and protests that penalty, rider A may protest B within 30 minutes of B's protest being posted, and without doing so A cannot appeal the outcome. A decision posted after the first results can be protested within an hour of its own posting. | 1 hour from the posting of the first results | confirmed PDF page 53. |
| 403.05 | The judge decides and the decision stands until appeal | Any judgement pronounced by the Protest Judge stays in effect until altered by the Appeal Board.The protest judge may confirm, reject or change a penalty. An upheld protest gets its fee back. The decision holds until the appeal body alters it; an appeal does not suspend it. | confirmed PDF page 53. | |
| 403.06 | Written decision, posted like the results | A copy of the Protest Judge decision must be posted in the same way as the results. The time of posting must be noted on this copy.Decisions, minutes and reasons go to the parties in writing with their right of appeal, and a copy is posted like the results with the time noted, which starts the appeal clock. | confirmed PDF page 53. | |
| 403.07 | Documents kept until the appeal window closes | All documents relevant to any decision by the Protest judge must be filed with the organising N.A. and held available for a higher authority until the time limit for an appeal has expired.The organising National Authority holds every document behind a protest decision until the appeal deadline passes. | confirmed PDF page 54. | |
| 404.01 | Every party is heard | Any Person being party to a protest, or being charged for an offence against the rules shall have the right to be heard before the Protest judge in order to defend himself.Anyone party to a protest, or charged with a rule breach, has the right to be heard by the protest judge. | confirmed PDF page 54. | |
| 404.02 | Parties bring their own witnesses | Any costs incurred by the appearance of witnesses shall be borne by the respective parties unless decided otherwise by the Protest Judge.Each party makes sure its witnesses and evidence are present; the judge may, at sole discretion, consider their availability when timing the hearing. Witness costs fall on the party calling them unless the judge decides otherwise. | confirmed PDF page 54. | |
| 404.03 | How the hearing runs | If any party duly notified, fails to appear without giving an acceptable reason, judgement can be rendered by default i.e. the missing party shall lose the protest.The protest is posted; parties get written notice of time and place and reasonable time to prepare; a no-show loses by default. Minutes are taken. The judge first checks the protest meets 403.01 to 403.04, and a formal failure voids it after the parties have been heard on it. Parties state their cases and call witnesses, who may be questioned by all; the judge may recall anyone; then a decision. A junior under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. | confirmed PDF page 54. | |
| 408 | The protest form | The rulebook prints the protest form. It asks for event, date, heat, class, protester's name and number, the target (Race Committee action, another rider, or the results), time, lap and place of the incident, the rule infringed, an explanation, the desired result, and the official's receipt with the fee marked. Its header repeats the one-hour and 30-minute windows. | confirmed Page 59. The form is headed "Powerboat Protest Form" and its fee line reads "Circuit & AB 150 EUR / F1 250 EUR"; the F1 figure is not an aquabike fee. | |
| none | Video or timing data as evidence | Absent from the document. Searched 403.01 to 403.07 and 404.01 to 404.03 (pages 52 to 54) for any rule on whether video, onboard footage or timing data is admissible or must be preserved; there is none. 404.03 admits "any other evidence available" without naming a kind. | confirmed |
UIM 2026, UIM protest procedure, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-08. 403.02 and the 408 form both put the circuit and aquabike fee at 150 EUR; the form also prints an F1 figure of 250 EUR that belongs to another discipline. 403.04 cites "the protest form according to rule 404.03" for the 30-minute counter-protest window; 404.03 is the hearing procedure and says a copy of the protest is posted.
UIM 2016 against 2026 on protests: 6 rules unchanged in words and figure, 4 changed, 1 with a figure the 2016 text lost in extraction, 0 no current row carries, 3 new
| Then (2016) | What the 2016 document said | Now (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 403.01 | Only a driver may protest against facts pertaining only to the races in which he takes part. | 403.01, Riders only, one at a time, in writing, in English |
| 403.04 | A protest regarding the qualification of a boat, a motor, or a driver must be made before the first drivers briefing.(the same sentence as at UIM 403.04, Eligibility protests before the first briefing) | 403.04, Eligibility protests before the first briefing |
| 403.06 | All decisions by the protest judge, the minutes of the meeting and the justification of the decision must be notified to the concerned parties in writing, including their right of appeal. | 403.06, Written decision, posted like the results |
| 408 | The rulebook prints the protest form in three parts. Part A, handed in within the time limit, asks for event, date, heat, class, protester's name and craft number, the target (the Race Organising Committee, another rider, or the results), the rule infringed, time, lap and place, the signature and the receiving official's time. Part B explains the incident in writing and drawing. Part C is for the protest committee. No fee is printed on it. | 408, The protest form |
Figures the 2016 text lost in extraction, so no change can be read on protests at 403.02; the rows say which digit is missing.
New in 2026 on protests, with no 2016 counterpart, are 402.01 (One protest judge for the event); 403.02 (What happens to the fee and deposit); 403.03 (What can be protested, and one follow-up only).
IHRA V.20260603 (2026): IHRA protest rules
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.13.1 | Who may protest, the forms, and the 30-minute window | The 30-minute protest period begins upon the posting of official results.Any registered participant may protest a rule violation affecting their class, but only the rider or team manager in that class may protest another participant in it, on one of two forms, the IHRA PWC Technical Protest Form (held by the Technical Director) or the IHRA PWC Scoring Protest Form (held by the Chief Scorer). The window is 30 minutes from the posting of results. | 30 minutes from the posting of results | disputed E.13.1 starts the 30 minutes at the posting of official results. F.8.2 has the Race Director receive protests for 30 minutes after provisional results are posted, and F.8.3 says that once results are official no further protest may be lodged. Read together the window runs from the provisional posting; cited here as printed. |
| E.13.1 | Race Director and Race Committee decision is final | All protests will be reviewed by the Race Director and Race Committee for a decision that will be then final and no longer eligible for any further protests or appeals.The Race Director and Race Committee decide every protest, and their decision is final with no further protest or appeal. | disputed E.13.2 speaks of a protest or appeal being accepted, F.8.4 lists appeals lodged by competitors as post-race evidence and lets a revised result be protested within one day, and F.9.2 withholds awards pending a declared appeal. The document names no appeal body or procedure and does not reconcile these with the finality stated here. | |
| E.13.1 | What cannot be protested | Protests will not be accepted for decisions or judgments made by the Race Director or Technical Director.Decisions and judgments of the Race Director or Technical Director cannot be protested, and the same sentence group rules out protests concerning technical inspection equipment, timing, or scoring. The Race Director judges whether a protest is valid and may dismiss one that does not meet the criteria. Only the registered rider or team manager may submit a protest or raise a complaint with the Race Director unless directed otherwise. | disputed E.13.1 says protests concerning timing or scoring cannot be filed, yet E.13.2.1 provides a Scoring Protest Form for scoring and navigation complaints. The likely reading is that the equipment itself, not a scoring call, is beyond protest, but the text as printed says scoring. | |
| E.13.1 | Bad-faith protests, impounded parts and video | If a protest is found to be malicious or filed in bad faith, the protester may be penalized.A malicious or bad-faith protest can be turned on the protester. Parts found illegal at inspection may be impounded by the Technical Director until the final decision, and video footage counts as evidence only if the Race Director recognizes it. | confirmed | |
| E.13.2 | Mandatory arbitration before a written protest | Before any protest or appeal will be accepted, the affected rider must participate in a mandatory arbitration discussion with the Race Director or an appointed official.Every protest starts with an informal arbitration talk between the affected rider and the Race Director or an appointed official, meant to settle matters at the event. Only if that fails may the rider file a written protest on the designated form, submitted by the rider or team manager directly involved and recorded by the Chief Scorer. Third-party protests are refused, and the Race Director may keep a protest confidential. | confirmed | |
| E.13.2.1 | Scoring protest procedure | Video footage, ONLY IF recognized by the Race Director(s), may be submitted as evidence and used to support or overturn a decision.A scoring or navigation complaint goes on the Scoring Protest Form to the Chief Scorer, who time-stamps it and passes it to the Race Director(s). The Race Director(s) gather whatever information they judge necessary and make the final call; video is admitted only if they recognize it. | confirmed | |
| E.13.2.2 | Technical protest deadline and categories | If a protest concerns the eligibility or legality of a participant’s watercraft, it must be filed in writing no later than 30 minutes after the official results are posted.A protest about a craft's eligibility or legality is filed in writing within 30 minutes of results being posted, or sooner if the riders' meeting sets a shorter time. Each suspected violation is protested separately and placed in one category, Engine, Air/Fuel Delivery, Forced Induction Systems, Ignition and Electronics, Pump and Driveline Components, or Hull. | 30 minutes after results are posted, or shorter if announced | confirmed Repeats the official versus provisional wording noted on the E.13.1 row. |
| E.13.2.2 | Technical protest bond | A cash bond of $200 is required for each item being protested, to cover the costs of disassembly, inspection, and reassembly.Each protested item carries a 200 dollar cash bond for the teardown, inspection and reassembly it will cause; a single-component protest bonds that component only. The form goes to the designated official with the cash, and parts found illegal may be impounded by the Technical Director pending the decision. A malicious protest may be penalised. | 200 USD cash bond per item protested | confirmed |
| E.13.3 | Unsuccessful protest, bond to the protested rider | If the protest is unsuccessful, and the watercraft is found to be legal, the bond will be awarded to the protested rider.If the craft proves legal, the protested rider keeps the bond. | confirmed | |
| E.13.4 | Successful protest, bond refunded | If the protest is successful and the watercraft is found in violation, the bond will be refunded to the protester, and the protested party will face penalties assessed by the Race Director and/or Race Committee.If the craft is found in violation the protester gets the bond back and the protested party is penalised by the Race Director or Race Committee. Where several components were protested, only the fees for the items found illegal are returned. | confirmed | |
| E.13.5 | Refusing inspection is disqualification | Failure to allow inspection as outlined will result in disqualification of the entrant by the Race Director.An entrant who will not allow the inspection a protest calls for is disqualified by the Race Director. The Technical Director may bring in experts or technical advice, and the protested rider may attend the inquiry but may not cross-examine or argue with witnesses. | confirmed |
Read from the published document, pages 14 and 15 of the PDF, on 2026-09-26. IHRA 2026, IHRA protest rules, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-11. The results timeline the protest window hangs on (provisional results, official results, the five-day review) is F.8, in the scoring rules.
Penalties
What a breach costs, where the rulebook says, and where it leaves the cost to an official.
IJSBA 2025: IJSBA discipline and penalties
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOR.10.1 | Reported infractions may go on the rider's membership file | All infractions of the rules reported by an official pertaining to a watercraft or rider, whether or not resulting in disqualification, may be noted in the involved rider’s IJSBA membership file.Any infraction an official reports, about the craft or the rider, can be recorded on that rider's IJSBA membership file whether or not it led to a disqualification. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.12.1 | Grounds for DQ, exclusion or ejection: conduct, rules, craft, money, fraud | The Race Director may disqualify, exclude or eject the rider, owners, sponsors or pit crew member(s) for any of the following violations:The Race Director may disqualify, exclude or eject a rider, owner, sponsor or pit crew member for: vulgarity, offensive language or unsportsmanlike actions towards officials, spectators or other participants; failing to abide by the IJSBA race rules (equipment violations aside); failing to comply with watercraft requirements; writing a cheque without sufficient funds; or any fraud or intent to deceive the administration. | confirmed The first five of thirteen grounds; the next six are in the following row and the two added in 2025 in the row after that. The list fixes which of the three sanctions applies to none of them. | |
| SCOR.12.1 | More grounds: pit crew, intoxicants, officials, membership, false information | Participation in an event without holding a valid membership card or involvement in the use of another member’s card.Six more grounds: pit crew not complying with regulations; use of intoxicating drink or drugs; unwillingness to accept an official's decision; verbal or physical abuse of any official; taking part without a valid membership card, or being involved in the use of another member's card; and giving inaccurate or false information to officials or on any official IJSBA document. | confirmed The quotation is one of the six bullets; the document prints them one per line, across pages 5 and 6, and the restatement carries all six. | |
| SCOR.12.1 | New grounds: local laws during the event; threatening or harassing messages | Any social media activity, direct messaging, emailing, or texting which violates these IJSBA policies, especially those that threaten or harass other IJSBA members or their families.The two grounds added in 2025: failing to obey local laws during the period of the event, after hours included; and any social media activity, direct messaging, emailing or texting that violates IJSBA policies, especially where it threatens or harasses other IJSBA members or their families. Both carry the same sanctions as the other grounds, disqualification, exclusion or ejection by the Race Director, with the IJSBA free to add more under SCOR.12.2. | confirmed The quotation is the second of the two bullets, the last two on page 6. Which IJSBA policies the messaging ground refers to is not stated in this document. (the same note as at IJSBA SCOR.22.1, Only a rider scored against the official or their family may protest the call above) | |
| SCOR.12.2 | The IJSBA may add a fine, loss of points, suspension or DQ | In addition to exclusion or ejection from an event, the IJSBA may determine further penalties including a fine, loss of points, suspension, disqualification or any combination of the above.On top of exclusion or ejection at the event, the IJSBA can impose a fine, loss of points, suspension, disqualification, or any combination. No amount, points figure or suspension length is fixed for the SCOR.12.1 grounds. | confirmed The sentence that follows in the same paragraph is numbered 18.3.3 and says the decision to discipline is not appealable; it is in the appeal rows for this body. | |
| SCOR.14.1 | The registered rider takes the penalty for an illegal craft | Any rider, whether sponsored by or riding a watercraft owned by someone other than the registered rider, will still be held responsible for complying with all IJSBA rules. If the rider and/or watercraft is found to be in violation of a class rule, the rider will receive the penalty.The registered rider answers for the craft's condition, sponsored or not, and whoever owns it. A class-rule violation found on the craft or the rider is penalised against the rider. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.14.2 | A rider may be disciplined for the conduct of their party | The rider is responsible for and may be disciplined for his/her personal conduct as well as the conduct of people in his/her party, including but not limited to owners, sponsors, pit crew and family members.A rider can be disciplined for what the people around them do, owners, sponsors, pit crew and family included, as well as for their own conduct. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.15.1 | An illegal craft: DQ from the class, no points, no further races in it | Any rider found to be competing on a boat that is determined to be illegal in a particular class, following inspection by the Technical Director, will be disqualified and will not be permitted to compete in any remaining qualifiers or final events for the class and will receive no points.A rider whose craft the Technical Director finds illegal for the class is disqualified, barred from the class's remaining qualifiers and finals, and scores no points. Under moto scoring the rider is disqualified from the class and may not run the second moto. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.15.1 | First technical infraction: up to 30 days, loss of series points, up to $250 | The rider may also receive a suspension of up to 30 days from IJSBA or IJSBA affiliate events, may lose all accumulated series points to that date in that class, and/or may be fined up to $250 U.S. or the equivalent in local currency.A first technical infraction may also bring a suspension of up to 30 days from IJSBA and affiliate events, the loss of every series point earned in that class to date, a fine of up to 250 US dollars or the local equivalent, or any of these together. Each is a may; the disqualification is the only fixed consequence. | 250 US dollars, maximum fine for a first technical infraction (suspension up to 30 days) | confirmed |
| SCOR.15.2 | Second technical infraction: up to 60 days and up to $500 | Should there be a second technical infraction, the rider may receive a suspension up to 60 days and a maximum fine up to $500 U.S.A second technical infraction may bring a suspension of up to 60 days and a fine of up to 500 US dollars or the local equivalent. Both are discretionary; the document does not say over what period the infractions are counted. | 500 US dollars, maximum fine for a second technical infraction (suspension up to 60 days) | confirmed |
| SCOR.15.3 | Third technical infraction: automatic suspension for the year, up to $1,000 | Should a third technical infraction occur, it will result in automatic suspension from competition for the remainder of the calendar year and a maximum fine up to $1,000 U.S.A third technical infraction means automatic suspension for the rest of the calendar year, with a fine of up to 1,000 US dollars or the local equivalent. The suspension is the one sanction on the ladder that is not discretionary. | 1,000 US dollars, maximum fine for a third technical infraction (suspension for the rest of the calendar year) | confirmed |
| SCOR.15.4 | Fines are paid by cashier's check or money order before racing again | All fines must be paid by cashier’s check or money order to the IJSBA or IJSBA-affiliate organization before the rider will be allowed to compete in any IJSBA-sanctioned event.A fined rider may not compete at any IJSBA-sanctioned event until the fine is paid to the IJSBA or the affiliate, by cashier's check or money order. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.16.1 | Every member and promoter honours a penalty imposed on a member | Any penalty imposed for violation of the rules and regulations of the IJSBA by any member must be honored by all other members including but not limited to IJSBA and IJSBA-affiliate promoters.A penalty imposed under the IJSBA rules binds every other member, promoters included, so a suspended rider cannot race at another member's event. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.20.4 | E85 is allowed; if it fails a test the rider must prove it is E85 | E85 Fuel is allowed. However, where this fuel may fail a test, the burden of proof that the fuel is legal E85 is on the competitor and the race director or technical director may disqualify the competitor absent this proof.E85 may be run, but if it fails a fuel test the rider has to prove it is legal E85; without that proof the Race Director or Technical Director may disqualify them. | confirmed The gasoline definition and its oxygen, specific gravity and oxygenate limits (SCOR.20.3) are craft and fuel specification rules in the craft rows for this body; in 2025 that rule says unleaded gasoline should be used whenever feasible, where 2018 said must. | |
| SCOR.21.4 | Still over the sound limit in the next race: a one-lap penalty | If the boat still exceeds the sound level, the rider will be assessed a one-lap penalty. Any other boats (even those that were not given notice after practice) that now exceed the sound level will also be given a one-lap penalty.A craft listed after practice is tested again in the next race and, if still over the limit, its rider loses one lap. Any other craft found over the limit in that race loses a lap too, notice or no notice. | 1 lap penalty for exceeding the sound limit in a race | confirmed |
| 7.21.5 | Over the limit again after a lap penalty: possible disqualification | Boats that have been given a one-lap penalty will be re-tested during the next race. If the boat still exceeds the sound level, the rider may be disqualified. Any other boats that now exceed the sound level (even though no prior notice was given) will be given a one-lap penalty.A craft already given a lap penalty is tested again in the following race; still over the limit, its rider may be disqualified. Other craft over the limit in that race get the one-lap penalty. Disqualification is a may; the lap penalty is not. | confirmed Printed as 7.21.5 on page 10, the 2018 numbering, directly after SCOR.21.4; the 2025 renumbering missed it. Cited as printed; in the SCOR sequence it would be SCOR.21.5. | |
| 7.21.6 | A craft that gets loud through race damage may not be penalised | A boat that is damaged during a race (such as a broken component) and suddenly emits a sound level exceeding the legal level may not be penalized. However, if the same boat is raced in any subsequent races, it must comply with the sound level requirement.A craft that goes over the sound limit because something broke during the race may escape the penalty for that race, but must be back within the limit for any later race. | confirmed Printed as 7.21.6 on page 11, the 2018 numbering never renumbered; in the SCOR sequence it would be SCOR.21.6. Printed as an exception to "19.5.4 and 19.5.5", which are SCOR.21.4 and 7.21.5 under a still earlier numbering of the same rules. | |
| none | A schedule of penalties for riding infractions | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.10 to SCOR.16 and SCOR.21 (pages 5 to 7, 10 and 11) for a fixed penalty for any riding infraction, such as a jumped start, a missed buoy, blocking or contact; there is none. The technical ladder (SCOR.15) and the sound penalties (SCOR.21.4, 7.21.5) are the only fixed sanctions in the document. The general regulations fix one lap for a missed buoy and for on-course assistance, in the course rows for this body. The 2018 text had no schedule either. | confirmed | |
| none | Fine amounts for conduct violations | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.12.2 (page 6) for how much a fine for a SCOR.12.1 conduct ground may be, or how long a suspension; neither is stated, and the two grounds added in 2025 carry no figure either. The only fine ceilings in the document (250, 500 and 1,000 US dollars) are for technical infractions in SCOR.15. The 2018 text fixed none either. | confirmed | |
| none | A hearing before discipline is imposed | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.9.2, SCOR.9.3 and SCOR.12 (pages 4 to 6) for any right to be heard before the Race Director disqualifies, excludes or ejects, or before the IJSBA fines or suspends; there is none. The member is advised of IJSBA discipline by mail after the fact (SCOR.9.3). The 2018 text gave no hearing either. | confirmed |
IJSBA 2025, IJSBA discipline and penalties, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-07. Its sections are numbered SCOR (SCOR.1 to SCOR.23), except that the last two sound rules are still printed 7.21.5 and 7.21.6, the 2018 numbering never renumbered; they are cited as printed. The SCOR.12.1 list of thirteen grounds is split across three rows because one quotation may not run past 300 characters. A stray "18.3.3" is printed inside SCOR.12.2 and says the decision to discipline is not appealable; it is extracted with the appeal rows for this body, cited as printed. 7.21.6 refers to "19.5.4 and 19.5.5", which are SCOR.21.4 and 7.21.5 under an earlier numbering. Changed from 2018: SCOR.12.1 adds two grounds, failure to obey local laws during the event period including after hours, and social media activity, direct messaging, emailing or texting that violates IJSBA policies, especially where it threatens or harasses members or their families; they are the third SCOR.12.1 row, new in 2025. Every figure on the technical ladder (30 and 60 days; 250, 500 and 1,000 US dollars) and the one-lap sound penalty is unchanged. No longer carried: nothing. New in 2025: the two SCOR.12.1 grounds. Not extracted here: SCOR.13.1, the liability release signed with the entry, which is in the registration rows for this body (the entry and release rows). The disqualification for refusing inspection under a protest (SCOR.2.6) and the penalty for a bad faith protest (SCOR.2.10) sit in the protest rows. What the Race Director alone may impose, and what needs the IJSBA, is in SCOR.9.2 and SCOR.9.3 in the officials rows. The 2018 rows point at these.
IJSBA 2018 against 2025 on penalties: 16 rules unchanged in words and figure, 0 changed, 0 no current row carries, 1 new
New in 2025 on penalties, with no 2018 counterpart, is SCOR.12.1 (New grounds: local laws during the event; threatening or harassing messages).
UIM 2026: UIM fines, penalties, cards and disqualification
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310.01 | One lap or disqualification for anything unlisted | If not specified differently at riders briefing, a 1 lap penalty or disqualification may be applied by the RC for any infringement of the rules not mentioned in the penalties list (see 406.01).Any official may report a breach; the Race Committee judges it. For a breach with no listed penalty the Committee may give one lap or disqualification unless the briefing said otherwise. Discretion, not a schedule. | confirmed Page 39. The cross-reference to 406.01 does not lead to a list. | |
| 310.01.01 | Fines, 100 to 500 EUR | Late to briefing 100 EUR. Missing the briefing 200 EUR and start last in the next moto. Not correctly dressed at briefing 100. Late at the line 100. Destroying a buoy 500. No racing bib when mandatory 200. Skipping the podium (305.07) 200. Fines are paid to the race secretariat before the next session; organisers may add fines if announced in advance. | 500 EUR for destroying a buoy, the largest listed fine | confirmed Page 39. A seven-line table, restated. |
| 310.01.02 | Race penalties in laps | Missing a buoy: take the penalty buoy that lap. Not taking it: 1 lap. Cutting the course, invading the alternate course, or crossing safety demarcation buoys: 2 laps. Unsportsmanlike driving, ignoring signals, disobeying race control: 1 lap or disqualification by gravity. Dangerous driving: yellow card and/or 1 lap or disqualification. Any of these may carry yellow cards. | 2 laps for cutting the course | confirmed Page 40. A nine-line table, restated; the asterisk notes "penalty given according to the fault". |
| 310.01.03 | Practice and pole penalties in laps cancelled | In practice and pole a missed buoy cancels the current lap. Cutting the course cancels current and best lap, or removes the rider from the session. Unsportsmanlike driving, ignoring signals or obstructing, and disobeying race control cancel the best lap or remove the rider. Dangerous driving adds a yellow card. Severity is by the fault. | confirmed Page 40. A six-line table, restated. | |
| 310.01.04 | Stop-and-go or time penalty for start offences | The rider has 2 laps to complete his/her "STOP AND GO" once the penalty has been issued. If the "STOP AND GO" penalty will not be respected a 1 lap penalty will be imposed.For an anticipated start, wrong position, leaving the lane or missing the holeshot, race direction may order a stop-and-go, signalled by the rider's number with the yellow and black flags, to be served within two laps or a lap is added. The drive-through route is set at the briefing. Race direction or the protest judge may instead add a time penalty of the stop-and-go's duration at the end. | 2 laps to serve a stop-and-go | confirmed Page 40. The false-start restart procedure that follows on page 41 is recorded under starts; it carries a 30-second or four-position penalty for lane and position breaches when used. |
| 310.02 | Disqualification by OOD, Race Director or UIM Commissioner | A Disqualification, for whatever reasons, may only be pronounced by the Officer of the Day, Race Director or a UIM commissioner.Only the Officer of the Day, the Race Director or a UIM Commissioner may disqualify. A grave case may be referred to the UIM Aquabike Committee, which can go as far as withdrawing the Superlicence. | confirmed Page 41. 406.06 (page 58) says disqualification is done by the Race Committee; the document does not reconcile the two. | |
| 310.02.01 | Four automatic disqualifications | Disqualified: a non-conforming race number, a non-conforming aquabike, not respecting local no-go areas, and a craft leaving the paddock during the event. In an exceptionally dangerous situation the Race Committee judges riders who missed a buoy for safety. | confirmed Page 41. The safety footnote is marked with an asterisk that has no matching mark in the list. | |
| 406.01 | Unlisted breaches are penalised in proportion | If the rules do not determine a special penalty for the relevant breach, the penalty to be given has to be proportional to the seriousness of the breach. The proportionality is at the discretion of the decision maker.Any proven breach may be penalised. Without a fixed penalty the sanction is proportional, at the decision maker's discretion. After the protest deadlines the UIM Executive Committee or National Authority penalise only breaches serious enough to warrant it. A protest judge or the ICA can impose only what the OOD could. | confirmed PDF page 56. | |
| 406.02 | Results provisional for one hour, three months for the NA | The first posted results are provisional for one hour.The first results stand provisional for an hour. The National Authority or UIM Executive Committee may penalise within three months of the breach. Post-race scrutineering penalties by the OOD escape these deadlines if the results sheet says so; then results stay provisional until an hour after scrutineering is finalised, the time of which the technical commissioner records. | 1 hour that first posted results remain provisional | confirmed Page 57. If scrutineering cannot finish before the OOD leaves, the penalty is imposed as soon as the results arrive. |
| 406.03 | Unfair advantage, false statements, bribery, abuse | The OOD, the UIM Executive Committee or the licence holder's NA may also penalise any deliberate act to gain unfair advantage, any false act or statement made to suppress facts, any attempt at bribery or taking a bribe, and any abusive or unsportsmanlike behaviour. | confirmed PDF page 57. | |
| 406.04 | Reprimand, valid twelve months | A reprimand automatically constitutes warning that if the offence recurs, a heavier penalty will be given. A Reprimand is valid for 12 month.A reprimand is a recorded, witnessed notice of disapproval from the OOD or the rider's NA, valid twelve months, and a repeat brings a heavier penalty. | 12 months a reprimand remains valid | confirmed PDF page 57. |
| 406.05 | Yellow and red cards for behaviour on the water | A rider who receives a red card is immediately disqualified from that event. Receiving a third yellow card equals to a red card and carries the same penalties/actions. A rider with a red card shall lose the right to take part in any UIM activities on the water for two months.The OOD, UIM Race Director or UIM Commissioner may give up to two yellows at once for dangerous driving or one red for extreme blatant dangerous driving. Red is disqualification from the event, two months off the water in all UIM activity, and two years out of the first UIM titled race in that discipline or class. Three yellows equal a red. Yellows last the next four UIM events or 36 months. | 2 months barred from UIM activity on the water after a red card | confirmed Pages 57 and 58. Cards are confirmed on a UIM form posted with the results, count on the rider's CV across all UIM disciplines, may be protested within an hour and then appealed, and must be notified to the UIM and the NA within three days. |
| 406.05 | Blue cards for conduct in and out of competition | A blue card will remain valid for one year from the date of issue.A blue card, from the UIM Commissioner, OOD or UIM Race Director, or from a UIM committee, the Executive Committee or the NA for conduct in the media or toward the public, covers offensive, unsportsmanlike or abusive behaviour by anyone in the paddock, in or out of competition. A second blue card within the year strikes the rider from the event's results and suspends them from the rest of it and from all UIM titled races for four weeks. | 4 weeks suspension on a second blue card | confirmed Page 58. A second blue card for out-of-competition conduct becomes a prolonged suspension under 406.08 for one future event chosen by the issuing body. |
| 406.06 | Disqualification removes the rider from that heat or race | Disqualification deletes a competitor from the results of the heat or race where the offence occurred. Disqualification is done by the Race Committee.Disqualification strikes the rider from the results of the heat or race concerned, by the Race Committee. | confirmed Page 58. Compare 310.02, which names the OOD, Race Director or UIM Commissioner. | |
| 406.07 | Temporary suspension for serious indiscipline | Temporary suspension suspends a competitor, a competitor together with crew, a crew member, or an Official from all or part of an Event.The Race Committee may suspend a competitor, crew or official from all or part of an event for serious indiscipline. No duration beyond the event is fixed. | confirmed PDF page 58. | |
| 406.08 | Prolonged suspension is international | Prolonged Suspension can be imposed only by the NA of the licence holder or organisation, or by the UIM Executive Committee. A Prolonged Suspension is always International.For deliberate fraud, repeated or very serious indiscipline or misconduct, only the licence holder's NA or the UIM Executive Committee may impose a prolonged suspension, which applies internationally and is notified to every NA. | confirmed PDF page 58. | |
| 406.09 | Exclusion is permanent | Exclusion means a permanent loss of all rights to take part in any activities falling under the UIM and its affiliated organisations.For a moral or sporting offence of extreme gravity the NA or the UIM Executive Committee may exclude a person or organisation for good, internationally, and every NA and club must apply it. | confirmed PDF page 58. | |
| none | Fine amounts for technical non-conformity | Absent from the document. Searched 310.01.01, 310.02.01 (pages 39 and 41) and 406 (pages 56 to 58) for a monetary fine attached to a technical infringement; none exists. A non-conforming aquabike is disqualification under 310.02.01, and the 500 preamble (page 61) leaves single-moto versus whole-event disqualification to the technical commissioner. | confirmed |
UIM 2026, UIM fines, penalties, cards and disqualification, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-08. 310.01 sends the reader to "the penalties list (see 406.01)", but 406.01 is a general proportionality clause and holds no list; the lists are 310.01.01 to 310.01.04 and 310.02.01. 310.02 says only the Officer of the Day, Race Director or a UIM Commissioner may disqualify, while 406.06 says disqualification is done by the Race Committee.
UIM 2016 against 2026 on penalties: 8 rules unchanged in words and figure, 9 changed, 0 no current row carries, 0 new
| Then (2016) | What the 2016 document said | Now (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 312.01 | Penalties can only be applied the Race Direction according to the information given by a commissioner to the buoys or an official of the race. A report of penalty will be handed to the Race Direction. | 310.01, One lap or disqualification for anything unlisted |
| 312.01.01 | Late to briefing 100. Not correctly dressed at the briefing 100. Late at the start line 104. Skipping the podium (305.05) costs 6 championship points and a proportional cut of the travel money. Destroying a buoy 500. The currency sign is lost in the held text; 203.03.01 states the briefing fine in Euro. Figure then: 500 for destroying a buoy, the largest listed fine, currency sign lost in extraction. | 310.01.01, Fines, 100 to 500 EUR; figure now 500 EUR for destroying a buoy, the largest listed fine |
| 312.01.02 | Not respecting the penalty buoy: 1 lap. Cutting the course: 2 laps and a yellow card. Unsportsmanlike driving, dangerous driving, ignoring signals, disobeying race control: 1 lap and a yellow card, or disqualification, by gravity of the fault. Figure then: 2 laps for cutting the course. (the same sentence as at UIM 310.01.02, Race penalties in laps) | 310.01.02, Race penalties in laps; figure now 2 laps for cutting the course |
| 312.01.03 | Cutting the course, unsportsmanlike driving, dangerous driving, ignoring signals or obstructing riders, and disobeying race control cancel the best lap with a yellow card, or remove the rider from the session, by gravity of the fault. (the same sentence as at UIM 310.01.03, Practice and pole penalties in laps cancelled) | 310.01.03, Practice and pole penalties in laps cancelled |
| 312.01.04 | In case of anticipated start the race direction may decide to apply the drive through penalty.Figure then: 2 laps to complete the drive through. | 310.01.04, Stop-and-go or time penalty for start offences; figure now 2 laps to serve a stop-and-go |
| 312.02.01 | Disqualified: a non-conforming race number, absence from the briefing, not wearing the racing vest, a non-conforming aquabike, and invading another alternate course. | 310.02.01, Four automatic disqualifications |
| 406.05 | A driver who receives a red card is immediately disqualified from that event. Receiving a third yellow card equals to a red card. A driver with a red card shall lose the right to take part in any UIM activities on the water for two months.Figure then: 2 months barred from UIM activity on the water after a red card. | 406.05, Yellow and red cards for behaviour on the water; figure now 2 months barred from UIM activity on the water after a red card |
| 406.05 | A second blue card will immediately remove the offender from that activity.Figure then: 2 events for which a blue card remains valid. | 406.05, Blue cards for conduct in and out of competition; figure now 4 weeks suspension on a second blue card |
| 406.06 | Disqualification is done by the O.O.D..(the same sentence as at UIM 406.06, Disqualification removes the rider from that heat or race) | 406.06, Disqualification removes the rider from that heat or race |
IHRA V.20260603 (2026): IHRA penalties
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.8 | Interference by starting method | Any competitor whose starting method interferes with another racer may be penalized.A competitor whose way of starting interferes with another racer may be penalised; the penalty is not fixed. | confirmed | |
| none | Penalty schedule by offence | Absent from the document. Sections E (event procedures and conduct), F (scoring, points and awards) and G (race operations) were searched for a table of penalties by offence and none was found. E.1 lists the range (warnings, position or points penalties, fines, disqualification, suspension, exclusion) and G.4, G.11 and G.12 fix a handful of lap and position penalties, but for every other offence the consequence is at the discretion of the Race Director, Race Committee or Series Organizer. The rulebook publishes no such schedule. | confirmed The racing-sources row for this edition records the same gap under knownGaps. |
Read from the published document, page 26 of the PDF, on 2026-09-26. IHRA 2026, IHRA penalties, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-11. The specific fixed penalties the document does state (one lap for a missed buoy, G.11; one lap for on-course assistance, G.4; last on the line and, for endurance, two positions for a craft change, G.12) sit on the rows of their own topics rather than here.
Appeals
Where a decision goes next, and how far.
IJSBA 2025: IJSBA appeals
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOR.23.1 | Only an equipment-violation decision may be appealed, to the IJSBA | The rider aggrieved by a decision involving an equipment violation may appeal to the IJSBA.A rider on the wrong end of an equipment-violation decision may appeal it to the IJSBA. No other kind of decision is given a right of appeal here; the conflict-of-interest route for a judgment call, new in 2025, is in SCOR.22.1 in the protest rows. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.23.2 | An appeal or intent to appeal is filed within one hour of the DQ | An appeal or intent to appeal must be filed in writing within one hour of disqualification and must be accompanied by a fee of $100 U.S.The appeal, or a notice of intent to appeal, goes in writing within one hour of the disqualification. Where it is filed, and with whom, is not said. | 1 hour from disqualification to file an appeal or intent to appeal | confirmed Illegal parts are held in impound for only 30 minutes after the disqualification notice (SCOR.18.7, in the officials rows), half this window. |
| SCOR.23.2 | The appeal fee is $100 US or the local equivalent | The appeal is accompanied by a fee of 100 US dollars or the equivalent in local currency. Whether the fee comes back if the appeal succeeds is not stated. | 100 US dollars or the local equivalent, the appeal fee | confirmed The quotation is on the previous row, which cites the same sentence for the deadline. |
| SCOR.23.3 | The IJSBA rules within a reasonable time | Rulings of the IJSBA will be made within reasonable time from the date the appeal was filed.The IJSBA decides the appeal within a reasonable time of its filing; no number of days is fixed. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.23.4 | Judgments may be published with the parties' names | The IJSBA and/or IJSBA affiliate shall have the right to publish any judgments concerning protests or appeals and to use the names of parties involved. These persons shall have no right to act against the IJSBA and/or IJSBA affiliate, the Race Director or whomever publishes the judgment.The IJSBA or the affiliate may publish any protest or appeal judgment, naming the parties, and the parties agree not to act against the IJSBA, the affiliate, the Race Director or whoever publishes it. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.23.5 | Taking a rules dispute to court risks DQ, suspension or expulsion | Anyone belonging to or under the jurisdiction of the IJSBA who shall take into the courts any controversy arising from the interpretation or application of these rules and regulations shall be liable to disqualification, suspension and/or expulsion.A member, or anyone under IJSBA jurisdiction, who takes a dispute about these rules to a court is liable to disqualification, suspension or expulsion from the IJSBA. | confirmed On page 13, the last rule in the document. | |
| 18.3.3 | The decision to discipline for a SCOR.12.1 violation is not appealable | The decision to discipline a rider for any of these violations is not appealable.A decision to discipline a rider for any of the conduct and compliance grounds listed in SCOR.12.1, the two grounds added in 2025 included, cannot be appealed. Only the equipment decisions of SCOR.23.1 can, and, since 2025, a conflicted judgment call under SCOR.22.1. | confirmed Printed as 18.3.3 in the middle of the SCOR.12.2 paragraph on page 6, an earlier numbering the 2025 renumbering did not touch. Cited as printed; it is the sentence that closes the discipline section, and it belongs here because it is the only rule on what cannot be appealed. | |
| none | Who hears the appeal and how | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.23.1 to SCOR.23.5 (pages 12 and 13) for the body that hears an appeal, whether the rider is heard, whether evidence is taken and whether the appeal suspends the disqualification; none is stated. The appeal goes to "the IJSBA" and a ruling comes back in reasonable time, and that is the whole procedure. The 2018 text said no more. | confirmed | |
| none | Return of the appeal fee on a successful appeal | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.23.2 and SCOR.23.3 (page 12) for whether the 100 US dollar fee is returned when an appeal succeeds; the document does not say. The protest bond (SCOR.22.6, 20.2.4, SCOR.22.7) is dealt with either way, but the appeal fee is not. The 2018 text was silent too. | confirmed | |
| none | An appeal against a riding penalty or a result | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.22 and SCOR.23 (pages 11 to 13) for any appeal against a penalty for a riding infraction, a lap count or a posted result in the ordinary case; there is none. SCOR.23.1 limits appeals to equipment decisions, SCOR.22.1 bars protests of judgment calls, and 18.3.3 bars appeals of conduct discipline. The single opening, new in 2025, is a judgment call made while an official or their family member was competing, which SCOR.22.1 (in the protest rows) lets a rider scored against them take to IJSBA headquarters; it does not reach a riding penalty or result in any other case. | confirmed |
IJSBA 2025, IJSBA appeals, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-07. "18.3.3" is still printed mid-paragraph inside SCOR.12.2 on page 6, an earlier numbering never tidied; it is cited as printed. Changed from 2018: nothing in SCOR.23 or 18.3.3; every sentence, the one-hour window and the 100 US dollar fee are the same. What did change sits in the protest rows: SCOR.22.1 now says a participant "may appeal the judgment of a race official when there is an active conflict of interest", that is, where an official or their family member competed, by email to IJSBA headquarters; the document calls that act both a protest and an appeal, and this site files it under protests because SCOR.23 still opens appeals to equipment decisions only. Read together, SCOR.23.1, 18.3.3 and SCOR.22.1 leave an equipment-violation decision and a conflicted judgment call as the two things a rider can take above the Race Director: a disqualification, exclusion or ejection for conduct under SCOR.12.1 is still not appealable, and no rule offers an appeal against a riding penalty or a result in the ordinary case. No longer carried: nothing. New in 2025: nothing in this topic. The 2018 rows point at these.
IJSBA 2018 against 2025 on appeals: 7 rules unchanged in words and figure, 0 changed, 0 no current row carries, 0 new
UIM 2026: UIM appeals and arbitration
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405 | Protest rules apply, weekends roll to Monday, missed deadline is fatal | With reference to the 405 appeals procedures, any time limits which end on a Saturday or Sunday shall end on the following Monday. If the Appellant misses any time limit the appeal will be rejected as void.Unless 405 says otherwise the protest rules govern appeals. A deadline ending on a Saturday or Sunday ends the next Monday, and any missed deadline voids the appeal. The UIM decides international-event appeals under its ICA rules; appeals from international ordinary races are handled by the organising National Authority. | confirmed PDF page 55. | |
| 405.01 | The ICA sits when its chairman calls it, with no interested party | The ICA sits whenever the Chairman calls a meeting.The International Court of Appeal sits when its chairman calls a meeting (405.01). No interested party may be a member of it, as the separate ICA rules set out (405.02). Its size and how its members are chosen are not in this book. | confirmed PDF page 55. 405.02 is one sentence, the interested-party bar, gathered here as the 2016 row gathers it. Added 2026-10-02 so the 2016 row has its counterpart. | |
| 405.03 | Who may appeal and on what grounds | A rider can also appeal a penalty imposed against him without the prior lodging of a protest, but only if this was not possible, because the protest judge has been dismissed before or within the protest period.Parties to the hearing may appeal a protest judge's decision for injustice or fresh evidence. A rider may appeal a penalty directly, without a protest, only when a protest was impossible because the judge had been dismissed before or during the protest period. | confirmed PDF page 55. | |
| 405.04 | Notice of appeal within four days | The intention to appeal must be notified in writing to the Secretariat of the UIM by the interested party within four days of the day following the Protest judge decisionWritten notice of intention to appeal reaches the UIM Secretariat within four days of the day after the decision (or, for a direct appeal, after notification to the rider's NA or the rider). For a technical appeal the part is kept and sent to the UIM with a signed and countersigned identification card. | 4 days from the day after the decision to give notice | confirmed PDF page 55. |
| 405.05 | Documents and fees within ten days | All appeal documents and fees must be received within ten days from the date when the notice to appeal was received by the UIM Secretariat.The full appeal and the fees must arrive within ten days of the Secretariat receiving the notice. | 10 days from receipt of the notice | confirmed PDF page 55. |
| 405.06 | Signed, reasoned, by letter or email | The appeal must be sent by letter or E-mail and it must be signed by the appellant. The reasons for the appeal must be stated.The appeal goes by letter or email, signed, with reasons and the appellant's contact details so the UIM can write to the rider directly with a copy to the National Authority. | confirmed PDF page 55. | |
| 405.07 | Other parties notified within two days, rejoinders within ten | The UIM Secretariat must within two days from receiving the appeal, notify by letter the other parties that an appeal has been lodged and that they may send a rejoinder.Within two days of receiving the appeal the Secretariat tells the other parties, who have ten days from that notice to reply. | 10 days for a rejoinder after notification | confirmed PDF page 56. |
| 405.08 | Decision within 45 days | All appeals must be determined no later than forty-five days after the date when the appeal documents and fees were received by the UIM Secretariat.The appeal is decided within 45 days of the documents and fees arriving. | 45 days from receipt of documents and fees to decision | confirmed Page 56. The document prints "forty -five" with a stray space, joined here. |
| 405.09 | The ICA decision is final within the UIM | The ICA takes its own decision based on every information available. The decision of the Protest Judge may be upheld, changed or not upheld. The decision of the ICA is final.The International Court of Appeal decides afresh on all the information and may uphold, change or overturn the protest judge. Its decision is final within the UIM; 409 adds the external route to CAS. | confirmed PDF page 56. | |
| 405.10 | 2000 EUR fee plus 2000 EUR costs for championship series | For titled international championship series or for events which require a UIM Superlicence, the appeal fee is 2000 €. In addition, the rider has to pay 2000 € to the UIM for possible costs of the ICAA championship-series or Superlicence-event appeal costs a 2000 EUR fee plus a 2000 EUR costs deposit; a single-event championship is 1000 EUR plus 1000 EUR. An in-person hearing's extra costs above the deposit fall on the appellant. Costs are paid win or lose, with any surplus returned; the fee comes back if the appeal succeeds. | 2000 EUR appeal fee, plus 2000 EUR costs deposit, for championship series | confirmed Page 56. Where the judge had been dismissed (405.03) the fee and deposit are halved; a late appeal thrown out by the ICA chairman returns 50 percent of the fee. |
| 407 | Exhaust the UIM route before a civil court | The course of the UIM has to be exhausted, before the dispute can be brought before civil court.Every UIM remedy must be used up before a dispute goes to a civil court. | confirmed PDF page 58. (the same note as at UIM 405.01, The ICA sits when its chairman calls it, with no interested party above) | |
| 409 | CAS within 15 days, Monaco law, English | The time limit for filing an appeal at CAS is fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of the full reasoned verdict issued by the ICA.An ICA decision can be taken only to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, within 15 days of receiving the full reasoned verdict. The appellant bears all CAS costs unless the award says otherwise. Monaco law applies and proceedings are in English. | 15 days from receipt of the reasoned ICA verdict to file at CAS | confirmed PDF page 60. |
| none | Composition of the International Court of Appeal | Absent from the document. Searched 405.01, 405.02 and 405.09 (pages 55 and 56) for who sits on the ICA, how many members it has and how they are chosen; the rulebook does not say, beyond that it sits when its chairman calls it and that no interested party may be a member. It defers to separate ICA rules that are not in this document. | confirmed |
UIM 2026, UIM appeals and arbitration, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-08. The 405 preamble says the protest rules apply to appeals unless 405 says otherwise, that a deadline falling on a weekend moves to the Monday, and that appeals from international ordinary races go to the organising National Authority, not the UIM.
UIM 2016 against 2026 on appeals: 5 rules unchanged in words and figure, 6 changed, 2 with a figure the 2016 text lost in extraction, 1 no current row carries, 0 new
| Then (2016) | What the 2016 document said | Now (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 405.01 | The Appeal Board sits whenever the Chairman calls a meeting. | 405.01, The ICA sits when its chairman calls it, with no interested party |
| 405.03 | A decision by a Protest judge may be appealed by the parties involved in the hearing meeting when they consider that an injustice has been made against them and/or fresh evidence has been made available that may alter the decision of the Protest judge. | 405.03, Who may appeal and on what grounds |
| 405.06 | The appeal must be sent by telefax, letter or E-mail and it must be signed by the appellant.(the same sentence as at UIM 405.06, Signed, reasoned, by letter or email) | 405.06, Signed, reasoned, by letter or email |
| 405.07 | Eventual rejoinders must be received within ten days from receiving this notification.Figure then: 10 days for a rejoinder after notification. | 405.07, Other parties notified within two days, rejoinders within ten; figure now 10 days for a rejoinder after notification |
| 405.09 | The Appeal Board takes its own decision based on every information available. The decision of the protest judge may be upheld, changed or not upheld. The decision of the Appeal Board is final. | 405.09, The ICA decision is final within the UIM |
| 405.10 | The driver who appeals has to pay for the meeting costs anyway if the appeal is upheld or not.Figure then: 2000 appeal fee, currency sign lost in extraction, plus a costs deposit whose digit is lost. | 405.10, 2000 EUR fee plus 2000 EUR costs for championship series; figure now 2000 EUR appeal fee, plus 2000 EUR costs deposit, for championship series |
Figures the 2016 text lost in extraction, so no change can be read on appeals at 409.03, 409.04; the rows say which digit is missing.
What the 2016 document said on appeals that no 2026 row carries
- 402.03, The UIM Appeals Board, three members per case.
The members must not be from the National Authorities of the parties to the case.
IHRA: sections D to H mention appeals in three places and provide no appeal body, deadline or procedure; the protest rows above record each mention and the resulting dispute.
Officials and authority
Who the officials are and what each may decide.
IJSBA 2025: IJSBA Race Director and Technical Director authority
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOR.9.1 | The Race Director is responsible for the race and the course design | The Race Director shall be responsible for the conduct of the race. He or she will be responsible for the design of the racing courses and adjacent event facilities as they pertain to that event.The Race Director runs the race and is responsible for the course layout and the event facilities beside it. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.9.2 | The Race Director may disqualify, exclude or eject, and no more | The Race Director shall have the authority to discipline riders, owners, sponsors and/or pit crew for violation of rules. Such discipline will be limited to disqualification, exclusion from an event, and/or ejection from the race site.The Race Director can discipline riders, owners, sponsors and pit crew for rule violations, but only by disqualification, exclusion from the event, or ejection from the site. Fines, suspensions and loss of points are not the Race Director's to impose. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.9.3 | Anything beyond DQ, exclusion or ejection goes to the IJSBA | The Race Director will advise the IJSBA or local IJSBA affiliate of the infraction(s) and disciplinary actions taken. The member will then be officially advised by mail of action and/or discipline by the IJSBA.Discipline beyond what the Race Director may impose is decided under IJSBA provisions. The Race Director reports the infraction and what was done to the IJSBA or the affiliate, and the member hears of any further discipline by mail. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.9.4 | Results are approved by the Race Director and sent in within seven days | Official results shall be approved by the assigned Race Director and a copy of those results will be submitted by the promoter to the IJSBA international headquarters or local IJSBA affiliate office within seven days following the event.The assigned Race Director approves the official results; the promoter then has seven days after the event to send a copy to IJSBA headquarters or the affiliate office. | 7 days after the event for the promoter to submit the results | confirmed |
| SCOR.9.5 | Cancelling for hazard at discretion; shortening needs advance notice | The Race Director may cancel any race or event for reasons of potential hazard to competitors and/or spectators at his/her own discretion. In such cases, the promoter shall determine awards, if any. The Race Director may shorten a race or event for any reason, but must give riders notice in advance.The Race Director may cancel a race or event for a potential hazard to riders or spectators, at their own discretion, and the promoter then decides whether any awards are made. The Race Director may shorten a race or event for any reason at all, but must tell the riders beforehand. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.9.6 | Stopping a race in progress for hazard or faulted scoring | The Race Director may cancel or stop any race or event in progress if a potential hazard to competitors and/or spectators exists, or the method of scoring has been faulted. In such case, the rules governing restarts will apply (refer to Section 12.3, page 56).A race already running can be stopped or cancelled by the Race Director for a potential hazard or because the scoring has failed; the restart rules then apply. The document cites those rules by a section and page number from another edition's numbering. | confirmed "Section 12.3, page 56" is not a section of any document held here; the restart rules for this body are GEN.3 in the general regulations, in the restart rows. | |
| SCOR.9.6 | A race stopped past half distance counts as finished | Events that are stopped with more than half of the scheduled laps completed will be considered as finished. For events with an odd number of scheduled laps, the halfway point will be rounded upIf a race is stopped after more than half its scheduled laps, it counts as finished. With an odd lap count the halfway point rounds up: the document's example is a 15-lap race, finished once the leader has completed 8 laps. What happens to a race stopped before that point is left to the restart rules. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.9.7 | Unresolved violations go to the IJSBA or affiliate office | Unresolved racing violations will be sent to the IJSBA or IJSBA affiliate office for resolution.A racing violation the officials cannot resolve at the event is sent to the IJSBA or the affiliate office to decide. No timescale is given. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.9.8 | The Race Director judges lap counting and may order inspections | The Race Director may judge the method of lap counting and the mechanical integrity of all technical and timing equipment, and may ask the Technical Director to conduct technical inspections at any time.The Race Director is the judge of how laps are counted and whether the timing and technical equipment is sound, and can have the Technical Director inspect craft at any time. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.9.9 | Officials, the promoter and their family may not compete without prior notice | Race officials (including but not limited to the Race Director and/or event Promoter or their family members) may not compete in sanctioned events at which they are officiating or promoting without giving adequate prior notice to participants.An official, the promoter, or a member of their family may race at an event they officiate or promote only if the participants were given adequate prior notice. In 2018 this was a flat bar with no notice exception and no mention of family; the 2025 text turns it into a disclosure rule, backed by the substitute-official and refund rules in the next two rows. What counts as adequate notice is not defined. | confirmed Changed from 2018 (7.9.9). The whole of SCOR.9.9 is one paragraph on page 5; it is split into three rows here because it carries three distinct rules. | |
| SCOR.9.9 | A substitute official is designated before the event when an official rides | When a race official, or a race official’s immediate family member, participates in an event, a substitute race official must be designated prior to the beginning of the eventWhen an official or a member of their immediate family competes, a substitute official must be named before the event begins. The substitute stays in the role for the whole of the official's or family member's on-course participation, including any inspections that follow, and for the rest of the event if the original official becomes incapacitated. | confirmed Who designates the substitute, and whether the substitute must be a qualified official, is not stated. (the same note as at IJSBA SCOR.22.1, Only a rider scored against the official or their family may protest the call above) | |
| SCOR.9.9 | Refunds where the policy is not followed; IJSBA headquarters decides | Where this policy is not adhered to, affected participants may request refunds from the event promoter. IJSBA headquarters will be the final arbiter as to whether this policy has been properly adhered.If the notice and substitute-official policy is not followed, participants affected by it may ask the event promoter for a refund, and IJSBA headquarters has the final say on whether the policy was properly followed. The rule does not say what is refunded, or whether the promoter must pay. | confirmed This is the one place in the document where IJSBA headquarters, rather than the IJSBA or an affiliate office, is named as a decider; SCOR.22.1, in the protest rows, sends conflict-of-interest protests to the same address. (the same note as at IJSBA SCOR.22.1, Only a rider scored against the official or their family may protest the call above) | |
| SCOR.11.1 | Officials may eject anyone from the pit, course or grounds | Race officials have the right to eject any person(s) from the pit, race course or event grounds.Any race official may eject any person from the pit, the course or the event grounds; the rule names no ground for it and no procedure. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.17.1 | Any entry may be inspected on request; the rider presents the craft | Any entry is subject to inspection upon request by the Race Director or Technical Director. It is the responsibility of the rider to submit his/her equipment to the Technical Director on the proper day for technical inspection.The Race Director or the Technical Director can call any entry in for inspection, and it is the rider's job to bring the equipment to the Technical Director on the inspection day. | confirmed GEN.6.2 of the general regulations says the same of inspection on request, in the conduct rows for this body. | |
| SCOR.17.2 | Pre-race inspection is mandatory but proves nothing; post-race decides | Pre-race technical inspections are mandatory at all races. Pre-race inspections do not certify that the watercraft is qualified or constituted as legal for class participation. Post-race technical inspections determine machine qualification.Every race has a mandatory pre-race inspection, but passing it is not a finding that the craft is legal for the class; that is decided by post-race inspection. All rider equipment, helmet and PFD included, must be available for inspection. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.17.3 | The Technical Director may bar a non-compliant craft | The Technical Director may prohibit any watercraft that does not meet IJSBA technical requirements.A craft that fails the IJSBA technical requirements can be kept off the water by the Technical Director. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.17.4 | The Technical Director must hold specifications and the tools to check | The Technical Director shall be able to provide accurate watercraft specifications and have the supplies and equipment necessary to verify compliance with IJSBA rules and regulations.The Technical Director is expected to have accurate craft specifications on hand and the equipment needed to verify compliance. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.18.1 | Impounding the first three is suggested; the number is the officials' | Suggested technical inspection procedure is to impound and inspect the first three watercraft in each class. However, the actual number of watercraft to be impounded will be decided by the Race Director or Technical Director.The suggested practice is to impound and inspect the first three craft in each class, but how many are actually impounded is the Race Director's or Technical Director's decision. Three is a suggestion, not a fixed number. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.18.2 | Any part of any craft may be inspected; refusal may be penalised | The Technical Director reserves the right to inspect any part of any personal watercraft entered in any class. A rider refusing to cooperate with technical inspection procedures may be penalized by the Race Director.The Technical Director may inspect any part of any entered craft, and a rider who will not cooperate may be penalised by the Race Director; no penalty is fixed here. Refusing inspection under a protest is an immediate disqualification (SCOR.2.6, in the protest rows). | confirmed | |
| SCOR.18.3 | The inspection group does not take the craft apart | Inspected boats will not be disassembled or reassembled by the inspection group.The inspectors do not disassemble or reassemble a craft under inspection. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.18.4 | The rider or mechanic tears down as far as the Technical Director requires | Rider and/or rider’s mechanic will perform teardown to the point required by the Technical Director.The teardown is done by the rider or their mechanic, to whatever depth the Technical Director requires. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.18.5 | Only the rider and mechanic may be with the craft in inspection | Rider and/or rider’s mechanic will be the only people allowed with the boat in the inspection area. A rider may have another mechanic take his place.Only the rider and the rider's mechanic may be with the craft in the inspection area; the rider may send another mechanic in their own place. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.18.6 | The IJSBA takes no responsibility for impounded craft | The IJSBA or IJSBA affiliate assumes no responsibility for impounded watercraft.An impounded craft is held at the owner's risk; neither the IJSBA nor the affiliate accepts responsibility for it. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.18.7 | Illegal parts stay in impound for 30 minutes after a DQ notice | All parts deemed illegal are to remain in the impound area for 30 minutes after notice of disqualification.Parts found illegal are kept in the impound area for 30 minutes after the rider is told of the disqualification, which is half the window the appeal rules give for filing an intent to appeal. | 30 minutes after notice of disqualification that illegal parts stay in impound | confirmed The appeal window in SCOR.23.2 is one hour from disqualification, twice the impound hold; the document does not reconcile the two. |
| SCOR.19.1 | Seals and decals on the engine or hull; tampering is disciplined | To change a seal, mutilate, try to break or re-use it during the event where it is installed without consent of the Race Director, could result in the responsible rider or team being disciplined by the IJSBA or IJSBA affiliate.Riders must accept seals or decals on the engine or hull. Changing, damaging, breaking or re-using a seal during the event without the Race Director's consent may bring discipline from the IJSBA or the affiliate; accidental breakage or removal must be reported to the Race Director at once. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.20.1 | A rider's statement about their fuel is binding; fuel may be tested | A rider’s statements as to the contents of his/her personal watercraft’s fuel system will be binding. Gasoline is tested and certified at IJSBA or IJSBA-affiliate events through the application of various chemical analyzes as considered appropriate by Fuel Check personnel.What a rider says is in the fuel system binds them. Fuel Check personnel test gasoline by whatever chemical analysis they consider appropriate, before or after competition or both. | confirmed Fuel Check personnel are named nowhere else in the held IJSBA documents; who they are and who appoints them is not stated. | |
| SCOR.21.1 | The sound-test procedure may be announced at the riders meeting | Announcement may be made by the Race Director at the riders meeting as to sound testing procedure (i.e., how, where and when notice of non-compliance will be given to riders).The Race Director may set out at the riders meeting how, where and when riders will be told of a sound-test failure. The rule says may, not must. | confirmed | |
| SCOR.21.2 | Sound is tested in practice against 86 dB(a) at 22.86 m | Boats will be tested during practice sessions. Any boat exceeding the IJSBA sound limit of 86 dB(a) at 22.86m (75 ft.) will be listed on the pit board or the rider will be notified by verbal warning.Craft are sound-tested during practice. One over the IJSBA limit of 86 dB(a) measured at 22.86 m (75 ft) is listed on the pit board or the rider is warned verbally. The penalties for still exceeding it in the next race are in the penalties rows for this body. | 86 dB(a) at 22.86 m (75 ft), the IJSBA sound limit | confirmed The same limit and distance are recorded in the constants for this body on the equipment page, with the class documents that raise it to 100 dB. |
| SCOR.21.3 | The Technical Director posts the offending boats after practice | The Technical Director will post a list of offending boats as soon as possible after the practice session to give riders an opportunity to make the necessary adjustments before the next race.After practice the Technical Director posts the list of craft over the limit as soon as possible, so riders can adjust before the next race; keeping the craft within the limit at all times is the rider's responsibility. | confirmed | |
| none | The officials other than the Race Director and Technical Director | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.9 to SCOR.21 (pages 4 to 10) for a list of the event officials, how they are appointed and what each may decide; there is none. The document names the Race Director, the Technical Director, Fuel Check personnel, scorers, a substitute race official (SCOR.9.9) and race officials in general, and defines the authority of only the first two. The 2018 text had no such list either. | confirmed | |
| none | A jury, stewards panel or referee above the Race Director at the event | Absent from the document. Searched SCOR.9, SCOR.22 and SCOR.23 (pages 4, 5, 11 to 13) for any body at the event that sits above the Race Director, hears a dispute or reviews a decision on the day; there is none. The only step above the Race Director is the IJSBA, an affiliate office, or IJSBA headquarters, all off site, in SCOR.9.3, SCOR.9.7, SCOR.9.9, SCOR.22.1 and SCOR.23.1. The 2018 text had none either. | confirmed |
IJSBA 2025, IJSBA Race Director and Technical Director authority, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-07. The inspection, seal, fuel and sound sections (SCOR.17 to SCOR.21) are extracted here for what they give an official the authority to do; the penalties they carry (SCOR.20.4, SCOR.21.4, and the two rules still printed 7.21.5 and 7.21.6) are in the penalties rows for this body. Changed from 2018: SCOR.9.9, which in 2018 was a flat bar on officials and the promoter competing at their own event, now reaches their family members, allows it with adequate prior notice to participants, requires a substitute official designated before the event, lets affected participants ask the promoter for refunds where the policy is not followed, and makes IJSBA headquarters the final arbiter; it is split into three rows, the first superseding the 2018 row and the other two new in 2025. Every other rule in SCOR.9, SCOR.11 and SCOR.17 to SCOR.21.3 is unchanged in text. No longer carried: nothing. New in 2025: the substitute-official rule and the refund and arbiter rule inside SCOR.9.9. Not extracted here: the SCOR.17.5 inspection checklist, SCOR.17.6 local boating laws, SCOR.17.7 sponsor decals, SCOR.17.8 the hull identification number, and SCOR.20.2 to SCOR.20.3 (ether for starting, the definition of gasoline and its limits), which are craft and fuel specification rules in the craft rows for this body. Cross-references the document prints to another numbering ("Section 12.3, page 56" in SCOR.9.6) point at a consolidated rule book not held here; the restart rules it means are GEN.3 in the held general regulations. The 2018 rows point at these.
IJSBA 2018 against 2025 on officials and authority: 26 rules unchanged in words and figure, 1 changed, 0 no current row carries, 2 new
| Then (2018) | What the 2018 document said | Now (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| 7.9.9 | Race officials (including but not limited to the Race Director and/or event Promoter) may not compete in sanctioned events at which they are officiating or promoting. | SCOR.9.9, Officials, the promoter and their family may not compete without prior notice |
New in 2025 on officials and authority, with no 2018 counterpart, are SCOR.9.9 (A substitute official is designated before the event when an official rides; Refunds where the policy is not followed; IJSBA headquarters decides).
UIM 2026: UIM officials, jurisdiction and interpretation
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200.01 | Spirit of the rules and series rules prevail | In case of conflicting rules, those rules concerning the series are to prevail.Where the rules are silent or unclear, the National Authority, Race Committee, Race Jury or Appeal Board judges by the intention and spirit of the rules. Where rules conflict, the series rules win. Everyone in the paddock is deemed to know the rules, and every entry is subject to technical and safety inspection. | confirmed Page 17. The rest of 200.01 is a waiver, in which the rider accepts officials' decisions, inspects the course for safety and assumes all risk. | |
| 201.02 | Daily management committee and its votes | The Aquabike Daily Management Committee runs the championship day to day: the promoter with one vote, the Aquabike committee chairman with the casting vote, the team owners' representative with one vote, and the riders' representative with one vote on safety issues only. World and Continental championships are governed solely by the UIM aquabike rules. | confirmed Page 17. 201.01 gives the UIM ownership of the ABP races and lets the Council update the rules on this committee's request. | |
| 201.03 | A protest judge named before every event | An Aquabike protest judge will be nominated for each event and will adjudicate on all protests. The protest judge must be named prior to the event.Every event has a protest judge, named in advance, who decides all protests. | confirmed PDF page 17. | |
| 201.04 | The Officer of the Day speaks English | The Officer of the Day must speak fluent English.Fluent English is a requirement of the Officer of the Day. 201.05 adds that the UIM flag flies prominently at every event. | confirmed PDF page 18. | |
| 401.01 | Jurisdiction chapter covers five rule sets | Jurisdiction applies to: The UIM Aquabike, Circuit, Motosurf, Offshore and Pleasure Navigation Rules.The 400 chapter applies to the UIM Aquabike, Circuit, Motosurf, Offshore and Pleasure Navigation rules. Despite its heading it defines no terms. | confirmed Page 52. This is the complete text of the rule. | |
| 401.02 | No damages claims before race bodies | No claim for damages arising from an infringement of any of the UIM rules or the advance program or any of the race instructions or race bulletins shall be adjudicated upon by any race committee or appeal authority, but shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts.Race committees and appeal bodies do not award damages; that is for the courts. Admitting a rule breach admits no liability, and a protest judge's findings cannot be used in a damages case without every party's written consent. | confirmed PDF page 52. | |
| 102.01 | UIM Commissioner at every titled event | The UIM Commissioner is entitled to take action with the O.O.D. and the race committee if safety conditions are not met. In some cases, he/she can suspend the Event if the safety conditions do not improve.A UIM Commissioner attends every international titled meeting, by default the chairman of the UIM Aquabike Committee. The Commissioner assists the organiser, approves late programme changes, checks the course, joins race decisions and may suspend the event on safety grounds, which voids a titled event's results. Fuel legality is the Commissioner's sole judgement. | confirmed Pages 10 and 11. The guidelines on page 11 add the right to order any ECU or CDI unit swapped for a UIM-supplied one, and a report to the Secretariat within ten days of the race. | |
| 102.02 | Officer of the Day | The Officer of the Day must supervise the organisation of the race.The OOD supervises the race, keeps order on the course, sees that services and rules are observed, and gathers the officers' and timekeepers' reports from which results are compiled. | confirmed PDF page 12. | |
| 102.03 | Race Director | The R.D. runs the riders briefing and directs all the officials involved in the race. He/she is Part of the Race Committee. He/She responds directly to the O.O.D.A Race Director is appointed for World and Continental championships and optionally for ordinary races. The Race Director runs the briefing, directs the officials, sits on the Race Committee and answers to the OOD. | confirmed PDF page 12. | |
| 102.04 | Race Secretary receives protests | Protests must be received by the race secretary.The Race Secretary handles the practical side of the meeting for the Race Committee, collects documents and is the office that receives protests. | confirmed PDF page 12. | |
| 102.05 | The other race officials, 102.05 to 102.09 | Course marshals rescue fallen riders and enforce the rules on the water (102.05). Technical commissioners oversee all inspections (102.06). Buoy observers watch the course (102.07). Timekeepers hand results to the Race Committee for approval (102.08). Paddock and beach marshals run the pits under the Committee (102.09). | confirmed Page 12. Five one-line definitions gathered into one row under the first section number. | |
| 307.07 | Accidents reported to the NA and the UIM | The O.O.D. shall report all accidents requiring medical attention to the N.A. Race Officials will assist local authorities in completing their reports where necessary.The Officer of the Day reports every accident needing medical attention to the National Authority, officials help the local authorities with their reports, and a copy goes to the UIM through the Commissioner. | confirmed PDF page 38, headed O.O.D. REPORT in the riding rules. (the same note as at UIM 405.01, The ICA sits when its chairman calls it, with no interested party above) | |
| none | Qualification or licensing of officials | Absent from the document. Searched 102.01 to 102.09 (pages 10 to 12), 200.01 and 201 (pages 17 and 18) for any requirement that an official hold a licence, grade or training; none is stated beyond the OOD speaking fluent English. | confirmed |
UIM 2026, UIM officials, jurisdiction and interpretation, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-08. 401.01, headed Definitions, is one sentence naming the rule sets that the jurisdiction chapter covers; it defines no terms, so there is no UIM glossary to read.
UIM 2016 against 2026 on officials and authority: 4 rules unchanged in words and figure, 5 changed, 0 no current row carries, 3 new
| Then (2016) | What the 2016 document said | Now (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 201.02 | The Aquabike daily management committee runs the championship day to day: the promoter with one vote, the Aquabike committee chairman with the casting vote, the team owners' representative with one vote, and the drivers' representative with one vote on safety issues only. (the same sentence as at UIM 201.02, Daily management committee and its votes) | 201.02, Daily management committee and its votes |
| 401.01 | Jurisdiction applies to: The UIM Offshore, Circuit, Aquabike and Pleasure Navigation Rules. | 401.01, Jurisdiction chapter covers five rule sets |
| 401.02 | No claim for damages arising from an infringement of any of the UIM rules or the advance notice or any of the race instructions or race bulletins shall be adjudicated upon by any race committee or appeal authority, but shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts. | 401.02, No damages claims before race bodies |
| 102.01 | and race organising committee if safety conditions are not met. In some cases, he will even be entitled to request that the event be suspended if safety conditions are not improved.(the same sentence as at UIM 102.01, UIM Commissioner at every titled event) | 102.01, UIM Commissioner at every titled event |
| 204.01 | The Officer of the Day of a UIM event must require that | 102.02, Officer of the Day |
New in 2026 on officials and authority, with no 2016 counterpart, are 102.03 (Race Director); 102.04 (Race Secretary receives protests); 102.05 (The other race officials, 102.05 to 102.09).
IHRA V.20260603 (2026): IHRA race officials and their authority
| Section | Rule | What the document says | Figure | Confidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.14 | No interrupting officials during the race | During the race, no race official should be interrupted or engaged in conversation unless explicitly directed by the Race Director.While racing is under way, nobody engages an official in conversation unless the Race Director directs it. A competitor or team member told to stop communicating with an official must comply at once; not doing so can disqualify the participant or their team, and any interference is subject to penalty. | confirmed | |
| E.15.1 | Race Director holds ultimate authority | Once the race begins, the ultimate authority rests with the Race Director or a group of Race Directors.From the start of racing the Race Director, or a group of Race Directors, is the final authority, with safety of competitors and spectators as the first duty and wide powers over rules enforcement, safety and race operations. The Race Director runs the riders' meeting (rules, safety, race conduct, prize distribution) and makes the final calls on track design and facility management. | confirmed | |
| E.15.1 | Race Director discipline, stoppage and results approval | The Race Director has the authority to discipline any participant, team member, or sponsor for rule violations, which may include disqualification, event exclusion, fines, or point adjustments.The Race Director may discipline any participant, team member or sponsor, remove an official or assistant who underperforms, cancel or shorten a race for safety with adequate notice, and stop a race in progress for a hazard (subject to the restart rules). The Race Director approves the official results, judges the mechanical integrity of the timing equipment and sets the maximum number of competitors on the course at one time. | confirmed | |
| E.15.2 | Technical Director | The Technical Director has the authority to conduct inspections before, during, and after the competition to ensure compliance with all technical specifications.The Technical Director oversees the technical side, controls the inspection areas throughout the event and carries the official specifications and instruments needed to verify equipment. Infractions found during the event are documented and reported to the Race Director, who reviews and verifies any disqualification or penalty. | confirmed | |
| E.15.3 | Chief Scorer | The Chief Scorer manages all aspects of registration and scoring for the event.The Chief Scorer compiles timing and scoring for each race and sees results recorded and processed promptly, oversees the event paperwork (summary sheets, entry forms, waivers, releases, minor release forms) and delivers it to the Race Promoter, and keeps unqualified people out of scoring and registration. | confirmed | |
| E.15.4 | Lead Course Marshal may red flag the race | The Lead Course Marshal holds the authority to initiate a red flag at any point during the race if they determine there is a safety concern that requires immediate attention.The Lead Course Marshal oversees the course during the race, monitors its condition and checks that participants follow procedure, and may throw a red flag at any moment for a safety concern, whether hazardous conditions, risk to competitors or anything else that endangers people. | confirmed | |
| E.15.4 | Racers must follow every Course Marshal | Failure to comply with these instructions, including crashing into a Course Marshal, will result in disqualification from the event.Racers follow all instructions from all Course Marshals. Ignoring them, and crashing into a Course Marshal counts as ignoring them, is disqualification from the event. | confirmed |
Read from the published document, pages 15, 16 and 17 of the PDF, on 2026-09-26. IHRA 2026, IHRA race officials and their authority, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-11.
Documents cited on this page, and the one not yet read
Source: IJSBA Scoring, Discipline, Protests and Appeals (SCOR), 2025 document, published by International Jet Sports Boating Association
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- IJSBA Scoring, Discipline, Protests and Appeals (SCOR), 2025 document, published by International Jet Sports Boating Association ijsba.com
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- 2026-10-02
- Worth knowing
- The current scoring document, 13 pages, titled Scoring, Discipline, Protests, Appeals and numbered SCOR.1 to SCOR.23, linked from the rule book page under "Scoring" (file created 2025-02-11; prints no year of its own). Fetched and held on 2026-10-02 by the edition watch, which found it beside the 2018 text the archive had extracted two days earlier; the 2018 rows point at these. Same twenty section headings in the same order as 2018, with the old numbering defects carried over (SCOR.2.2 inside SCOR.1, SCOR.3.1 twice).
Source: 2026 UIM Aquabike Rulebook, published by Union Internationale Motonautique
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- 2026 UIM Aquabike Rulebook, published by Union Internationale Motonautique uim.sport
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- 2026-10-01
- Worth knowing
- One 189-page document covering every class, so cross-class comparisons are same-season. Read straight from the PDF; the text is not held here and page numbers were not recorded, so a reference from this document cannot yet be followed to a page. Held here as extracted text from 2026-10-01, the same text the rule rows were read from on 2026-09-26.
Source: IHRA Pro Watercraft Racing Competition Rulebook, version V.20260603, published by International Hot Rod Association (Cuttell Motorsports, LLC)
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- IHRA Pro Watercraft Racing Competition Rulebook, version V.20260603, published by International Hot Rod Association (Cuttell Motorsports, LLC) ihra.com
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- 2026-09-07
- Worth knowing
- Sections A to EE, 95 pages. The URL is the rules page rather than the PDF, because the PDF is served from a signed link that expires. The version string is the figure to cite; the rulebook changed four times between February and June 2026.
Source: IJSBA Scoring, Authority, Discipline, Protests and Appeals (2018 edition), published by International Jet Sports Boating Association
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- IJSBA Scoring, Authority, Discipline, Protests and Appeals (2018 edition), published by International Jet Sports Boating Association ijsba.com
- Read on
- 2026-10-02
- Worth knowing
- The August 2018 text of the Scoring, Authority, Discipline, Protests and Appeals document, held as extracted text since 2026-09-30 from the 2021-path PDF the rule book page still links under "Authority, Discipline, Protest Appeals" (file created 2018-08-21, no year printed). The rulebook check of 2 October 2026 found the page also links a 2025 scoring document with SCOR numbering, so this one is the earlier edition: its rows (ijsba-2018-*) point at the 2025 rows, it governs nothing now and is evidence for no current rule.
Source: UIM Aquabike Rulebook, edition April 2016 (printing version), published by Union Internationale Motonautique
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- UIM Aquabike Rulebook, edition April 2016 (printing version), published by Union Internationale Motonautique uim.sport
- Read on
- 2026-10-01
- Worth knowing
- The April 2016 edition of the UIM Aquabike book, 97 pages, held as extracted text from 2026-10-01 after sitting in our research cache since 2026-09-21. Read only so the race-weekend and scoring pages can say what changed between 2016 and 2026, the comparison the archive plan asked for and could not build on the IJSBA side; it governs nothing now and is evidence for no current rule. Its numbering differs from 2026 (blocking is 308.01 here and 307.01 there), which the earlier-edition rows record row by row.
Source: IJSBA Rule Book Part 7, Scoring and Authority (2016 edition), published by International Jet Sports Boating Association
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- IJSBA Rule Book Part 7, Scoring and Authority (2016 edition), published by International Jet Sports Boating Association web.archive.org
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- 2026-09-26
- Worth knowing
- A Wayback Machine capture of the 2016 rule book's Part 7, twelve pages, indexed in our own list of IJSBA pages captured by the Wayback Machine (held here, not published). Listed so the scoring page can compare the 2016 scoring rules with the current ones; on 2026-09-26 the capture could not be read by our fetch tool, so no row cites it yet.
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