a) have made at least 5 starts in races counting for the FIA
Formula One World Championship for Drivers the previous
year, or at least 15 starts within the previous 3 years.
b) have previously held the Super Licence and have been the
regular test driver with an F1 World Championship team for the
previous year.
c) have been classified, within the previous 2 years, in the first
3 of the final classification of: the F2 Championship, or the
International F3 Trophy, or the GP2 Series, or the GP2 Asia
Series or the Japanese F/Nippon Championship,
d) have been classified in the first 4 of the final classification of the
Indycar IRL series within the previous 2 years,
e) be the current champion of one of the following:
- Formula 3 Euro Series
- The principal national F3 championships of: Great Britain,
Italy, Japan, Spain
- World Series F/Renault V6
N.B.: the title of Champion is considered valid for 12 months from
the last race of the relevant series or championship season.