Regulations

PASSIONE ENGADINA 2025

 

Foreword

The Rally Passione Engadina Classic is a tourist event for historic cars with special regularity stages. Based on the penalty points accumulated during the scheduled stages, a ranking will be drawn to determine the prizes according to the criteria listed in this document that, overall, follows the FIVA international regulations (Fédération Internationale Véhicules Anciens – www.fiva.org). Passione Engadina is a Gentlemen’s Rally.

Organization

Organizer: Passione Engadina AG

Person responsible for the Organization: Paolo Spalluto

Name of the Event: Passione Engadina 2025

Rally Manager: Renato Bernardi

Race Manager and Road book: Umberto Ferrari

Responsible for the Timekeeping Service: Gloria Bertoldo

Timekeeping Team: FICR, Italian Federation of Timekeepers

Date: August 21st. – 24th 2025

Desk Office of the Gathering

For any information and/or request, with the exception of technical/sport issues connected to the rally, Mrs. Barbara Lazzati is at the Drivers and Co-Drivers’ disposal.

E-mail: lazzati@passione-engadina.ch

Tel: +41 (0)79 156 95 36

Traffic Laws

The strict observance of the traffic laws is compulsory for the whole event, along the entire course, both inside and outside towns. No exceptions to the traffic regulations are admitted. The driving will always be the Driver’s and only the Driver’s responsibility. Travel times have been calculated taking into account the road network, speed limits, traffic lights, railroad crossings and any other limit.

Each competitor will be entirely responsible for any violations communicated to the Organization Committee by the Police or the supervision staff and could lead to exclusion from the Event and from the final ranking. We rely on the responsibility of all the participants so that their correct behaviour will contribute to the success of the event.

Admitted Cars

All historic Italian cars manufactured before December 31st 1995 are admitted.

Cars are divided into the following categories, based on the car production year:

  • Classes A + B + C + D + E built from 01/01/1905 to 31/12/1960
  • Class F built from 01/01/1961 to 31/12/1970
  • Class G built from 01/01/1971 to 31/12/1980
  • Class H built from 01/01/1981 to 31/12/1990
  • Class I built from 01/01/1991 to 31/12/1995
  • Class Sportscar built from 01/01/1996

The substitution of a vehicle is forbidden in whatever case. Should a participant want to continue with another vehicle, they may do so thanks to the event’s hospitality, but they will be considered «withdrawn» and excluded from the regularity stages’ ranking. No exceptions admitted.

Request for a change of vehicle must be sent in writing by August 10th 2025 to the Organisers, who reserve the right to accept or refuse the replacement.

Registration Venue

Thursday 21st August at Kulm Country Club St. Moritz.

The cars of the crews will be parked and displayed with the help of Passione Engadina staff.

The handover of number plates, side race stickers, windshield numbers and roadbooks will take place between 14:00 and 16.00. Thank you for respecting the time slots.

The competition stickers must be affixed to the doors/sides while the windshield number must be affixed on the top right-hand side and in any case clearly visible from the outside.

It is desirable to affix the side sticker and compulsory to affix the front number for the windscreen, under penalty of exclusion from the rally classifications in its absence.

The metal plate, on the other hand, is applied at the discretion of the crew and is not compulsory.

Tampering with or loss of the documents handed in does not give any right to request duplicates.

Race Direction – Classification Centre – Notice Board

The Classification Centre is located at the Kulm Hotel, St. Moritz.

Drivers’ Briefing

The Race Manager’s briefing will be delivered exclusively in written form and attached to the Roadbook; the Race Manager will be available during scrutineering and at the Race Direction for any clarification.

Roadbook

The layout and final draft of the Roadbook was completed between June and July 2025 Any important changes occurring after the Roadbook’s printing will be communicated by the Organization through timely bulletins or briefings. Possible small variations or sudden obstacles are all part of the game and will have to be dealt with by the crews autonomously.

The pages of the Roadbook concerning the directions for the itinerary are progressively numbered for each Sector and show the total number of pages of each Sector. Please check for possible mistakes and/or omissions that may have occurred during layout. The distances indicated have been measured using GPS BLIZZ TRIPY II and confirmed using Atlas and Google cartographies.

The measured mileage could be slightly different from the one calculated by the trip masters with a probe mounted on classic cars, but not excessively dissimilar from the initial one. Each crew will receive a copy of the Road book during the Drivers’ Briefing; its eventual loss will cost CHF 100,00.

 

Chronometers and Tripmasters on board the cars for measuring and recording times and distances

CHRONOMETERS

Timekeeping on board the cars for regularity trials shall be carried out with fully mechanical or analogue stopwatches with hands or digital.

It is prohibited to use:

  • any instrument allowing the countdown of the seconds of the time set in the event;
  • any form of scanning (e.g. sound, optical, electric vibration, etc.) capable of transmitting directly from the clock (even if of a permitted type) to the driver or navigator, the rhythm and frequency of the passing seconds. The only scanning permitted is that generated verbally or mechanically (e.g. the tapping of the hand on the dashboard) by the navigator, drawing the cadence exclusively from the optical reading of the hands or numbers running on the stopwatch.
  • headphones, earphones and intercom systems.
  • The use of mobile phones, tablets or similar, and of any applications is prohibited.

TRIPMASTER:

Distance measurement in cars is only permitted using mechanical, electro-mechanical tripmaster devices or smartphone apps.

SPEEDOMETERS (for average speed trials):

Mechanical or electromechanical speedometers and dedicated smartphone apps are permitted.

Failure to comply with the provisions on the use of measuring and timing devices will result in disqualification and exclusion from the event and rankings.

Race management reserves the right to carry out spot checks on the course, especially if it notices competitors displaying performances that are typical of the use of prohibited sophisticated electronic equipment during the race.

Program of the Rally and Itinerary

Etalonnage

  • The section used to calibrate the tripmaster/average speedometer is located on Cantonal Road No. 27 between Samedan and Bever, as indicated in the ‘Sector E’ of the roadbook.
  • Its length is 4,550 km, as measured with a Digitech AVE tripmaster.
  • The average speed tests (ZR) were carried out based on the calibration.

 Thursday, August 21st : Ladies’ Cup

  • The race is reserved for exclusively female crews (both driver and co-driver).
  • The race documents will be handed in during accreditation and scrutineering on Thursday afternoon from 14:00 at the Kulm Country Club. The race meeting is at 15:45 at the Kulm Country Club.
  • The start of the first crew is at 16:00.
  • The route indicated in the Roadbook is a total of 27.580 km, divided into two identical sectors that are equivalent to Manche 1 and Manche 2.
  • Each crew will run a first heat of no. 13 time trials, at the end of which it will be necessary to switch driver and co-driver to run the second heat, for a total of 26 regularity tests, as indicated in the Time and Distance table.
  • Penalties are calculated to the nearest 1/10th of a second: n.1 penalty for every tenth of a second ahead or behind the set time.
  • There are 3 Time Controls: TC1 start first run, TC 2 start second run, TC 3 arrival; Time checks are NOT official and are therefore not subject to penalties.
  • The sum total of the penalties accumulated in the two heats will determine the final classification.
  • Permitted stopwatches: mechanical or digital manual without countdown, without sound scanning; mobile phones and tablets are prohibited.
  • Permitted tripmasters: Mechanical or electro-mechanical; electronic tripmasters with probes and/or GPS are prohibited.

Thursday 21 August: NextGen Cup

  • The race is reserved for crews consisting exclusively of two young people (both driver and co-driver), in Panda 4×4 Classic cars. Young people are defined as participants under 25 years of age.
  • The race documents will be handed in during accreditation and scrutineering on Friday afternoon from 14:00 at the Kulm Country Club. The race meeting is at 17:00 at the Kulm Country Club. The start of the first crew is at 17:15.
  • The route indicated in the Roadbook is 13.770 km, along which there are 13 regularity trials as indicated in the Time and Distance Table.
  • Penalties are calculated to the nearest 1/10th of a second: n.1 penalty for every tenth of a second ahead or behind the imposed time.
  • There are 2 Time Controls: TC1 start, TC 2 arrival; Time checks are NOT official and are therefore not subject to penalties.
  • The sum total of accumulated penalties will determine the final classification.
  • Permitted stopwatches: mechanical or digital manual without countdown, without sound scanning; mobile phones and tablets are prohibited.
  • Permitted tripmasters: Mechanical or electro-mechanical; electronic tripmasters with probes and/or GPS are prohibited.

 Friday, August 22nd / Saturday 23rd: Julius Baer Rally

The race takes place over two days, Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd August. The total distance of the route indicated in the roadbook is 350.670 km: 241.060 km for Stage 1 (Sectors 1 and 2), and 109.610 km for Stage 2 (Sector 3).

 Stage 1

  • Departure of the first car at 08:30 from the Surlej bridge. Arrival at Samedan Airport.
    The route includes stops in S-chanf, Zernez, the Fluela Pass, Davos, Filisur, Cunter, Mon, Zorten, Lenzerheide, Tiefencastel, Cunter, Filisur and the Albula Pass. Arrival at Samedan Airport.
  • There will be a lunch stop in Lenzerheide at the Bergrestaurant Scharmoin Grill.

Stage 2

  • The first car will depart at 8:30 a.m. from the Surlej bridge. Arrival in St. Moritz on Via Serlas. The route will pass through Samedan, Berninapass, San Carlo di Poschiavo, Samedan, and St. Moritz.

The following are planned along the entire route of the two stages:

  • 5 time checks per minute (T.C.), NOT official and not subject to penalties
  • 79 regularity tests to 1/10 of a second (R.T.)
  • 3 average speed tests per second (Z.R.)
  • 1 stamp check (C.T.)
  • T. penalties are to the nearest 1/10 of a second: 1 penalty for every tenth of a second ahead or behind the set time.
  • R. penalties are per second: 1 penalty per second early or late at the secret checkpoint. The number of secret checkpoints for each test is indicated in the Times and Distances Table and in the Roadbook.

Saturday, August 23rd: Elegance in Motion

The participation in the exhibition is mandatory and it will take place in Via Serlas, St. Moritz, from 12:00 to 16:30 ca. Any crews that do not participate in this exhibition will automatically be excluded from the rankings. The marshals will be there to help with the cars’ positioning and their security. The Organisers decline any responsibility for items left unattended inside the vehicles at this time and for the whole duration of the event. The Driver has full liability for damage or theft.

Official Time and Departure Time

  • The synchronisation of the timing systems is UTC (GPS).
  • The official starting time for each stage will be published on the Race Notice Board at the start each day. This is not an official schedule and is therefore not subject to penalties. However, it is strongly recommended that you adhere to it to help ensure that the event runs smoothly.

Ladies’ Cup

  • The start of the participants is n.1 car every minute

NextGen Cup

  • The start of the participants is 1 car every minute

Julius Baer Rally

  • The start of the participants is 2 cars in the same first minute (start every 30 seconds)

Regularity stages

Sectors Time Control – T.C. (Time Control)

Each sector starts and finishes with a Time Control (T.C.) every minute. This is not official and is therefore not subject to penalties. However, it is strongly recommended that you adhere to it to help ensure that the event runs smoothly.

Time Trials – R.T. (Regularity Test)

  • Along the itinerary, 79 time trials are scheduled: regularity tests with an obligatory time, tests with a 1/10 second stopwatch. Every tenth in advance or delay represents a penalty.
  • Timekeeping will be measured through a manostat made of a pipe, placed across the ground in the direction of traveling, connected to a chronometer that will measure the time in the precise moment the pipe is pressed by the car’s front wheels.
  • Multiple time trials are a succession of tests of different duration, in which the end of a test coincides with the beginning of the following one.
  • The start of the test is not fixed and therefore considered “free”; each participant will decide autonomously when to leave, within 5 seconds after the start given by the timekeeper. The detection of the target time is activated when the front wheels of the car press the rubber tube lying on the ground, connected to a stopwatch.
  • The list of trials, their distances and obligatory travel times are indicated under the «Time/Distance Schedule» attached to the Road book.
  • The single trials are indicated with a Yellow Notice Sign placed at a distance within 25-300 m from the Red Sign indicating the detection timeline; the Beige Barred Sign shows the end of the detection time area. In multiple time trials shorter than 300 m, the Yellow Notice Sign and the Beige End Trial Sign will not be used. In the road stretch between the Yellow Sign and the Beige Sign, it is forbidden to stop the car, except in cases of car failure; in that case, the car will have to be moved in order to avoid obstructing the following cars.
  • Leaning out of the cars is forbidden. Such behaviour will be subjected to sanctions.
  • It’s forbidden to block or obstruct another participant’s passage and/or impair other crews passing the trials/ stopwatch area.

Average Speed Trials – Z.R. (Average Speed Trial)

  • Average Speed Trials (Z.R.) are sections of the route in which a predetermined average speed must be maintained, as indicated in the Times and Distances Table and in the Roadbook.
  • The start and end points are indicated in the roadbook and on site with a red sign.
  • Measurements will be taken at secret points to check that the assigned speed has been maintained constantly since the start. (The speed at that point is not measured, but rather the average speed since the start).
  • The transit time will be measured to the second, rounded down, using the GPS Tracker equipment installed during the pre-race checks. No disputes are allowed against this measurement.
  • The number of secret measurements is indicated in the roadbook and in the Times and Distances Table.
  • There are NO measurements in the first 500 metres from the start, which are used to bring the car up to the set speed to be maintained.
  • STARTING PROCEDURE: near the start of the stage, you must stop at the yellow sign and wait for the race official to give the start signal; the start of the stage is indicated by the red sign a little further on, which you must pass without stopping.
  • It is strictly forbidden to stop at the red sign in order not to compromise your stage result.

Stamp Control – C.T./D.K. (Control in Transit)

These consist of transit controls along the route. On arrival at the control, the time card must be shown where a stamp will be placed by the race official

Opening Time of Detection Areas

Timekeepers’ detection areas will be active 15 minutes sharp before the hypothetical passage time of the first participant.

No exceptions are admitted and those cars arriving before the scheduled start time of the trial will have to wait for its official opening without hampering the circulation.

Closing Time of Detection Areas

Detection Areas of timekeepers will remain active for 15 minutes beyond the hypothetical passage time of the last participant.

Penalties

The distribution of penalties will occur according to the following criteria:

  • Time trials (R.T.) at the tenth of a second:
    • 1 point for each tenth of a second in advance or delay with reference to the obligatory time, up until a max of 300 penalties.
    • 500 penalties for not doing a time test.
  • Time controls (T.C./Z.K): not subject to penalties
    • Stamp Control (C.T./D.K.):
    • The absence of a stamp on the timetable is equivalent to non-transit and carries 500 penalties.
  • Car Stop between the Yellow Sign and the Beige Barred Sign:
    • 100 penalties, Time Controls (T.C./Z.K.) and Stamp Controls (C. T.) non included, where you need to stop for the timekeepers/marshals to make a note on the Traveling Schedule.
  • Passage through a control in the opposite direction:
    • Exclusion from the ranking.
  • Traveling Schedule:
    • Missing delivery of the schedule at the end of each stage will be considered as «withdrawn» and will determine the exclusion from the stage ranking.
  • Infringement of traffic laws and unsportsmanlike conduct:
    • Exclusion from the ranking

For safety reasons it is strictly forbidden to lean out of the windows; failure to comply will result in the exclusion from the rankings.

Every other circumstance here not indicated, but considered as a violation, will be appraised at the incontestable discretion of the Race Director.

Multipliers

In order to take into account the different performances of the oldest and of the most recent cars, penalties will be increased by applying the following multiplier: 1,XX where XX correspond to the last two numbers of the car’s production year and 2,XX where XX are the last two digits of the year of manufacture for cars built from 2000 onwards

Example:

car year 1957

coefficient 1.57

net race penalties 250

total penalties for ranking purposes 250×1,57=392,50

Safety

For safety reasons, it is forbidden for drivers to take part in the race alone; i.e. they may participate in the event, but will be excluded from the rankings.

Rankings

Based on the penalties calculated according to the various multipliers, the following rankings will be drafted:

Ladies’Cup

  • Overall ranking of penalties only without coefficient 1.XX car year

NextGen Cup

  • Overall ranking of penalties only without coefficient 1.XX car year

Julius Baer Rally

  • Overall ranking with 1.XX or 2.XX multiplier (XX = last two numbers of car’s production year)
  • Ranking for each group with 1.XX or 2.XX multiplier

In the event of a tie, the best result after the first time trial will prevail. In the event of a persistent tie, the following time trials will be taken into account.

The participants can consult the rankings on the site of the Italian Federation of Timekeepers https://www.ficr.it (select the race in question, stage times, the name of the competitor).

During the competition, the results and rankings will also be accessible via a link on the homepage of the website www.passione-engadina.ch

Protests and Complaints

The participants can request a time check in case they deem their assigned times not corresponding to their performance. The request, in writing only, must be submitted to the Race Direction using the appropriate form attached to the Road book; it may also be made informally by telephone.

Requests must be sent to the Race Direction for each single day of the race within 30 minutes of the publication of the latest results on the Notice Board.

Complaints concerning obstacles, obstructions or other hindrances that could arise during the tests will not be accepted and will have to be dealt with autonomously and deftly by the crews, always paying the maximum attention to the traffic laws and with the awareness that difficulties are part of the game. Marshals along the itinerary will take note of such episodes.

The evaluation and result of the requested check are at the incontestable discretion of the Race Direction that operates with the Rankings Office. No other complaints will be admitted due to the nature of the event.

Prize Ceremonies

Ladies’Cup

  • The top three crews in the General Ranking

NextGen Cup

  • The first crew in the General Ranking

Julius Baer Rally

  • The top three crews in the General Ranking (Classic Cars)
  • The first crew in the ranking of each category
  • The best crew in the three average speed trials

Eleganza in Movimento

  • Prize “Love at First Sight”
  • The winner of each category

Insurance

Car, passengers and the driver’s insurance, as well as third party liability, are the exclusive responsibility of the Drivers. Driving during the gathering is subject to the respect of the regulations pertaining to Swiss Traffic Laws. Here too, the Organization will be particularly alert.

Legal Disclaimer

The participant (either driver or co-driver) hereby declares:

  • They are fully aware of the possible risks that might occur during ‘Passione Engadina’;
  • He/she takes personal and exclusive responsibility for any civil or criminal liability that may arise from his/her participation in the event;
  • By registering for the event, he/she accepts all the conditions imposed by the organiser, particularly the rules governing ‘Passione Engadina’.
  • They discharge the Organiser, their staff and their collaborators from any liability concerning their physical and psychological well-being and property damage that might result from the event.

Gathering Cancellation – Disqualifications

The gathering will take place in all weathers, with reference to the registered cars. Snow, rain or exceptional situations may lead to changes in the planned itinerary, which will be communicated as necessary. Driving dangerously or failing to respect road signs or traffic laws will result in disqualification.

The present regulations may be subject to variation; participants should rely on what is published in the RoadBook.

PASSIONE ENGADINA AG
St. Moritz, August 5th 2025

Umberto Ferrari
Renato Bernardi