Regulation
Regulations
THE ICON 2026
Foreword
The Rally The Icon is an event for classic and youngtimer 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). The Icon is a Gentlemen’s Rally.
Organization
Organizer: Passioni Lab AG
Person responsible for the Organization: Paolo Spalluto
Name of the Event: The Icon
Rally Manager: Davide Carozzi
Race Manager and Roadbook: Josef Elsensohn
Head of the Timekeeping Team: Ivano Santi
Classification compiler: Leo Alberto Faranda
Timekeeping Team: FICR, Italian Federation of Timekeepers
Date: September 25th. – 26th 2026 (duration of the rally only)
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@passionilab.com
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 considering 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 cars manufactured before August 2026 are admitted.
Cars are divided into the following categories, based on the car production year:
• Classic Cars / The Untouchable built til 31/12/1986
• Youngtimer / Challenger built from 01/01/1987 to 31/12/2006
• Sportscar / Lightning strikes built from 2007
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want to continue with another vehicle, they may do so thanks to the event’s hospitality, but they will be considered «withdrawn» and excluded from the regularity stages’ ranking.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.
Registration Venue
Thursday 24th September at Grand Hotel Kronenhof, Pontresina.
The cars of the crews will be parked with the help of The Icon staff.
The handover of side numbers, windshield numbers will take place between 14:30 and 16.00. Thank you for respecting the time slots.
The side numbers 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 numbers and compulsory to affix the front number for the windscreen, under penalty of exclusion from the rally classifications in its absence. 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 Grand Tirolia Hotel, Kitzbühel. A clearly visible sign will show you the way.
Drivers’ Briefing
The Race Manager’s briefing will be delivered Thursday afternoon, from 17:30 at the Grand Hotel Kronenhof; the Race Manager will be available during scrutineering and at the Race Direction for any clarification. During the drivers’ brifing you will also receive the Roadbook.
Roadbook
The layout and final draft of the Roadbook was completed on 16th September 2026. 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 Terra Trip 202 and confirmed using OpenStreetMaps 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 Roadbook; its possible replacement will cost CHF 100,00.
Chronometers and Tripmasters on board the cars for measuring and recording times and distances
CHRONOMETERS
All electronic and manual systems allowed.
TRIPMASTER:
All electronic and manual systems allowed.
SPEEDOMETERS (for average speed trials):
All electronic and manual systems allowed.
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.
Friday, September 25th / Saturday September 26th: Rally
The rally consists of four stages, taking place on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 September 2026.
The route set out in the Roadbook is 481,480 km for Stages 1 and 2, and 203,990 km for Stage 3 and 4.
Stage 1 and 2 (Friday 25)
• Departure of the first car at 08:00 from the Manx Meyers Cafè, St. Moritz.
The route passes through Pontresina, Samedan, Zuoz, S-Chanf, Zerner, Guarda, Ftan, Scuöl, Martina, Landeck, St. Anton Am Arlberg, Zürs, Lech, Hahntennjoch, Imst, Küthai, Innsbruck, Zillertal and Kitzbühel.
• Arrival at the Grand Tirolia, Kitzbühel.
Stage 3 and 4 (Saturday 26)
• From 10:00 start of the rally in Kitzbühel
• The first car sets off at 10:00 from the town center.
• The route passes through Kitzbühel, Sankt Johann in Tirol, Leogang, Saalfelden, Zell Am See, St. Georgen, Fusch, Ferleiten, Fusch, Zell Am See, Mittersill, Pass Thurn, Kitzbühel.
• Arrival at the Grand Tirolia, Kitzbühel.
The following are planned along the entire route of the four stages:
• 16 time control (T.C.), 5 penalty per 30 seconds early or late, before every R.T. , NOT at the arrival of every stage.
• 39 regularity tests to 1/10 of a second (R.T.)
• 5 average speed tests (Z.R.)
• R.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.
• Z.R. penalties are per second: 1 penalty per second early or late at the secret checkpoint. The checkpoint are 3 for every Z.R.
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.
• 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. You can calculate the arrival minute for the Time Trials directly on your Board Card.
Time Trials – R.T. (Regularity Test)
• Along the itinerary, 39 R.T. time trials are scheduled: regularity tests with an obligatory time, tests with a 1/10 second stopwatch, mechanical or electronic. 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 Roadbook.
• 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. (Zone de Régularité)
• 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 are 3 for every Z.R.
• There are NO measurements in the first 100 (onehundred) metres from the start, which are used to bring the car up to the set speed to be maintained.
• STARTING PROCEDURE: shortly before the start of the trial, at the yellow sign, the driver must ensure they pass without stopping, whilst maintaining a suitable distance from the car in front so as not to be obstructed during the test; the start of the trial is marked by the red sign, which the driver must pass without stopping.
• It is strictly forbidden to stop at the red sign in order not to compromise your stage result.
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. Each individual team knows the exact minute at which they are due to report for the test.
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
• Average Speed Trials (Z.R.):
– 1 penalty point for each second early or late at every secret checkpoint, up to a maximum of 300 penalty points.
• Time Controls (T.C.)
– 5 penalty points for 30 seconds of delay/advance beyond the scheduled arrival time. T.C. positioned in proximity to an R.T. are subject to this penalty. T.C. positioned in proximity to the arrival of the stage do not consolidate any penalty for delay.
• Car Stop between the Yellow Sign and the Beige Barred Sign:
– 100 penalties, Time Controls (T.C.) 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.
• Boardcard:
– Missing delivery of the card 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:
• 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 www.regolarità.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.theiconrally.com
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 Roadbook; 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
• The top three crews in the General Ranking
• The first crew in the ranking of each category (3 in total)
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 and Austrian 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 ‘The Icon’;
• 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 ‘The Icon’.
• 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 website.
PASSIONI LAB AG
St. Moritz, 16th September 2026
Josef Elsensohn
Davide Carozzi
