Entry procedure
Who can enter?
The competition is open to anyone in the world. However, it is mostly targeted towards experienced karters and drivers who feel they are ready, and talented enough, for a rapid rise to Formula 1.
Our terms say you must be 16 or older, however we will look at younger drivers on an individual basis.
Please enter if you believe the following:
- You have the ability to become a successful Formula 1 driver.
- You have enough experience to be able to display your talent to the Grand Prix Shootout assessors.
- You are physically and psychologically ready to make the most of the Grand Prix Shootout prize.
- You are ready to make the commitment to a programme which may continue all the way to a Formula 1 career.
How to enter
Read our "Terms of entry".
Check that our dates suit you.
Check any visa/entry permit requirements.
Fill in the entry form and pay the required £100 deposit.
Wait for confirmation of your assessment date at which point we will formally invite you.
Pay the balance of the entry fee.
Fill in your on-line profile and start preparing for Grand Prix Shootout!
Prices
What will it cost you?
Round 1 costs £6,950 plus UK VAT at 15% payable before your assessment date.
The cost for the Final is free.
All travel, accommodation and other expenses are payable by you.
(All prices are subject to VAT in the UK.)
Terms of entry
1. Interpretation
1.1 In these terms the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
“Company” - Motorsport Etc Ltd (company number 6553977) whose registered office is at Ingles Manor, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2RD
“Competition” - the 2010 Grand Prix Shootout competition being run by the Company as further described on the Site
“Deposit” - a non-refundable deposit of £100 payable in accordance with clause 2.2
“Entry Form” - the entry form specified by the Company for drivers entering the Competition
“Fees” - the competition entry fee of £6,950 plus VAT
“Final” - the final round of the Competition
“Management Contract” - an exclusive management contract between the Winner and the Company detailing arrangements for the Company’s management and promotion of the Winner’s future motorsport career including funding of the Winner’s entry into the 2011 Formula BMW Europe Series with a leading team up to a maximum of £250,000 and the subsequent proposed arrangements to allow a public share issue in respect of the Winner’s future earnings in motorsport
“Round 1” - the first round of the Competition.
“Rules” - the rules of the Competition as set out in these Terms and as further specified by the Company from time to time.
“Site” - the Competition website from time to time hosted by the Company currently located at www.grandprixshootout.com.
“Winner” - the winner of the Competition.
“You” - the person entering the Competition and completing the Entry Form.
1.2 References to the singular include the plural and to the masculine include the feminine and vice versa.
1.3 The headings in these terms and conditions are for convenience only and shall not affect their interpretation.
2. Entry
2.1 You hereby agree to enter the Competition on the terms set out herein together with any additional terms that the Company may agree with You in writing from time to time. Where You are under 18 years of age Your entry shall be subject to the Grand Prix Shootout Parent/Guardian Consent and Guarantee and the terms of such document shall be deemed incorporated into this Agreement.
2.2 You must pay the Company the Deposit with Your Entry Form. No entry will be deemed valid until receipt by the Company of the Deposit.
2.3 If Your entry to the Competition is accepted by the Company the Company will contact You to confirm Your entry and seek to agree a date for Your Round 1 assessment. The Company shall use reasonable endeavours to agree a convenient date with You for Round 1 but in the absence of agreement the Company may determine a date for Your Round 1 assessment by notifying You of the date not less than 30 days in advance.
2.4 The Company will confirm the date of Your Round 1 assessment at least 4 weeks in advance of such assessment and payment of the Fee in full (less any Deposit previously paid) must be paid by You to the Company not later than 10 working days before the Round 1 assessment date notified to You.
2.5 The winners of Round 1 will be invited to enter the Final.
2.6 If You do not attend Your designated assessment in Round 1 at the time specified by the Company all reasonable endeavours shall be used by the Company to enable You to reschedule Your assessment subject to the payment by You of any additional costs that may be incurred by the Company in organising a new assessment. If the Company in its absolute discretion cannot accommodate a new assessment, or if a date for a new assessment cannot be agreed with You, You will be deemed to have withdrawn from the Competition.
2.7 Prior to participation in any event forming part of the Competition You may be required to sign and accept the standard disclaimer and indemnity forms produced by the Company, the owners of the track and those conducting the driver assessments.
3. Fees
3.1 The Fee must be paid in accordance with clause 2.4 above. If the Fee is not paid when due the Company may exclude You from all further participation in the Competition.
3.2 You are responsible for all costs in travelling to and attending the Competition including, visas, travel, accommodation and food.
4. Your Warranties
You hereby warrant and confirm to the Company that:
4.1 You are over 18 years of age or if younger have the consent of Your parent or legal guardian and they have executed the Grand Prix Shootout Parent/Guardian Consent and Guarantee;
4.2 You are physically and mentally capable of taking part in the Competition;
4.3 You have (or will obtain as necessary at Your own cost) all necessary permissions and consents to be in the United Kingdom or elsewhere within the European Union for the purposes of entering the Competition and, if declared the Winner, of executing and complying with the Management Agreement and entering the Formula BMW Series in 2011;
4.4 You are not prohibited or restricted in any way from entering the Competition whether by contract or otherwise and will not do or omit to do anything which would so prohibit or restrict You from continuing to participate in the Competition during the term of the Competition;
4.5 You have not previously been banned from participation in any motorsports event;
4.6 You will comply with the Terms of this Agreement, the Rules and all further guidance, instruction, directions and other recommendations given to You by or on behalf of the Company at all times and acknowledge that these are subject to change on notice by the Company at any time;
4.7 all information provided by You to the Company in the Entry Form, posted on the Site and otherwise is true, accurate, complete and not misleading in any way;
4.8 You will conduct yourself at all times in an appropriate, courteous, professional manner towards the Company, fellow competitors, the organisers and all persons involved in the hosting and running of the Competition; and
4.9 You will provide to the Company such additional documentation to verify Your application or compliance with these Terms as the Company may require from time to time.
5. The Competition
5.1 The Company shall determine in its sole discretion based on an assessment of the total performance of Your performance in Round 1 whether You shall progress to the Final.
5.2 The number of drivers progressing to the Final will be at the Company’s sole discretion.
5.3 The Company shall notify You at the commencement of each Round of the form and schedule for the relevant assessment which the Company may vary from time to time.
5.4 The Company may change the locations and dates of the Round 1 and/or the Final assessment days in the Company’s absolute discretion. Any change will be to another location within the European Union and notice of such change will be given to You at least 30 days in advance.
5.5 The Company will select in its reasonable opinion suitably skilled driver coaches and assessors and the identity of the same may vary from those described on the Site and from time to time during the Competition.
5.6 If You cause any damage to the vehicle during the Competition You may forfeit all further running time in that
round without refund and may at the Company’s discretion be excluded from further participation in the Competition.
6. The Winner
6.1 The Winner will be the driver which the Company in its sole discretion determines at the end of the Final has the best future potential as a racing driver under the Management Agreement. All decisions of the Company in determining the Winner are final and there shall be no right of appeal whatsoever.
6.2 The Winner will be required to agree and enter into the Management Agreement with the Company immediately following his declaration as Winner in order to claim the prize as described on the Site. If the Winner does not enter into the Management Agreement he shall cease to be eligible to claim any prize which may in the Company’s discretion be awarded to another driver.
7. Liability
7.1 Nothing in these terms shall limit the liability of the Company or any other person for any death or personal injury arising from the negligence of the Company or such persons or in any way limit any rights You may have under applicable local law or other statutory rights that may not be excluded.
7.2 Participation in motorsport including the Competition is dangerous and You acknowledge the potential risks to You inherent in entering the Competition and accept these risks.
7.3 Save as set out in clause 7.1 neither the Company nor any of its officers, employees, contractors or agents shall be liable to You for any losses arising from Your death, personal injury, psychological harm or other loss or damage whatsoever to You or to Your property arising in any way directly or indirectly from Your participation in the Competition.
7.4 The Company shall not be liable to You by reason of any representation (unless fraudulent) and all warranties, conditions or other terms, implied by law are excluded to the fullest extent permissible.
7.5 You hereby indemnify and agree to keep indemnified the Company, its officers, employees, contractors or agents and all other drivers entering the Competition from any and all losses and damage of whatsoever nature arising directly or indirectly from Your breach of this Agreement or otherwise from any act or omission by You in the course of his participation in the Competition including but not limited to any damage (other than normal wear and tear) caused to or by any vehicle being used by You in the Competition.
7.6 The Company will not be held responsible for any delay or failure to comply with its obligations under these Terms if the delay or failure arises from any cause that is beyond the Company’s reasonable control.
8. Insurance
8.1 The Company shall maintain public liability and other insurances at its discretion and in such sums as the Company deems appropriate from time to time. Details of the Company’s insurances in respect of the competition are available from the Company on request.
8.2 You are responsible for obtaining insurance in respect of injury to himself or any other liability that he may incur under this Agreement or in the course of the Competition as You may require.
9. Cancellation
9.1 The Company may cancel the Competition at any time in the event that the Company determines in its sole discretion that the Competition can no longer be run on a commercially viable basis.
9.2 In the event of cancellation of the Competition in accordance with clause 9.1 the Company shall refund You all fees paid by You if Your Round 1 assessment has not been undertaken, or, in all other circumstances, the Company shall refund You a proportion of the fees paid by You after deduction of the Company’s costs incurred to date in relation to the Competition.
9.3 Refunds paid in accordance with clause 9.2 shall be Your sole and exclusive remedy in the event of cancellation of the Competition.
9.4 You shall not be entitled to any refund of any fees paid if You withdraw from or are excluded from the Competition for any reason.
10. Expulsion
10.1 The Company may without prejudice to any of its other rights under this Agreement or otherwise expel You from the Competition if You:
10.1.1 are in breach of this Agreement; or
10.1.2 act in any manner which the Company in its reasonable opinion determines may bring the Competition into disrepute;
10.1.3 are, or will, in the Company’s reasonable opinion, be unable to execute and comply with the terms of the Management Agreement on the date of the Final.
10.2 In the event of Your expulsion in accordance with clause 10.1 You shall not be entitled to any refund of any Fees paid whatsoever.
10.3 The Company may in its absolute discretion expel You from the Competition at any time without giving any reason therefor provided that on such expulsion the Company refunds You any and all Fees paid by You to the Company which shall be in full and final settlement of any and all claims that You may have against the Company in respect of the Competition.
11. Intellectual Property
11.1 You hereby consent to the use by the Company of all information and images that You provide to the Company on the Site at the Company’s absolute discretion to promote the Company and the Competition at any time.
11.2 You hereby warrant that any information and content posted, uploaded, or otherwise sent by any means by You or on Your behalf to the Site shall be legal, decent, honest and truthful, shall not infringe any third party's rights, shall not be obscene, blasphemous or defamatory and shall not contain any viruses or other malicious computer programming routines.
11.3 You hereby grant to the Company an irrevocable right to use Your name and image to promote the Competition and to take and use as it sees fit photographs and film of Your participation in the Competition.
11.4 The Company owns all rights in and to the Competition including to the name, Grand Prix Shootout, and You shall not have any right to use the same without the express prior permission of the Company.
12. General
12.1 The Company reserves the right to reject any application to enter the Competition at its sole discretion.
12.2 The Company will not be liable to You for non-performance or delay in performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement due to causes reasonably beyond its control including without limitation fire, flood, strikes, government regulation, war (whether or not declared), terrorism, civil commotion and riots.
12.3 Any notice required or authorised to be given by either party under this Agreement to the other party shall be deemed to have been given only if given in writing in the English language and delivered by hand or first class post or sent by e-mail to the other party at the addresses specified in the Entry Form filled out by You and on the Site. Either party, by notice to the other, may designate from time to time a different address to which notices shall be sent in accordance with this clause.
12.4 Save for clause 7 which shall be enforceable by those persons identified no term of this Agreement is intended for the benefit of any third party, and the parties do not intend that any term of this Agreement should be enforceable by a third party either under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise.
12.5 If any part of the terms of this Agreement is unenforceable (including any provision in which the Company excludes its liability) the enforceability of any other part of these conditions will not be affected.
12.6 A waiver by the Company of any terms of the Agreement in a particular instance shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of such term or condition for the future or affect the Company’s rights in respect of any subsequent breach of the terms of this Agreement. All rights and remedies contained in this Agreement shall be distinct, separate and cumulative and no action or inaction by the Company shall operate to exclude or deprive the Company of any other rights allowed by law.
12.7 This Agreement (together with any documents referred to herein) contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings or arrangements (both oral and written) relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
12.8 Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that it does not enter into this Agreement and the documents referred to herein on the basis of, and does not rely, and has not relied upon, any statement or representation (whether negligent or innocent) or warranty or other provisions (in any case whether oral, written, express or implied) made, given or agreed to by any person (whether a party to this Agreement or not) except those expressly set out or referred to in this Agreement and the documents referred to herein and the only remedy or remedies available in respect of any misrepresentation or untrue statement made to it shall be a claim for breach of contract under this Agreement; and this clause 12.8 shall not apply to any statement, representation or warranty made fraudulently or to any provision of this Agreement which was induced by, or otherwise entered into as a result of, fraud, for which the remedies shall be those available under the law governing this Agreement.
12.9 This Agreement (and any dispute, controversy, proceedings or claim of whatever nature in relation to them) shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with English law and the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in relation thereto.