Additives: Additives are chemical compounds added to the base oil in small

concentrations that improve the performance characteristics of the engine oil.

20.3 Properties
The engine oil must comply with the following characteristics:
Property Units Min Max Test Method
Kinematic Viscosity (100oC) cSt 2.8 ASTM D445
HTHS Viscosity at 150oC
and Shear Rate of 106 s-1 mPa.s 1.4 ASTM D4741
Initial Boiling Point o
C 210 ASTM D7500
Flashpoint o
C 93 ASTM D3828
The oil will be accepted or rejected according to ASTM D 3244 with a confidence limit of 95%.

20.4 Composition of the engine oil

20.4.1 In the event that the initial boiling point test (ASTM D7500) suggests the presence of
compounds with a boiling point of less than 210°C the sample will be further analysed by
GCMS. The total of any components with boiling points less than 210°C must not exceed 0.5%
m/m.
20.4.2 The engine oil must not contain any organo-metallic petrol additives or other octane boosting
petrol additives.

20.5 Safety
20.5.1 All competitors must be in possession of a Material Safety Data Sheet for each type of engine
oil used. This sheet must be made out in accordance with EC Directive 93/112/EEC or US
equivalent and all information contained therein strictly adhered to.

20.6 Engine oil approval

20.6.1 Before any engine oil may be used in an Event, two separate one-litre samples, in suitable
containers, must be submitted to the FIA for analysis and approval.
20.6.2 No engine oil may be used in an Event without prior written approval of the FIA.
20.6.3 No competitor may have more than N new engine oil formulations approved for use during a
Championship season, where N = maximum number of engine oil formulations as set in the
second table of Appendix 2 of F1 Technical Regulations during the 2020 to 2025
Championships. Engine oil approval is valid for 2 championship seasons provided the engine
oil is still compliant with the current technical regulations.

20.7 Sampling and testing at an Event

20.7.1 Each competitor must declare, prior to every Event, which oil will be used in each of their
engines during the Event.
20.7.2 For reference purposes, before any oil may be used at an Event, a sample must be submitted
to the FIA together with the oil reference number.
20.7.3 No competitor may use more than one oil in a given engine during an Event.
20.7.4 Engine oil samples taken during an Event will be checked for conformity by using a Fourier
transform infrared (FTIR) technique, which will compare the sample taken with that
submitted at the start of the event. Samples which differ from the reference engine oil in a
manner consistent with fuel dilution, engine fluids contamination and oil ageing as a result of

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