Control point
Defined location on the route where a control takes place – such as a time, transit or passage control.
A control point is a location set by the organiser along the rally route where a control takes place. It serves to monitor the event: here it is recorded whether a team is driving the prescribed route and keeping to the set times. Control points are usually noted in the roadbook and marked at the roadside with standardised FIA control signs.
Control point is an umbrella term for various types of control: time controls (TC), where a precise target time must be met, transit or passage controls, which only confirm passage, and the start and finish controls of special stages. At most control points the time card is presented and stamped or marked with the time.
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Passage control
Control point that only confirms passage – proof that the team drove the prescribed route. Related to the transit control.
Transit control
Control where only passage is confirmed by a stamp on the time card – proof of route adherence. Also called a stamp control.
Secret control
A timing point not announced to the crews. It records the transit time unnoticed and thus reveals deviations from the prescribed target time or average speed.