Safety Car

A safety car or pace car is a car which limits the speed of the cars on the track when the track is under caution conditions. The safety car is driven by a professional safety car driver, which is currently Bernd Mayländer.

ProcedureEdit

HistoryEdit

Main article: Safety car driver

The safety car was first used during the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix and was driven by former Canadian race car driver Eppie Wietzes. When the car was first used, it took the incorrect position, placing a car 1 lap down. It took several hours after the race to determine the winner and sort out the confusion. The pace car would not be used again for another two decades.

The safety car was officially introduced during the 1993 season, in the Brazilian Grand Prix and the British Grand Prix.

CarsEdit

1973: Porsche 914
1981–1983: Lamborghini Countach
1993: Ford Escort RS Cosworth, Fiat Tempra
1994: Opel Vectra (San Marino), Honda Prelude (Japan)
1995: Porsche 911 GT2, Lamborghini Diablo^[1], Tatra 613 (Hungary)
1996: Renault Clio, Mercedes-Benz C36 AMG (Belgium)
1997–1999: Mercedes-Benz CLK 55 AMG (C208)
2000: Mercedes-Benz CL 55 AMG
2001–2002: Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG
2003: Mercedes-Benz CLK 55 AMG (C209)
2004–2005: Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG
2006–2007: Mercedes-Benz CLK 63 AMG
2008–2009: Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG
2010–2012: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
2012–2014: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT
2015–2017: Mercedes-AMG GT S
2018—present: Mercedes-AMG GT R

Safety car finishesEdit

Very rarely, a race may finish behind the safety car due to accidents or incidents happening near the end of a race. There have only been eight times a race has finished behind the safety car to date:

NotesEdit

↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1wgxeh/the_history_of_the_f1_safety_car_part_1/

External LinksEdit

For more information about safety cars, check out this page

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