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.
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- 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:
- 1999 Canadian Grand Prix
- 2009 Australian Grand Prix
- 2009 Italian Grand Prix
- 2010 Monaco Grand Prix
- 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
- 2014 Canadian Grand Prix
- 2015 Chinese Grand Prix
- 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix
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