Safety Car Pace and Maximum Gap

In Simple Terms

When the Safety Car leads the field during a race restart, all drivers must follow in their grid order with no more than 10 car lengths between each car. If visibility is poor, the Race Director can increase this gap to 20 car lengths. The Safety Car stays out until racing conditions are safe enough to resume normal competition.

• Drivers must maintain grid order behind the Safety Car with maximum 10 car length gaps
• Race Director can extend gaps to 20 car lengths during poor visibility conditions
• Safety Car leads the field until track conditions are suitable for racing to resume
• Green lights signal the Safety Car departure and drivers must immediately follow