Article B5.7.2
Standing Start Procedure with Red Lights
Sporting Regulations
Article B5.7.2
Standing Start Procedure with Red Lights
Chapter: B5
In Simple Terms
After the formation lap, drivers line up on the grid with their engines running. The race starts when five red lights on the gantry turn on one after another (one per second), then all suddenly turn off—that's the signal to go!
- Cars must stop within their designated grid positions with engines running
- Start is signaled by five red lights that extinguish simultaneously
- Each red light appears at one-second intervals
- The starter decides when the fifth light goes out (no fixed timing)
Official FIA Text
When Cars return to grid at end of formation lap(s), they must stop within starting grid positions keeping engines running. Standing start signalled by five red lights on start gantry, extinguishing all lights signals start. Time interval between each light is one second; interval between fifth light and extinction at starter's discretion.
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