Category: Others > Safety Cars
Safety cars are used during motor races to control the speed of cars during an on-track emergency, such as a serious collision. Race Control will dispatch a safety car from the pits and no racing cars may overtake it.
Outlon Park
BMW i40
Safety Car, seen on charge between race meetings
BMW
Outlon Park Safety Car
McLaren 650S
British GT 2018 Donnington Park Finale sponsored McLaren 650s Safety Car. This is a road car provided by McLaren but was carrying Pirelli plate covers which are the sponsor of the championship
YJ67 ZMX
Oulton Park
BMW M240i
Safety Car

YJ14 RNU Ginetta safety car used during Ginetta and Ginetta Junior races. This race series supports the British Touring Car Championship. During use, the registration plates are changed to show ‘safety car’ and the large light bar is added.

Ford Fiesta ST safety car used during Formula Ford single seater races

HV13 YOR Renault Clio RS safety car used during Renault Clio Cup races

RK14 KKL Porsche Panamera GTS safety car used during BTCC races

RK14 KJN Porsche 911 Carrera 4S used during Porsche Carrera single series races

A Ginetta G40 safety car leads the field of Ginetta G50s during a safety car period of the race.

Here a Renault Megane safety car leads the field of Formula Renault cars around the motor racing circuit.

LD60 GWC This is a Formula One safety car. It is a 571-horsepower Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. This gull wing-doored car was new for the 2010 season and is driven by Bernd Maylander.

The rear view and driver, courtesy of the official press release.

This is a Porsche Panamera safety car. It is a larger car with four doors and is fitted with the usual amber flashing light bar on the roof. Shown here is the vehicle used by the BTCC in 2010.

A Ginetta G40 in white is shown here. It is used as a safety car for Ginetta and Ginetta Juniors races.

The rear view of the car.

This is a Porsche Carrera Cup safety car, a Porsche Carrera 4S.

The rear view.

This yellow Renault Megane RS is used as a safety car for Renault Clio Cup and Formula Renault UK races.

The rear view of the 2.0 litre 250 bhp Megane.