2.16. In exceptional circumstances the following may apply:
a. The Race may be started behind the Safety Car. i. In this case its flashing yellow / amber lights will be turned on at the two-minute Signal. ii.
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This is the Signal to the Entrants / Drivers that the Race will be started behind the Safety Car and it will remain at the front of the grid during the remainder of the countdown. When the Green Signal is shown at the Start / Finish Line, the Safety Car will leave the grid and all Vehicles will follow in single file in grid order no more than 5( five) Vehicle lengths apart. Subject to Arts. b.- f. below the Race will be deemed to have started when the Safety Car leaves the grid and the Green Signal is displayed. b.
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Vehicles will leave the grid in single file grid order behind the Safety Car under the instruction of the Chief Start / Finish line Marshal. Vehicles will remain in single file without overtaking, except that a Vehicle that falls behind may regain its grid position if the Vehicles behind it could not avoid passing without unduly delaying the remainder of the field. In this case Drivers may carefully overtake to reestablish their original starting grid order. If a Vehicle falls to the back of the grid it must remain at the back of the grid.
Any Vehicle( s) delayed leaving the grid may not overtake another moving Vehicle if stationary after the remainder of the Vehicles had crossed the line. In this case the Vehicle( s) shall remain at the back of the grid in the order they left the grid.
A time penalty or Drive Through Penalty may be imposed on any Driver who in the opinion of the Clerk of the Course unnecessarily overtakes another Driver during these laps.
The“ SC” boards and Yellow Signals will be displayed at Signalling Posts around the Circuit until the Clerk of the Course withdraws the Safety Car from use in accordance with Arts. 2.10 – 2.12.
All laps undertaken in this start procedure will be deemed to be counted as Race laps
2.17. Any Vehicle being driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or which is deemed potentially dangerous to other Drivers at any time whilst the Safety Car is deployed will be reported to the Clerk of the Course. This will apply whether any such Vehicle is being driven on the Track, the pit entry or the pit lane.
3. Operation of Code 60
3.1. The Code 60 Signal( Code 60) will be brought into operation to neutralise a Race at the sole decision of the Clerk of the Course provided that all Signalling Posts in use are in direct communication with Race Control.
3.2. The order to display the Signal will be given to Marshal Posts following a countdown of not less than 15 seconds and come into operation after an‘ on air’ countdown“ 5-4-3-2-1 Code 60 Signal Code 60 Signal”.
3.3. On the order from the Clerk of the Course the Signal will be waved at the Start / Finish line and simultaneously at all Signalling Posts in use around the Circuit. The Signal will continue to be‘ waved’ for a minimum of one lap and until all Vehicles have visibly slowed down following which the Signal will then be held stationary until the Clerk of the Course withdraws the Code 60 in accordance with Art. 3.7 below.
3.4. Yellow Signals will continue to be waved at the incident but green Signals will not follow.
3.5. All competing Vehicles when notified of the Code 60 intervention( by the flag Signal or by any other means) will release the throttle, gently reduce their speed to 60kph and should remain behind the Vehicle in front. Note: It is essential that Drivers slow down and avoiding sharp braking.
3.6. While the Code 60 is in operation competing Vehicles may enter the pit lane but may only re-join the Track when signalled to do so by an Official / Marshal.
3.7. When the Clerk of the Course orders withdrawal of the Code 60 there will be a radio message to all Signalling Posts in use“ prepare to go green in less than 30 seconds” and be withdrawn after a countdown“ 5-4-3-2-1 Green Flag, Green Flag”. Code 60 will then immediately be replaced by a‘ waved’ green Signal.
Motorsport UK 2025 National Competition Rules Version 11
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