Race Start

• When all cars have positioned themselves at the grid at the end of the formation lap, five red lights will appear in sequence at one-second intervals. The lights are then off to signal the commencement of the race.
• Drivers are allowed to do a reconnaissance lap of the circuit before occupying their grid positions. The drivers can have additional reconnaissance laps but every time they have to pass through the pit lane.
• The pit lane is closed 15 minutes before the formation lap. If a driver is still in the pit lane, he will have to begin the race from the pit lane itself.
• At the start of the race, only the team technical staff, race officials and drivers should be present. The cars should be ready with their engines running.
• If a racer has a problem prior to the green light, he should raise his arm as indication. The marshals will arrive to help him once the rest of the field has moved off.
• Practice starts are not permitted during the formation lap.
• A driver who is still on the grid when other cars have moved off on the formation lap, he should begin from the back. He may not re-pass cars to regain his grid position.
• If it begins to rain just before the start, the abort lights will be on. The teams will be allowed time to change to appropriate tyres.

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