After some accidents in 1973 the pace-car was introduced as a safety measure. It was first used in Mosport-Canada 1973 where there was a huge chaos because they didn´t know exactly who was leading the race, they picked the wrong guy.


Here is the Porsche 914 with Eppie Wietzes and Peter Mackintosh ahead of the ´wrong´ leader Howden Ganley.

My question: when was it used again and is it possible for us to make a list togehter of all times a pace-car was used.

To start the list:
1973 Mosport

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the one that sticks in the mind was Argentina 1996 when Diniz crashed and caught fire, the safety car was a Renault Clio Williams not exactly the fastest thing on 4 wheels but for a brief moment Williams had 3 cars on track

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As far as I can figure out the safety car was used for the second time 20 years (!) later in the 1993 Brazilian GP. But I might be horribly wrong.

1993-2005: I hope this list is reasonably correct.
1993 Brazilian GP
1993 British GP
1994 San Marino GP
1994 Japanese GP
1996 Belgian GP
1996 Argentinian GP
1997 Belgian GP
1998 Belgian GP
1998 Canadian GP
1999 Australian GP
1999 Canadian GP
1999 French GP
1999 European GP
2000 German GP
2001 Australian GP
2001 Malaysian GP
2001 Brazlian GP
2001 Austrian GP
2001 Canadian GP
2002 Australian GP
2002 Austrian GP
2002 Canadian GP
2002 Italian GP
2003 Australian GP
2003 Brazilian GP
2003 Spanish GP
2003 Austrian GP
2003 British GP
2003 German GP
2003 Hungarian GP
2004 Monaco GP
2004 US GP
2004 British GP
2004 Belgian GP
2005 Spanish GP
2005 Monaco GP
2005 Canadian GP
2005 British GP
2005 Belgian GP
2005 Brazilian GP
2005 Japanese GP
2005 Chinese GP

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Just for the info, it seems that Mercedes introduced the new safety car for 2006.
CLK63, 6.3l, V8, 481hp, 7-tronic.
www.Autosport.com

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BTW Mercedes supplies F1 pace cars since the 1997 season:
CLK 55 AMG (1997-1999)
CL 55 (2000)
SL 55 (2001-2002)
CLK 55 (2003)
SLK 55 (2004-2005)
CLK 63 AMG (2006)

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They should have gon for SLR or better yet Bugatti Veyron
Seriously speaking a proper supercar will do a better job because then F1 cars won't have to be on under raving 2nd gear or try to keep temprature in tyres.

They could rebuild about any racecar to a good safetycar, but I guess CLK's are the ones they want to sell.