A parade lap, also known as a pace lap, formation lap or warm-up lap, is a lap before a motorsport race begins, in which the drivers go around the track...
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Indianapolis 500 pace cars (section Pace lap formats)
the format was changed to three warm up laps - two "parade laps" and one "pace lap". During the parade lap(s), often several replica festival pace cars...
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setback had prevented any competitive riding. He was able to complete a Parade lap of the TT circuit on a Norton SG4 during the June 2018 event, but returned...
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separated by two seconds until lap 14, when Schumacher was given a five-second stop-go penalty for passing Hill on the parade lap. The team told him to ignore...
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crashed on the parade lap. The race was dominated by Michael Andretti in the debut of the Ford Cosworth XB engine. Andretti led 160 laps and was 30 seconds...
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Wheldon drove the pace car during the parade lap in honor of his father. Wheldon had a consistent karting career, with...
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problems during the parade laps, with a fire appearing from the brakes on the left-rear of the car. After McLaughlin's wreck, laps began counting toward...
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rain-soaked event, and Prost spun off on the grass at Rivazza on the parade lap, stalling the engine. Gerhard Berger did the same, but he kept his McLaren...
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was driven at twice the recommended speed in torrential rain during a parade lap. Ota was seriously injured and, as a result, he brought a lawsuit against...
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(September 1985). "Parade Lap". American Motorcyclist. Retrieved 20 December 2010. Assoc, American Motorcyclist (November 1985). "Parade Lap". American Motorcyclist...
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drivers on the lap, with their names displayed on the hoods. They also carried civil, NASCAR, and Manufacturer dignitaries on other parade laps, such as "the...
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the track. Green lights signify the start of the formation lap, also known as the parade lap, during which drivers must remain in the same order (no passing)...
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Doohan made an appearance at the Isle of Man TT. Doohan completed a parade lap, and was most enamored by the thrill and spectacle of the Snaefell Mountain...
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presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons, was a 500-mile (804.5 km, 200 lap) race in the 2024 IndyCar Series, that was held on Sunday, May 26, 2024,...
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Economic Development;- Mannin Group "Sidecar Race 2, 10 June 10:15 hours 3 laps 113.00 miles Plate Colour White on Red No 6 Ian Bell / Carl Bell" Isle of...
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Drivers' Championship. The race itself was an interesting one; during the parade lap South African Jody Scheckter lost a wheel from his Wolf at the second...
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parade lap, Danny Ongais lagged behind the field, and drove one memorial parade lap alone to salute Scott Brayton's memory. On the second parade lap,...
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role, through 1988. Bob Forbes rode in one of the pace cars during the parade lap. Lou Palmer maintained his traditional location at the far south end of...
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took third position on the grid followed by Senna and Patrese. On the parade lap Prost stalled meaning that he had to start the race from the back of the...
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stalled his Toyota and Trulli's Renault leaked coolant onto the track) the parade lap began; Panis stalled again and started the race from the pits. As the...
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12th but was disqualified for receiving an illegal push-start on the parade lap. Both of Mika Häkkinen's pit lane speeding penalties in this race were...
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not the speedway—a practice that was allowed at the time. During the parade lap as the field drove by, the people on the platform began to lean and wave...
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fixed lap race format that was last used in 2014. However, after the opening round of the 2019 season, the series reverted the 55-minute plus one lap distance...
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gave the starting command around 12:05 PM, as the cars took two parade laps and one pace lap, led by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt, who was...
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May 2017. Bugatti. "Bugatti at 24 Hours of Le Mans: Chiron completes parade lap before start of race". bugatti.com. Archived from the original on 5 August...
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would not compete during the 2018 racing season. He did however ride a parade lap on board a Honda RC213V-S during the 2018 Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling...
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car less than 15 seconds before the parade lap. He rejoined in the midfield. Barrichello passed Villeneuve on lap 25, but the gap to Schumacher was 27...
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fuel economy of 1.8 miles per gallon. To complete two parade laps, one pace lap, and the 200 laps for the race, each car is allotted 280 US gallons (1...
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After partial recovery, Rea has been invited to ride a machine in a parade lap at the Le Mans 24-hour round of EWC in April 2023. Rea's team mates, together...
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accompanied by his wife, Princess Grace, drove the car on his traditional parade lap before the start of the race. The car made a second public appearance...
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