Racing flags

The flagman displaying the chequered flag with a complete set of stockcar racing flags

Racing flags[1] are traditionally used in auto racing and similar motorsports to indicate track conditions and to communicate important messages to drivers. Typically, the starter, sometimes the grand marshal of a race, waves the flags atop a flag stand near the start/finish line. Track marshals are also stationed at observation posts along the race track in order to communicate both local and course-wide conditions to drivers. Alternatively, some race tracks employ lights to supplement the primary flag at the start/finish line.

  1. ^ "Flags, The Key to Your Safety: Hooked On Driving". YouTube. 2010-04-15. Archived from the original on 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2012-04-27.