Every Racing Flag In Motorsport Explained

It can be confusing at times understanding all the different types of race flags, so here's your ultimate guide for all of them!
Including: Yellow Flag, Double Yellow Flag, Red Flag, Green Flag, White Flag, Black Flag, Black Flag with Orange Circle (Meatball Flag), Per-bend Black/White Flag, Blue Flag and the Chequered Flag.
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[@stevenbridges]

Great job on this! :)

[@williamloppes3485]

0:17 Also used in some for Safety Car

[@ADomitrovic]

Just a nitpick: In WEC the blue flag is informative only. Two reasons: 1. Since the race is much longer, being on the lead lap can be very beneficial should a safety car come out (which it can), so drivers are allowed to fight to not get lapped, even though it's considered courteous to move over. In Blancpain they don't even show blue flags, and it's up to the courtesy of the drivers not to impede the leaders. Same for Indycar.2. Since the speed differential between different classes is so massive, especially in prototype vs GT situations, slower drivers are expected not to move over and instead they hold the racing line, and the prototype driver finds a way around. The reason for that is the massive speed differential is dangerous, and the slower car holding the racing line is more predictable for the prototype finding a way around in the safest manner possible.

[@missyengler127]

Nice video!

[@xzonia1]

Interesting! Thanks, Matt! :)

[@missyengler127]

In WEC

[@tnhn1903]

whats a purple flag for?

[@allexoofficalmusicuk4886]

It’s a code 60 flag. It’s and alternative to the safety car flag. When seeing this you should slow down safety to 60kph and maintain that speed until you see the green flag again. It’s pretty much the same as a yellow flag to be honest. Of course no overtaking when you see this flag.

[@tnhn1903]

@@allexoofficalmusicuk4886 finally someone responded after a year 😂 thank you so much!

[@JoelClaytonYT]

Bro we should do a colab man! To help our channels grow

[@theperson6167]

Got black flagged doing karting for tailgating a little kid(it was worth it)

[@missyengler127]

:)

[@repurpbus]

some (mainly in the US) use a blue flag with a yellow diagonal stripe as the "get the hell out of the way" flag

[@missyengler127]

What was that