5.4 Race Start Procedure — Sporting Regulations, Articles 25 and 33

The pre-race procedure follows a defined sequence: A notification board is shown to indicate the number of minutes to the formation lap. Pit lane opens at this time.; One minute before the formation lap, the pit lane exit closes. Cars must leave the grid for the formation lap no later than this s...

Source: Article 25.4, Article 33.8, Article 33.4

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