List of red-flagged Formula One races
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This is a partial list of Formula One World Championship races which have been red-flagged, that is to say stopped at an unscheduled time. A race is red-flagged in dangerous conditions.
| Year | Race | Lap | Reason | Restart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | European | 5 | rain and accidents of 5 drivers | The race was restarted with Markus Winkelhock starting from pole position. Under the new rules, the restart was done behind the safety car. |
| 2003 | Brazilian | 56 | rain and accidents of Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso | Over 75% of the race distance had been completed so the race was not restarted and Giancarlo Fisichella was awarded the race win.[1] |
| 2001 | Belgian | 5 | accident of Luciano Burti | The race was restarted with Michael Schumacher on pole. With the new rules, only 2nd part of the race declared race result, while in the previous races aggregate times were used.[2] |
| 2001 | German | 1 | accident of Luciano Burti | The race was restarted with Juan Pablo Montoya on pole. |
| 2000 | Monaco | 1 | Computer glitch of starting lights. The information didn't catch all the drivers so Pedro de la Rosa and Jenson Button collided, causing traffic jam. | The race was restarted with Mika Häkkinen on pole. |
| 1999 | British | 1 | Accident of Michael Schumacher and stalled cars of Alex Zanardi and Jacques Villeneuve. | The race was restarted with Mika Häkkinen on pole. |
| 1998 | Belgian | 1 | rain and accident involving 15 cars | The race was restarted with Mika Häkkinen on pole. Rubens Barrichello, Olivier Panis, Mika Salo, and Ricardo Rosset were unable to take the restart due to spare car being used by their team mate. |
| 1998 | French | 1 | Stalled car of Jos Verstappen | Race restarted for original distance with Mika Häkkinen on pole. |
| 1998 | Canada | 1 | first corner accident involving Jean Alesi, Alexander Wurz, Johnny Herbert and Jarno Trulli | Race was restarted with David Coulthard on pole. All four drivers involved in the collision took the restart using their spare cars.[3] |
| 1997 | Canadian | 54 | accident of Olivier Panis | Over 75% of the race distance had been completed so the race was not restarted and Michael Schumacher was awarded the race win. |
| 1997 | Brazilian | 1 | accident of Giancarlo Fisichella, Eddie Irvine, Jan Magnussen and Damon Hill and stalled car of Rubens Barrichello. | The race was restarted over original distance with Jacques Villeneuve on pole. Magnussen was unable to take the restart. |
| 1996 | Australian | 1 | accident of Martin Brundle, David Coulthard and Johnny Herbert | The race was restarted over original distance with Jacques Villeneuve on pole. Johnny Herbert was unable to take the restart. |
| 1995 | Portuguese | 1 | accident of Ukyo Katayama, Andrea Montermini, Luca Badoer and Roberto Moreno. Katayama was injured. | The race was restarted over original distance with David Coulthard on pole. Katayama and Max Papis failed to restart. |
| 1995 | Italian | 1 | accident of Max Papis, Jean-Christophe Boullion, Andrea Montermini, Pedro Diniz and Roberto Moreno. | The race was restarted over original distance with David Coulthard on pole. Montermini and Moreno failed to restart. |
| 1995 | Monaco | 1 | accident of Jean Alesi, Gerhard Berger and David Coulthard | The race was restarted over original distance with Damon Hill on pole. Domenico Schiattarella failed to restart. |
| 1995 | Argentine | 1 | accidents of Rubens Barrichello, Luca Badoer, Jean Alesi, Mika Salo and Olivier Panis | The race was restarted over original distance with David Coulthard on pole. Badoer failed to restart. |
| 1994 | Japanese | 13 | rain and accident of Martin Brundle | The race was restarted with Michael Schumacher on pole. Restart was done behind the safety car. |
| 1994 | Italian | 1 | accident of Eddie Irvine, Johnny Herbert, David Coulthard and Olivier Panis | The race was restarted over original distance with Jean Alesi on pole. |
| 1994 | San Marino | 5 | fatal accident of Ayrton Senna | The race was restarted with Michael Schumacher on pole. |
| 1992 | French | 18 | rain | The race was restarted with Riccardo Patrese on pole. |
| 1991 | Australian | 14 | rain and accident of Mauricio Gugelmin | Rain continued to fall so the race was not restarted and Ayrton Senna was awarded the race win. Half-points were awarded. |
| 1990 | Portuguese | 61 | accident of Alex Caffi | The race was not restarted and Nigel Mansell was awarded the race win. |
| 1990 | Italian | 2 | accident of Derek Warwick | The race was restarted from original race distance with Ayrton Senna on pole. |
| 1990 | Belgian | 1 | accident in the start | The race was restarted over original distance with Ayrton Senna on pole. Aguri Suzuki and Martin Donnelly failed to start. |
| 1 | accident of Paolo Barilla and damaged barrier | The race was restarted over original distance with Ayrton Senna on pole. Suzuki and Barilla failed to restart. | ||
| 1990 | Monaco | 1 | accident of Alain Prost and Gerhard Berger | The race was restarted over original distance with Ayrton Senna on pole. |
| 1989 | Australian | 2 | multiple accidents on first lap | The race was restarted over original distance with Ayrton Senna on pole. |
| 1989 | Mexican | 1 | accident of Mauricio Gugelmin, Nigel Mansell, Olivier Grouillard and Thierry Boutsen | The race was restarted over original distance with Alain Prost on pole. |
| 1989 | Mexican | 2 | accident on first lap | The race was restarted over original distance with Ayrton Senna on pole. |
| 1989 | San Marino | 3 | accident of Gerhard Berger | The race was restarted with Ayrton Senna on pole. |
| 1988 | Portuguese | 1 | accident in the start | The race was restarted over original distance with Alain Prost on pole. |
| 1987 | Mexican | 30 | accident of Derek Warwick | The race was restarted with Nigel Mansell on pole. |
| 1987 | Portuguese | 1 | accident in the start | The race was restarted over original distance with Gerhard Berger on pole. Christian Danner failed to restart. |
| 1987 | Austrian | 1 | accident in the start | The race was restarted over original distance with Nelson Piquet on pole. |
| 1 | accident in the start | The race was restarted over original distance with Nelson Piquet on pole. Philippe Streiff failed to restart. | ||
| 1987 | Belgian | 2 | accident of Jonathan Palmer and Philippe Streiff. | The race was restarted over original distance with Nigel Mansell on pole. Palmer failed to restart. |
| 1986 | British | 1 | accident in the start in which Jacques Laffite suffered foot injury | The race was restarted with Nelson Piquet on pole. Laffite, Christian Danner, Piercarlo Ghinzani and Allen Berg failed to restart. |
| 1985 | Austrian | 1 | accident in the start | The race was restarted with Alain Prost on pole. |
| 1984 | Austrian | 1 | accident in the start | The race was restarted with Nelson Piquet on pole. |
| 1984 | British | 11 | accident of Jonathan Palmer | The race was restarted with Alain Prost on pole. |
| 1984 | United States | 1 | accident in the start. | The race was restarted with Nelson Piquet on pole. Marc Surer failed to restart. |
| 1984 | Monaco | 31 | rain | The race was not restarted and Alain Prost was awarded the race win. Half-points were awarded. |
| 1982 | USA East | 6 | rain and accidents of Riccardo Patrese and Robert Guerrero | The race was restarted with Alain Prost on pole. |
| 1982 | Canadian | 1 | accident in the start in which Riccardo Paletti was killed | The race was restarted with Didier Pironi on pole. |
| 1981 | French | 58 | accident of Jacques Laffite | The race was restarted with Alain Prost on pole. |
| 1981 | Belgian | 54 | rain | The race was not restarted and Carlos Reutemann was awarded the race win. |
| 1979 | South African | 2 | rain and accident of Jan Lammers | The race was restarted with Gilles Villeneuve on pole. |
| 1979 | Argentine | 1 | accident in the start | The race was restarted over original distance. Five drivers failed to restart. |
| 1978 | Italian | 1 | accidents of 5 drivers | The race was restarted with Gilles Villeneuve on pole. |
| 1978 | Austrian | 7 | rain and accidents of 4 drivers | The race was restarted with Ronnie Peterson on pole. |
| 1976 | German | 2 | accident of Niki Lauda, Brett Lunger and Harald Ertl. | The race was restarted over original distance. Six drivers failed to restart. James Hunt on pole. |
| 1976 | British | 1 | accident in the start | The race was restarted over original distance. James Hunt, Clay Regazzoni and Jacques Laffite were disqualified for using spare car in restart, the latter two after their retirements. Niki Lauda on pole. |
| 1975 | Austrian | 29 | rain | The race was not restarted and Vittorio Brambilla was awarded the race win. |
| 1975 | British | 56 | rain and accidents of 7 drivers | The race was not restarted and Emerson Fittipaldi was awarded the race win. |
| 1975 | Spanish | 29 | accidents of Carlos Pace and Rolf Stommelen | Due to fatalities, the race was not restarted and Jochen Mass was awarded the race win. Half-points were awarded. |
| 1974 | Brazilian | 32 | rain | The race was not restarted and Emerson Fittipaldi was awarded the race win. |
| 1973 | British | 2 | Accident involving nine cars. | The race was restarted. |
| 1971 | Canadian | 64 | rain | The race was not restarted and Jackie Stewart was awarded the race win. |
| 1950 | Indy 500 | 138 | rain | The race was not restarted and Johnnie Parsons was awarded the race win. |
