Mercedes-AMG Marks 30 Years Of Providing Official Safety And Medical Cars At Formula 1 Races
Mercedes-AMG is celebrating 30 years of providing official safety and medical vehicles for Formula 1 racing. The partnership, which began in 1996, continues to serve as a platform for the brand to demonstrate vehicle performance and safety under extreme conditions.
Why it matters
This milestone underscores the long-standing technical collaboration between automotive manufacturers and elite motorsports to improve track safety.
Mercedes-AMG marks 30 years of providing official FIA F1 Safety and Medical Cars at all Formula 1 Races.
Tradition began on 30 June 1996 with the deployment Mercedes-Benz C 36 AMG support vehicles at the Formula 1 race in Magny-Cours.
To date, a total of 13 different models have been used as Safety Cars and eight different models as Medical Cars.
Since 2022, the GT Black Series has been the official Safety Car, while the GT 63 S 4MATIC+ has been the official Medical Car.
This year marks 30 years since Mercedes-AMG has been providing official FIA F1 Safety Cars and Medical Cars for Formula 1, a tradition that began on 30 June 1996 with the deployment of Mercedes-Benz C 36 AMG support vehicles at the Formula 1 race in Magny-Cours.
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