The Red Flag Shown around the entire track to indicate the race has been stopped in the interest of safety, Particularly the track has been blocked.



The Blue Flag During the race tells a driver he is about to be lapped and to let the car overtake,on pain of a time penalty for obstruction



The Yellow Flag Indicates danger and overtaking is prohibited.One Waved Flag means slow down;two waved at the same post means slow down and prepare to stop if necessary.



The Green Flag Indicates the end of danger and the ban of overtaking .



A flag with vertical red and yellow stripes Warns the competitors that the track is slippery (usually oil).



A black flag with an orange disc Accompanied by the number of a car warns the driver that his car has a mechanical problem and that he must go to his pit.



A Flag with a white triangle and a black triangle Accompanied by the number of a car is a warning for unsporting behaviour.



The Black flag accompanied by a car number, directs a driver to return to his pit and is most often used to signal to the driver that he has been excluded from the race.



The Chequered Flag Always signals the finish of a race.