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The Paul Ricard Circuit is equipped with an innovative safety system offering a maximum prevention for a minimum risk.
The safety of the Paul Ricard HTTT is based on a number of major innovations and a set of control and information technologies which enable the track management, medical and rescue teams to intervene in record time.
These innovations have been validated by the FIA and are now being adopted on new F1 circuits:
- Run-off: asphalt run-off zones replacing gravel beds. The run-offs, highlighted by the red and blue colour strips of the Blue Line™ concept, offer crucial advantages for safety through their abrasive surface which slows down vehicles going off the track.
- TecPro High Speed Barriers: crushable polyethylene blocks lining the safety barriers, replacing the old tyre walls. The key innovation of this system is its capacity to absorb impact energy to reduce shock to the driver.
- ACO Monoblock Racing Drains: high-strength concrete/polyester gutters which ensure that the track is well drained. These gutters, which can withstand the stresses of being repeatedly driven over, provide an extra guarantee of safety for the drivers.
- Ultra-refined watering system enabling rainy driving conditions to be reproduced on 64 of the circuit’s track configurations.
- Lighting system: four-colour signaling lights (red, yellow, green and blue) enable the track management to send information to the drivers. These replace the conventional flags waved by track marshals, and enable track teams as well as drivers, to react faster.
- Rescue teams: support teams with high-speed vehicles crewed by two track marshals, who train all year round, particularly in fire control and driver extraction.
