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((Short description|Lap preceding a motorsport race))((refimprove|date=May 2020))
[[File:Grand Prix Monaco96 131954710.jpg|thumb|Formation lap of the [[1996 Monaco Grand Prix]]]]
A '''parade lap''', also known as a '''pace lap''', '''formation lap''' or '''warm-up lap''', is a lap before a [[motorsport]] race begins, in which the drivers go around the track at a slow speed (usually between ((convert|50|and|120|km/h|abbr=on|round=5))), and, in some cases, behind the [[safety car]].

== Purpose ==
The lap is to ensure that track conditions are safe, and that there are no dangerous problems with the cars (including the safety car) or the circuit. The parade lap either leads to a [[rolling start]], [[standing start]], or back to the grid. Short circuits (such as the [[Brands Hatch|Brands Hatch Indy circuit]] layout) often have two of these laps. Overtaking is usually permitted on these laps in motorcycle racing, but not in car racing.<ref name=":0">((Cite web|date=2021-03-30|title=F1 Formation Lap: What Is It and Why Is It Important?|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-f1-formation-lap-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-important/|access-date=2021-05-23|website=EssentiallySports))</ref>

The lap also allows the cars to warm up their tyres, which is crucial in order to be competitive during the race. Drivers will often attempt to warm up the tyres more quickly during the lap, by steering slowly from side to side, and may sometimes also warm their brakes.<ref name=":0" /> 

== Usage ==
In [[Formula One]], the official title is ''formation lap''. Any car which fails to leave the grid before the last qualifier has moved away is required to start from either the pit lane or the back of the grid. In [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]] and the [[Superbike World Championship]], it is known as the ''warm-up lap''.

In [[NASCAR]], the parade lap is referenced as a ''pace lap,'' and safety car speed is the same as the pit lane speed limit.

== Incidents ==
* [[1999 Indianapolis 500]], a collision on the formation lap eliminated three cars. 
* [[1996 French Grand Prix]] the [[Ferrari]] of [[pole position]] qualifier [[Michael Schumacher]] stopped with an engine fault. 
* [[1991 San Marino Grand Prix]], [[Alain Prost]] and [[Gerhard Berger]] both went off the track in wet conditions; Berger re-joined and retook his grid position, but Prost stalled and was immediately out of the race. 
* 1998 [[Super GT|Japanese Grand Touring Championship]] at [[Fuji Speedway]], the Ferrari driven by [[Tetsuya Ota]] [[aquaplaned]] while braking during the parade lap and collided with another car, with both vehicles exploding into a fireball on impact.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/05/03/20-years-later-tetsuya-ota-shinichi-yamaji-the-fuji-disaster.html|title=20 Years Later… Tetsuya Ota, Shinichi Yamaji, & The Fuji Disaster|date=May 3, 2018|website=Dailysportscar))</ref> 
* [[2009 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|2009 Valencian MotoGP]], [[Ducati Corse|Ducati]] rider [[Casey Stoner]] crashed at the second turn of the [[Circuit Ricardo Tormo]] and missed the race.
* [[2018 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix#Pace_car_incident|2018 Detroit Grand Prix]], [[General Motors]]' executive [[Mark Reuss]] crashed a [[Chevrolet Corvette (C7)#2019_model_year|Chevrolet Corvette ZR1]] [[pace car]] during a pace lap, delaying the start of the race by 30 minutes.
* [[2023 São Paulo Grand Prix]], [[Charles Leclerc]]'s Ferrari suffered a hydraulics issue which lead to him crashing into a barrier.

==References==
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