Mercedes-AMG to Provide Official F1 Safety and Medical Cars at Every Race in 2026

Since 2022, the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series has been the Official FIA F1 Safety Car, and the Mercedes- AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC+ the Official FIA F1® Medical Car.

Both vehicles are also currently in use and perform their duties not only in Formula 1, but also in Formula 2, Formula 3 and other junior and support racing series.

Between races, maintenance of the vehicles is carried out by Mercedes-AMG, with technical support also provided by a team from Affalterbach.

It’s a special year for Mercedes and the F1 Safety Car, a relationship which will celebrate its 30^th anniversary this year, having first been deployed at the 1996 French Grand Prix, on June 30.

In Austin last year, Mercedes celebrated its 500^th race as the official F1 Safety Car provider.

To date, a total of 13 different models were used as Safety Cars and eight different models as Medical Cars.

There will be another Mercedes Safety Car milestone to celebrate when we arrive in Melbourne in March, as the mercurial Bernd Mayländer will reach 500 Grands Prix as the official F1 Safety Car driver, having first got behind the wheel in 2000.

“Safety is an absolutely central value of our brand and our products,” said Christoph Sagemüller, Head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport.

“That is why we have been providing the Official FIA F1® Safety and Medical Car in Formula 1® since 1996.

“From the 2026 season onwards, the FIA F1® Official Cars will once again bear the star at all F1® events.

“In this way, we will continue to make an active contribution to safety in the premier class of motorsport.

“For Mercedes-AMG, Formula 1® is not only a sporting platform, but also an environment in which the performance, reliability, and safety of our vehicles become visible under extreme conditions.”