List of international auto racing colors
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From the 1920s until the late 1960s, before sponsorship liveries came in use, vehicles competing in Formula One, sports car racing, touring car racing and other international auto racing competitions customarily painted their cars in racing colors (which sometimes resembled political national colours).
Although this color scheme was abandoned by the FIA, it is still informally used, especially by automakers and teams that want to emphasize traditions. Often, sponsorship agreement respect this. Many concept cars follow the color scheme, and many amateur racers prefer them as well.
In Germany of the 1930s to early 1960s, the white paint was often not applied to bare sheets of metal in order to save weight, giving rise to the term Silver Arrows. When aluminium was replaced by fibreglass materials in the 1960s, some German teams returned to white paint, while others continued to use silver.
Major competitors
| Code | Country | Body | Numbers | Marques/Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Germany | White | Red | Mercedes, Benz, Porsche, BMW |
| bare metal (Silver Arrows) | Red | Mercedes-Benz, Auto-Union, Veritas, Borgward, EMW, Porsche, Audi | ||
| F | France | Light Blue | White | Bugatti, Talbot, Matra, Renault |
| GB | Great Britain | Green (British racing green) | White | Jaguar, Vanwall, Cooper, Lotus, Brabham, BRM |
| I | Italy | Red (Rosso corsa) | White | Alfa-Romeo, Maserati, Lancia, Ferrari, Abarth |
| J | Japan | White with red "sun" | Black | Honda, Toyota |
| USA | USA | White, Blue underframe | Blue | NART, Shelby |
Alphabetic list
| Code | Country | Body | Bonnet | Other Colors | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Austria | Blue | Black on white | ||
| ARG | Argentina | Blue | Black | Red on white | |
| AUS | Australia | Green | Gold | Blue | |
| B | Belgium | Yellow | Black | ||
| BR | Brazil | Pale yellow | Chassis/Wheels: Green | Black | |
| BUL | Bulgaria | Green | White | Red on white | |
| C | Cuba | Yellow | Black | Black on white | |
| CDN | Canada | Red with wide lengthwise white stripe from front to rear | Black on white | ||
| CH | Switzerland | Red | White | Black | |
| CZ | Czech Republic | White | Blue/white | Underframe: Red | Blue |
| D | Germany | White (see also Silver Arrows) | blank Aluminium | Red | |
| DK | Denmark | Silver-grey | National flag as a lengthwise stripe on bonnet | Red on white | |
| E | Spain | Red | Yellow | Chassis/Springs: Red | Black on yellow or white on red |
| ET | Egypt | Pale violet | Red on white | ||
| F | France | Blue | Blue | White | |
| FIN | Finland | White | Two blue stripes on bonnet shaping a Latin cross | Black on white | |
| GB | Great Britain | Green | White | ||
| GR | Greece | Pale Blue | Two white lengthwise stripes on bonnet | Black on white | |
| H | Hungary | Front: White Rear: Green | Red | Black | |
| HJK | Jordan | Brown | Black on white | ||
| I | Italy | Red | White | ||
| IRL | Ireland | Green | Horizontal band of orange all around | White | |
| J | Japan | Ivory White | Red disk on bonnet | White on black | |
| L | Luxembourg | Tricolor lengthwise stripe (red/white/blue) from front to rear | Black on white | ||
| MC | Monaco | Gold | Blue cross-stripe on bonnet | Black on white | |
| MEX | Mexico | Gold | Blue cross-stripe on bonnet | Red on white | |
| NL | Netherlands | Orange | White | ||
| P | Portugal | Red | Underframe: White | White | |
| PL | Poland | White | Underframe: Red | Red on white | |
| RA | Argentina | Blue | Yellow | Chassis: Black | Red on white |
| RCH | Chile | Red | Blue | Underframe: White | Blue/red or red on white |
| S | Sweden | Blue bottom, yellow top, three cross bands of blue on top of bonnet | White | ||
| T | Thailand | Pale blue with yellow horizontal band around body and bonnet | Wheels: Pale yellow | White on blue | |
| U | Uruguay | Pale blue with large red band around the lower part of bonnet | White on black | ||
| USA | United States of America | White | Underframe: Blue | Blue on white | |
| ZA | South Africa | Gold | Green | Black on yellow | |
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