Does a safety-car lap count toward an F1 driver laps-led prop?

Direct answer

A completed race lap under the Safety Car remains a race lap. For a driver’s laps-led market, check which driver the official timing records as leading that lap and whether the operator uses that count. A formation lap is different: do not count it as a completed race lap merely because a Safety Car was involved.

FIA 2026 Formula 1 sporting regulations: Safety Car laps

What to check

Verify a real laps-led market and whether classified safety-car laps fall in its scope.

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