# Formation finish > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Formation_finish > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Formation_finish.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_finish > Source revision: 1338576173 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) [[File:Lemans-20100613-final.jpg|thumb|Formation finish set by Audi at the [2010 24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/2010_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans)]] A '''formation finish''' in a [motor race](/source/motor_racing) is when multiple vehicles of the same team cross the finish line in formation, usually side-by-side. Typically it happens when a team's car are running in the top positions at the end of the race with a clear advantage over their competitors.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} Team directors often orchestrate formation finishes to demonstrate their superiority.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} A formation finish should not be confused with a "1–2 finish"; not all formation finishes occur as a result of a team's cars finishing first and second in a race, and not all 1–2 finishes are completed in formation. ==24 Hours of Le Mans== [Ferrari](/source/Ferrari) had a 1-2-3 formation finish at the [1965 24 Hours of Le Mans](/source/1965_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans).[https://archive.today/20140123202340/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1077371/index.htm It Was Murder Italian Style] - Sports Illustrated, 28 June 1965 Rival car manufacturer [Ford](/source/Ford_Motor_Company) did the same in [1966](/source/1966_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans), and Ferrari again in [1967](/source/1967_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans).[http://www.caranddriver.com/features/instruments-of-war-feature-unconditional-surrender-page-2 Instruments of War] - Car and Driver, September 2007 Porsche had a three-car formation finish in [1982](/source/1982_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans).[https://www.sportscardigest.com/1982-24-hours-of-le-mans-profile-and-photo-gallery/ 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans – Profile and Photo Gallery] - Sports Car Digest - 20 June 2012 [Audi](/source/Audi_Sport) and Bentley, part of the Volkswagen Group, dominated the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 2000s, doing several formation finishes to celebrate. However, [Peugeot](/source/Peugeot_Sport) won in [2009](/source/2009_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans) with a three-car formation finish. In 2013, Audi was set for another three-car formation finish, but Toyota spoiled the show by crossing the line before the second and third placed Audis. ==Formula One== To celebrate his {{F1|1991}} [Formula One](/source/Formula_One) title, [Ayrton Senna](/source/Ayrton_Senna) slowed down at the last corner of the {{F1 GP|1991|Japanese}} to let his teammate [Gerhard Berger](/source/Gerhard_Berger) overtake him and finish in formation.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} At the [2002 United States Grand Prix](/source/2002_United_States_Grand_Prix), [Michael Schumacher](/source/Michael_Schumacher) – who had won ten races during the season – slowed down in the final lap to set a formation finish with Ferrari teammate [Rubens Barrichello](/source/Rubens_Barrichello). The Brazilian also slowed down in the final metres, but ended up winning the race by 0.011 seconds.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/oct/06/formulaone.formulaone2002 Ferrari step over fine line] - The Guardian, 6 October 2002 ==Bathurst 1000== The [Bathurst 1000](/source/Bathurst_1000) has seen a number of formation finishes. The first occurred in [1977](/source/1977_Hardie-Ferodo_1000) when [Allan Moffat](/source/Allan_Moffat) and [Colin Bond](/source/Colin_Bond) spent the majority of the final lap side-by-side in their [Ford XC Falcon](/source/Ford_XC_Falcon)s. The [Holden Dealer Team](/source/Holden_Dealer_Team) repeated the feat in [1984](/source/1984_James_Hardie_1000), with [Peter Brock](/source/Peter_Brock) slowing on the final lap to allow teammate [David Parsons](/source/David_Parsons_(racing_driver)) to cross the finish line next to him. [Triple Eight Race Engineering](/source/Triple_Eight_Race_Engineering_(Australia)) are the most recent team to perform a formation finish at Bathurst, when [Craig Lowndes](/source/Craig_Lowndes) and [Jamie Whincup](/source/Jamie_Whincup) finished the race side-by-side in [2010](/source/2010_Supercheap_Auto_Bathurst_1000).{{cite news | url=https://www.speedcafe.com/what-is-the-best-bathurst-one-two/ | title=What is the best Bathurst one-two? | work=SpeedCafe | date=18 October 2010 | access-date=25 January 2014}} ==References== Category:Motorsport terminology --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Formation finish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_finish) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_finish?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.