Glossary / General

pit box

25 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

The pit box is the spot where a race car stops during a race so the team can fix or change things on the car quickly.

Technical Definition

A pit box is the specific area on pit road where a race car stops for service during a pit stop. It is marked and designed to allow the pit crew to quickly and safely work on the car.

Hear It Discussed

"you serve it in your box. So you have to stop in your pit box in order to do it. [2337.6s] And there's no obligation to make a pit stop or stop."
Mercedes vs Ferrari: Why battle could be tighter than ever in Austria The Race F1 Podcast 38:52

"We're in the, uh, Manthey pit box and it was quite when we got here, but suddenly it's an [2674.7s] absolute hive of activity."
We Found Max Verstappen’s Tyres at Nürburgring 24 Hours & so much more | Ep 90 | Drive Torque Podcast Drive Torque Podcast 44:30

"so that like sort of delayed the race a bit so he also was not in his own pit box yeah so they had to make sure they really cleaned up the pit box that his car burned to the ground"
Indie Car Podcast Auto Off Topic 10:46