F1 & Motorsport Labels
High-specification labels for racing cars, motorsport teams, safety equipment and paddock infrastructure — fuel-resistant, heat-resistant and UV-stable, built to survive a race weekend and a full championship season.
Used by teams competing in Formula 1, WEC, BTCC, BSB and club racing series at every level. Polyester, metallic polyester and chrome finishes. Made in High Wycombe, UK since 1980.
Why Motorsport Demands Specialist Labels
A race car environment is chemically aggressive in ways that most industrial applications are not. The combination of fuel splash — petrol, methanol, racing-blend ethanol — brake fluid, chain lube, coolant, tyre rubber dust and racing exhaust creates a surface that destroys standard label adhesives within a race distance. Bodywork temperatures around braking ducts and transmission tunnels regularly exceed 80°C, and exhaust-adjacent surfaces can reach 150–200°C during sustained racing conditions.
Adcal Labels produces motorsport labels using polyester facestocks with adhesive systems tested for resistance to the full range of motor racing fluids. The adhesive formulation is selected to maintain full bond strength through thermal cycling — the repeated heating and cooling a race car experiences through a race weekend — without creeping, blistering or losing adhesion. The print uses UV-stable inks that do not fade under race-day sun or UV-heavy track lighting used in endurance racing night stages.
For decorative bodywork labels — sponsor decals, car number plates, national flags and other graphics on the exterior of the car — we also offer metallic polyester and chrome-effect substrates. These substrates are non-conductive, dimensionally stable at racing temperatures, and achieve an aerodynamically smooth surface at the skin of the car without any raised edges that create drag or lift at race speeds.
- Fuel-resistant — withstands petrol, diesel, ethanol blends, methanol and racing fuels
- Heat-resistant — rated to 200°C continuous on polyester; higher with foil substrates
- UV-stable — colours do not fade under race-day sun and long-term outdoor storage
- Vibration-resistant — adhesive systems tested for high-frequency vibration environments
- Ultra-low profile — smooth, aerodynamically negligible at race speeds
- Chemical-resistant — unaffected by chain lube, brake fluid, tyre sealant and coolant
- Gloss, matt and metallic chrome finishes available
- Minimum order 25 labels; custom shapes and sizes
Applications on a Race Car
Sponsor decals (bodywork)
Primary and secondary sponsor name and logo graphics on bodywork, wings and nose.
Car number plates
FIA-compliant car number labels meeting series-specific size and font requirements.
Safety equipment labels
Fire extinguisher ID, battery isolation and HANS label requirements.
Cockpit warning labels
Fuel shut-off, fire system actuation and battery labels inside the cockpit.
Tyre pressure monitoring
TPMS sensor identification labels on wheel rims.
Paddock equipment
Generator identification, tool chest labels, tyre trolleys and pit equipment.
Racing Series We Supply
- FIA Formula 1, Formula 2 and Formula 3
- FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC)
- British Touring Car Championship (BTCC)
- British GT Championship
- Rally and WRC support events
- British Superbike Championship (BSB)
- Club racing — 750MC, BRSCC, BARC
- Karting — club and international series