Shocking video of a driver deliberately ramming into three officers with his car at a petrol station has been released by US police.

Two suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the 2am attack outside the QuikTrip station in Phoenix, which police described as an intentional "violent and cowardly act".

The trio are seen standing next to a police vehicle in footage recorded on a security camera before the beams of the attacker's vehicle sweep across the empty forecourt as the maroon car accelerates towards the group.

The collision sends one officer into the police vehicle while another is sent flailing into the air as the car smashes into the front of the QuikTrip shopfront.

An ensuing fight between the driver and another officer is captured on camera with staff seen rushing out of the petrol station before the man is finally apprehended.

Marc LaQuon Payne, 44, was arrested after the fight with police, which also left an officer with minor wounds.

Warning: This clip shows graphic footage of the officers being hit by the car that viewers may find distressing.