VIDEO – Big accident in Race 1 at Hockenheim

Race 1 of the DTM final at Hockenheim was marked by a major pile-up in the first minutes.

Published on 08/10/2022 à 15:04

Dorian Grangier

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VIDEO – Big accident in Race 1 at Hockenheim

Olsen in the back, Preining in blue-red were involved in the accident during DTM Race 1 at Hockenheim. ©DTM

After a neutralization of more than 10 minutes, Lucas Auer was able to restart the race... before chaos emerged. At the first corner, Philipp Eng, initially hit by Nico Müller, caused a big pile-up with Rolf Ineichen, Marius Zug and Clemens Schmid at the back of the peloton. Several drivers on the floor but no Safety Car deployed... until a second big box a few hectometers further on at turn 8.

Side by side with Thomas Preining in the fast curve of turn 7, David Schumacher returned to the track too aggressively and was hit by the driver Porsche. Les deux hommes, en perte de contrôle, ont ensuite tapé très violemment le mur à l’extérieur du virage 8. Juste derrière, Ricardo Feller a totalement raté son freinage et envoyé Dennis Olsen directement dans le mur, cette fois-ci à l’intérieur du 8e virage. Le choc a été si violent que la Porsche n°94 en a même perdu sa boîte de vitesse avant de commencer à prendre feu. Fort heureusement, tous les pilotes sont sortis sain et sauf de cet énorme accident. Après une longue période de neutralisation le temps d’évacuer les acteurs, réparer les barrières de protection et de nettoyer la piste, la course a pu reprendre.

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Dorian Grangier

A young journalist nostalgic for the motorsport of yesteryear. Raised on the exploits of Sébastien Loeb and Fernando Alonso.

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