A sports car race at the Nürburgring ends in tragedy. A car flies over the barriers and kills a spectator. Cause of the accident? Still unclear.
Approximately one hour after the start of the opening round of the Endurance Championship was the Briton Jann Mardenborough against 12.51 clock wandered with his Nissan of the route and on the limitation flew into the spectator area. The motorsport fan had died of his injuries in hospital route, the organizers said on Saturday. Two other spectators were injured, as the German Motorsport Federation confirmed (DMSB). The race was canceled. Mardenboroughs team spoke of a tragedy.
For the 23-year-old accident pilot. Mardenborough, whose father Steve was active for 21 years as a professional footballer in England, is considered a major racing talent. In 2011 he won against thousands of competitors in the so-called GT Academy Nissan and Sony by, a virtual car race on the Playstation. As a reward him entry into the professional motorsport was possible. Since 2014 Mardenborough moves in the GP3 Series this year, the Briton starts additionally in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Many racers can have long-term experience in demonstrate Kart, but not Mardenborough. Although he went on a go-kart track in Cardiff, where he grew up between eight and eleven years of age. But after the line was closed, his family did not have the money to continue funding the hobby can.
Mardenborough have, however, all necessary licenses and approvals had, it said. Given the first pictures he probably can not intervene when his car got under air and thereby took off.
Never died a spectator at a race
In the 38-year history of the series, it had never before been accidents in which spectators were injured. The race organizers expressed their sympathy to those affected. In the paddock there was shortly after the accident also horror.
The accident located in the “airport”, one of the fastest sections of the legendary Nordschleife. Where the sports car often reach in dry conditions such as on Saturday speeds of more than 200 kilometers per hour.
The car lifted off completely
First pictures as the car with the number 23 just before a curve completely apart, is positioning itself almost vertically into the air and then crashing into a guardrail. From there, the car flew apparently over the fence into the crowd.
Mardenborough was his car, according to Nissan leave their own efforts. In the social network Twitter have been published photos shortly after the accident, the standing show the pilot next to his destroyed, lying on the roof cars.
Injured fan was flown from the Nürburgring
According to a joint press release from the Nürburgring Capricorn Society, the Red Cross rescue service and the police in Adenau an injured fan was flown by helicopter to a hospital. He should have but suffered no serious injuries. The accident pilot and another fan had been taken to hospital in Adenau. Ten other spectators were cared for emergency psychologically by the emergency service on site. According to the DMSB a fan was slightly injured, while another suffered bone fractures.
Actually, the race of the popular Endurance Series was scheduled for four hours. The 61st ADAC Westfalenfahrt should serve the participating works teams from different manufacturers and in preparation for the 24 Hours Nürburgring in mid-May.
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