Accidents
Every Single Car Crashed On The First Lap Of The World Touring Car Race
The opening WTCR race in Vila Real has been suspended after a huge crash on the opening lap involving polesitter Rob Huff and teammate Mehdi Bennani.
From second, Bennani got a better getaway than polesitter Huff and the two ran side-by-side through the first sequence of corners.
Huff appeared to have got his Volkswagen Golf GTi ahead approaching the first big braking point, but as the pair went through the Turn 5 right-hander the right-front corner of Bennani's car touched the Huff's left-rear of Huff's, turning Huff sideways at high speed.
As the pair hit the outside barrier, his car was spat back out and into the path of Norbert Michelisz, with Bennani's car landing on the bonnet of Huff's and then blocking the road.
That caused a chain reaction behind, with a fire briefly breaking out at the front of Thed Bjork's YMR Hyundai i30 N.
Bjork was able to step from his car and later signalled to fans as he walked back towards the grid.
From second, Bennani got a better getaway than polesitter Huff and the two ran side-by-side through the first sequence of corners.
Huff appeared to have got his Volkswagen Golf GTi ahead approaching the first big braking point, but as the pair went through the Turn 5 right-hander the right-front corner of Bennani's car touched the Huff's left-rear of Huff's, turning Huff sideways at high speed.
As the pair hit the outside barrier, his car was spat back out and into the path of Norbert Michelisz, with Bennani's car landing on the bonnet of Huff's and then blocking the road.
That caused a chain reaction behind, with a fire briefly breaking out at the front of Thed Bjork's YMR Hyundai i30 N.
Bjork was able to step from his car and later signalled to fans as he walked back towards the grid.
Son of a biscuit!
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