Huge Pile-Up Almost Wipes Out An Entire Touring Car Field

The vast majority of cars taking part in a WTCR race at Vila-Real were taken out in one huge accident

Remember that huge GT pile-up at Macau last year? Something rather similar happened this weekend at a World TCR Championship race at the Vila Real circuit in Portugal.

A tussle between teammates Rob Huff and Mehdi Bennani saw the latter driver’s car launch in the air and spin sideways, blocking much of the narrow street circuit and triggering the huge crash you see above. Almost every car on the grid was involved to some degree.

Well, that looks expensive...
Well, that looks expensive...

Unsurprisingly, the race had to be red-flagged. It wasn’t restarted for another two hours, as race officials had to repair damaged crash barriers.

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GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

Why does it look so familiar?

06/24/2018 - 15:25 |
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I was like 90% they reposted the same article

06/24/2018 - 15:34 |
30 | 1

Yeah very very similar and they are gonna be racing there in like November or something…..

06/24/2018 - 16:17 |
3 | 0

Same but with more flames 😈🔥🔥

06/24/2018 - 21:31 |
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“Another One”

06/25/2018 - 01:04 |
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Anonymous

I’m pretty sure at times like this, you’d be lucky to start last instead of being at the front

06/24/2018 - 15:29 |
4 | 1
Griffin Mackenzie

That’s one skinny racetrack

06/24/2018 - 16:03 |
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Robert Gracie

Well….I guess Maldonados seal needs to be brought out for this one….

06/24/2018 - 16:16 |
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Daksh Pat

here’s and idea, wider tracks…

06/24/2018 - 16:17 |
1 | 1

Narrow tracks make for an interesting race. Just don’t do stupid stuff like playing bumper cars (side bumper cars) instead of racing.

Simple as that

06/24/2018 - 17:02 |
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MrLeo

They should put regulations on racetracks that oblige them to have space outside the boundaries, not a wall. It happens too often that a whole race is wrecked like that

06/24/2018 - 16:26 |
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CannedRex24

Today on Wipeout

Everyone

06/24/2018 - 16:37 |
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White Comet

it’s very fascinating when all of the cars actually starts at the same time on green light.
Unlike normal traffic when the rearward cars only move once the front car has moved.

06/24/2018 - 17:54 |
2 | 1

Almost like a race, and not a trip to the supermarket you mean?

06/26/2018 - 11:39 |
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White Comet

but why them teammates fight each other

06/24/2018 - 17:57 |
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White Comet

why them teammates fight each other?

06/24/2018 - 17:58 |
1 | 4

It’s a race

06/24/2018 - 18:20 |
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Competitivity,simple as that

06/25/2018 - 19:41 |
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