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A massive crash at this weekend’s Lamborghini Super Trofeo Cup had ominous overtures of the fatal Roger Williamson F1 accident at Zandvoort in 1973.
During round four of the Super Trofeo Cup series at Brno in the Czech Republic, Giorgio Bartocci’s number 22 Gallardo LP560-4 stepped onto the gravel on the last corner before the pit straight.
As the car overcorrected from the slide it went careering into a retaining wall at speed, nearly disintegrating upon impact. With the Gallardo’s door broken open, Bartocci floundered outside the vehicle ( his racing harness failed) as it rolled to a stop engulfed in flames.
What followed next was a sickening minute during which Bartocci is left burning with half his body in the car, whilst marshals and safety personnel pointlessly sprayed seemingly underpowered fire extinguishers at the pavement instead of the car.
Retrieving Bartocci from his burning Gallardo seemed to be the last priority of the Brno track personnel as he was finally rescued by his own team, who sprinted over from the pitlane.
Bartocci is currently in intensive care with fractured ribs, a broken leg and second-degree burns over 40% of his body.
The remainder of Sunday’s racing was (understandably) cancelled, with rounds six and seven (at Paul Richard during the first weekend of July) being put on hold indefinitely.
Bartocci was placed fourth in the Pro-Am driver Super Trofeo Cup standings before his accident. His number 22 Gallardo had qualified on pole for the Brno race thanks to the efforts of team mate Fabio Babini.
During round four of the Super Trofeo Cup series at Brno in the Czech Republic, Giorgio Bartocci’s number 22 Gallardo LP560-4 stepped onto the gravel on the last corner before the pit straight.
As the car overcorrected from the slide it went careering into a retaining wall at speed, nearly disintegrating upon impact. With the Gallardo’s door broken open, Bartocci floundered outside the vehicle ( his racing harness failed) as it rolled to a stop engulfed in flames.
What followed next was a sickening minute during which Bartocci is left burning with half his body in the car, whilst marshals and safety personnel pointlessly sprayed seemingly underpowered fire extinguishers at the pavement instead of the car.
Retrieving Bartocci from his burning Gallardo seemed to be the last priority of the Brno track personnel as he was finally rescued by his own team, who sprinted over from the pitlane.
Bartocci is currently in intensive care with fractured ribs, a broken leg and second-degree burns over 40% of his body.
The remainder of Sunday’s racing was (understandably) cancelled, with rounds six and seven (at Paul Richard during the first weekend of July) being put on hold indefinitely.
Bartocci was placed fourth in the Pro-Am driver Super Trofeo Cup standings before his accident. His number 22 Gallardo had qualified on pole for the Brno race thanks to the efforts of team mate Fabio Babini.