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Max Verstappen's Nurburgring race red-flagged as 'rescue operations underway' for injured drivers

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Updated 19:09 18 Apr 2026 GMT+1Published 18:24 18 Apr 2026 GMT+1

Max Verstappen's Nurburgring race red-flagged as 'rescue operations underway' for injured drivers

A statement has been released from the Nurburgring.

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Today's NLS race featuring Max Verstappen at the Nurburgring has been "suspended until further notice" following a serious accident.

Saturday's race was only on lap two when the four-hour race was red-flagged by officials due to an accident at the Steilstrecke section of the infamous Nordschleife circuit.

Officials have stated that the pile-up involves seven cars, with a statement confirming rescue operations are underway for those involved.

A statement from the Nurburgring's official account reads: "A total of seven vehicles were involved in the multi-vehicle collision in the Klostertal area.

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"Those affected include car numbers: #27 Wahl / Rönnefarth / Dumarey / Böckmann (Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3), #111 Becker / Spölgen (BMW 325i (e90), #121 Miettinen / Berghult (BMW 325i (e90)), #410 Croci / Larbi /

Ackermann / Le Bihan (Porsche Cayman GTS),#448 Klinkmüller / Beckwermert (Porsche Cayman CM12), #503 Tamm / Egger / Hökfelt (Toyota Supra) and, #992 Griesemann / Griesemann / Adorf / Holzer (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Manthey (992.1).

"Rescue operations for several injured drivers are currently in full swing. We will provide further updates from Race Control as soon as more information becomes available."

Max Verstappen's teammate Lucas Auer was in the car at the time, running in ninth after the Mercedes powered team were handed a three-place grid penalty.

As it stands it is unclear if the NLS4 race will restart, with a second race involving the same teams and drivers scheduled for Sunday.

More to follow...



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Tom Jenkins

Tom Jenkins is a Social Editor and Journalist for SPORTBible. Specialises in Football and F1 but has experience covering a variety of sports such as MMA, Boxing and Cricket. Suffers weekly as an Evertonian.

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