{"id":429260,"date":"2026-05-15T17:14:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/429260\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:14:18","slug":"motorsport-news-driver-fined-after-scary-near-miss-amid-nurburgring-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/429260\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorsport news: Driver fined after scary near-miss amid Nurburgring crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/N24H-driver.jpg\" alt=\"Driver fined after scary near-miss amid Nurburgring crash\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe crash occurred metres from the driver. Image: YouTube<\/p>\n<p>German Alexander Hardt had parked his #900 Black Falcon Porsche on the edge of the circuit amid mechanical issues.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than retreating to safety, Hardt remained in the gravel trap just metres from the circuit as he attempted to get the attention of marshals.<\/p>\n<p>His car was then struck by the all-female #146 WS Porsche entry driven by Janina Schall, ripping a wheel from the Black Falcon machine amid a burst of flames.<\/p>\n<p>Schall emerged unscathed and was seen speaking to Hardt at the side of the circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Hardt was later fined \u20ac300 ($480 AUD) for failing to move to safety in a timely manner, while Schall was cleared of any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Schall\u2019s team has, though, confirmed to Motorsport.com that the #146 Porsche is out of the weekend due to the damage it sustained.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Very close call in Q1, but both drivers are okay thankfully. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/24hNBR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#24hNBR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RFDyh5dhat\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/RFDyh5dhat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 N\u00fcrburgring (@nuerburgring) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nuerburgring\/status\/2054901788134817993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The scary moment came at the start of a huge weekend for the Nurburgring event, which is<a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/f1-news-2026-max-verstappen-nurburgring-24-hours-sellout-ticket-demand-high-popular-event-racing-nordschleife\/#:~:text=The%20Nurburgring%2024%20Hours%20has,debut%20at%20the%20endurance%20event.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> set for a sold out attendance<\/a> due to the presence of Formula 1 star Max Verstappen.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen set the third-fastest time in Qualifying 1 aboard the #3 Mercedes-AMG he shares with Lucas Auer, Jules Gounon and Dani Juncadella.<\/p>\n<p>His time of 8m18.539s was 3.5s slower than the benchmark set by the #80 Mercedes of Fabian Shiller, Maro Engel, Maxime Martin and Luca Stolz.<\/p>\n<p>The flying Mercedes were split by the #1 BMW of Raffaele Marciello, Jordan Pepper, Kelvin van der Linde and Augusto Farfus.<\/p>\n<p>Those times stood as the fastest of the day due to wet weather in the later Qualifying 2 session held on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying continues on Friday. Check out Speedcafe\u2019s below guide for how to follow the Nurburgring weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/f1-news-2026-where-to-watch-nurburgring-24-max-verstappen-nordschleife-race-free-live-stream-schedule-details\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to watch Max Verstappen\u2019s Nurburgring 24 debut<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/250635\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/250635.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The crash occurred metres from the driver. 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