{"id":592294,"date":"2026-04-18T19:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T19:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/592294\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T19:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T19:19:08","slug":"nls4-race-cancelled-after-death-of-a-driver-at-the-nurburgring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/592294\/","title":{"rendered":"NLS4 race cancelled after death of a driver at the Nurburgring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Juha Miettinen has passed away following an incident involving seven cars at the Nurburgring<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The driver of the #121 BMW was involved in an incident at the Karussell. As a result, NLS4 was cancelled at the circuit. Tomorrow, a minute of silence will be held in his honour.<\/p>\n

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The crash was said to have been caused by a fluid leak, and also involved the #27 Aston Martin, #111 BMW, #410 Porsche, #448 Porsche, #503 Toyota, and #992 Porsche. The other six drivers involved are not in a life-threatening condition. The rest of the weekend will continue as planned at the German circuit.<\/p>\n

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It was Lucas Auer who started first in the Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo. After starting in ninth place due to a three-place grid penalty, the Austrian lost a position in the opening corners, dropping to P10. He later regained the place and was running ninth when the red flag was waved.<\/p>\n

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Verstappen was meant to take over, but as a result, he was not able to drive at all this afternoon at the Nordschleife.<\/p>\n

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