Felipe Nasr crashes out of Petit Le Mans in violent wreck after winning Endurance Cup
A dramatic front-stretch accident involving Felipe Nasr brought a bitter end to the Motul Petit Le Mans for the #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963, shortly after Nasr, Julien Andlauer, and Laurin Heinrich clinched the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup title. The former Formula 1 driver was running closely behind teammate Laurens Vanthoor in the #6 factory Porsche 963, who had been slowed by ...…
Felipe Nasr's hopes of retaining the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup title were dashed in a violent wreck during the final race of the season, the Motul Petit Le Mans. The former Formula 1 driver crashed out of the race after clipping Jan Heylen's Porsche during a chaotic front-stretch collision that triggered the 14th full-course caution of the event.
Nasr's crash was the second time in the race that cars from the same manufacturer collided on the front stretch, with Lorenzo Patrese's Ferrari also involved earlier in the race. Despite the setback, Nasr's teammates Laurens Vanthoor and Laurin Heinrich managed to secure the title, with Vanthoor leading the #6 factory Porsche 963 and Heinrich in the #7 Porsche 963.
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